SOLID STATE LIGHT SYSTEM WITH BROADBAND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. A system for use in conjunction with a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light bulb or tube, comprising:
- a. one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically coupled to at least one electrical connector compatible with a conventional light connector, wherein the LEDs include at least one optical transmitter and receiver optically coupled to a broadband optical network using at least one LED with a first mode to generate light and a second mode to receive broadband optical transmissions using ambient light; and
b. a controller coupled to the LEDs, the controller adjusting LED light output and communicating with the optical network using the optical transmitter and receiver.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for use in conjunction with a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light bulb or tube with one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically coupled to at least one electrical connector compatible with a conventional light connector, wherein the LEDs include at least one multiband-type ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver having one or more optical channels defined using one or more OFDM bands; and a controller coupled to the LEDs, the controller adjusting LED light output and communicating with the optical network using the optical transmitter and receiver. In other embodiments, the LEDs include at least one optical transmitter and receiver optically coupled to an optical network using at least one LED with a first mode to generate light and a second mode to receive optical transmissions using ambient light.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use in conjunction with a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light bulb or tube, comprising:
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a. one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically coupled to at least one electrical connector compatible with a conventional light connector, wherein the LEDs include at least one optical transmitter and receiver optically coupled to a broadband optical network using at least one LED with a first mode to generate light and a second mode to receive broadband optical transmissions using ambient light; and b. a controller coupled to the LEDs, the controller adjusting LED light output and communicating with the optical network using the optical transmitter and receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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7. The system of claim 7, comprising a user replaceable circuit board in electrical communication with at least one of the bi-pin end caps, and wherein the controller and at least one LED serving as the optical transmitter and receiver are mounted on the circuit board and in electrical communication therewith;
- and wherein the at least one LED includes multiple LEDs that output an amount of light substantially equal to an amount of light produced by a conventional fluorescent tube.
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19. A system for use in conjunction with a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light bulb or tube, comprising:
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a. one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically coupled to at least one electrical connector compatible with a conventional light connector, wherein the LEDs include at least one multiband-type ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver having one or more optical channels defined using one or more OFDM bands; and b. a controller coupled to the LEDs, the controller adjusting LED light output and communicating with the optical network using the optical transmitter and receiver.
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20. An LED-based light operable in cooperation with a building environment regulator that provides high speed data communication and regulates at least one environmental condition in one or more rooms of a building, the LED-based light tube comprising:
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a tube including a light transmitting portion and a pair of electrical connectors attached to opposing ends of the tube, the electrical connectors compatible with a standard fluorescent light fixture; one or more first LEDs operable to produce light that passes through the light transmitting portion of the tube; one or more second LEDs operable as a light sensor to generate a first signal whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state; one or more third LEDs providing an optical communication system; and a controller operable to control the first LEDs in response to the first signal and communicating with other devices through the one or more third LEDs the first signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to the building environment regulator.
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