Means and apparatus for control of remote electronic devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus for centrally controlling wide-area lighting at a plurality of remote, widely-dispersed different sites to be illuminated comprising:
- a) a plurality of wide area lighting systems each on-site at a different site, each on-site wide area lighting system comprising;
i. a plurality of arrays of lighting fixtures;
ii. each array comprising a set of high intensity light sources and ballast circuits adapted to be switched to connect or disconnect to a relatively high voltage power source;
b) a central control system comprising;
i. an off-site central controller including a database of events and conditions related to arrays of each wide-area lighting system and a component adapted to issue data related to a function of the corresponding wide-area lighting system and an event or condition for the wide-area lighting system or an array of the lighting system, the database of events and conditions for each wide-area lighting system being changeable at the off-site central controller;
ii. a plurality of on-site remote devices, one for each wide-area lighting system, a said remote device operably connected to each set of light sources and ballast circuits of arrays of the wide-area lighting system;
iii. a communication link adapted to communicate data from the central controller to any remote device of a corresponding wide-area lighting system of the plurality of remote controllers according to the database of events and conditions at the off-site central controller;
so that the database of the off-site central controller, can control one or more functions of arrays of remote, widely dispersed lighting systems.
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Abstract
An apparatus to control remote devices or equipment via existing cellular telephone networks. The apparatus receives information from a customer concerning a specific function, which the customer wants to perform at the remote equipment. A Central Control receives this information from the customer and correlates the function to a specific cellular telephone MIN number, which has been pre-programmed in a computer at the Central Control. The MIN number is then sent to a cellular provider. The cellular provider then transmits the MIN number to an antenna, which transmits the MIN number to a remote equipment controller at the remotely located equipment. The remote equipment controller then takes the a part of the MIN and gives these numbers to a PLC at the remote equipment controller. The PLC then memory maps the part of the MIN to a specific function to be carried out by the remote equipment controller. Then the remote equipment controller carriers out specified functions at the remote equipment.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for centrally controlling wide-area lighting at a plurality of remote, widely-dispersed different sites to be illuminated comprising:
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a) a plurality of wide area lighting systems each on-site at a different site, each on-site wide area lighting system comprising; i. a plurality of arrays of lighting fixtures; ii. each array comprising a set of high intensity light sources and ballast circuits adapted to be switched to connect or disconnect to a relatively high voltage power source; b) a central control system comprising; i. an off-site central controller including a database of events and conditions related to arrays of each wide-area lighting system and a component adapted to issue data related to a function of the corresponding wide-area lighting system and an event or condition for the wide-area lighting system or an array of the lighting system, the database of events and conditions for each wide-area lighting system being changeable at the off-site central controller; ii. a plurality of on-site remote devices, one for each wide-area lighting system, a said remote device operably connected to each set of light sources and ballast circuits of arrays of the wide-area lighting system; iii. a communication link adapted to communicate data from the central controller to any remote device of a corresponding wide-area lighting system of the plurality of remote controllers according to the database of events and conditions at the off-site central controller; so that the database of the off-site central controller, can control one or more functions of arrays of remote, widely dispersed lighting systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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