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REMOTE MONITOR/CONTROL FOR BILLBOARD LIGHTING OR STANDBY POWER SYSTEM

  • US 20100066484A1
  • Filed: 09/15/2008
  • Published: 03/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A monitor/controller for use with a remote billboard lighting system including plural billboards each having plural display faces with respective associated sets of lights for illuminating said display faces, said monitor/controller comprising:

  • a utility power connection for providing utility power to the lights of a billboard;

    plural sensors each coupled to a respective set of lights for providing plural output signals representing operating status of a set of lights;

    plural relays each coupled to a respective set of lights;

    at least one central controller operating in a wireless communications network;

    a programmable signal processor coupled to said plural sensors and relays and in communication with said central controller via said wireless communications network for providing information to said central controller regarding the status of said sets of billboard lights, and for receiving and storing lighting operation commands from said at least one central controller and providing output signals to said relays for controlling the operation of each set of lights, in accordance with a predetermined schedule and the operating status of said sets of lights.

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