ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,957, issued on July 15, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Camera-based commissioning" was invented by Johnathan Jessen (Hellertown, Pa.) and Duheng Liang (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lighting control systems may be commissioned for programming and/or control with the aid of a mobile device. Design software may be used to create a floor plan of how the lighting control system may be designed. The design software may generate floor plan identifiers for each lighting fixture, or group of lighting fixtures. During commissioning of the lighting control system, the mobile device may be used to...