Patent ID: 8760262

Claim:
A load control device for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, the load control device comprising: a load control circuit adapted to be coupled between the AC power source and the electrical load; a controller operatively coupled to the load control circuit for controlling the power delivered to the load; a communication circuit operatively coupled to the controller and adapted to be coupled to a communication link, such that the controller is operable to transmit and receive digital messages via the communication link; and an identifier retrieval circuit coupled to the controller, the identifier retrieval circuit operable to retrieve an identifier from a remote identification tar located in the vicinity of the load control device; wherein the load control device is adapted to be mounted adjacent to or in a fixture in which the remote identification tag is located, the identifier of the remote identification tag representative of a location of the fixture, the load control device operable to transmit a digital message including the identifier on the communication link, and to subsequently receive a digital message including a load control setting associated with the identifier; wherein the remote identification tag comprises an RFID tag and the identifier retrieval circuit comprises an RFID circuit for retrieving the identifier from the RFID tag.