Lutron Technology Company LLC

Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.

Benjamin F Bard

Erica L Clymer

Jason C Killo

Shenchi Tian

Rhythm Agarwal

Chris Lloyd Dimberg

Daniel L Twaddell

Matthew Philip McDonald

David T Saveri, Iii

Jennifer Wong

David S Bennett

Joel Hnatow

Jeremy B Kleinberg

Rhodes B Baker

Thomas Lee Olson

Gregory S Altonen

Donald R Mosebrook

Matthew V Harte

Jaykrishna A Shukla

Timothy Mann

Timothy S Majewski

David J Dolan

Neil R Orchowski

Christopher M Riedl

Edward J Blair

Brent Protzman

Sanjeev Kumar

Craig Alan Casey

John B Nill

Kenneth Priester

Christina Evans

Jemma C Robinson

Sara M Thompson

Walter Steven Zaharchuk

Robert Bollinger, Jr

Christopher Matthew Jones

Christoper Matthew Jones

Donald F Mosebrook

Christopher Michael Jones

Kyle Thomas Barco

Robert Bollinger

Adam Ghosoub Al-Khal

David T Saveri Iii

Chris Dimberg

Matthew Philip Mcdonald

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

A load control system may be configured using a graphical user interface (GUI) software. The GUI software may be implemented to collect control devices and add the control devices to the load control system for configuration. Programming data may be automatically determined for the added control devices based on the type of control device, the location of the control device, and/or the load type controlled by the control device. The programming data may include control settings for a scene, a schedule, or an automated control feature. The programming data may be displayed for being viewed and/or adjusted by a user. The programming data may be transmitted to the control devices and/or a system controller for being implemented in performing load control.

Configuring a load control system

Control device

A wireless communication device for use in a load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads may comprise a counterpoise, a first and second antennas, a RF communication circuit and a control circuit. The two antennas may be oriented differently and spaced apart from each other. For example, the first antenna may extend perpendicularly from the counterpoise while the second antenna extends in a plane substantially parallel to the counterpoise. The first antenna may extend from the counterpoise at a point substantially central to the counterpoise while the second antenna may extend along a perimeter of the counterpoise. The RF communication circuit may transmit wireless signals via the first and second antennas. The control circuit may cause the RF communication circuit to transmit a first wireless signal in a first time slot and a second wireless signal in a second time slot.

Dual antenna wireless communication device in a load control system

A battery-powered control device may be configured to control an amount of power delivered to one or more electrical loads and provide various feedback associated with the control device and/or the electrical loads. The feedback may indicate a low battery condition and/or the amount of power delivered to the one or more electrical loads. The control device may include a light bar and/or one or more indicator lights for providing the feedback. The control device may operate in different modes including a normal mode and a low battery mode.

User interface for a control device

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.

Controlling groups of electrical loads via multicast and/or unicast messages

A wireless load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads comprises a wireless control device (e.g., a gateway device) able to obtain a present time from a server via a network (e.g., the Internet), control the electrical loads according to a timeclock schedule, and disable the timeclock schedule if the present time is not able to be obtained from the server via the network. The wireless control device may also be able to obtain the present time from a digital message received from an external device (e.g., a smart phone or a tablet device) via the network. The wireless control device may be configured to receive a control signal indicating a power outage (e.g., from a battery backup device), and to operate in a low-power mode in response to receiving the control signal indicating the power outage.

Wireless load control system

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Benjamin F Bard