Wireless lighting control system

• US 20130063042A1
• Filed: 03/11/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ilumi Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ilumi Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Bora, Swapnil, Egan, Corey
• Granted Patent: US 8,890,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/292
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/12 using optical feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/22 using optical feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A lighting device includes a DC/DC power converter, a controller/processor electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, a light emitting diode (LED) current control circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, and two or more LEDs comprising at least a first color LED and a second color LED electrically connected to the LED current control circuit. The LED current control circuit provides an on/off signal having a cycle time to each LED in response to one or more control signals received from the controller/processor such that the two or more LEDs produce a blended light having a specified color based on how long each LED is turned ON and/or OFF during the cycle time.

Claims

1. A lighting system, comprising in combination:

a plurality of smart bulbs, wherein each smart bulb includes variable lighting, memory, a processor and wireless communications;

a plurality of light bulb receptacles, one for each of the plurality of smart bulbs, wherein the smart bulbs are inserted into the light bulb receptacles and receive power therefrom; and

a device such as a smart phone or a computer, providing a user interface which is in communication with the plurality of smart bulbs, wherein a user can use the user interface on the device to program the variable color for each smart bulb of the plurality of smart bulbs.