Adaptive controlled outdoor lighting system and method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. A lighting system comprising at least one controller and a memory containing program portions which configure the controller to:
- obtain weather forecast information comprising current and expected weather conditions over a period of time;
determine one or more lighting settings based upon the weather forecast information;
form lighting setting information in accordance with the determined lighting settings; and
transmit the lighting setting information.
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Abstract
A lighting system (100) including at least one controller (102) and a memory (104) containing program portions which configure the controller (102) to obtain weather forecast information including one or more of current and expected weather conditions over a period of time; determine one or more lighting settings based upon the weather forecast information; form lighting setting information in accordance with the determined lighting settings; and transmit the lighting setting information. The system (100) may include an illumination source (106) to provide illumination in accordance with the lighting setting information The system may change characteristics (e.g., illumination pattern, illumination intensity, illumination spectrum, illumination polarization,) of the illuminated source (106). The process may form lighting setting information to control one or more filters (130) in accordance with a desired lighting setting.
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22 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising at least one controller and a memory containing program portions which configure the controller to:
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obtain weather forecast information comprising current and expected weather conditions over a period of time; determine one or more lighting settings based upon the weather forecast information; form lighting setting information in accordance with the determined lighting settings; and transmit the lighting setting information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computerized method of controlling a lighting system using a controller, the method comprising acts of:
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obtaining weather forecast information comprising one or more of current and expected weather conditions; determining one or more lighting settings based upon the weather forecast information; forming lighting setting information in accordance with the determined lighting settings; and transmitting the lighting setting information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program stored on a computer readable non-transitory memory medium, the computer program configured to provide a user interface (UI) to accomplish a task, the computer program comprising a program portion configured to:
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obtain weather forecast information comprising one or more of current and expected weather conditions; determine one or more lighting settings based upon the weather forecast information; form lighting setting information in accordance with the determined lighting settings; and transmit the lighting setting information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A lighting system comprising at least one controller which:
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obtains weather forecast information comprising one or more of current and expected weather conditions; determines one or more lighting settings based upon the weather forecast information; forms lighting setting information in accordance with the determined lighting settings; and controls an illumination characteristic of at least one illumination source of a luminaire of the system in accordance with the lighting setting information. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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