Sensor-based lighting methods, apparatus, and systems
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1. A system for controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the system comprising:
- a first lighting fixture including at least a first sensor to obtain first sensor data;
a second lighting fixture including at least a second sensor to obtain second sensor data;
a wireless network to couple the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and thereby transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and
at least one management module, operably coupled to the wireless network, to;
receive the first sensor data and the second sensor data via the wireless network;
analyze past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and
transmit at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data,wherein;
each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes an occupancy sensor;
the first sensor data and the second sensor data relate to an occupancy of the environment;
the past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data are past patterns of the occupancy of the environment; and
the at least one management module transmits the at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to control the artificial lighting in the environment based on the past patterns of the occupancy of the environment, and wherein;
the first lighting fixture further includes at least one first light source and a first power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one first light source, the first PMM including first memory to store at least one first fixture rule to manage behavior of the first lighting fixture;
the second lighting fixture further includes at least one second light source and a second power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one second light source, the second PMM including second memory to store at least one second fixture rule to manage behavior of the second lighting fixture; and
the at least one management module transmits the at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture, to modify at least one of the at least one first fixture rule and the at least one second fixture rule based on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.
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1. A system for controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the system comprising:
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a first lighting fixture including at least a first sensor to obtain first sensor data; a second lighting fixture including at least a second sensor to obtain second sensor data; a wireless network to couple the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and thereby transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and at least one management module, operably coupled to the wireless network, to; receive the first sensor data and the second sensor data via the wireless network; analyze past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmit at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes an occupancy sensor; the first sensor data and the second sensor data relate to an occupancy of the environment; the past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data are past patterns of the occupancy of the environment; and the at least one management module transmits the at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to control the artificial lighting in the environment based on the past patterns of the occupancy of the environment, and wherein; the first lighting fixture further includes at least one first light source and a first power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one first light source, the first PMM including first memory to store at least one first fixture rule to manage behavior of the first lighting fixture; the second lighting fixture further includes at least one second light source and a second power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one second light source, the second PMM including second memory to store at least one second fixture rule to manage behavior of the second lighting fixture; and the at least one management module transmits the at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture, to modify at least one of the at least one first fixture rule and the at least one second fixture rule based on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data.
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2. A system for controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the system comprising:
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a first lighting fixture including at least a first sensor to obtain first sensor data; a second lighting fixture including at least a second sensor to obtain second sensor data; a wireless network to couple the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and thereby transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and at least one management module, operably coupled to the wireless network, to; receive the first sensor data and the second sensor data via the wireless network; analyze past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmit at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes an occupancy sensor; the first sensor data and the second sensor data relate to an occupancy of the environment; the past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data are past patterns of the occupancy of the environment; and the at least one management module transmits the at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to control the artificial lighting in the environment based on the past patterns of the occupancy of the environment, the system, further comprising; at least one management system coupled to the wireless network and comprising; the at least one management module; and at least one rules database to store a set of rules to control and manage at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture, wherein the at least one management system regulates the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data, the second sensor data, and the set of rules stored in the at least one rules database. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the system comprising:
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a first lighting fixture including at least a first sensor to obtain first sensor data; a second lighting fixture including at least a second sensor to obtain second sensor data; a wireless network to couple the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and thereby transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and at least one management module, operably coupled to the wireless network, to; receive the first sensor data and the second sensor data via the wireless network; analyze past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmit at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes an occupancy sensor; the first sensor data and the second sensor data relate to an occupancy of the environment; the past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data are past patterns of the occupancy of the environment; and the at least one management module transmits the at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to control the artificial lighting in the environment based on the past patterns of the occupancy of the environment, wherein the wireless network is a wireless mesh network, and wherein; the first lighting fixture transmits the first sensor data to the second lighting fixture and receives the second sensor data from the second lighting fixture via the wireless mesh network; and the second lighting fixture transmits the second sensor data to the first lighting fixture and receives the first sensor data from the first lighting fixture via the wireless mesh network, and wherein; the first lighting fixture further includes at least one first light source and a first power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one first light source, the first PMM including first memory to store at least one first fixture rule to manage behavior of the first lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and the second lighting fixture further includes at least one second light source and a second power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one second light source, the second PMM including second memory to store at least one second fixture rule to manage behavior of the second lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data and the second sensor data.
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7. A system for controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the system comprising:
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a first lighting fixture including at least a first sensor to obtain first sensor data; a second lighting fixture including at least a second sensor to obtain second sensor data; a wireless network to couple the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and thereby transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and at least one management module, operably coupled to the wireless network, to; receive the first sensor data and the second sensor data via the wireless network; analyze past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmit at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; the environment includes at least a first zone and a second zone; the first lighting fixture including at least the first sensor to obtain the first sensor data is disposed in the first zone of the environment; the second lighting fixture including at least the second sensor to obtain second sensor data is disposed in the second zone of the environment; and the at least one management module transmits at least a first instruction to the first lighting fixture and a second instruction to the second lighting fixture, via the wireless network, to differently regulate the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes an occupancy sensor; the first sensor data relates to a first occupancy in the first zone of the environment; the second sensor data relates to a second occupancy in the second zone of the environment; the past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data include first past patterns of the first occupancy in the first zone of the environment and second past patterns of the second occupancy in the second zone of the environment; and the at least one management module transmits at least the first instruction to the first lighting fixture and the second instruction to the second lighting fixture, via the wireless network, to differently regulate the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed first past patterns of the first sensor data and the analyzed second past patterns of the second sensor data, wherein the wireless network is a wireless mesh network, and the system, further comprising; at least one management system coupled to the wireless mesh network and comprising; the at least one management module; and at least one rules database to store a set of rules to control and manage at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture, wherein the at least one management system regulates the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data, the second sensor data, and the set of rules stored in the at least one rules database. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by at least a first sensor in the environment, first sensor data; obtaining, by at least a second sensor in the environment, second sensor data; receiving, via a wireless network by at least one management module, the first sensor data and the second sensor data; analyzing, by the at least one management module, past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmitting, via the wireless network by the at least one management module to at least one of a first lighting fixture and a second lighting fixture providing the variable artificial lighting in the environment, at least one instruction to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; the environment includes at least a first zone and a second zone; the first lighting fixture is disposed in the first zone of the environment; the second lighting fixture is disposed in the second zone of the environment; and transmitting the at least one instruction comprises transmitting at least a first instruction to the first lighting fixture and a second instruction to the second lighting fixture, via the wireless network, to differently regulate the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; the first lighting fixture further includes at least one first light source and a first power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one first light source, the first PMM including first memory to store at least one first fixture rule to manage behavior of the first lighting fixture; the second lighting fixture further includes at least one second light source and a second power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one second light source, the second PMM including second memory to store at least one second fixture rule to manage behavior of the second lighting fixture; and transmitting the at least one instructions comprises transmitting the at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture, to modify at least one of the at least one first fixture rule and the at least one second fixture rule based on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data.
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11. A method of controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by at least a first sensor in the environment, first sensor data; obtaining, by at least a second sensor in the environment, second sensor data; receiving, via a wireless network by at least one management module, the first sensor data and the second sensor data; analyzing, by the at least one management module, past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmitting, via the wireless network by the at least one management module to at least one of a first lighting fixture and a second lighting fixture providing the variable artificial lighting in the environment, at least one instruction to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; the environment includes at least a first zone and a second zone; the first lighting fixture is disposed in the first zone of the environment; the second lighting fixture is disposed in the second zone of the environment; and transmitting the at least one instruction comprises transmitting at least a first instruction to the first lighting fixture and a second instruction to the second lighting fixture, via the wireless network, to differently regulate the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; the at least one management module is included in at least one management system coupled to the wireless network, the at least one management system further comprising at least one rules database to store a set of rules to control and manage at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture; and transmitting the at least one instruction further comprises transmitting the at least one instruction to regulate at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data, the second sensor data, and the set of rules stored in the at least one rules database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by at least a first sensor in the environment, first sensor data; obtaining, by at least a second sensor in the environment, second sensor data; receiving, via a wireless network by at least one management module, the first sensor data and the second sensor data; analyzing, by the at least one management module, past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmitting, via the wireless network by the at least one management module to at least one of a first lighting fixture and a second lighting fixture providing the variable artificial lighting in the environment, at least one instruction to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; the environment includes at least a first zone and a second zone; the first lighting fixture is disposed in the first zone of the environment; the second lighting fixture is disposed in the second zone of the environment; and transmitting the at least one instruction comprises transmitting at least a first instruction to the first lighting fixture and a second instruction to the second lighting fixture, via the wireless network, to differently regulate the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein the wireless network is a wireless mesh network, and the method further comprising at least one of; transmitting the first sensor data to the second lighting fixture; and transmitting the second sensor data to the first lighting fixture, and wherein; the first lighting fixture further includes at least one first light source and a first power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one first light source, the first PMM including first memory to store at least one first fixture rule to manage behavior of the first lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and the second lighting fixture further includes at least one second light source and a second power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one second light source, the second PMM including second memory to store at least one second fixture rule to manage behavior of the second lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data and the second sensor data.
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16. A method of controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by at least a first sensor in the environment, first sensor data; obtaining, by at least a second sensor in the environment, second sensor data; receiving, via a wireless network by at least one management module, the first sensor data and the second sensor data; analyzing, by the at least one management module, past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmitting, via the wireless network by the at least one management module to at least one of a first lighting fixture and a second lighting fixture providing the variable artificial lighting in the environment, at least one instruction to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein; the environment includes at least a first zone and a second zone; the first lighting fixture is disposed in the first zone of the environment; the second lighting fixture is disposed in the second zone of the environment; and
transmitting the at least one instruction comprises transmitting at least a first instruction to the first lighting fixture and a second instruction to the second lighting fixture, via the wireless network, to differently regulate the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data,wherein; each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes an occupancy sensor; the first sensor data relates to a first occupancy in the first zone of the environment the second sensor data relates to a second occupancy in the second zone of the environment; the past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data include first past patterns of the first occupancy in the first zone of the environment and second past patterns of the second occupancy in the second zone of the environment; and transmitting the at least one instruction comprises transmitting at least the first instruction to the first lighting fixture and the second instruction to the second lighting fixture, via the wireless network, to differently regulate the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed first past patterns of the first sensor data and the analyzed second past patterns of the second sensor data, wherein the wireless network is a wireless mesh network, and the method, further comprising; the at least one management module is included in at least one management system coupled to the wireless network, the at least one management system further comprising at least one rules database to store a set of rules to control and manage at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture; and transmitting the at least one instruction further comprises transmitting the at least one instruction to regulate at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based on at least one of the first sensor data, the second sensor data, and the set of rules stored in the at least one rules database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for controlling variable artificial lighting in an environment, the system comprising:
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a first lighting fixture including at least a first sensor to obtain first sensor data, at least one first light source, and a first power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one first light source, the first PMM including first memory to store at least one first fixture rule to manage behavior of the first lighting fixture; a second lighting fixture including at least a second sensor to obtain second sensor data, at least one second light source, and a second power management module (PMM) to regulate power to the at least one second light source, the second PMM including second memory to store at least one second fixture rule to manage behavior of the second lighting fixture; a wireless network to couple the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and thereby transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and at least one management module, operably coupled to the wireless network, to; receive the first sensor data and the second sensor data via the wireless network; analyze past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data; and transmit at least one instruction, via the wireless network, to at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture to regulate the at least one of the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture based at least in part on the analyzed past patterns of the first sensor data and the second sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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