Patent ID: 9192028
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A self-commissioning lighting system, comprising: a central controller; a plurality of light fixtures, each light fixture comprising: a processor; a light source coupled to the processor and emitting an optical data signal; and a sensor coupled to the processor and configured to detect another optical data signal emitted by light sources of one or more other light fixtures of the plurality of light fixtures, wherein each optical data signal is distinct; and wherein the central controller is communicatively coupled to the plurality of light fixtures and configured to: receive, from each light fixture of the plurality of light fixtures, visual data representative of the one or more other light fixtures within a visual field of the respective light fixture; assign the plurality of light fixtures into one or more visual groups based on the visual data from each light fixture, wherein each visual group includes light fixtures that are within the visual field of each other; responsive to forming the one or more visual groups, receive occupancy data associated with each light fixture of the plurality of light fixtures, the occupancy data representative of an occupancy in an area associated with the respective light fixture; assign the plurality of light fixtures into one or more occupancy groups based on the occupancy data of each light fixture, wherein each occupancy group includes light fixtures that experience similar occupancy patterns; determine whether the one or more visual groups are consistent with the one or more occupancy groups; and responsive to determining that the one or more visual groups are inconsistent with the one or more occupancy groups, modify the grouping of the plurality of light fixtures based on a higher precedence for the occupancy groups than the visual groups.