Network of Heterogeneous Devices Including at Least One Outdoor Lighting Fixture Node
First Claim
1. A scalable network of heterogeneous devices, said network comprising:
- a plurality of outdoor lighting fixture nodes, each of said outdoor lighting fixture nodes controlling at least one light output characteristic of at least one outdoor lighting fixture;
a plurality of segment controllers, each of said segment controllers transmitting lighting fixture control data to at least one of said outdoor lighting fixture nodes;
wherein said light output characteristic of said at least one outdoor lighting fixture is based at least in part on said lighting fixture control data;
at least one gateway in communication with at least two of said segment controllers;
at least one remote management system in communication with said gateway and in communication with said segment controllers via said gateway;
wherein said remote management system transmits segment controller data to said segment controllers and at least some of said lighting fixture control data is based at least in part on said segment controller data;
a plurality of sensors transmitting sensor data to at least one of said segment controllers;
wherein said segment controllers transmit remote system data to said remote management system via said gateway, said remote system data including information indicative of said sensor data;
wherein said segment controllers locally process at least some of said sensor data and include less than all of said sensor data in said remote system data; and
wherein said segment controller directly determines at least some of said lighting fixture control data based on said sensor data.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a scalable network of heterogeneous devices are disclosed. The network may include segment controllers in communication with a remote management system and a plurality of heterogeneous devices such as, for example, lighting fixture nodes and sensors. The segment controllers may transmit sensor data from the sensors to the remote management system. The segment controllers may also transmit control data to the lighting fixture nodes and, optionally, to one or more supplementary nodes. At least some of the control data may be based on data sent from the remote management system and, optionally, the segment controller may generate at least some of the control data independently of the remote management system.
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18 Claims
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1. A scalable network of heterogeneous devices, said network comprising:
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a plurality of outdoor lighting fixture nodes, each of said outdoor lighting fixture nodes controlling at least one light output characteristic of at least one outdoor lighting fixture; a plurality of segment controllers, each of said segment controllers transmitting lighting fixture control data to at least one of said outdoor lighting fixture nodes; wherein said light output characteristic of said at least one outdoor lighting fixture is based at least in part on said lighting fixture control data; at least one gateway in communication with at least two of said segment controllers; at least one remote management system in communication with said gateway and in communication with said segment controllers via said gateway; wherein said remote management system transmits segment controller data to said segment controllers and at least some of said lighting fixture control data is based at least in part on said segment controller data; a plurality of sensors transmitting sensor data to at least one of said segment controllers; wherein said segment controllers transmit remote system data to said remote management system via said gateway, said remote system data including information indicative of said sensor data; wherein said segment controllers locally process at least some of said sensor data and include less than all of said sensor data in said remote system data; and wherein said segment controller directly determines at least some of said lighting fixture control data based on said sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A scalable network of heterogeneous devices, said network comprising:
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a plurality of outdoor lighting fixture nodes, each of said outdoor lighting fixture nodes controlling at least one light output characteristic of at least one outdoor lighting fixture; a plurality of outdoor supplementary nodes, at least one of said outdoor supplementary nodes controlling at least one control characteristic of at least one of a security system, a traffic system, and an emergency response system; a plurality of segment controllers transmitting lighting fixture control data to at least one of said outdoor lighting fixture nodes and transmitting supplementary control data to at least one of said outdoor supplementary nodes; wherein said light output characteristic is based at least in part on said lighting fixture control data; wherein said control characteristic is based at least in part on said supplementary control data; at least one remote management system in communication with said segment controllers; wherein said remote management system transmits segment controller data to said segment controllers, wherein at least some of said lighting fixture control data and said supplementary control data are based at least in part on said segment controller data; a plurality of sensors transmitting sensor data to at least one of said segment controllers; wherein said segment controllers transmit remote system data to said remote management system, said remote system data indicative of said sensor data; and wherein said segment controllers determine at least one of at least some of said lighting fixture control data and at least some of said supplementary control data independently of said segment controller data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of communication between a plurality of heterogeneous devices, said method comprising:
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transmitting lighting fixture control data to at least one outdoor lighting fixture node, said outdoor lighting fixture node controlling at least one desired light output characteristic of at least one outdoor lighting fixture; wherein said light output characteristic of said at least one outdoor lighting fixture is based at least in part on said lighting fixture control data; transmitting supplementary control data to at least one outdoor supplementary node, said outdoor supplementary node controlling at least one control characteristic of at least one of a security system, a traffic system, and an emergency response system; wherein said control characteristic is based at least in part on said supplementary control data; receiving segment controller data from a remote management system, wherein at least some of said lighting fixture control data and said supplementary control data are based at least in part on said segment controller data; receiving sensor data from a plurality of said sensors; transmitting remote system data to said remote management system, said remote system data including information indicative of said sensor data; locally processing at least some of said sensor data, thereby including less than all of said sensor data in said remote system data; and determining at least one of some of said lighting fixture control data and at least some of said supplementary control data independently of said segment controller data.
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