Cyber life electronic networking and commerce operating exchange

• US 10,521,801 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2018
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Pederson, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Adam
• Application Number:
  US16/030,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20180315054A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0325 using a plurality of light emitters or reflectors or a plurality of detectors forming a reference frame from which to derive the orientation of the object, e.g. by triangulation or on the basis of reference deformation in the picked up image
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204

Abstract

A cyber-life electronic commerce and system control device is disclosed having a three dimensional or other image of an area stored on a server. An operating exchange interfaces with the image to enable an individual to manipulate virtual control elements within the operating exchange. A visible light embedded communication system is used as the backbone to communicate commands from the operating exchange to a building operating system control item in order to alter the setting or status of a building operating system. The operating exchange may also be used by a consumer to virtually explore a cyber-retail location and to engage in commercial activities.

Claims

1. A control device comprising:

a server, said server comprising an operating exchange, said operating exchange comprising a two dimensional or three dimensional image of at least a portion of a building and at least one virtual control element displayed by said operating exchange on said image;

said building comprising at least one building system, said at least one building system comprising at least one control item, said at least one control item comprising at least one control item identifier, said at least one control item further comprising a control item transceiver, said control item transceiver comprising a control item processor, at least one control item light emitting diode, and at least one control item photodetector;

said building further comprising a visible light embedded communication system, said visible light embedded communication system comprising a plurality of light emitting diode communication devices, each of said light emitting diode communication devices comprising a processor, a plurality of light emitting diodes, and at least one photodetector, said plurality of light emitting diodes generating light as illumination, said processor being in communication with said plurality of light emitting diodes and said at least one photodetector, said processor being in communication with said server and said processor being constructed and arranged for activation of said plurality of light emitting diodes transmitting at least one command communication signal, and said at least one photodetector being constructed and arranged for receipt of at least one received status communication signal, said at least one transmitted command communication signal being embedded within said illumination and having a wavelength in the visible spectrum, and said at least one received status communication signal being embedded within a light signal having a wavelength in the visible spectrum, each of said at least one transmitted command communication signal and said at least one received status communication signal comprising a plurality of rapid flashes of light, said rapid flashes of light having a frequency which is not observable to an individual, wherein said rapid flashes of light are configured for transmission of at least one of information, instructions and data, each of said plurality of light emitting diode communication devices further comprising at least one internal location identifier, said at least one transmitted command communication signal comprising said at least one control item identifier;

wherein manipulation of said at least one virtual control element initiates said at least one transmitted command communication signal;

wherein said at least one control item photodetector receives said at least one transmitted command communication signal from said visible light embedded communication system and said control item processor initiates modification of a setting or a status for said at least one building system; and

wherein said at least one control item processor activates said at least one control item light emitting diode transmitting said at least one received status communication signal to said visible light embedded communication system, said at least one received status communication signal comprising said at least one internal location identifier.

2. The control device according to claim 1, said control item processor comprising a security protocol.

3. The control device according to claim 2, said at least one transmitted command communication signal comprising said security protocol.

4. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising an interface device in communication with said server.

5. The control device according to claim 4, wherein said interface device is a camera, said camera being constructed and arranged for communication with said visible light embedded communication system.

6. The control device according to claim 4, wherein said interface device comprises transceiver glasses, said transceiver glasses being constructed and arranged for communication with said visible light embedded communication system.

7. The control device according to claim 4, said interface device comprising a unique identifier.

8. The control device according to claim 1, wherein a visible light embedded communication hub is in communication with at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode communication devices and said at least one control item, said visible light embedded communication hub being in communication in series between said at least one light emitting diode communication device and said at least one control item.

9. The control device according to claim 1, said server comprising recognition software.

10. The control device according to claim 9, said recognition software being selected from the group consisting of gesture-recognition, posture-recognition, eye movement recognition, hand movement recognition, facial recognition, voice recognition, motion recognition, image recognition and head movement recognition in any combination.

11. The control device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said light emitting diode communication devices is a visible light embedded communication light fixture.

12. The control device according to claim 11, said visible light embedded communication light fixture comprising at least one microphone and at least one speaker.

13. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one facility control unit in communication with and disposed between said plurality of light emitting diode communication devices and said server.

14. The control device according to claim 13, said at least one facility control unit comprising a unique identifier.

15. The control device according to claim 1, said server comprising at least one unique identifier.

16. A control device comprising:

a server, said server comprising an operating exchange, said operating exchange comprising a two dimensional or three dimensional image of at least a portion of a building and at least one virtual control element displayed by said operating exchange on said image;

said building comprising at least one building system, said at least one building system comprising at least one control item, said at least one control item comprising at least one control item identifier, said at least one control item further comprising a control item processor;

said building further comprising a visible light embedded communication system, said visible light embedded communication system comprising a plurality of light emitting diode communication devices, each of said light emitting diode communication devices comprising a processor, a plurality of light emitting diodes, and at least one photodetector, said plurality of light emitting diodes generating light as illumination, said processor being in communication with said plurality of light emitting diodes and said at least one photodetector, said processor being in communication with said server and said processor being constructed and arranged for activation of said plurality of light emitting diodes transmitting at least one command communication signal, and said processor being constructed and arranged for receipt of at least one received status communication signal, said at least one transmitted command communication signal being embedded within said illumination and having a wavelength in the visible spectrum, and said processor being constructed and arranged for re-transmission of said at least one received status communication signal, said re-transmission of said at least one received status communication signal being embedded within a light signal having a wavelength in the visible spectrum, each of said at least one transmitted command communication signal and said re-transmission of said at least one received status communication signal comprising a plurality of rapid flashes of light, said rapid flashes of light having a frequency which is not observable to an individual, wherein said rapid flashes of light are configured for transmission of at least one of information, instructions and data, each of said plurality of light emitting diode communication devices further comprising at least one internal location identifier, said at least one transmitted command communication signal comprising said at least one control item identifier;

wherein manipulation of said at least one virtual control element initiates said at least one transmitted command communication signal;

wherein said control item processor receives said at least one transmitted command communication signal and said control item processor initiates modification of a setting or a status for said at least one building system; and

wherein said at least one control item processor transmits said at least one received status communication signal, said at least one received status communication signal comprising said at least one internal location identifier.