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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Ams Ag, Unterpremstaetten, AT;
Inventor:
Sajol Christopher Ghoshal, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
ams AG, Unterpremstaetten, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); H05B 33/0803 (2013.01); H05B 37/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor arrangement for controlling room lighting comprises a light sensor and a controller. The light sensor is arranged for both detecting an ambient light level and for detecting a remote signal to be emitted by a remote control unit. A detection signal is providing at a sensor terminal and is indicative of the ambient light level and indicative of the remote signal. The controller comprises an input terminal connected to the sensor terminal and comprises a controller means to generate a control signal depending on the detection signal to control a light source to be connected at an output terminal.