Light component coordination

• US 9,374,873 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2015
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Douglas J. Wolfe
• Original Assignee: Douglas J. Wolfe
• Inventors: Wolfe, Douglas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Owens, Douglas W
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAMMOND, DEDEI KHALIEAH
• Application Number:
  US14/824,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20150351199A1
• Time in Patent Office: 314 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/0088 Details of electrical connections B60Q1/305 takes precedence; electrical connection of the light source itself F21S41/192, F21S43/195
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2611 Indicating devices mounted on the roof of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2900/30 Lamps commanded by wireless transmissions
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/161 Decentralised systems, e.g. inter-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/197 Sound control or voice control
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A light coordination system for coordinating the operation of multiple lights systems/devices in multiple public safety vehicles is provided. The system includes a detection component that detects at least one vehicle and/or at least one light device on the at least one vehicle, a mode component in communication with the detection component that changes an operating mode of the system based on information from the detection component, an analysis component in communication with the mode component and the detection component that generates a light coordination scheme based on information from the detection component and the mode component, and an implementation component that implements the light coordination scheme.

Claims

1. A system for operating light systems comprising:

a plurality of communication devices that detects and communicates with at least one light device;

a mode component in communication with a subset of the plurality of communication devices that changes an operating mode of the system based on information from the subset of the plurality of communication devices,

wherein the plurality of communication devices includes a plurality of sensors, and

wherein the operating mode includes a normal mode wherein a subset of the plurality of sensors are actively sensing presence of at least one vehicle, wherein the presence of the at least one vehicle controls activation of the at least one light device; and

an activation/deactivation device that automatically activates/deactivates the at least one light device based on a light coordination scheme, wherein the light coordination scheme is generated from information from the plurality of communication devices and the mode component.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operating mode includes a coordination mode wherein the sensors are actively sensing the at least one vehicle and a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers are transmitting and receiving signals to and from the at least one light device respectively.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a manual control device that controls the operation of the at least one light device based on the communication of the plurality of communication devices with the at least one light device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the manual control device is an electronic remote device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the electronic remote device is a key fob.

6. A system for operating light systems comprising:

a communication device that detects and communicates with at least one light device; and

a mode component in communication with the communication device, wherein the mode component changes an operating mode of the system based on information from the communication device,

wherein the communication device includes a plurality of sensors,

wherein the operating mode includes a coordination mode wherein the sensors are at least intermittently sensing presence within a proximity of at least one vehicle, and

wherein the operating mode includes a normal mode wherein the sensors are actively sensing the at least one vehicle; and

wherein the at least one light device is controlled based at least in part upon the presence within the proximity of the at least one vehicle.

7. The system of claim 6 further comprising a light coordination scheme generated from information from the plurality of communication devices and the mode component.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising an activation/deactivation device that automatically activates/deactivates the at least one light device based on the light coordination scheme.

9. The system of claim 6 further comprising a manual control device that controls the operation of the at least one light device based on the communication of the communication device with the at least one light device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the manual control device is an electronic remote device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the electronic remote device is a key fob.