Patent ID: 11943854
Assignee: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. An electrical switching method, comprising:
causing an electrical switch operatively coupled to controller circuitry to transition to a conductive state responsive to:
determining, by the controller circuitry, that an ambient light level as measured by ambient light sensor circuitry communicatively coupled to the controller circuitry is less than a defined threshold light level; and
determining, by the controller circuitry, that an occupant is present as detected by occupancy sensor circuitry communicatively coupled to the controller circuitry; and

maintaining the electrical switch in a non-conductive state responsive to:
determining, by the controller circuitry, that the ambient light level as measured by the ambient light sensor circuitry is greater than the defined threshold light level; and
determining, by the controller circuitry, that an occupant is present as detected by the occupancy sensor circuitry.