Cloud connected lighting system

• US 10,383,197 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2017
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (Quality Light Source GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (Quality Light Source GmbH)
• Inventors: Cairns, Dustin, Phillips, Paul, Zheng, Jimmy, Cosby, Melvin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferguson, Dion
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sathiraju, Srinivas
• Application Number:
  US15/696,455
• Publication Number:
  US 20180317303A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/12 by detecting audible sound
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A wireless device for connection to a network is disclosed. The wireless device includes an antenna for establishing a wireless connection, one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores data comprising a sequence of characters that uniquely names a particular type of network that the antenna establishes communication with and program code. When executed by the one or more processors, the program code causes the system to initially set the one or more processors into a default mode. In response to connecting the wireless device to mains power, the program code causes the system to receive network information through the wireless connection.

Claims

1. A wireless device for connection to a network, comprising:

an antenna configured for establishing a wireless connection;

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing data comprising a pre-defined sequence of characters that uniquely name a particular type of network that the antenna establishes communication with and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to;

initially set the one or more processors into a default mode;

in response to connecting the wireless device to mains power, receive network information containing the sequence of characters that uniquely name the particular type of network through the wireless connection from a portable electronic device; and

in response to receiving the network information, establishing network communication with the portable electronic device.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the sequence of characters is a pre-defined service set identifier (SSID) including a case sensitive sequence of alphanumeric characters having a maximum length of 32 characters.

3. The wireless device of claim 2, wherein the wireless connection is based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard.

4. The wireless device of claim 2, wherein the SSID starts with a string of characters that represent a manufacturer, a distributer, or a retailer of the wireless device.

5. The wireless device of claim 2, wherein the SSID ends with a serial number associated with the wireless device.

6. The wireless device of claim 2, wherein the SSID only includes a serial number associated with the wireless device.

7. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the one more processors include sound recognition software that detects a particular sound, determined a source of the particular sound, analyzes the particular sound, and determines that a particular product needs to be purchased from a retailer based on analyzing the particular sound.

8. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the wireless connection is a personal area network.

9. The wireless device of claim 8, wherein a plurality of custom clusters are saved in the memory, and wherein each cluster represents a set of standardized commands defining tasks that the wireless device is capable of performing.

10. The wireless device of claim 1, comprising a microphone for detecting voice commands and sound, wherein the one more processors include voice recognition logic.

11. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the wireless device is configured to connect to at least one other wireless device using a mesh network, and wherein the one or more processors monitors a sound amplitude of the microphone.

12. The wireless device of claim 1, comprising at least one lighting element coupled to the one or more processors.

13. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is selected from the group consisting of:

a light emitting diode (LED) lamp, an incandescent lamp, a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), or a gas-discharge lamp.

14. A wireless device for connection to a network, comprising:

an antenna for establishing a wireless connection;

a microphone for detecting voice commands and sound;

one or more processors in communication with the microphone; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing a voice command service profile that defines instructions to decode voice commands into text by the one or more processors and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to;

wirelessly connect to a portable electronic device by the wireless connection;

decode a voice command detected by the microphone into text; and

analyze the text to determine at least one specific key feature required to recognize a specific command embedded within the text, wherein the at least one specific key feature is indicative of an action that requires execution by the processor of the wireless device; and

communicate the at least one specific key feature over the wireless connection.

15. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the one more processors include sound recognition software that detects a particular sound, determines a source of the particular sound, analyzes the particular sound, and determines that a particular product needs to be purchased from a retailer based on analyzing the particular sound.

16. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the wireless connection is a personal area network based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.15.4 standard.

17. The wireless device of claim 14, comprising at least one lighting element coupled to the one or more processors.

18. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the wireless device is selected from the group consisting of:

a light emitting diode (LED) lamp, an incandescent lamp, a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), or a gas-discharge lamp.

19. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the wireless connection is for communication over short distances and is based on short-wavelength ultra-high frequency radio waves.

20. The wireless device of claim 19, wherein the short distances are up to about 200 meters within a line of sight, and about 30 to 35 meters in an office environment.