Patent ID: 9736902
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F21K,F21S,F21V,F21Y,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A method for controlling a lighting system comprising: powering ON a light source, the light source having a high intensity level, an adjustable standby intensity level, and an OFF intensity level, and wherein the adjustable standby intensity level is dimmer than the high intensity level but brighter than the OFF intensity level; decreasing an intensity of the light source from the high intensity level to the adjustable standby intensity level when a sensor of the lighting system fails to detect a person's presence within a predetermined period of time; and adjusting a light intensity setting of the adjustable standby intensity level based on an amount of human traffic detected by the sensor within one or more periods of time, the light intensity setting controlling a light intensity of the adjustable standby intensity level, wherein the light intensity setting of the adjustable standby intensity level is adjusted for a subsequent utilization of the adjustable standby intensity level.