Programmable lighting with multi-day variations of wavelength and intensity, optimized by crowdsourcing using an online social community network
First Claim
1. A programmable luminaire comprising:
- a microcontroller;
a light map storage;
a plurality of arrays of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs), each array of LEDs for outputting light at a different wavelength;
a program memory for storing a lighting program that is executed by the microcontroller to read a light map from the light map storage, and to adjust output-light intensities of the plurality of arrays of LEDs for different wavelengths in response to wavelength specifications in the light map;
a timer for triggering the microcontroller to apply to the plurality of arrays LEDs a next set of wavelength specifications from the light map after a period of time has elapsed; and
a host interface that receives an edited light map from a host and writes the edited light map to the light map storage as the light map;
wherein the light map comprises a first growth-stage daily light map, a second growth-stage daily light map, and a third growth-stage daily light map;
wherein each growth-stage daily light map specifies at least 5 different wavelengths of output-light intensities that change multiple times over a virtual day;
wherein the light map further comprises;
a first-stage day count that specifies a first number of virtual days to repeat the first growth-stage daily light map during a seedling growth stage;
a second-stage day count that specifies a second number of virtual days to repeat the second growth-stage daily light map during a middle growth stage;
a third-stage day count that specifies a third number of virtual days to repeat the third growth-stage daily light map during a flowering growth stage,whereby edited light maps from the host control output-light intensities for the different wavelengths that are adjusted multiple times during a virtual day, and between multi-day growth stages.
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Abstract
A programmable luminaire has arrays of LED'"'"'s producing different wavelengths of light. A light map specifies how wavelengths of light reaching a plant or other organism are changed throughout a virtual day and over different growth phases of a plant'"'"'s life. A host interface has a GUI light-map editor allowing a user to edit individual wavelengths in a light map that can be uploaded and shared with other users on a crowdsourcing web site. A large on-line community optimizes the light maps for a specific species of plants or animals. The wisdom of crowds converges until the best wavelengths, intensity and duration are arrived at through ranking, resulting in maximum desired output. Light maps are voted on by users and ranked based on votes, links to other light maps, and yield results. The LED'"'"'s may be dimmed at intervals during the day for shading and sun fleck.
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20 Claims
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1. A programmable luminaire comprising:
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a microcontroller; a light map storage; a plurality of arrays of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs), each array of LEDs for outputting light at a different wavelength; a program memory for storing a lighting program that is executed by the microcontroller to read a light map from the light map storage, and to adjust output-light intensities of the plurality of arrays of LEDs for different wavelengths in response to wavelength specifications in the light map; a timer for triggering the microcontroller to apply to the plurality of arrays LEDs a next set of wavelength specifications from the light map after a period of time has elapsed; and a host interface that receives an edited light map from a host and writes the edited light map to the light map storage as the light map; wherein the light map comprises a first growth-stage daily light map, a second growth-stage daily light map, and a third growth-stage daily light map; wherein each growth-stage daily light map specifies at least 5 different wavelengths of output-light intensities that change multiple times over a virtual day; wherein the light map further comprises; a first-stage day count that specifies a first number of virtual days to repeat the first growth-stage daily light map during a seedling growth stage; a second-stage day count that specifies a second number of virtual days to repeat the second growth-stage daily light map during a middle growth stage; a third-stage day count that specifies a third number of virtual days to repeat the third growth-stage daily light map during a flowering growth stage, whereby edited light maps from the host control output-light intensities for the different wavelengths that are adjusted multiple times during a virtual day, and between multi-day growth stages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A programmable-lighting optimization system comprising:
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a programmable luminaire which comprises; a first array of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that emit light at a first wavelength; a second array of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that emit light at a second wavelength; a third array of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that emit light at a third wavelength; a fourth array of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that emit light at a fourth wavelength; a fifth array of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that emit light at a fifth wavelength; wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth wavelengths are different wavelengths of light; a light map storage that stores a light map having wavelength-intensity specifications for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth wavelengths that vary over time; programmable LED drivers that vary light intensities of arrays of LEDs in response to the wavelength-intensity specifications from the light map; a timer for triggering a new set of wavelength-intensity specifications from the light map to be applied to the programmable LED drivers after a period of time; a crowdsourcing web site accessed by users; a shared light map database, accessed through the crowdsourcing web site, for storing light maps; a light-map editor, executed by users to modify a light map to generate an edited light map; a host interface that copies the edited light map to the light map storage in the programmable luminaire; a review module, on the crowdsourcing web site, that queries users to submit votes for light maps; a ranking module, on the crowdsourcing web site, for using the votes to generate a rank score for a light map; and a display module that displays matching light maps from the shared light map database that match a user query, and for displaying the matching light maps in a ranked order based on the rank score from the ranking module; whereby light maps used by the programmable luminaire are edited and ranked by the crowdsourcing web site. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for optimizing lighting applied to a living organism comprising:
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searching a shared light map database for light maps for the living organism and identifying matching light maps; ranking the matching light maps based on ranking criteria that include votes from users of a crowdsourcing web site and reported results from prior usage of the matching light map; displaying a ranked list on an electronic display device to a user, the ranked list identifying the matching light maps in an order determined by the ranking; when no matching light map is found by the searching, displaying a default light map for a different living organism to the user; receiving a selection from the user, the selection identifying the default light map or one of the matching light maps as the selected light map; using a light-map editor to edit the selected light map to generate an edited light map with edits of wavelengths from the user; sending the edited light map to a programmable luminaire; using the edited light map to control time, intensity, and mixture of a plurality of wavelengths of light applied by the programmable luminaire to the living organism during a grow cycle of multiple virtual days; during multiple times in a virtual day, the programmable luminaire adjusting intensities of the wavelengths of light in response to the edited light map; when the grow cycle is completed, the user evaluating the living organism to generate yield results; uploading the edited light map and the yield results to the shared light map database; displaying the yield results and the edited light map to other users of the crowdsourcing web site and receiving votes from the other users for the edited light map; and ranking the edited light map using the votes and displaying the edited light map in a ranked order to other users of the crowdsourcing web site; whereby the edited light map is voted on by other users of the crowdsourcing web site for ranking. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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