Patent ID: 9247619
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G01J,H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A luminaire recognition device in a lighting system having a plurality of luminaires with a dimming function installed in a predetermined area, the luminaire recognition device being configured to be arranged at a predetermined location in the area, for associating identification information and installation site of each of the luminaires, comprising: a controller configured to control an illuminance of each luminaire through communication; a detector configured to detect a brightness at the predetermined location; a memory configured to store correlation information between a brightness and a distance from the predetermined location to each luminaire; and a processor configured to change an illuminance of a luminaire to be searched by a defined amount with the controller, calculate a change in brightness detected by the detector, and recognize the luminaire to be searched among the plurality of luminaires, based on the change and the correlation information.