Wireless light controller system and method

• US 8,836,476 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2012
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lumenpulse Group Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting Inc (Lumenpulse Inc.)
• Inventors: Campbell, Gregory, Souvay, Francois-Xavier
• Primary Examiner(s): A, Minh D
• Application Number:
  US13/344,266
• Publication Number:
  US 20120274234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 315 58-159, 340/5.64, 340/12.28, 340/12.29, 340/12.3, 340/12.51, 340/12.52, 340/12.23, 340/13.23, 340/13.24, 340/13.26
• US Class Current: 340/5.61
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

In some examples, wireless light controller technology includes methods and apparatuses. In other examples, the technology includes one or more lights on a power line. Each light of the one or more lights is individually controllable via power line communication over the power line. The technology further includes a wireless device configured to transmit wireless communication. The wireless communication includes instructions to control the one or more lights. The technology further includes a wireless light controller configured to receive the wireless communication and transmit the instructions to control the one or more lights over the power line communication to the one or more lights.

Claims

1. A wireless light controller system, comprising:

one or more lights on a power line, each light of the one or more lights being individually controllable via power line communication over the power line;

a wireless device configured to transmit wireless communication, wherein the wireless communication comprises instructions to control the one or more lights; and

a wireless light controller configured to receive the wireless communication and transmit the instructions to control the one or more lights over the power line, further configured to receive information over the power line from the one or more lights, wherein the information comprises status information for the one or more lights and the status information comprises usage information, temperature information, expected life information, color temperature information, or any combination thereof.

2. The wireless light controller system of claim 1, wherein the one or more lights are individually addressable to control the one or more lights.

3. The wireless light controller system of claim 2, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise one or more addresses for individual lights in the one or more lights.

4. The wireless light controller system of claim 1, further comprising the wireless light controller further configured to transmit the power line communication to a light in the one or more lights based on a light address associated with the light.

5. The wireless light controller system of claim 1, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise a color temperature instruction for at least one of the one or more lights.

6. The wireless light controller system of claim 5, wherein the color temperature instruction comprises individual intensity instructions for one or more color temperature light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the one or more lights.

7. The wireless controller system of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication is a first wireless communication, and wherein the wireless light controller is further configured to generate second wireless communication based on the received information and the wireless device is further configured to receive the second wireless communication and based on the second wireless communication generate second instructions to control the one or more lights.

8. The wireless controller system of claim 1, wherein

the wireless device is further configured to receive second wireless communication, and wherein the second wireless communication comprises the status information for the one or more lights.

9. A wireless light controller, comprising:

a wireless transceiver configured to receive wireless communication from a wireless controller, wherein the wireless communication comprises instructions for control of one or more lights;

a power line transceiver configured to transmit power line communication to the one or more lights, wherein the power line communication comprises the instructions to control the one or more lights; and

a light instruction module configured to;

identify instruction to control the one or more lights in the wireless communication, and

generate the power line communication based on the instruction to control the one or more lights,

wherein the power line transceiver is further configured to receive information over the power line from the one or more lights, wherein the received information comprises status information for the one or more lights, and the status information comprises usage information, temperature information, expected life information, color temperature information, or any combination thereof.

10. The wireless light controller of claim 9, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise a color temperature instruction for the one or more lights.

11. The wireless light controller of claim 10, wherein the color temperature instruction comprises individual intensity instructions for one or more color temperature light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the one or more lights.

12. The wireless light controller of claim 9, wherein the light instruction module is further configured to:

identify a second instruction to control the one or more lights in the power line communication, and

generate the wireless communication based on the second instruction to control the one or more lights.

13. The wireless light controller of claim 9, wherein the wireless transceiver is further configured to:

generate second wireless communication based on the status information.

14. A method for controlling a wireless light, comprising:

receiving wireless communication from a wireless controller, wherein the wireless communication comprises instructions for control of one or more lights;

identifying instruction to control the one or more lights in the wireless communication;

generating power line communication based on the instruction to control the one or more lights;

transmitting the power line communication to the one or more lights, wherein the power line communication comprises the instructions to control the one or more lights; and

receiving information over the power line from the one or more lights, wherein the received information comprises status information for the one or more lights, and the status information comprises usage information, temperature information, expected life information, color temperature information, or any combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the wireless communication is a first wireless communication and the instruction is a first instruction and the method further comprises:

identifying a second instruction to control the one or more lights in the information received over the power line, and

generating second wireless communication based on the second instruction to control the one or more lights.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

generating second wireless communication based on the information received over the power line.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the instructions to control the one or more lights comprise one or more addresses for individual lights in the one or more lights.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting the power line communication to a light in the one or more lights based on a light address associated with the light.