Patent ID: 8197093
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: E06B,H05B,Y02A,Y02B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a light level in a space of a building, the method comprising the steps of: measuring the light level in the space; automatically adjusting the light level in the space towards a control setpoint; receiving an input to manually override the light level in the space to an override light level; adjusting the light level in the space to the override light level; temporarily adjusting the control setpoint from a default setpoint to a temporary setpoint in response to the manual override of the light level, the temporary setpoint representative of the override light level; subsequently adjusting the control setpoint from the temporary setpoint back to the default setpoint; and adjusting the default setpoint in response to repeated manual overrides of the light level that result in repeated adjustments of the control setpoint.