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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
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 for grouping a plurality of lighting fixtures is disclosed. In one embodiment, the handheld device includes a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of lighting fixtures and control circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: effect selection of at least two lighting fixtures of the plurality of lighting fixtures via the communication interface; determine a first group for the at least two lighting fixtures; create first group assignment information for the first group; and send the first group assignment information to each of the at least two lighting fixtures via the communication interface.