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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Applicants:
David Fowler, Union City, CA (US);
Mark Covaro, Sonoma, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Fowler, Union City, CA (US);
Mark Covaro, Sonoma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Redwood Systems, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lighting system is disclosed wherein each fixture in the lighting system includes a permanently attached radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. Each fixture also includes either a matching hardwired identification chip or an RFID reader capable of reading the RFID tag. The tags can be used for commissioning the lighting system by reading the tags with a portable reader and assigning or removing fixtures from groups. The tags can also be used for other tasks requiring identification and tracking of specific fixtures.