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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Lutron Technology Company Llc, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Rhodes B. Baker, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Richard S. Camden, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Sanjeev Kumar, Harleysville, PA (US);
Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A load control system for controlling an electrical load in a space of a building occupied by an occupant may include a controller configured to determine the location of the occupant, and a load control device configured to automatically control the electrical load in response to the location of the occupant. The load control system may include a mobile device adapted to be located on or immediately adjacent the occupant and configured to transmit and receive wireless signals. The load control device may be configured to automatically control the electrical load when the mobile device is located in the space. The load control system may further comprise an occupancy sensor and the load control device may automatically control the electrical load when the occupancy sensor indicates that the space is occupied and the mobile device is located in the space.