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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2009
Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel, Veldhoven, NL;
James Joseph Anthony Mccormack, Eindhoven, NL;
Ay Ling DE Goederen-oei, Best, NL;
Nathalie Dorothee Pieternel Leurs, Eindhoven, NL;
Diane Lutters, Eindhoven, NL;
Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel, Veldhoven, NL;
James Joseph Anthony McCormack, Eindhoven, NL;
Ay Ling De Goederen-Oei, Best, NL;
Nathalie Dorothee Pieternel Leurs, Eindhoven, NL;
Diane Lutters, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to synchronizing settings in a home control system such as settings for lighting scenes in a lighting system with a plurality of light units. A basic idea of the invention is to synchronize settings such as lighting scene settings in a home control system with a network of devices such as light units and multiple control devices for controlling the network devices. An embodiment of the invention provides a device (Sync) for synchronizing settings in a home control system comprising a memory () for storing settings of one or more of devices (L-L) of the home control system, a communication unit () for receiving signals () from and transmitting signals () to control devices (RC-RC) of the home control system, and a processor () for synchronizing stored settings in the home control system upon receipt of a signal () from a control device (RC, RC) of the home control system by transmitting a synchronization signal (). Thus, all control devices may have access to all settings. Particularly, a user may control all settings with one control devices and does not have to remember which settings are stored in which control device.