Patent ID: 9241392
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for controlling at least one digital control ready (DCR) lighting fixture, the apparatus comprising: at least one sensor to provide at least one sensor signal representative of the at least one change in the environment; a memory to store at least one rule governing a change in the variable illumination provided by the at least one DCR lighting fixture based at least in part on the at least one change in the environment; a processor, operably coupled to the at least one sensor and to the memory, to generate the at least one digital control signal based on the at least one rule and the at least one sensor signal; and an input/output bus, operably coupled to the processor, to receive the at least one digital reporting signal and direct current (DC) power from the at least one DCR lighting fixture and to provide the at least one digital control signal to the at least one DCR lighting fixture and to at least one other DCR lighting fixture serially coupled to the at least one DCR lighting fixture.