METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT LIGHTING
First Claim
1. A system for controlling illumination of an environment, the system comprising:
- (A) at least one lighting fixture disposed to illuminate a first portion of the environment, the lighting fixture comprising;
(A1) a light source to emit illumination;
(A2) a light source driver, operably coupled to the light source, to provide a variable amount of power to the light source;
(A3) a power meter, operably coupled to the light source driver, to measure electrical power supplied to the light source;
(A4) a sensor, to sense the presence of a person and/or object within the first portion of the environment;
(A5) a fixture processor, operably coupled to the light source driver, the energy usage sensor, and the environmental sensor, to determine a location and identity of the person and/or object within the first portion of the environment, to identify a lighting profile associated with the person and/or object within the first portion of the environment, and to adjust the illumination emitted by the light source based at least in part on the lighting profile; and
(A6) a fixture memory, operably coupled to the power meter and the sensor, to store an indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source; and
(A7) a fixture communications interface, operably coupled to the fixture processor, to transmit an indication of the presence of the person and/or object and the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source;
(B) at least one gateway, communicatively coupled to the at least one lighting fixture, the at least one gateway comprising;
(B1) a gateway communications interface to receive the indication of the presence of the person and/or object and the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source;
(B2) a gateway memory, operably coupled to the gateway communications interface, to store the indication of the presence of the person and/or object and the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source; and
(B3) a gateway processor, operably coupled to the gateway communications interface and the gateway memory, to provide an updated lighting profile associated with the person and/or object within the first portion of the environment to the at least one lighting fixture; and
(C) at least one server, communicatively coupled to the at least one gateway, the at least one server comprising;
(C1) a server communications interface to transmit the updated lighting profile to the at least one gateway and to receive the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source from the at least one gateway; and
(C2) a server processor, operably coupled to the server communications interface, to determine the updated lighting profile based at least in part on the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source from the at least one gateway.
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Abstract
Intelligent lighting systems include lighting fixtures communicatively coupled to processors and memory to provide efficient, highly responsive, and custom-tailored lighting to meet the needs and preferences of a given user or application. A gateway device provides connectivity linking lighting fixtures to the cloud to enhance data collection, analysis, and lighting control. Configuration profiles along with identification sensing provide object-specific and person-specific lighting conditions within intelligent lighting system environments. Configuration, control, monitoring, and reporting related to intelligent lighting systems are simplified with cloud-based and mobile apps compared to legacy lighting system technologies.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for controlling illumination of an environment, the system comprising:
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(A) at least one lighting fixture disposed to illuminate a first portion of the environment, the lighting fixture comprising; (A1) a light source to emit illumination; (A2) a light source driver, operably coupled to the light source, to provide a variable amount of power to the light source; (A3) a power meter, operably coupled to the light source driver, to measure electrical power supplied to the light source; (A4) a sensor, to sense the presence of a person and/or object within the first portion of the environment; (A5) a fixture processor, operably coupled to the light source driver, the energy usage sensor, and the environmental sensor, to determine a location and identity of the person and/or object within the first portion of the environment, to identify a lighting profile associated with the person and/or object within the first portion of the environment, and to adjust the illumination emitted by the light source based at least in part on the lighting profile; and (A6) a fixture memory, operably coupled to the power meter and the sensor, to store an indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source; and (A7) a fixture communications interface, operably coupled to the fixture processor, to transmit an indication of the presence of the person and/or object and the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source; (B) at least one gateway, communicatively coupled to the at least one lighting fixture, the at least one gateway comprising; (B1) a gateway communications interface to receive the indication of the presence of the person and/or object and the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source; (B2) a gateway memory, operably coupled to the gateway communications interface, to store the indication of the presence of the person and/or object and the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source; and (B3) a gateway processor, operably coupled to the gateway communications interface and the gateway memory, to provide an updated lighting profile associated with the person and/or object within the first portion of the environment to the at least one lighting fixture; and (C) at least one server, communicatively coupled to the at least one gateway, the at least one server comprising; (C1) a server communications interface to transmit the updated lighting profile to the at least one gateway and to receive the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source from the at least one gateway; and (C2) a server processor, operably coupled to the server communications interface, to determine the updated lighting profile based at least in part on the indication of total electrical power supplied to the light source from the at least one gateway.
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2. A method of adjusting illumination of an environment by at least one lighting fixture in a network of lighting fixtures, the method comprising:
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(A) sensing, via at least one sensor communicatively coupled to the network of lighting fixtures, an object and/or a person within the environment; (B) identifying, with a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, a lighting profile associated with the object and/or the person sensed in (A), the lighting profile specifying at least one parameter for adjusting the illumination of the environment by the at least one lighting fixture; and (C) adjusting the illumination provided by the at least one lighting fixture according to the lighting profile identified in (B). - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for controlling at least one lighting fixture disposed to illuminate an environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store sensor data associated with the at least one lighting fixture, energy usage data representing energy consumed by the at least one lighting fixture over a given time period, and at least one rule for providing a desired lighting level and/or adjusting power consumption by the at least one lighting fixture according to the sensor data and the energy usage data; a local processor, operably coupled to the memory, to provide an updated rule based at least in part on the sensor data, the energy usage data, and/or instructions from a network-based processor; and a communications interface, operably coupled to the local processor and the memory, to receive the sensor data and the energy usage data from the at least one lighting fixture, to transmit the sensor data and/or the energy usage data to the network-based processor, to receive the instructions from the network-based processor, and to transmit the updated rule to the at least one lighting fixture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of controlling illumination of an environment by at least one lighting fixture in a network of lighting fixtures, the method comprising:
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(A) receiving, via a communications interface, sensor data associated with the at least one lighting fixture and energy usage data representing energy consumed by the at least one lighting fixture over a given time period; (B) storing, in a memory operably coupled to the communications interface, the sensor data and the energy usage data received in (A) and at least one rule for providing a desired lighting level and/or adjusting power consumption by the at least one lighting fixture according to the sensor data and the energy usage data; (C) transmitting, via the communications interface, the sensor data and/or the energy usage data stored in (B) to a network-based processor; (D) receiving, via the communications interface, instructions from the network-based processor representative of a change to the at least one rule stored in the memory; and (E) transmitting, via the communications interface, an updated rule to the at least one lighting fixture.
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24. An apparatus for adjusting illumination of an environment by at least one lighting fixture in a network of lighting fixtures, the apparatus comprising:
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a communications interface, operably coupled to a sensor in the network of lighting fixtures, to receive an indication of a presence of an object and/or a person within the environment; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the communications interface, to receive the indication of the presence of the object and/or the person and to identify a lighting profile associated with the object and/or the person present within the environment, the lighting profile specifying at least one parameter for adjusting the illumination of the environment by the at least one lighting fixture, and to transmit the lighting profile to the at least one lighting fixture via the communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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