Patent ID: 8749146

Claim:
An auto-commissioning lighting system comprising: a light fixture comprising: a light source; a receiver; and a fixture controller electrically coupled with the light source, wherein the controller is configured to modulate the light emitted from the light source to encode a burst pattern that is humanly imperceptible, wherein the burst pattern comprises a light fixture identifier; and a light sensor configured to be disposed remotely within an architectural space relative to the light fixture, the light sensor comprising: a photosensor; a transmitter configured to communicate with the receiver of the light fixture; and a light sensor controller electronically coupled with the photosensor and the transmitter, the light sensor controller configured to: receive the burst pattern from the light fixture via the photosensor; associate the light fixture identifier with the light fixture using the burst pattern; determine an illuminance adjustment value for the light fixture from the burst pattern; and send the illuminance adjustment value and the light fixture identifier to the receiver of the light fixture using the transmitter of the light sensor.