Patent ID: 11936484
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling a fixture in a power over ethernet (POE) system, the method comprising:
a driver identifying at least one fixture within a POE system;
the driver receiving a power signal and a control signal from the at least one fixture;
a control module processing the received power signal and the received control signal, wherein the control module determines if the at least one fixture are operating with a predetermined power range, and are able to send and receive control signals;
the control module identifying, a set of power limitations and control limitations associated with each of the at least one fixture, wherein if it is determined that the power signal is outside the power limitations to send a signal to the driver to adjust the power signal; and
the control module signaling the driver to adjust a function of the at least one fixture based on the control limitations when predetermined event occurs which requires a modification in the functioning of the at least one fixtures.