INTELLIGENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND AUTOMATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A system to monitor an environment, the system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors configured to utilize existing infrastructure supporting a plurality of lighting fixtures in the environment, the existing infrastructure including at least one of;
a plurality of physical locations provided in the environment for the plurality of lighting fixtures;
an electric power supply including a plurality of electrical connections for powering the plurality of lighting fixtures; and
a first network including a plurality of network connections for exchanging data with the plurality of lighting fixtures,wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is operable to detect at least one change in at least one portion of the environment;
at least one memory configured to store;
at least one record of each change detected by each sensor of the plurality of sensors, the at least one record including a time stamp indicating a time measure associated with the change and a location stamp indicating a physical location of the corresponding sensor; and
at least one rule governing at least one response by the system to at least one change in at least one portion of the environment based on historical information and machine learning;
at least one processor operably coupled to the plurality of sensors and the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to;
monitor the plurality of sensors for at least one change in the at least one portion of the environment;
generate the at least one response based on the at least one record of the at least one change and the at least one rule, the at least one response including at least one of;
a report of the historical data associated with the at least one record;
an alert associated with the at least one record;
a digital control signal to control at least one lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures; and
a modification of the at least one rule.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for monitoring, analyzing, and automating aspects of the built environment using a plurality of sensors configured to utilize existing infrastructure supporting a plurality of lighting fixtures in the environment. The existing infrastructure includes a plurality of physical locations provided in the environment for the plurality of lighting fixtures, an electric power supply including a plurality of electrical connections for powering the plurality of lighting fixtures, and/or a network including a plurality of network connections for exchanging data with the plurality of lighting fixtures. Detected changes may be used to store and report historical data, send alerts, control connected devices, enable machine learning, etc., for security monitoring, search and rescue, inventory management, marketing research, space utilization, and other applications.
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20 Claims
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1. A system to monitor an environment, the system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to utilize existing infrastructure supporting a plurality of lighting fixtures in the environment, the existing infrastructure including at least one of; a plurality of physical locations provided in the environment for the plurality of lighting fixtures; an electric power supply including a plurality of electrical connections for powering the plurality of lighting fixtures; and a first network including a plurality of network connections for exchanging data with the plurality of lighting fixtures, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is operable to detect at least one change in at least one portion of the environment; at least one memory configured to store; at least one record of each change detected by each sensor of the plurality of sensors, the at least one record including a time stamp indicating a time measure associated with the change and a location stamp indicating a physical location of the corresponding sensor; and at least one rule governing at least one response by the system to at least one change in at least one portion of the environment based on historical information and machine learning; at least one processor operably coupled to the plurality of sensors and the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to; monitor the plurality of sensors for at least one change in the at least one portion of the environment; generate the at least one response based on the at least one record of the at least one change and the at least one rule, the at least one response including at least one of; a report of the historical data associated with the at least one record; an alert associated with the at least one record; a digital control signal to control at least one lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures; and a modification of the at least one rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring an environment, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of sensors configured to utilize existing infrastructure supporting a plurality of lighting fixtures in the environment, the existing infrastructure including at least one of; a plurality of physical locations provided in the environment for the plurality of lighting fixtures; an electric power supply including a plurality of electrical connections for powering the plurality of lighting fixtures; and a first network including a plurality of network connections for exchanging data with the plurality of lighting fixtures, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is operable to detect at least one change in at least one portion of the environment; monitoring the plurality of sensors for at least one change in the at least one portion of the environment; storing at least one record of the at least one change detected by at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors, the at least one record including at least one time stamp indicating at least one time measure associated with the at least one change and at least one location stamp indicating at least one physical location of the at least one sensor; and providing at least one rule governing at least one response to the at least one change based on historical information and machine learning; generating the at least one response based on the at least one record and at least one rule, the at least one response including at least one of; a graphical representation of the historical data associated with the at least one record; an alert associated with the at least one record; a digital control signal to control at least one lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures; and a modification of the at least one rule.
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18. A system for tracking at least one of objects and individuals in an environment, the system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to utilize existing infrastructure supporting a plurality of lighting fixtures in the environment, the existing infrastructure including; a plurality of physical locations provided in the environment for the plurality of lighting fixtures; an electric power supply including a plurality of electrical connections for powering the plurality of lighting fixtures; and a first network including a plurality of network connections for exchanging data with the plurality of lighting fixtures, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is operable to detect a presence or an absence of at least one of an object and an individual in at least one portion of the environment; at least one memory configured to store; records of changes in the presence or the absence of the at least one of the object and the individual as detected by the plurality of sensors, each of the records including a time stamp indicating a time measure associated with a change and a location stamp indicating a physical location of a sensor detecting the change; and rules governing a response by the system to at least one change in the presence or the absence of the at least one of the object and the individual in at least one portion of the environment based on historical information and machine learning; at least one processor operably coupled to the plurality of sensors and the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to generate the response based on at least one record of at least one change and at least one rule, the response including at least one of; a report of the historical data associated with the at least one record; an alert associated with the at least one record of the at least one change; a digital control signal to control at least one lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures; and a modification of the at least one rule. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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