Patent ID: 9615428
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. An arrangement for implementing an outdoor light and enabling motion detection, the arrangement comprising: a motion detector enabling the operation of the outdoor light; a switch having a memory storing timing characterization data for operating the outdoor light, wherein the switch provides a timing function based upon the timing characterization data; a user interface of the switch, separate from the outdoor light, accessible by a user, wherein the user interface enables a user to supply a current time in hours and minutes and comprises a mode actuator for controlling the operation of the outdoor light; and a controller coupled to the user interface to maintain a time for the switch after the current time is supplied by the user to the switch; wherein the mode actuator enables controlling an on/off state of the outdoor light; wherein the mode actuator is movable to enable the use of the motion detector and the outdoor light to be turned on based upon a detection by the motion detector; and wherein the mode actuator is movable to enable a mode in which the switch does not change the on/off state of the outdoor light in response to the motion detector.