Patent ID: 9173267
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: H04L,H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A control system for controlling lights within buildings, said control system comprising: a programmable lighting control server adapted to interface with a user, said server programmed to establish desired control commands, said control commands selected from the group consisting of on, off, dim, and brighten, said control commands adapted to be responsive to user inputs and environment status information, said environmental status information selected from the group consisting of ambient light and room occupancy: a master interface including at least one programmable microcontroller connected to and communicating with said server; means for communicating said environment status information and said control commands between said master interface and said server, said master interface connected to and adapted to communicate through a primary communication link; a configurable input device, said configurable input device selected from the group consisting of a configurable touch screen LCD switch, occupancy sensors, and ambient light sensors, said configurable input device comprising a programmable microcontroller connected to said primary communication link and adapted to communicate with said master interface, said configurable input device further comprising means for monitoring the environment status of a building zone and establishing environment status information, said configurable input device further comprising means for communicating said environment status information between said master interface and said configurable input device through said primary link; a configurable output device, said configurable output device selected from the group consisting of relays and dimmers, said configurable output device further comprising a programmable microcontroller connected to said primary communication link and adapted to communicate with said master interface, said configurable output device further adapted to control the light in said zone in response to a control command, said control command being communicated between said master interface and said output device through said primary link; and means to communicate said building zone environment status information between said configurable input device and said master interface and between said master interface and said server, said server further adapted to establish a desired control command responsive to said environment status information; and means to communicate said control command between said server and said master interface and between said master interface and said configurable output device whereby said light and said zone is controlled in response to said control command.