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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Benjamin A. Johnson, Quakertown, PA (US);
Justin Mierta, Allentown, PA (US);
Brian Michael Courtney, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Lawrence R. Carmen, Jr., Bath, PA (US);
Daniel Curtis Raneri, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Benjamin A. Johnson, Quakertown, PA (US);
Justin Mierta, Allentown, PA (US);
Brian Michael Courtney, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Lawrence R. Carmen, Jr., Bath, PA (US);
Daniel Curtis Raneri, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A wireless lighting control system has a plurality of control devices, some of which may be remotely-located. Each of the control devices is operable to be coupled to a source of power and to be assigned a unique device address. To assign a unique address to the control devices that are remotely-located, power is cycled to those control devices, i.e., by interrupting and restoring power to the control devices. The control device then transmits wirelessly a signal uniquely identifying the control device within a predetermined amount of time after the cycling of power. A list of unaddressed control devices that have recently been power cycled is generated. Each of the control devices on the list is then assigned and transmitted a unique device address.