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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2013
Casambi Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Timo Pakkala, Espoo, FI;
Elena Lehtimaki, Luhtajoki, FI;
CASAMBI TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Method for controlling a plurality of luminaire units with at least one dedicated light source, and at least functionally connected control entity incorporating a wireless transceiver, the luminaire units configured to communicate via a mesh network established utilizing the wireless transceivers thereof, wherein at least one of the luminaires is electrically connected to a user-operable switch device for controlling the luminaire, the method including detecting, at the at least one luminaire, signal triggered by switching action, determining, in response to the detection, at the at least one luminaire unit a control action of the at least one light source and a message to be wirelessly transmitted in the mesh network to enable other luminaire units in the network to execute a responsive luminaire control action as configured in the control logic entities thereof based on the captured message, and executing the control action and transmission of the message.