LED LIGHT BROAD BAND OVER POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20090003832A1
• Filed: 05/23/2008
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Zimmerman, James, Brown, Paul R., Mikkelsen, Brent, LeClaire, James, Vogt, Timothy J., Pederson, John C.
• Application Number:
  US12/126,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20090003832A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 398/135
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7034 Mounting or deployment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7038 Signal details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2201/01 adapted for specific applications or environments
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/00 Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/11 Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/114 Indoor or close-range type systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1141 One-way transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1143 Bidirectional transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1149 Arrangements for indoor wireless networking of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/40 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/502 LED transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 1/10 by using two signals transmitted simultaneously or successively
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/22 for communication related to vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/22 including jamming detection and monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/90 related to allowing or preventing navigation or positioning, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0003 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 : by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 : via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 : the transmission using visible or infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 : Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal.

Claims

1. In combination, an LED light and communication system in communication with a broadband over power line communications system, the LED light and communication system comprising:

at least one optical transceiver, the optical transceiver comprising;

a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto; and

a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a name tag.

3. The combination of claim 2, further comprising a name tag.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein the name tag comprises at least one optical transceiver.

5. The combination of claim 4, wherein the name tag includes a unique identifier.

6. The combination of claim 4, wherein the unique identifier is stored in non-volatile memory.

7. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a thermostat.

8. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a video camera.

9. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a public address system.

10. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a smoke detector.

11. The combination of claim 1, further comprising a power line bridge.

12. The combination of claim 11, wherein the power line bridge comprises an optical transceiver.

13. The combination of claim 11, wherein the power line bridge is in operative communication with the at least one optical transceiver.

14. The combination of claim 1, wherein the combination provides both illumination for a room and communication capabilities.