Patent ID: 11963282
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 2:
3. A method of deploying an ad-hoc lighting network, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of light units, each of the light units including:
a light source;
a manual input component;
a transmitter;
a receiver;
memory including:
a unique identifier;
reserved commands;
a network list of unique identifiers;

placing each of the light units within a communication range;
causing each of the light units to add, into its network list, the unique identifiers of the plurality of light units;
causing each of the light units to enter a third mode;
wherein, when a given light unit is in the third mode:
a transmission containing the transmitted command is executed by the given light unit if the transmission includes the unique identifier of the given light unit;

wherein toggling the manual input component in a first manner causes the light unit to:
when the light unit is in a first mode:
broadcast a first reserved command that, when executed by an other light unit in the first mode, causes the other light unit in the first mode to enter a second mode;

wherein toggling the manual input component in a second manner causes the light unit to:
when the light unit is in the second mode:
broadcast a second reserved command that, when executed by the other light unit in the first mode, causes the other light unit in the first mode to add, into its network list, the unique identifier of the broadcasting light unit;

wherein toggling the manual input component in a third manner causes the light unit to:
when the light unit is in the first mode:
broadcast a third reserved command that, when executed by an other light unit in the second mode, causes the other light unit in the second mode to add, into its network list, the unique identifiers in the network list of the light unit in the first mode;
enter a third mode;
broadcast a third reserved command that, when executed by the other light unit in the second mode, causes the other light unit in the second mode to enter the third mode.