LIGHT FIXTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A light fixture management system, comprising:
- a plurality of signal-transmitting devices, each configured to transmit a unique identifier;
a portable reader for receiving signals comprising the unique identifiers transmitted by the signal-transmitting devices;
a microprocessor appliance comprising a database, for receiving information from the portable reader comprising the identifiers received by the reader, and associating the received information with corresponding information in the database, wherein the database comprises information relating to the locations of each of a plurality of light fixtures and supplies relating to each of the plurality of light fixtures, wherein when each of the plurality of signal-transmitting devices is physically associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of light fixtures and the information received by the microprocessor appliance comprises the unique identifiers received by the portable reader from signal-transmitting devices associated with those light fixtures identified as being in need of repair or maintenance, the microprocessor appliance is configured to generate a report with information specific to light fixtures thus identified, the report comprising a repair task route based on relative locations of the identified light fixtures, specifying a sequence of light fixture maintenance based on the relative locations of the identified light fixtures and identifying supplies required for the identified light fixtures.
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Abstract
A light fixture management system and method is provided for tracking one or more of the location, history and operating characteristics of light fixtures in a structure or a group of structures and surrounding premises. Each fixture is assigned indicia such as an identifier transmitted by a RFID transponder, information regarding which is stored in a database in association with fixture details. Fixtures requiring repair or maintenance are identified and the identifier is received by a portable reader. A user may optionally enter into the reader any observable problem. Received and entered information is downloaded into a computer, which generates a repair route for identified fixtures based on their locations and identified problems. Reports may be generated with other desired information such as the location of the circuit breaker associated with each fixture. The task of tracking light fixtures is thus simplified and efficiency and effectiveness of repair personnel increased.
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1. A light fixture management system, comprising:
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a plurality of signal-transmitting devices, each configured to transmit a unique identifier;
a portable reader for receiving signals comprising the unique identifiers transmitted by the signal-transmitting devices;
a microprocessor appliance comprising a database, for receiving information from the portable reader comprising the identifiers received by the reader, and associating the received information with corresponding information in the database, wherein the database comprises information relating to the locations of each of a plurality of light fixtures and supplies relating to each of the plurality of light fixtures, wherein when each of the plurality of signal-transmitting devices is physically associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of light fixtures and the information received by the microprocessor appliance comprises the unique identifiers received by the portable reader from signal-transmitting devices associated with those light fixtures identified as being in need of repair or maintenance, the microprocessor appliance is configured to generate a report with information specific to light fixtures thus identified, the report comprising a repair task route based on relative locations of the identified light fixtures, specifying a sequence of light fixture maintenance based on the relative locations of the identified light fixtures and identifying supplies required for the identified light fixtures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing a plurality of light fixtures, each light fixture being physically associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of signal-transmitting devices, each signal-transmitting device being configured to transmit a unique identifier, comprising the acts of:
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receiving signals comprising the unique identifiers transmitted by signal-transmitting devices physically associated with light fixtures identified as being in need of repair or maintenance, and storing information corresponding to the unique identifiers;
conveying the stored information corresponding to the unique identifiers to a microprocessor appliance comprising a database, wherein the database comprises information relating to the plurality of light fixtures comprising the locations of the plurality of light fixtures and supplies relating to the plurality of light fixtures, and generating a report using the microprocessor appliance with information specific to the light fixtures thus identified, the report comprising a repair task route based on relative locations of the identified light fixtures and specifying a sequence of fixture maintenance based on the relative locations of the identified light fixtures, and further identifying supplies required for the identified light fixtures. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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