Lamp monitoring and control unit and method

• US 20050209826A1
• Filed: 04/29/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A.L. Air Data, Inc.
• Original Assignee: A.L. Air Data, Inc.
• Inventors: Williams, Larry, Jones, Hunter V., Young, Michael F.
• Granted Patent: US 7,113,893 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/22 with communication between the lamps and a central unit

Abstract

A unit and method for remotely monitoring and/or controlling an apparatus and specifically for remotely monitoring and/or controlling street lamps. The lamp monitoring and control unit comprises a processing and sensing unit for sensing at least one lamp parameter of an associated lamp, and for processing the lamp parameter to monitor and control the associated lamp by outputting monitoring data and control information, and a transmit unit for transmitting the monitoring data, representing the at least one lamp parameter, from the processing and sensing unit. The method for monitoring and controlling a lamp comprises the steps of: sensing at least one lamp parameter of an associated lamp; processing the at least one lamp parameter to produce monitoring data and control information; transmitting the monitoring data; and applying the control information.

Claims

1. A lamp monitoring and control unit, comprising:

a processing and sensing unit to acquire and output monitoring data of a lamp assembly, and to control power to said lamp assembly according to remote control information from a centralized control system;

a transmit unit to wirelessly transmit said monitoring data output by the processing and sensing unit; and

a receive unit to receive said remote control information.