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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Brian Carrigan, Carboro, NC (US);
John J. Trainor, Durham, NC (US);
Joseph P. Chobot, Morrisville, NC (US);
Matthew Deese, Raleigh, NC (US);
Keith Bryan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A handheld device having a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of lighting fixtures and control circuitry is described. In one embodiment, the circuitry is configured to effect selection of a first lighting fixture in a first group of lighting fixtures via the communication interface; identify the first group of lighting fixtures based on information from the first lighting fixture; determine new settings for the first group of lighting fixtures; and send the new settings to each of the first group of lighting fixtures via the communication interface, wherein the first group of lighting fixtures includes a defined plurality of lighting fixtures that are associated to operate in a coordinated manner.