Wireless lighting system for staircases and passageways
First Claim
1. An staircase illumination system comprising:
- a first proximate detector, the proximate detector having;
a first zone detector, the first zone detector capable of detecting the passing of a human body; and
a first transmitter, the first transmitter capable of sending a signal upon the activation of the first zone detector; and
a first staircase illuminator, the first staircase illuminator capable of illuminating a first staircase area;
a receiver, the receiver havinga second staircase illuminator;
the second staircase illuminator capable of illuminating a second staircase area;
a second zone detector, the second zone detector capable of detecting the passing of a human body; and
a second transmitter, the second transmitter of sending a signal upon the activation of the second zone detector;
a second staircase illuminator, the second staircase illuminator capable of illuminating the second staircase area;
so that when a person passes near the first proximate detector, the first zone detector is activated and a signal is sent from the first transmitter to the receiver, wherein the receiver illuminates the second staircase area; and
wherein the first staircase illuminator illuminates the first staircase area;
and so that when a person passes near the second proximate detector, the second zone detector is activate and a signal is sent from the second transmitter to the receiver, wherein the receiver illuminates the third staircase area;
and wherein the receiver illuminates the second staircase area.
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Abstract
The invention discloses an illumination system having a first proximate detector with a first zone detector, which is capable of detecting the passing of a human body. Also part of the proximate detector is a first transmitter that is capable of sending a signal upon the activation of the first zone detector. The invention also has a first staircase illuminator capable of illuminating a first staircase area. Once the first zone detector is activated, the first transmitter sends a signal to a receiver on a second staircase illuminator, which is capable of illuminating a second staircase area. A second zone detector is included that is capable of detecting the passing of a human body, which also causes a second transmitter to send a signal to a receiver on the first staircase illuminator or any other staircase illuminator that is part of the illumination system. Included also is the second staircase illuminator that is capable of illuminating the second staircase area. Therefore, briefly, when a person passes near the first proximate detector, the first zone detector is activated and a signal is sent from the first transmitter to the receiver, causing the receiver to direct the second staircase illuminator to illuminate the second staircase area, while the first staircase area is being illuminated by the first staircase illuminator. By the same token, when a person passes near the second proximate detector, the second zone detector is activates and a signal is sent from the second transmitter to the receiver on a third staircase illuminator, which triggers an illumination of a third staircase area, or back to the receiver on the first staircase illuminator. The process of transmitting, receiving and illuminating may continue for as long as there are devices within the illumination system that have not yet been illuminated.
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23 Claims
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1. An staircase illumination system comprising:
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a first proximate detector, the proximate detector having; a first zone detector, the first zone detector capable of detecting the passing of a human body; and a first transmitter, the first transmitter capable of sending a signal upon the activation of the first zone detector; and a first staircase illuminator, the first staircase illuminator capable of illuminating a first staircase area; a receiver, the receiver having a second staircase illuminator;
the second staircase illuminator capable of illuminating a second staircase area;a second zone detector, the second zone detector capable of detecting the passing of a human body; and a second transmitter, the second transmitter of sending a signal upon the activation of the second zone detector; a second staircase illuminator, the second staircase illuminator capable of illuminating the second staircase area; so that when a person passes near the first proximate detector, the first zone detector is activated and a signal is sent from the first transmitter to the receiver, wherein the receiver illuminates the second staircase area; and
wherein the first staircase illuminator illuminates the first staircase area;and so that when a person passes near the second proximate detector, the second zone detector is activate and a signal is sent from the second transmitter to the receiver, wherein the receiver illuminates the third staircase area; and wherein the receiver illuminates the second staircase area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An illumination system comprising:
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a first proximate detector, the proximate detector having a first illuminator; a first transmitter, the first transmitter capable of sending a signal upon the activation of the first proximate detector; a first staircase illuminator; at least a second illuminator having a receiver capable of receiving the signal from the first proximate detector and activating the second illuminator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An illumination system comprising:
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a first illuminator having a first proximate detector; a second illuminator, optionally having a second proximate detector; said first and said second illuminators each having a first transmitter a receiver, and a power source; said first proximate detector capable of detecting a passing of a human body and sending a signal activating said first illuminator, said first transmitter capable of sending a signal upon activation of said first illuminator to said receiver on at least said second illuminator; said second proximate detector capable of detecting a passing of a human body and sending a signal activating said second illuminator, wherein said first transmitter is capable of sending a signal upon activation of said second illuminator to said receiver on at least said first illuminator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of illuminating a contiguous illumination system comprising the steps of:
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activating a proximate sensor by passing a transient object within a monitored zone; transmitting an activation signal to all staircase illuminators within a contiguous illumination system; illuminating all staircase illuminators within said contiguous illumination system; using a timer to send a deactivation signal to all light fixtures within said contiguous illumination system; disabling illumination by all staircase illuminators within said contiguous illumination system. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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