Patents Assigned to Adura Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8364325
    Abstract: Exemplary systems, methods, and apparatuses for distributed intelligence in facility lighting control are provided. A facility lighting system may be organized into multiple control areas, each of which may include one or more component devices. Each lighting control area may be associated with a control apparatus, which controls the operation of the lighting devices of the associated control area based on various types of signal information. Signal information may include information concerning local conditions or environments, as well as information from a centralized control server. Some embodiments further include monitoring the operation and predicting fault states of the lighting control area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Adura Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Huizenga, Alex Do
  • Patent number: 8275471
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling communication with a wired sensor are provided. A wired sensor may be adapted for wireless communication using a sensor interface. A sensor interface is communicatively coupled with a wired sensor that provides information about a detected environmental condition. The sensor interface wirelessly transmits information received from the wired sensor to a controller that may control an electrical load based on the wirelessly transmitted information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Adura Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Huizenga, Michael G. Corr, John Douglas Paton
  • Patent number: 7925384
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for provisioning wireless control of facilities systems are provided. A message is broadcast to a network that includes one or more control devices, which may be associated with one or more control points (e.g., lights in lighting systems). The control device responds with information concerning the control device and/or any associated control points. A scene including at least one specification for operation the control point is assigned to the control device. A corresponding scene command may be generated and sent to the control device. Provisioning may further include generating a visual display of the various control devices and associated control points (e.g., lights) in the facilities system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Adura Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Huizenga, Alex Do, Michael Corr, Dale Fong, Josh Mooney
  • Patent number: 7839017
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remotely controlling an electrical load are provided. A switch is associated with controlling one or more electricity-consuming devices. After electrically isolating the switch from the electricity-consuming device, an adapter is communicatively coupled to and used to detect the state of the switch. The adapter generates and wirelessly transmits a signal indicative of the detected state of the switch to a controller that controls operation of the device based on at least the state of the switch as detected by the sensor and indicated by the wirelessly transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Adura Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Huizenga, Michael Corr
  • Publication number: 20100185339
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for provisioning wireless control of facilities systems are provided. A message is broadcast to a network that includes one or more control devices, which may be associated with one or more control points (e.g., lights in lighting systems). The control device responds with information concerning the control device and/or any associated control points. A scene including at least one specification for operation the control point is assigned to the control device. A corresponding scene command may be generated and sent to the control device. Provisioning may further include generating a visual display of the various control devices and associated control points (e.g., lights) in the facilities system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Adura Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Huizenga, Alex Do, Michael Corr, Dale Fong, Josh Mooney