Managing streetlights

• US 10,314,147 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2016
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cimcon Lighting Incorporated (Quantela, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cimcon Lighting Incorporated (Quantela, Inc.)
• Inventors: Agrawal, Anil
• Primary Examiner(s): Owens, Douglas W
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chen, Jianzi
• Application Number:
  US15/152,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20170013698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,118 Days
• Field of Search: 315 88, 315 89, 315 90, 315 93, 315120, 315119, 315121, 315129, 315130, 315131, 315132, 315133, 315185 R, 315192, 315292, 315293, 315294, 315295, 315291, 315297, 315299, 315300, 315301, 315302, 315307, 315312, 315360, 315361
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/00 Fastening of light sources or lamp holders fastening electric light source solely by the coupling device H01R33/00 ; special means for attaching candle to candle holder F21V35/003
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/20 Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/22 with communication between the lamps and a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/72 in street lighting

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems and techniques for managing streetlights. The subject matter included in this document is embodied in a method that includes receiving, at a computing device, information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights. The method also includes presenting a representation of the streetlight in a graphical user-interface in accordance with the received location and status information, and receiving information representing a selection of the streetlight for inclusion in a group of streetlights from the network. The method further includes initiating delivery of one or more control signals to the group of streetlights.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, information representative of locations and statuses of multiple streetlights included in a network of streetlights;

identifying, based on the received information, a plurality of streetlights from the network to control illumination in a particular area;

generating one or more control signals to affect operation of the plurality of streetlights, the one or more control signals being generated based on a user-defined conditional logic statement defined on corresponding inputs from one or more sensors deployed in the particular area, wherein the user-defined conditional logic statement is selected from a plurality of conditional logic statements defined based on user-input received through a user interface; and

initiating delivery of the one or more control signals to the plurality of streetlights.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include a motion sensor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include at least one of:

a photocell, a lamp fault sensor, and a power consumption sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each streetlight in the plurality of streetlights is identified based on at least one of the location of the streetlight, a time of day, a time of year, and one or more geographic features of an area in which the streetlight is located.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of streetlights is identified based on one or more associated parameters, the parameters being selected from a set including:

location of neighboring trees or buildings, lamp wattages, lamp life, and lamp light patterns.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-defined conditional logic statement is defined also on the received location and status information from the plurality of streetlights.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more streetlights in the plurality of streetlights is identified to also achieve a particular energy consumption level.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the user interface on a display device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the user-interface is configured to accept user-input indicative of priority among the plurality of conditional logic statements.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more control signals include at least one of an activation signal or a dimming signal.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more control signals are configured to override an operation schedule associated with the plurality of streetlights.

12. A system comprising:

memory; and

one or more processing devices configured to;

receive information representative of locations and statuses of multiple streetlights included in a network of streetlights,

identify, based on the received information, a plurality of streetlights from the network to control illumination in a particular area,

generate one or more control signals to affect operation of the plurality of streetlights, the one or more control signals being generated based on a user-defined conditional logic statement defined on corresponding inputs from one or more sensors deployed in the particular area, wherein the user-defined conditional logic statement is selected from a plurality of conditional logic statements defined based on user-input received through a user interface, and

initiate delivery of the one or more control signals to the plurality of streetlights.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more sensors include at least one of:

a motion sensor, a photocell, a lamp fault sensor, and a power consumption sensor.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein each streetlight in the plurality of streetlights is identified based on at least one of the location of the streetlight, a time of day, a time of year, and one or more geographic features of an area in which the streetlight is located.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the user-defined conditional logic statement is defined also on the received location and status information from the plurality of streetlights.

16. The system of claim 12, further comprising a logic generation module that is configured to present the user interface on a display device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the user-interface is configured to accept user-input indicative of priority among the plurality of conditional logic statements.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more control signals include at least one of an activation signal or a dimming signal.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more control signals are configured to override an operation schedule associated with the plurality of streetlights.

20. One or more machine-readable storage devices storing machine-readable instructions, which upon execution by one or more processing devices cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:

receiving information representative of locations and statuses of multiple streetlights included in a network of streetlights;

identifying, based on the received information, a plurality of streetlights from the network to control illumination in a particular area;

generating one or more control signals to affect operation of the plurality of streetlights, the one or more control signals being generated based on a user-defined conditional logic statement defined on corresponding inputs from one or more sensors deployed in the particular area, wherein the user-defined conditional logic statement is selected from a plurality of conditional logic statements defined based on user-input received through a user interface; and

initiating delivery of the one or more control signals to the plurality of streetlights.