US 12,282,367 B2
Operational coordination of load control devices for control of electrical loads
John H. Bull, Coplay, PA (US)
Assigned to Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed by Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/716,309.
Application 17/716,309 is a continuation of application No. 16/030,310, filed on Jul. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,301,013.
Application 16/030,310 is a continuation of application No. 13/793,870, filed on Mar. 11, 2013, granted, now 10,019,047, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/745,378, filed on Dec. 21, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0229480 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G05F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/26 (2013.01) [H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system controller to synchronize the operation of a plurality of electrical load control devices, the system controller comprising:
memory circuitry;
first communication interface circuitry;
control circuitry to:
receive a command via the first communication interface circuitry;
identify a plurality of electrical load control devices based on the received command;
select one or more instructions responsive to identification of the plurality of electrical load control devices and based on the received command;
determine one or more synchronization criteria based on the identified plurality of electrical load control devices and the selected one or more instructions, the one or more synchronization criteria to synchronize execution of the selected one or more instructions by the plurality of electrical load control devices; and
cause a communication of the one or more instructions and the one or more synchronization criteria to each electrical load control device included in the identified plurality of electrical load control devices;
wherein, in response to receipt of the communication of the one or more instructions and the one or more synchronization criteria, the identified plurality of electric load control devices synchronously execute the one or more instructions.