Lighting including integral communication apparatus
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1. A light for use in a standard light fixture, comprising:
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LEDs within the housing and adapted to produce light in an area including the light;
a connector on the housing and configured for connection to the standard light fixture;
a communication apparatus located on the housing and configured to detect sound waves or images in the area and generate one or more signals indicative of the sound waves or images; and
a controller in wireless communication with the LEDs and the communication apparatus and operative to control the LEDs in response to the one or more signals.
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Abstract
A light for use in a light fixture includes a light source adapted to produce light in an area including the light and a connector configured for connection to the fixture. The light further includes a communication apparatus configured to generate one or more signals indicative of a presence of a person in the area, and a controller that is operative to control the light source in a normal mode in response to the one or more signals.
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18 Claims
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1. A light for use in a standard light fixture, comprising:
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a housing; LEDs within the housing and adapted to produce light in an area including the light; a connector on the housing and configured for connection to the standard light fixture; a communication apparatus located on the housing and configured to detect sound waves or images in the area and generate one or more signals indicative of the sound waves or images; and a controller in wireless communication with the LEDs and the communication apparatus and operative to control the LEDs in response to the one or more signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An LED-based light for use in a standard light fixture, comprising:
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an LED; a communication apparatus configured to generate one or more signals indicative of a change in an area in which the LED-based light is located; a controller in communication with the LED and the communication apparatus, the controller configured to control the LED based on the one or more signals; a housing at least partially enclosing the LED, the communication apparatus and the controller; and a connector connected to the housing configured for connection to the fixture, wherein the housing and the connector define a single package sized for use in the fixture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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