US005946209A [ii] Patent Number: 5,946,209
[45] Date of Patent: *Aug. 31,1999
[54] MOTION SENSING SYSTEM WITH
ADAPTIVE TIMING FOR CONTROLLING
LIGHTING FIXTURES
[75] Inventors: David Philip Eckel, Wetherfield;
Thomas James Batko, Wallingford;
Mark Richard Walter, Bridgeport;
William James Rose, West Hartford;
Brian Patrick Donlon, Shelton; David
Abraham Zeichner, Oxford, all of
Conn.
[73] Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated, Orange, Conn.
[ * ] Notice: This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
[21] Appl. No.: 08/823,154 [22] Filed: Mar. 25, 1997
Related U.S. Application Data
[63] Continuation of application No. 08/412,502, Mar. 29, 1995, Pat. No. 5,699,243, which is a continuation of application No. 08/382,691, Feb. 2, 1995, abandoned.
Product Brochure for Hubbell; H. Moss; Passive Infrared Wall Switch Sensor Models 1500A & 750A, 1993.
Primary Examiner—William Grant
Assistant Examiner—Steven R. Garland
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—-Jerry M. Presson; Stacey J.
Longanecker
A system for selectively providing power from a power source to a load to operate in an area for at least one occupant comprising a processing device for controlling the opening and closing of a relay connected between the load and the power source for energizing the load, and a sensor for detecting the presence of an occupant in the area. The processing device is programmable to close the relay in response to an output signal from the sensor for a period of time that can be of fixed duration, or a duration that is dynamically and automatically determined using sensor data relating to measure time between successive, detected occupant movements. In addition to a daylight inhibit function, the system is provided with color indicators and a tone generator to indicate various operating conditions and to guide a user entering selected system parameters, among other features.
11 Claims, 21 Drawing Sheets
