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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2015
Joseph Paradiso, Arlington, MA (US);
Matthew Aldrich, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Nan Zhao, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joseph Paradiso, Arlington, MA (US);
Matthew Aldrich, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Nan Zhao, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
In exemplary embodiments of this invention, one or more I/O devices accept input from a human user. The input is indicative of a value for each control variable in a set of separate control variables. A computer analyzes the input and outputs control signals to specify a set of separate setpoints. Dimmers adjust the intensity or color of a set of luminaires according to the setpoints. The number of separate control variables is much less than the number of separate setpoints. Having a human control a small number of control variables, in order to control a much larger number of separate luminaire setpoints of luminaires, has at least two advantages: control is faster and control is more intuitive. In illustrative implementations, the luminaire setpoints that are being controlled are not functions of each other.