LIGHT FIXTURE AS AN ACCESS POINT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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Abstract
A light fixture is described herein. The light fixture can include a housing having at least one wall that forms a cavity. The light fixture can also include a controller configured to control and communicate with at least one sensor located outside the housing. The light fixture can further include at least one light fixture component coupled to the controller and disposed within the cavity of the housing, where the controller further controls the at least one light fixture component.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A light fixture for communicating with a network manager and at least one sensor, the light fixture comprising:
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light fixture components; and a controller for operating the light fixture components and communicating with the network manager, the controller being configured to receive an instruction from the network manager, associate with at least one sensor based on the received instruction from the network manager, and receive sensor data from the at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing a network manager access to sensor data, the method performed by a controller and comprising the steps of:
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receiving an instruction from the network manager; associating with at least one sensor based on the received instruction from the network manager; receiving sensor data from the at least one sensor; and sending one or more data packets comprising the sensor data to the network manager. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A light fixture for communication with a network manager and multiple sensors external to the light fixture, the light fixture comprising:
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light fixture components; and a controller for operating the light fixture components and communicating with the network manager, the controller being configured to receive sensor data from the multiple sensors, generate one or more data packet based on the received sensor data from the multiple sensors, and send the one or more data packet to the network manager. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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