Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Grouping lighting units
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Application No.: US15114397Application Date: 2015-01-21
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Publication No.: US10159138B2Publication Date: 2018-12-18
- Inventor: Willem Peter Van Der Brug
- Applicant: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
- Current Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP14153243 20140130
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/051041 WO 20150121
- International Announcement: WO2015/113871 WO 20150806
- Main IPC: H05B37/02
- IPC: H05B37/02 ; F21S8/08 ; F21V23/00 ; F21W131/103

Abstract:
A method of configuring a plurality of installed lighting units (110) comprises determining that a first installed lighting unit (110) should remain a member of a first logical group, and that a second installed lighting unit (110) should switch to a second logical group. The method further comprises interrupting a supply of electric power to the first installed lighting unit (110), e.g. via a suitable an interrupter (310), whereby the first installed lighting unit (110) is incapable of receiving a command from a controller of at least the first and second installed lighting units. The method further comprises broadcasting, from the controller, to at least the first and second installed lighting units (110), a command arranged to cause any suitable lighting unit (110) which receives it to join the second logical group, thereby causing the second installed lighting unit (110) to switch to the second logical group. The method further comprises resuming the supply of electric power to the first installed lighting unit (110) whereby it becomes operable to receive and react to commands from the controller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160345413A1 GROUPING LIGHTING UNITS Public/Granted day:2016-11-24
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