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Lighting device and apparatus with multiple applications for processing a common sensed condition

  • US 10,332,364 B2
  • Filed: 12/23/2016
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a mounting structure;

    a light fixture connected to the mounting structure and oriented to emit illumination in a first direction;

    a video display device connected to the mounting structure and oriented to provide video content in a visible display output in a different second direction; and

    a monitoring and communications module coupled to the light fixture and the video display device, the module comprising;

    a sensor coupling configured to present a standardized sensor connection interface;

    a sensor connected to the standardized sensor connection interface of the sensor coupling, the standardized sensor connection interface being compatible with the sensor,wherein the sensor is configured to sense an ambient external condition related to an environment around or near the light fixture among a plurality of ambient external conditions not directly related to operation or control of the light fixture, the sensor being configured to output a signal responsive to the sensed ambient external condition via the standardized sensor connection interface of the sensor coupling;

    a processor;

    a communication interface accessible by the processor;

    a memory accessible to the processor; and

    a video driver configured to control the video display device to provide the video content associated with the sensed ambient external condition in the visible display output in response to the output signal to individuals located in the environment around or near the light fixture.

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