CLOUD CONNECTED LIGHTING SYSTEM

• US 20170223807A1
• Filed: 04/12/2017
• Published: 08/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wireless Environment LLC (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Recker, Michael V., Levine, David B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,860,965 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/238 Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00006 characterised by information or instructions transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated power network element or electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/02 in which an auxiliary distribution system and its associated lamps are brought into service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/70 Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/221 General power management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/246 the system involving the remote operation of lamps or lighting equipment
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/12 characterised by data transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses

Abstract

A cloud connected lighting system may include a wireless lighting network of coordinated lighting devices and a bridge to provide connectivity to external devices such as a cell phone, home automation system or security system. The cloud connected lighting system may be implemented locally with a cell phone communicating with the bridge for control, status and alerts. The cloud connected lighting system may operate over the cloud via an Internet connection allowing the bridge to communicate with a server on the Internet that may implement software for the interface with the wireless lighting network and to capture data regarding activity detected by motion sensor associated with the wireless lighting network.

Claims

1. A cloud connected off grid lighting system, including cloud server communication capability, comprising:

one or more wireless lighting modules each including a battery, at least one lighting device, a wireless transceiver, a processing device, and a housing;

wherein at least one of the one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to transmit, to a bridge device via the wireless transceiver, a signal indicative of a detected motion or proximity of an object; and

a bridge device configured to be located separately from the one or more wireless lighting modules, the bridge device including a first wireless transceiver, a second wireless transceiver, a processor and a power source, wherein the bridge device is configured to;

receive, via the second wireless transceiver, the signal indicative of a detected motion or proximity of an object from the one or ore wireless lighting modules and transmit, via the first wireless transceiver, a motion indication or a proximity of an object indication to a cloud server in order to trigger the cloud server to communicate to at least one of a cellular phone, a home automation system, or a security system an indication that motion or proximity of an object was detected by at least one of the one or more wireless lighting modules.

2. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless lighting modules include a first plurality of wireless lighting modules, and the bridge device is configured to transmit a first control signal to each of the first plurality of wireless lighting modules, wherein the first control signal includes at least one of an on signal, an off signal, or a change in brightness signal.

3. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 2, wherein the one or more wireless lighting modules include a second plurality of wireless lighting modules different from the first plurality of wireless lighting modules, and the bridge device is configured to transmit a second control signal to each of the second plurality of wireless lighting modules, wherein the second control signal includes at least one of an on signal, an off signal, or a change in brightness signal, and the second control signal is different than the first control signal.

4. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the cloud server is further configured to communicate with a remote device, the remote device comprising at least one of a cellular phone, a smart home hub or end device, a home automation cloud server, a security controller or end device a dedicated remote control, a personal computer, or a hand held computing device.

5. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver of each of the one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to receive a control signal, and the processing device of each of the one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to control illumination of the at least one lighting device based on the control signal and using power from the battery of the one or more wireless lighting modules.

6. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the motion indication or proximity of an object indication signal communicated to at least one of a cellular phone, a home automation system, or a security system is configured to trigger an action by the end device that has been preconfigured to occur in response to the indication signal.

7. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, further including a remote sensor device comprising an environmental sensor, a communication transmitter, a power source, a processor and a housing configured to be in communication with the bridge device.

8. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 7, wherein the environmental sensor is configured to detect motion or proximity of an object, and the processor of the remote sensing device is configured to cause transmission to the bridge device of an indication of the detection.

9. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 7, wherein the housing of the remote sensor device is configured to attach to a mailbox, the environmental sensor is configured to detect placement of mail in the mailbox or opening of a door of the mailbox, and the processor is configured to transmit an indication that mail has been placed in the mailbox.

10. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the bridge device includes a timer, and wherein the at least one processing device of the bridge device is configured to initiate the timer in response to detection of a predetermined condition and to generate an off signal for transmission to the one or more wireless lighting modules based on a status of the timer.

11. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the bridge device is configured to communicate with the cloud server via at least one of a local area network, a personal area network, a wide area network, an internet connection to the cloud or a cellular network.

12. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless lighting modules are configured to coordinate operation based on a motion detection by one of the one or more wireless lighting modules on a predetermined channel.

13. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 12, wherein the coordinated lighting operation includes turning ON, turning OFF or changing state at substantially the same time.

14. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the bridge device comprises a box with an external power adapter that plugs into an electrical outlet, and the bridge device is configured to receive power from the electrical outlet.

15. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the bridge device further comprises a wireless lighting module.

16. The cloud connected off grid lighting system of claim 1, wherein the power source of the bridge device includes at least one of a non-rechargeable battery, rechargeable battery or photovoltaic cell.

17. A cloud connected wireless lighting system configured for communicating with a cloud server comprising:

one or more wireless lighting modules each including a battery, at least one light emitting diode, a wireless transceiver, a processing device, and a housing; and

a bridge device configured to be located separate from the one or more wireless lighting modules, the bridge including;

at least one processing device;

a first transmitter configured to transmit a control signal to the one or more wireless lighting modules;

a first receiver configured to receive a motion indication from the one or more wireless lighting modules and

a second transmitter configured to transmit the motion indication to a cloud server;

wherein the wireless transceiver of each of the one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to receive the control signal, and the processing device of each of the one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to control illumination of the at least one light emitting diode based on the control signal received from the bridge device;

wherein at least one of the one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to transmit a motion detection indication to the bridge device via the wireless transceiver and

wherein the bridge device is configured to communicate with the cloud server to transmit a motion indication received from the one or more wireless lighting modules to the cloud server via the cloud.

18. The cloud connected wireless lighting system of claim 17, wherein the first receiver of the bridge is configured to connect to a Wifi or Ethernet network.

19. The cloud connected wireless lighting system of claim 17, wherein at least one of the one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to use its wireless transceiver to communicate with the first transmitter and first receiver of the bridge over a radio frequency (RF) communication link.

20. The cloud connected wireless lighting system of claim 17, wherein the one or more wireless lighting modules each is configured with a predetermined channel such that wireless lighting modules having the same predetermined channel can communicate with each other.

21. A wireless lighting module with bridge capabilities configured for communicating with a cloud server, the wireless lighting module with bridge capabilities comprising:

at least one light emitting diode;

a processing device; and

a housing;

wherein the wireless lighting module with bridge capabilities is configured to be located separate from one or more wireless lighting modules, each of the one or more wireless lighting modules including at least one light emitting diode, a wireless transceiver, a processing device, and a housing;

the wireless lighting module with bridge capabilities further including;

a transceiver configured to transmit a control signal to the one or more wireless lighting modules and to receive a motion indication from any of the one or more wireless lighting modules; and

a transmitter configured to communicate with the cloud server to provide the cloud server with a motion signal generated based on the motion indication received from the one or more wireless lighting modules;

wherein the control signal transmitted by the transceiver of the wireless lighting module with bridge capabilities is configured to be received by the wireless transceiver of any of the one or more wireless lighting modules and to be used by the processing device of any of the one or more wireless lighting modules to control illumination of the at least one light emitting diode.