Patent ID: 9526147
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A method of a lighting system providing user control of a structure, comprising: configuring one or more sensor units of the lighting system; establishing a local communication link between a user device and at least one sensor unit of the one or more sensor units; receiving, by the at least one sensor unit, a request from the user device through the local communication link; responding, by the at least one sensor unit, to the request by transmitting over a second link, an RF (radio frequency) self-identification signal, wherein the RF self-identification signal provides the user device with a display of control options; receiving, by the user device, select control options from a user of the user device based on the display of control options; transmitting, by the user device, an RF control signal that includes the select control options to the at least one sensor unit; the at least one sensor unit propagating the select control options to one or more controllers of the lighting system; the one or more controllers responding to the select control options with an operational change of a device associated with the at least one sensor unit; and the at least one sensor unit or the device associated with the at least one sensor unit providing an observable indicator to the user that the select control options have been addressed.