US 12,144,082 B2
Load control device having internet connectivity
Michael W. Pessina, Allentown, PA (US); Theodore F. Economy, Allentown, PA (US); and John C. Browne, Jr., Bethlehem, PA (US)
Assigned to Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed by Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/447,524.
Application 18/447,524 is a continuation of application No. 16/813,022, filed on Mar. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,765,809.
Application 16/813,022 is a continuation of application No. 16/113,548, filed on Aug. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,588,204, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 16/113,548 is a continuation of application No. 13/538,555, filed on Jun. 29, 2012, granted, now 10,271,407, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/503,292, filed on Jun. 30, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0389166 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H05B 47/195 (2020.01)
CPC H05B 47/19 (2020.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H05B 47/195 (2020.01); Y02B 20/40 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wallbox mountable dimmer switch for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to a lighting load, the wall-mountable dimmer switch comprising:
at least one visual indicator disposed on the surface of the dimmer switch;
first communication interface circuitry to wirelessly communicate via a first wireless communication network using a first network protocol;
second communication interface circuitry to communicate via a second communication network using a second network protocol different from the first network protocol;
control circuitry coupled to the at least one visual indicator, the first communication interface, and to the second communication interface, the control circuitry to:
place the dimmer switch in a configuration mode responsive to receipt of a first message received via the first communication interface circuitry from an external device;
receive, from the external device via the first communication interface circuitry, one or more credentials to access the second communication network;
access, via the second communication interface circuitry, the second network using the received second network credentials;
receive, via the second communication interface circuitry, data representative of a network address on the second communication network; and
cause the at least one visual indicator to generate a first output responsive to receipt of the network address on the second communication network.