Industry Patents

Patent: 7307542

System and Method for Commissioning Addressable Lighting Systems

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Patent Number:	7307542
Title:	System and Method for Commissioning Addressable Lighting Systems
Abstract:	A system for commissioning ballasts comprising a wireless device that can be easily transported to any location served by an addressable lighting system. The wireless device allows a user to cycle through a list of uncommissioned ballasts and send a command to a control system to flash the lights connected to each of the ballasts on the list one by one. When a light is observed to flash by the user, the user of the wireless device may then commission the correct ballast with the wireless device. In addition, the user may assign the ballast to a group. In this way, the commissioning of ballasts in, for example, a building is greatly facilitated.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Chandler, Patten, Clegg, Taylor
Assignee:	Vantage Controls
Continuation or Divisional of:
International Classification:	H04Q 5/22
US Classification:	340/825.52
Issue Date:	12-11-2007
Filing Date:	09-03-2004
Application :	10/934777
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	7307542 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	7307542 at Google Patents

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