WIRELESS LIGHT CONTROLLER SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20120274234A1
• Filed: 01/05/2012
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lumenpulse Group Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting Inc (Lumenpulse Inc.)
• Inventors: Campbell, Gregory, Souvay, Francois-Xavier
• Granted Patent: US 8,836,476 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/294
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

In some examples, wireless light controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes one or more lights on a power line. Each light of the one or more lights is individually controllable via power line communication over the power line. The technology further includes a wireless device configured to transmit wireless communication. The wireless communication includes instructions to control the one or more lights. The technology further includes a wireless light controller configured to receive the wireless communication and transmit the instructions to control the one or more lights over the power line communication to the one or more lights.

Claims

1. A wireless light controller system, comprising:

one or more lights on a power line, each light of the one or more lights being individually controllable via power line communication over the power line;

a wireless device configured to transmit wireless communication, the wireless communication comprises instructions to control the one or more lights; and

a wireless light controller configured to receive the wireless communication and transmit the instructions to control the one or more lights over the power line communication to the one or more lights.

2. The wireless light controller system of claim 1, wherein the one or more lights being individually addressable to control the one or more lights.

3. The wireless light controller system of claim 2, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise one or more addresses for individual lights in the one or more lights.

4. The wireless light controller system of claim 1, further comprising the wireless light controller further configured to transmit the power line communication to a light in the one or more lights based on a light address associated with the light.

5. The wireless light controller system of claim 1, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise a color temperature instruction for at least one of the one or more lights.

6. The wireless light controller system of claim 5, wherein the color temperature instruction comprises individual intensity instructions for one or more color temperature light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the one or more lights.

7. The wireless controller system of claim 1, wherein

the wireless light controller further configured to receive second instructions to control the one or more lights over the power line communication from the one or more lights and transmit second wireless communication based on the second instructions;

and

the wireless device further configured to receive the second wireless communication, the second wireless communication comprises the second instructions to control the one or more lights.

8. The wireless controller system of claim 1, wherein

the wireless light controller further configured to receive second instructions over the power line communication from the one or more lights, the second instruction comprises status information for the one or more lights, and transmit second wireless communication based on the second instructions;

and

the wireless device further configured to receive the second wireless communication, the second wireless communication comprises the status information for the one or more lights.

9. A wireless light controller, comprising:

a wireless transceiver configured to receive wireless communication from a wireless controller, the wireless communication comprises instructions for control of one or more lights;

a power line transceiver configured to transmit power line communication to the one or more lights, the power line communication comprises the instructions to control the one or more lights; and

a light instruction module configured to;

identify a first instruction to control of the one or more lights in the wireless communication, and

generate the power line communication based on the first instruction to control the one or more lights.

10. The wireless light controller of claim 9, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise a color temperature instruction for the one or more lights.

11. The wireless light controller of claim 12, wherein the color temperature instruction comprises individual intensity instructions for one or more color temperature light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the one or more lights.

12. The wireless light controller of claim 9, further comprising the light instruction module further configured to:

identify a second instruction to control the one or more lights in the power line communication, and

generate the wireless communication based on the second instruction to control the one or more lights.

13. The wireless light controller of claim 9, further comprising the light instruction module further configured to:

identify a second instruction in the power line communication, the second instruction comprises status information for the one or more lights, and

generate the wireless communication based on the second instruction.

14. The wireless light controller of claim 13, wherein the status information comprises usage information, temperature information, expected life information, color temperature information, or any combination thereof.

15. A method for controlling a wireless light, comprising:

receiving wireless communication from a wireless controller, the wireless communication comprises instructions for control of one or more lights;

identifying a first instruction to control of the one or more lights in the wireless communication;

generating the power line communication based on the first instruction to control the one or more lights; and

transmitting power line communication to the one or more lights, the power line communication comprises the instructions to control the one or more lights.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

identifying a second instruction to control the one or more lights in the power line communication, and

generating the wireless communication based on the second instruction to control the one or more lights.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

identifying a second instruction in the power line communication, the second instruction comprises status information for the one or more lights, and

generating the wireless communication based on the second instruction.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the status information comprises usage information, temperature information, expected life information, color temperature information, or any combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise one or more addresses for individual lights in the one or more lights.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising the transmitting the power line communication to a light in the one or more lights based on a light address associated with the light.