LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKING SYSTEM

• US 20120062127A1
• Filed: 09/14/2011
• Published: 03/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GE Investment Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: GE Investment Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: TSAI, WEN-KUEI
• Application Number:
  US13/232,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20120062127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/151
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/30 Driver circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/165 following a pre-assigned programmed sequence; Logic control [LC]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a lamp body, an LED array, a light driving unit and a light detection unit. The LED array and the light detection unit are disposed in the lamp body. The light driving unit receives at least one electric signal and then converts it to at least one current signal for driving the LED array to radiate at least one first light beam. The light detection unit converts at least one second light beam irradiating the lamp body into a detect signal.

Claims

1. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp, comprising:

a lamp body;

an LED array disposed in the lamp body;

a light driving unit coupled to receive at least one electric signal, which is then converted to at least one current signal for driving the LED array to radiate at least one first light beam; and

a light detection unit disposed in the lamp body and configured to convert at least one second light beam irradiating the lamp body into at least one detect signal.

2. The LED lamp of claim 1, further comprising:

a carrier disposed at a central bottom of the lamp body, wherein the LED array, the light detection unit and the light driving unit are disposed on a surface of the carrier.

3. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the lamp body comprises an optical device for changing a refractive angle of the first light beam and the second light beam crossing the lamp body, thereby expanding a radiating range of the first light beam and concentrating an irradiating range of the second light beam on the light detection unit.

4. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the light driving unit comprises:

a processor coupled to receive and process the electric signal; and

a driver configured to convert the processed electric signal into the current signal for driving the LED array.

5. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the light detection unit comprises:

at least one optical filter disposed along a communication path of the second light beam for selectively passing the second light beam; and

at least one light detector corresponding to the optical filter for converting the second light beam to output the detect signal.

6. A light communication networking system, comprising:

a first LED lamp, comprising;

a first lamp body;

a first LED array disposed in the first lamp body;

a first light driving unit coupled to receive at least one first electric signal, which is then converted to at least one first current signal for driving the first LED array to radiate at least one first light beam; and

a first light detection unit disposed in the first lamp body and configured to convert at least one second light beam irradiating the first lamp body into at least one first detect signal; and

a second LED lamp, comprising;

a second lamp body;

a second LED array disposed in the second lamp body;

a second light driving unit coupled to receive at least one second electric signal, which is then converted to at least one second current signal for driving the second LED array to radiate the second light beam; and

a second light detection unit disposed in the second lamp body;

when the second LED lamp is disposed along a communication path of the first light beam, the second LED lamp converts the first light beam irradiating the second lamp body into a second detect signal via the second light detection unit, and radiates the second light beam via the second LED array.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a hardware device, in which the second LED lamp is disposed.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the hardware device comprises a public transportation vehicle or a mobile device.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the first LED lamp further comprises a first carrier disposed at a central bottom of the first lamp body, wherein the first LED array, the first light detection unit and the first light driving unit are disposed on a surface of the first carrier;

and the second LED lamp further comprises a second carrier disposed at a central bottom of the second lamp body, wherein the second LED array, the second light detection unit and the second light driving unit are disposed on a surface of the second carrier.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the first lamp body comprises a first optical device for expanding a radiating range of the first light beam out of the first lamp body and concentrating an irradiating range of the second light beam on the first light detection unit of the first LED lamp;

and the second lamp body comprises a second optical device for changing a refractive angle of the first light beam and the second light beam crossing the second lamp body, thereby expanding a radiating range of the second light beam out of the second lamp body and concentrating an irradiating range of the second light beam on the second light detection unit of the second LED lamp.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein the first light driving unit or the second light driving unit comprises:

a processor coupled to receive the first or second electric signal; and

a driver configured to convert the processed first or second electric signal into the first or second current signal for driving the first or second LED array.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein the first light detection unit or the second light detection unit comprises:

at least one optical filter disposed along a communication path of the first or second light beam for selectively passing the first or second light beam; and

at least one light detector corresponding to the optical filter for converting the first or second light beam to output the first or second detect signal.