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1. 发明申请

US20080088180A1 METHOD OF LOAD SHEDDING TO REDUCE THE TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION OF A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM 审中-公开
标题翻译：减轻负载控制系统总功耗的负载方法
公开(公告)号：US20080088180A1
公开(公告)日：2008-04-17
申请号：US11870889
申请日：2007-10-11
申请人： Audwin W. Cash , William H. Howe , Joe Suresh Jacob , Timothy S. Majewski , Christopher J. Rigatti , Dragan Veskovic
发明人： Audwin W. Cash , William H. Howe , Joe Suresh Jacob , Timothy S. Majewski , Christopher J. Rigatti , Dragan Veskovic
IPC分类号： H02J3/12
CPC分类号： H02J3/14 , H05B41/3921 , Y02B70/3225 , Y04S20/222 , Y10T307/25 , Y10T307/406 , Y10T307/469
摘要： A lighting control system is operable to control the amount of power delivered to a plurality of electrical loads. The lighting control system includes load control devices (such as digital electronic dimming ballasts), motorized window treatments, controllers, processors, and personal computers. The personal computer is preferably executing a graphical user interface (GUI) software, which allows a user to configure and monitor the operation of the lighting control system. The lighting control system offers a load shedding functionality without using power meters. Each load control device transmits its current intensity level to the personal computer, which is operable to determine a total power consumption of the lighting control system. If the total power consumption exceeds a predetermined power threshold, the personal computer causes the load control devices to shed loads.
摘要翻译：照明控制系统可操作以控制传送到多个电负载的功率量。照明控制系统包括负载控制装置（例如数字电子调光镇流器），电动窗户处理，控制器，处理器和个人计算机。个人计算机优选地执行图形用户界面（GUI）软件，其允许用户配置和监视照明控制系统的操作。照明控制系统在不使用电能表的情况下提供负载切除功能。每个负载控制装置将其当前的强度级别发送到个人计算机，该个人计算机可操作以确定照明控制系统的总功率消耗。如果总功耗超过预定的功率阈值，个人计算机使负载控制装置脱离负载。

2. 发明授权

US08288981B2 Method of automatically controlling a motorized window treatment while minimizing occupant distractions 有权
标题翻译：自动控制电动窗户处理同时尽量减少乘客干扰的方法
公开(公告)号：US08288981B2
公开(公告)日：2012-10-16
申请号：US12563786
申请日：2009-09-21
申请人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
发明人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
IPC分类号： G05D3/00
CPC分类号： E05F15/70 , E05F15/71 , E05F17/00 , E05Y2400/40 , E05Y2400/42 , E05Y2800/21 , E05Y2900/00 , E05Y2900/106 , E05Y2900/148 , E06B9/322 , E06B9/68 , E06B2009/6818 , H02P1/18
摘要： A load control system provides for automatically controlling a position of a motorized window treatment to control the amount of sunlight entering a space of a building through a window located in a façade of the building in order to control a sunlight penetration distance within the space and minimize occupant distractions. The load control system automatically generates a timeclock schedule having a number of timeclock events for controlling the position of the motorized window treatment during the present day. A user is able to select a desired maximum sunlight penetration distance for the space and a minimum time period that may occur between any two consecutive timeclock events. In addition, a maximum number of movements that may occur during the timeclock schedule may also be entered. The load control system uses these inputs to determine event times and corresponding positions of the motorized window treatment for each timeclock event of the timeclock schedule.
摘要翻译：负载控制系统提供自动控制电动窗户处理的位置，以通过位于建筑物外墙的窗户来控制进入建筑物空间的阳光的量，以便控制在该空间内的阳光透射距离，并将最小化乘客分心。负载控制系统自动生成具有多个时钟事件的时钟调度，用于控制当前电动窗口处理的位置。用户能够选择所需空间的最大阳光穿透距离以及可能在任何两个连续的时钟事件之间发生的最小时间段。此外，还可以输入在时钟计划期间可能发生的最大数量的移动。负载控制系统使用这些输入来确定时钟计划的每个时钟事件的电动窗口处理的事件时间和相应位置。

3. 发明授权

US07787485B2 Method of transmitting a high-priority message in a lighting control system 有权
标题翻译：在照明控制系统中发送高优先级消息的方法
公开(公告)号：US07787485B2
公开(公告)日：2010-08-31
申请号：US11703912
申请日：2007-02-08
申请人： William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Daniel Curtis Raneri , Arya Abraham , R. Paul Stocker
发明人： William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Daniel Curtis Raneri , Arya Abraham , R. Paul Stocker
IPC分类号： H04J3/16
CPC分类号： H05B37/0254
摘要： A lighting control system having a plurality of control devices coupled to a communication link operates with a communication protocol that allows the system to expeditiously process high-priority events while operating communicate at a low enough baud rate to allow for a free-wiring topology of the communication link. The transmission of regular-priority messages is suspended if any of the control devices has a high-priority message to transmit. To signal that a control device has a high-priority message to transmit, each control device is operable to transmit a break character in a predetermined time period after the transmission of one of the digital messages. After the transmission of the break character, the transmission of the regular-priority messages on the communication link is suspended to allow the high-priority message to be transmitted quickly.
摘要翻译：具有耦合到通信链路的多个控制装置的照明控制系统利用通信协议进行操作，该通信协议允许系统在以足够低的波特率进行通信的同时快速处理高优先级事件，以允许通讯链接。如果任何控制设备具有要发送的高优先级消息，则中止优先级消息的传输。为了发信号通知控制装置具有要发送的高优先级消息，每个控制装置可操作以在数字消息中的一个发送之后的预定时间段内发送中断字符。传输中断字符后，通信链路上的常规优先级消息的传输被暂停，以便能够快速传送高优先级消息。

4. 发明申请

US20130049664A1 Method of Automatically Controlling a Motorized Window Treatment While Minimizing Occupant Distractions 有权
标题翻译：自动控制电动窗口处理同时尽量减少乘员分心的方法
公开(公告)号：US20130049664A1
公开(公告)日：2013-02-28
申请号：US13600341
申请日：2012-08-31
申请人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
发明人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
IPC分类号： G05D3/10
CPC分类号： E05F15/70 , E05F15/71 , E05F17/00 , E05Y2400/40 , E05Y2400/42 , E05Y2800/21 , E05Y2900/00 , E05Y2900/106 , E05Y2900/148 , E06B9/322 , E06B9/68 , E06B2009/6818 , H02P1/18
摘要： A load control system provides for automatically controlling a position of a motorized window treatment to control the amount of sunlight entering a space of a building through a window located in a façade of the building in order to control a sunlight penetration distance within the space and minimize occupant distractions. The load control system automatically generates a timeclock schedule having a number of timeclock events for controlling the position of the motorized window treatment during the present day. A user is able to select a desired maximum sunlight penetration distance for the space and a minimum time period that may occur between any two consecutive timeclock events. In addition, a maximum number of movements that may occur during the timeclock schedule may also be entered. The load control system uses these inputs to determine event times and corresponding positions of the motorized window treatment for each timeclock event.
摘要翻译：负载控制系统提供自动控制电动窗户处理的位置，以通过位于建筑物外墙的窗户来控制进入建筑物空间的阳光的量，以便控制在该空间内的阳光透射距离，并将最小化乘客分心。负载控制系统自动生成具有多个时钟事件的时钟调度，用于控制当前电动窗口处理的位置。用户能够选择所需空间的最大阳光穿透距离以及可能在任何两个连续的时钟事件之间发生的最小时间段。此外，还可以输入在时钟计划期间可能发生的最大数量的移动。负载控制系统使用这些输入来确定每个时钟事件的电动窗口处理的事件时间和相应的位置。

5. 发明授权

US08508169B2 Method of automatically controlling a motorized window treatment while minimizing occupant distractions 有权
标题翻译：自动控制电动窗户处理同时尽量减少乘客干扰的方法
公开(公告)号：US08508169B2
公开(公告)日：2013-08-13
申请号：US13600341
申请日：2012-08-31
申请人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
发明人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
IPC分类号： G05D3/00
CPC分类号： E05F15/70 , E05F15/71 , E05F17/00 , E05Y2400/40 , E05Y2400/42 , E05Y2800/21 , E05Y2900/00 , E05Y2900/106 , E05Y2900/148 , E06B9/322 , E06B9/68 , E06B2009/6818 , H02P1/18
摘要： A load control system provides for automatically controlling a position of a motorized window treatment to control the amount of sunlight entering a space of a building through a window located in a façade of the building in order to control a sunlight penetration distance within the space and minimize occupant distractions. The load control system automatically generates a timeclock schedule having a number of timeclock events for controlling the position of the motorized window treatment during the present day. A user is able to select a desired maximum sunlight penetration distance for the space and a minimum time period that may occur between any two consecutive timeclock events. In addition, a maximum number of movements that may occur during the timeclock schedule may also be entered. The load control system uses these inputs to determine event times and corresponding positions of the motorized window treatment for each timeclock event.
摘要翻译：负载控制系统提供自动控制电动窗户处理的位置，以通过位于建筑物外墙的窗户来控制进入建筑物空间的阳光的量，以便控制在该空间内的阳光透射距离并最小化乘客分心。负载控制系统自动生成具有多个时钟事件的时钟调度，用于控制当前电动窗口处理的位置。用户能够选择所需空间的最大阳光穿透距离以及可能在任何两个连续的时钟事件之间发生的最小时间段。此外，还可以输入在时钟计划期间可能发生的最大数量的移动。负载控制系统使用这些输入来确定每个时钟事件的电动窗口处理的事件时间和相应的位置。

6. 发明申请

US20080192767A1 Method of transmitting a high-priority message in a lighting control system 有权
标题翻译：在照明控制系统中发送高优先级消息的方法
公开(公告)号：US20080192767A1
公开(公告)日：2008-08-14
申请号：US11703912
申请日：2007-02-08
申请人： William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Daniel Curtis Raneri , Arya Abraham , R. Paul Stocker
发明人： William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Daniel Curtis Raneri , Arya Abraham , R. Paul Stocker
IPC分类号： H04L12/403
CPC分类号： H05B37/0254
摘要： A lighting control system having a plurality of control devices coupled to a communication link operates with a communication protocol that allows the system to expeditiously process high-priority events while operating communicate at a low enough baud rate to allow for a free-wiring topology of the communication link. The transmission of regular-priority messages is suspended if any of the control devices has a high-priority message to transmit. To signal that a control device has a high-priority message to transmit, each control device is operable to transmit a break character in a predetermined time period after the transmission of one of the digital messages. After the transmission of the break character, the transmission of the regular-priority messages on the communication link is suspended to allow the high-priority message to be transmitted quickly.
摘要翻译：具有耦合到通信链路的多个控制装置的照明控制系统利用通信协议进行操作，该通信协议允许系统在以足够低的波特率进行通信的同时快速处理高优先级事件，以允许通讯链接。如果任何控制设备具有要发送的高优先级消息，则中止优先级消息的传输。为了发信号通知控制装置具有要发送的高优先级消息，每个控制装置可操作以在数字消息中的一个发送之后的预定时间段内发送中断字符。传输中断字符后，通信链路上的常规优先级消息的传输被暂停，以便能够快速传送高优先级消息。

7. 发明申请

US20100071856A1 Method of Automatically Controlling a Motorized Window Treatment While Minimizing Occupant Distractions 有权
标题翻译：自动控制电动窗口处理同时尽量减少乘员分心的方法
公开(公告)号：US20100071856A1
公开(公告)日：2010-03-25
申请号：US12563786
申请日：2009-09-21
申请人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
发明人： Walter S. Zaharchuk , Brian Michael Courtney , William Bryce Fricke , William H. Howe , Timothy S. Majewski , Joel S. Spira
IPC分类号： E05F15/20 , H02P1/00 , E06B9/24
CPC分类号： E05F15/70 , E05F15/71 , E05F17/00 , E05Y2400/40 , E05Y2400/42 , E05Y2800/21 , E05Y2900/00 , E05Y2900/106 , E05Y2900/148 , E06B9/322 , E06B9/68 , E06B2009/6818 , H02P1/18
摘要： A load control system provides for automatically controlling a position of a motorized window treatment to control the amount of sunlight entering a space of a building through a window located in a façade of the building in order to control a sunlight penetration distance within the space and minimize occupant distractions. The load control system automatically generates a timeclock schedule having a number of timeclock events for controlling the position of the motorized window treatment during the present day. A user is able to select a desired maximum sunlight penetration distance for the space and a minimum time period that may occur between any two consecutive timeclock events. In addition, a maximum number of movements that may occur during the timeclock schedule may also be entered. The load control system uses these inputs to determine event times and corresponding positions of the motorized window treatment for each timeclock event of the timeclock schedule.
摘要翻译：负载控制系统提供自动控制电动窗户处理的位置，以通过位于建筑物外墙的窗户来控制进入建筑物空间的阳光的量，以便控制在该空间内的阳光透射距离并最小化乘客分心。负载控制系统自动生成具有多个时钟事件的时钟调度，用于控制当前电动窗口处理的位置。用户能够选择所需空间的最大阳光穿透距离以及可能在任何两个连续的时钟事件之间发生的最小时间段。此外，还可以输入在时钟计划期间可能发生的最大数量的移动。负载控制系统使用这些输入来确定时钟计划的每个时钟事件的电动窗口处理的事件时间和相应位置。

8. 发明授权

US06917167B2 Method and apparatus for tracking sequences of an electrical device controllable from multiple locations 有权
标题翻译：用于跟踪从多个位置可控的电气装置的序列的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US06917167B2
公开(公告)日：2005-07-12
申请号：US10654106
申请日：2003-09-03
申请人： Brian Courtney , Neil Orchowski , Kevin Kocher , Paul DiBenedetto , William H. Howe , Matthew Bamberger
发明人： Brian Courtney , Neil Orchowski , Kevin Kocher , Paul DiBenedetto , William H. Howe , Matthew Bamberger
IPC分类号： G05B19/042 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/00
CPC分类号： H05B37/029 , G05B19/042 , G05B2219/2642 , H05B37/0245 , H05B37/0272
摘要： In an electric system that controls electrical or state variable devices through inputs received from device operators such as switches, buttons and the like, where some of the button control or set sequences for the electrical devices and others predefined “presets”, an automatic sequence tracking process monitors the system and adjusts the position of the sequence steps for buttons that are associated therewith, to ensure that they always track the current condition of the electrical devices. Thereby, actuation of sequence generating buttons will always choose the next step in a sequence for the corresponding electrical device.
摘要翻译：在通过从诸如开关，按钮等装置操作器接收的输入来控制电气或状态可变装置的电气系统中，其中用于电气装置和其他预定义的“预设”的一些按钮控制或设置顺序，自动序列跟踪过程监视系统并调整与其相关联的按钮的顺序步骤的位置，以确保它们始终跟踪电气设备的当前状况。因此，序列产生按钮的启动将总是为相应的电气设备选择序列中的下一个步骤。

9. 发明授权

US08536984B2 Method of semi-automatic ballast replacement 有权
标题翻译：半自动镇流器更换方法
公开(公告)号：US08536984B2
公开(公告)日：2013-09-17
申请号：US12719933
申请日：2010-03-09
申请人： Frank H. Benetz , John H. Bull , Thomas Richard Hinds , William H. Howe
发明人： Frank H. Benetz , John H. Bull , Thomas Richard Hinds , William H. Howe
IPC分类号： G05B11/01
CPC分类号： H05B37/02 , H05B37/0245 , H05B37/0272
摘要： The present invention relates to a semi-automatic method of replacing a ballast within a lighting control system, such that the new replacement ballast can operate in the same manner as the ballast that was replaced. If multiple ballasts in a lighting control system are removed from the system and multiple new ballasts are installed to replace those ballasts, any operational configurations such as group configurations or area information associated with each removed (missing) ballast must be assigned to the proper new replacement ballast. The semi-automatic replacement method relies upon the operational configurations of the removed ballast to help a user identify which new ballast should replace each missing ballast.
摘要翻译：本发明涉及一种在照明控制系统内更换镇流器的半自动方法，使得新的更换镇流器可以以与更换的镇流器相同的方式操作。如果照明控制系统中的多个镇流器从系统中移除，并且安装了多个新的镇流器来更换这些镇流器，则必须将与每个去除的（缺少的）镇流器相关联的任何操作配置（例如组配置或区域信息）分配给适当的新的更换镇流器半自动更换方法依赖于去除的镇流器的操作配置，以帮助用户识别哪个新的镇流器应该替换每个失去的镇流器。

10. 发明申请

US20100241255A1 Method of Semi-Automatic Ballast Replacement 有权
标题翻译：半自动镇流器更换方法
公开(公告)号：US20100241255A1
公开(公告)日：2010-09-23
申请号：US12719933
申请日：2010-03-09
申请人： Frank H. Benetz , John H. Bull , Thomas Richard Hinds , William H. Howe
发明人： Frank H. Benetz , John H. Bull , Thomas Richard Hinds , William H. Howe
IPC分类号： G05B9/03 , G06F17/00
CPC分类号： H05B37/02 , H05B37/0245 , H05B37/0272
摘要： The present invention relates to a semi-automatic method of replacing a ballast within a lighting control system, such that the new replacement ballast can operate in the same manner as the ballast that was replaced. If multiple ballasts in a lighting control system are removed from the system and multiple new ballasts are installed to replace those ballasts, any operational configurations such as group configurations or area information associated with each removed (missing) ballast must be assigned to the proper new replacement ballast. The semi-automatic replacement method relies upon the operational configurations of the removed ballast to help a user identify which new ballast should replace each missing ballast.
摘要翻译：本发明涉及一种在照明控制系统内更换镇流器的半自动方法，使得新的更换镇流器可以以与更换的镇流器相同的方式操作。如果照明控制系统中的多个镇流器从系统中移除，并且安装了多个新的镇流器来更换这些镇流器，则必须将与每个去除的（缺少的）镇流器相关联的任何操作配置（例如组配置或区域信息）分配给适当的新的更换镇流器半自动更换方法依赖于去除的镇流器的操作配置，以帮助用户识别哪个新的镇流器应该替换每个失去的镇流器。

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