ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,393,216, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Controlling light intensity at a location" was invented by Jeffrey Karc (Danielsville, Pa.), James P. Steiner (Royersford, Pa.) and William Bryce Fricke (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile device that is configured for wireless communication may be configured to operate as a remote control device in a lighting control system, controlling one or more lighting control devices of the lighting control system. The remote control device may control the light intensity in a space, for instance at a location of the remote control device...