公开(公告)号：US20180116040A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15789912

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

Inventor： Timothy Mann ,  Robert C. Newman, JR. ,  Thomas Lee Olson ,  Jaykrishna A. Shukla

IPC: H05B37/02

Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and controller devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages for controlling the lighting load via the load control device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting devices via a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected. The remote control device, or other master device, may synchronize and/or toggle an on/off state of lighting devices in the load control system.

公开(公告)号：US20180014387A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15642157

申请日：2017-07-05

Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin F. Bard ,  Thomas Lee Olson ,  David t. Saveri ,  Jaykrishna A. Shukia

IPC: H05B37/02 ,  A47H5/02 ,  H04W4/00 ,  E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/32 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F3/16 ,  F24F11/00

Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and input devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages comprising lighting control instructions for controlling the lighting load via the lighting device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting device via an intermediary device, such as a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages to as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected.