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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:

Abl Ip Holding Llc, Conyers, GA (US);

Inventors:

Charlie Huizenga, Berkeley, CA (US);

John Douglas Paton, Piedmont, CA (US);

Zachary Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);

Michael G. Corr, San Francisco, CA (US);

Mahathi Sudini, Union City, CA (US);

Peter Schmuckal, Redwood City, CA (US);

Assignee:

ABL IP Holding LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract

A lighting system for and method of commissioning LED light fixtures is disclosed. The LED light fixtures include a controller unit that is programmed with lighting firmware and an on-board light sensor that is responsive to visible light signals from a light source. In operation, the light sensor is irradiated visible light signals and/or visible light sequences that instruct the LED light fixture via the controller unit to join a group, be locked into a group, run lighting programs and/or become un-locked from a group.


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