A control device may be configured to control one or more electrical loads in a load control system. The control device may be a wall-mounted device such as dimmer switch, a remote control device, or a retrofit remote control device. The control device may include a gesture-based user interface for applying advanced control over the one or more electrical loads. The types of control may include absolute and relative control, intensity and color control, preset, zone, or operational mode selection, etc. Feedback may be provided on the control device regarding a status of the one or more electrical loads or the control device.

A dynamic light control method for controlling at least one adjustable illumination parameter at a target location has been suggested. The method comprises setting the value of at least one adjustable illumination parameter at a first predetermined level, maintaining the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter at the first predetermined level for a first predetermined time period, varying the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter from the first predetermined level to a second predetermined level, maintaining the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter at the second level for a second predetermined time period, and varying the value of the at least one adjustable illumination parameter from the second level to a third predetermined level, wherein the varying the at least one adjustable illumination parameter comprises monotonously varying the at least one adjustable illumination parameter with a predefined maximum variation rate.

The present invention involves a programmable or static multiwavelength LED lighting fixture that is capable of emitting wavelengths of light both for visual perception and other key physiological processes. The lighting fixture produces emitted spectra, wherein one portion of the emitted spectra serves visual perception and at least one portion of the emitted spectra is selected from the group consisting of 290-315 nm; 360-400 nm; 470-490 nm; and 600-1400 nm.

The present invention involves a programmable or static multiwavelength LED lighting fixture that is capable of emitting wavelengths of light both for visual perception and other key physiological processes. The lighting fixture produces emitted spectra, wherein one portion of the emitted spectra serves visual perception and at least one portion of the emitted spectra is selected from the group consisting of 290-315 nm; 360-400 nm; 470-490 nm; and 600-1400 nm.

A stick handling training device is provided. A stick handling training device for practicing stick handling drills having a board surface. A plurality of lights affixed to an underside of the board surface. One or more sensors affixed to the underside of the board surface that detects a presence of one or more physical stimuli. One or more objects for stick handling having a member that generates physical stimuli and an interface display, wherein a user moves the one or more objects across the board surface. The plurality of lights turning on and off in a specific order such that only one light is on at a same time providing an appearance that a single light may be moving in a drill pattern. One or more sensors tracking at least one characteristic of the one or more objects for stick handling and the interface displaying at least one characteristic.

A lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light source unit; a first communication unit for receiving library data from a mobile terminal; a storage unit for storing the library data; a second communication unit for receiving a control message indicating an execution command of a library corresponding to the library data from a control device; and a processor for controlling the light source unit such that the library is executed according to the control message, wherein the processor can control operation timing of the light source unit by sequentially receiving the control message at least a predetermined number of times at the initiation of the execution of the library.

A lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light source unit; a first communication unit for receiving library data from a mobile terminal; a storage unit for storing the library data; a second communication unit for receiving a control message indicating an execution command of a library corresponding to the library data from a control device; and a processor for controlling the light source unit such that the library is executed according to the control message, wherein the processor can control operation timing of the light source unit by sequentially receiving the control message at least a predetermined number of times at the initiation of the execution of the library.

A network bridge for a lighting system is disclosed. For one example, a lighting system includes an inter-integrated circuit (I.sup.2C) cable, a light emitting diode (LED) driver, and wireless module coupled to the LED driver by way of the I.sup.2C cable. The LED driver is configured to control one or more LED light sources. The wireless module includes an antenna configured to receive a message according to any number of a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The wireless module is configured to process the message into an I.sup.2C data frame and to deliver the I.sup.2C data frame to the LED driver via the I.sup.2C cable, and the LED driver is configured to control a lighting application or one or more LED light sources based on an I.sup.2C data frame. The message can be a wireless communication protocol message such as a ZigBee message, Bluetooth message or WiFi message. The wireless module includes bridge circuitry configured to process the Zigbee message, Bluetooth message or WiFi message into an I.sup.2C data frame and to deliver the I.sup.2C data frame to the LED driver via the I.sup.2C cable using a serial data communication protocol.

A network bridge for a lighting system is disclosed. For one example, a lighting system includes an inter-integrated circuit (I.sup.2C) cable, a light emitting diode (LED) driver, and wireless module coupled to the LED driver by way of the I.sup.2C cable. The LED driver is configured to control one or more LED light sources. The wireless module includes an antenna configured to receive a message according to any number of a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The wireless module is configured to process the message into an I.sup.2C data frame and to deliver the I.sup.2C data frame to the LED driver via the I.sup.2C cable, and the LED driver is configured to control a lighting application or one or more LED light sources based on an I.sup.2C data frame. The message can be a wireless communication protocol message such as a ZigBee message, Bluetooth message or WiFi message. The wireless module includes bridge circuitry configured to process the Zigbee message, Bluetooth message or WiFi message into an I.sup.2C data frame and to deliver the I.sup.2C data frame to the LED driver via the I.sup.2C cable using a serial data communication protocol.

The invention relates to a method (20) for monitoring the density and the movement of humans using a grid (100) of a plurality of luminaires (101a-d), each of the luminaires (101a-d) comprising an acoustic sensor (105), a motion sensor (107), preferably a Doppler sensor, a controller (109) supplied with output signals of said sensors (105, 107), and a wireless interface (111) for a communication between the controller (109) and a gateway (401) for forwarding sensor information signals (130) to a central database (403), wherein, based on the information in the database (403), the density and/or the movement of humans in an area covered by the grid (100) is estimated by generating a time series of sensor values, such as sound pressure, motion speed and/or motion intensity, of each luminaire (101a-d).