IMAGING SERVICE USING OUTDOOR LIGHTING NETWORKS
First Claim
1. An outdoor lighting network (OLN) comprising:
- lighting units equipped with capabilities to communicate with other lighting units 12 in the OLN, said lighting units comprising;
a. a storage device,b. a control module for controlling various lighting unit functions, andc. a communication module;
an imaging device, the imaging device configured to communicate with the communication module of at least one of the lighting units;
a sensor module, the sensor module configured to communicate with the communication module of at least one of the lighting units; and
,a lighting manager that communicates with and controls the lighting units, wherein in the lighting manager includes a list of predetermined events that trigger the lighting units data collection by image device;
wherein the control module assigns a n event type and a priority to the collected data and automatically sends the collected data of selected events or a predetermined priority to the lighting manager.
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Abstract
A system and methods to provide imaging service using outdoor lighting networks. The system uses outdoor lighting networks to manage/control video/image sensors connected to the network, e.g. hosted at lighting units, and coordinates the capture of useful video/image data associated with events. The system also provides an information search platform for users to retrieve only the relevant video/image data associated with events of interest. Furthermore, the system controls when and how to retrieve video/image data at lighting units across the whole network according to user requests, the priority of the events, and available bandwidth.
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20 Claims
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1. An outdoor lighting network (OLN) comprising:
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lighting units equipped with capabilities to communicate with other lighting units 12 in the OLN, said lighting units comprising; a. a storage device, b. a control module for controlling various lighting unit functions, and c. a communication module; an imaging device, the imaging device configured to communicate with the communication module of at least one of the lighting units; a sensor module, the sensor module configured to communicate with the communication module of at least one of the lighting units; and
,a lighting manager that communicates with and controls the lighting units, wherein in the lighting manager includes a list of predetermined events that trigger the lighting units data collection by image device; wherein the control module assigns a n event type and a priority to the collected data and automatically sends the collected data of selected events or a predetermined priority to the lighting manager. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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5. A method to coordinate and control data collection of events from imaging devices 204 controlled through an OLN, said OLN having lighting units and a lighting manager, at least one of the lighting units being in communication with a sensor module;
- the method comprising;
requesting by the lighting manager that one or more of the imaging devices record data based on predetermined trigger events being detected by the sensor module, assigning an event type and a priority to the collected data and automatically sending the collected data of selected events or a predetermined priority to the lighting manager 18. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- the method comprising;
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11. A method to coordinate and control data collection of events from imaging devices controlled through an OLN, said OLN having lighting units, a lighting manager 18, and an information database;
- at least one of the lighting units being in communication with a sensor module;
the method comprising;obtaining image data from one or more of the imaging devices, the image data related to a predetermined event detected by the sensor module; recording in a storage device located at or near the lighting unit, the image data and related information pertaining to the predetermined event; assigning an event type and a priority to the image data and automatically sending the image data of selected events or a predetermined priority to the lighting manager; and collecting in the OLN information database the recorded image data and related information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
- at least one of the lighting units being in communication with a sensor module;
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19. (canceled)
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