Managing light system energy use
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of managing energy use in a system of lights, comprising:
- receiving, at a communications receiver of a first lighting assembly, a lighting profile that instructs the first lighting assembly to operate according to the lighting profile over a first period of time, the lighting profile received wirelessly by the communications receiver from a control center remote from the first lighting assembly, wherein the control center additionally provides lighting profiles to a plurality of other lighting assemblies;
implementing, at the first lighting assembly, the received lighting profile, including causing a light of the first lighting assembly to illuminate at a first intensity;
receiving, at a sensing module of the first lighting assembly, an input acquired in proximity to the first lighting assembly, the input indicating activity in a region proximate the first lighting assembly;
deviating from the received lighting profile by increasing the intensity of the light of the first lighting assembly, in response to the received input acquired in proximity to the first lighting assembly, by causing the light of the first lighting assembly to illuminate at a second intensity for a predetermined period of time, the second intensity greater than the first intensity; and
wirelessly transmitting a message via a communications transmitter of the first lighting assembly for receipt by the control center, the message comprising an indication of the increased light intensity and an identifier associated with the first lighting assembly.
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Abstract
A first lighting assembly receives a lighting profile that instructs the first lighting assembly to operate according to the lighting profile over a first period of time. The received lighting profile is implemented, including causing a light of the first lighting assembly to illuminate at a first intensity. An input acquired in proximity to the first lighting assembly and indicating activity in a region proximate the first lighting assembly is received. The received lighting profile is then deviated from, in response to the received input, by increasing the intensity of the light to illuminate at a second intensity for a predetermined period of time. A message is transmitted for receipt by the control center, the message including an indication of the increased light intensity and an identifier associated with the first lighting assembly.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of managing energy use in a system of lights, comprising:
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receiving, at a communications receiver of a first lighting assembly, a lighting profile that instructs the first lighting assembly to operate according to the lighting profile over a first period of time, the lighting profile received wirelessly by the communications receiver from a control center remote from the first lighting assembly, wherein the control center additionally provides lighting profiles to a plurality of other lighting assemblies; implementing, at the first lighting assembly, the received lighting profile, including causing a light of the first lighting assembly to illuminate at a first intensity; receiving, at a sensing module of the first lighting assembly, an input acquired in proximity to the first lighting assembly, the input indicating activity in a region proximate the first lighting assembly; deviating from the received lighting profile by increasing the intensity of the light of the first lighting assembly, in response to the received input acquired in proximity to the first lighting assembly, by causing the light of the first lighting assembly to illuminate at a second intensity for a predetermined period of time, the second intensity greater than the first intensity; and wirelessly transmitting a message via a communications transmitter of the first lighting assembly for receipt by the control center, the message comprising an indication of the increased light intensity and an identifier associated with the first lighting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A lighting assembly, comprising:
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a light; a communications receiver configured to receive a lighting profile that instructs the lighting assembly to operate according to the lighting profile over a first period of time, the lighting profile received wirelessly by the communications receiver from a control center remote from the lighting assembly, wherein the control center additionally provides lighting profiles to a plurality of other lighting assemblies; a light control module configured to implement the received lighting profile, including causing the light to illuminate at a first intensity; a sensor module configured to receive an input acquired in proximity to the lighting assembly, the input indicating activity in a region proximate the lighting assembly; wherein the light control module is additionally configured to deviate from the received lighting profile by increasing the intensity of the light, in response to the received input acquired in proximity to the lighting assembly, by causing the light to illuminate at a second intensity for a predetermined period of time, the second intensity greater than the first intensity; and a communications transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a message, for receipt by the control center, the message comprising an indication of the increased light intensity and an identifier associated with the lighting assembly.
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