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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2017
Fabriq, Ltd., Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey G. Reh, Longmont, CO (US);
Matthew B. O'Kelley, Boulder, CO (US);
FABRIQ, LTD., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for creating functional lighting groups. The apparatus includes a multimode wireless switch and a gateway. The multimode wireless switch is coupled to one or more wireless devices via a line voltage, and is configured to enter a grouping mode responsive to commands sent over a wireless network, and is configured to switch the line voltage off and then back on, where the one or more wireless devices send messages over the wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled. The gateway is coupled to the one or more wireless devices over the wireless network, and is configured to send the commands, and is configured to receive the messages and is configured to create a functional lighting group comprising the multimode wireless switch and the one or more wireless devices.