Systems and methods for controlling aquatic lighting using power line communication

• US 10,136,504 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2017
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pentair Water Pool And Spa Incorporated (Pentair Plc (Ireland))
• Original Assignee: Pentair Water Pool And Spa Incorporated (Pentair Plc (Ireland))
• Inventors: Lyons, Greg, Netzel, Sr., Robert J., Perez, Gabriel
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Monica C
• Application Number:
  US15/788,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20180049299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 397 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/148 Lighting means
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/401 for swimming pools
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/32 semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/542 the information being in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

In some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, systems and methods for controlling aquatic lighting using power line communication are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a lighting controller configured to receive power via an AC power line, the lighting controller comprising a light driver circuit configured to be coupled to at least one light source, a first power line modem configured to be connected to a local area network via a second powerline modem and the AC power line, and a processor that is configured to receive, from a user interface via the first power line modem, lighting data corresponding to a lighting selection specified by user input received by the user interface and cause the light driver circuit to drive the at least one light source to present the lighting selection based on the lighting data.

Claims

1. An aquatic lighting system, comprising:

a lighting controller configured to receive power via an AC power line, the lighting controller comprising;

a light driver circuit configured to be coupled to at least one light source;

a first power line modem configured to be connected to a local area network via a second powerline modem and the AC power line;

a processor that is configured to;

receive, from a user interface via the first power line modem, lighting data corresponding to a lighting selection specified by user input received by the user interface; and

cause the light driver circuit to drive the at least one light source to present the lighting selection based on the lighting data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the lighting controller is configured to project light while submerged underwater.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is a computing device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the lighting data comprises identifying information of the lighting selection.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the identifying information corresponds to a light show pre-programmed into the lighting controller.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the identifying information comprises an address at which media content is available.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to stream the media content from the address.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to download the media content from the address.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the lighting data comprises image data uploaded to the lighting controller from the user interface, the image data corresponding to the lighting selection.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one light source comprises a light emitting diode.

11. A method for controlling an aquatic lighting system, the method comprising:

receiving, at a first power line modem, a linking input from a second power line modem via an AC power line;

receiving, from a user interface connected to the first power line modem via the second powerline modem and a local area network, lighting data corresponding to a lighting selection specified by user input received by the user interface; and

causing a light driver circuit to drive at least one light source to present the lighting selection based on the received lighting data.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising causing the at least one light source to project light while submerged underwater.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the user interface is a computing device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the lighting data comprises identifying information of the lighting selection.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising causing the light driver circuit to present a pre-programmed light show specified by the identifying information.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the identifying information comprises an address at which media content is available.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising streaming the media content from the address.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising downloading the media content from the address.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the lighting data further comprises receiving image data uploaded by the user interface, the image data corresponding to the lighting selection.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein causing the light driver circuit to drive the at least one light source comprises causing the light driver circuit to drive a light emitting diode.