Patent ID: 8067906

Claim:
A control system for controlling lighting, the system comprising multi-way sensor switches for mounting in electrical boxes and coupling to a load circuit, each of the multi-way sensor switches comprising: a) tactile switch for manually opening and closing the load circuit; wherein the system is programmable through the tactile switch; b) built-in motion sensor for automatically opening and closing the load circuit in response to detected motion; c) a micro-processor for generating status signals; d) at least two connectors for coupling to the load circuit and for providing power to the built-in motion sensor; e) means for transmitting the status signals between each of the multi-way sensor switches and synchronizing operation of each of the multi-way sensor switches; and f) a light sensor for measuring light levels and wherein the multi-way sensor switches automatically turn on a night light when the light levels measured by the light sensor are below a threshold value and the load circuits opened.