LED light broad band over power line communication system

• US 8,571,411 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Pederson, John C., Brown, Paul R., Vogt, Timothy J., LeClaire, James, Zimmerman, James, Mikkelsen, Brent
• Primary Examiner(s): Vanderpuye, Kenneth N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alagheband, Abbas H
• Application Number:
  US13/426,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20120189313A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 398/115, 398/96, 398/103, 398/118, 398/130
• US Class Current: 398/115
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7034 Mounting or deployment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7038 Signal details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2201/01 adapted for specific applications or environments
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/00 Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/11 Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/114 Indoor or close-range type systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1141 One-way transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1143 Bidirectional transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1149 Arrangements for indoor wireless networking of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/40 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/502 LED transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 1/10 by using two signals transmitted simultaneously or successively
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/22 for communication related to vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/22 including jamming detection and monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/90 related to allowing or preventing navigation or positioning, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0003 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 : by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 : via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 : the transmission using visible or infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 : Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal.

Claims

1. An LED light and communication system comprising:

at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one optical transceiver location identifier, the at least one optical transceiver location identifier comprising global positioning system (GPS) location information, the optical transceiver further comprising;

a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, said plurality of light emitting diodes generating light as illumination observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination, said flashes of illumination not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, wherein said plurality of flashes of illumination do not harm eyes of an individual; and

a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination to generate a plurality of communication signals embedded within said illumination said communication signals comprising at least one data packet and said at least one optical transceiver location identifier, wherein said at least one optical transceiver is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system, said processor being constructed and arranged to receive at least one communication from said broadband over power line communications system and to transmit said at least one communication through the regulation of said plurality of flashes of illumination as said plurality of communication signals.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a name tag.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein the name tag comprises at least one optical transceiver.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein the identifier is stored in non-volatile memory.

5. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a thermostat.

6. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a video camera.

7. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a public address system.

8. The combination of claim 1, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to communicate with a smoke detector.

9. The combination of claim 1, further comprising a hand-held device in communication with said at least one optical transceiver.

10. The combination of claim 9, wherein at least one of said at least one optical transceiver is constructed and arranged to alter the appearance of light emitted from said plurality of light emitting diodes.

11. The combination of claim 10, further comprising a validator constructed and arranged to authorize generation of said communication signal.

12. The combination of claim 11, further comprising sampling circuitry and a discriminator.

13. The combination of claim 12, wherein said processor is constructed and arranged to permit access to a space or device.

14. In combination, an LED light and communication system in communication with a broadband over power line communications system, the LED light and communication system comprising:

at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one optical transceiver location identifier, the at least one optical transceiver location identifier comprising global positioning system (GPS) location information, said at least one optical transceiver being in communication with said broadband over power line communications system, the optical transceiver further comprising;

a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, said plurality of light emitting diodes generating light as illumination observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination, said flashes of illumination not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, wherein said plurality of flashes of illumination do not harm eyes of an individual; and

a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination into at least one communication signal, said at least one communication signal comprising at least one data packet and said at least one optical transceiver location identifier, wherein said processor is constructed and arranged to receive at least one communication from said broadband over power line communications system and to convert said at least one communication into said at least one data packet and to transmit said at least one data packet through the regulation of said plurality of flashes of illumination as said at least one communication signal.

15. The combination of claim 14, further comprising a second optical transceiver separated a distance from said at least one optical transceiver, said second optical transceiver comprising:

at least one second optical transceiver location identifier, the at least one second optical transceiver location identifier comprising global positioning system (GPS) location information;

at least one second light emitting diode and a second photodetector attached to said second optical transceiver, said at least one second light emitting diode generating a second communication signal observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said second communication signal comprising a plurality of flashes of light, said flashes of light not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, wherein said plurality of flashes of illumination do not harm eyes of an individual; and

a second processor in communication with the at least one second light emitting diode and the second photodetector, the second processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of light into said second communication signal, said second communication signal comprising at least one second data packet and said second optical transceiver location identifier;

wherein said second optical transceiver is not in direct communication with said broadband over power line communications system, said second optical transceiver being constructed and arranged to receive from said at least one optical transceiver said at least one communication signal, and said second optical transceiver being further constructed and arranged to transmit to said at least one optical transceiver said second communication signal.

16. The combination of claim 15, the at least one communication signal further comprising a destination optical transceiver location identifier.

17. The combination of claim 16, said destination optical transceiver location identifier comprising GPS location information for said destination optical transceiver.

18. The combination of claim 17, further comprising an intermediate optical transceiver comprising at least one intermediate optical transceiver location identifier, and wherein the at least one communication signal includes the intermediate optical transceiver location identifier.