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Methods and apparatus for information management and control of outdoor lighting networks

  • US 9,907,147 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2014
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, comprising:

  • a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the outdoor light units communicates with at least one other outdoor light unit;

    at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units;

    a central management system in communication with outdoor light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device;

    a resource server in communication with said central management system;

    wherein the central management system uses the outdoor light unit status/sensor information and/or resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and reconfigure one or more of the lights units,wherein the at least one user input/output device sends/receives wireless signals to said the plurality of outdoor light units, said wireless signals having a user identity;

    said central management system having a user database for storing the user related information, including user specified requests and relative location to respective outdoor light units as the user'"'"'s location changes;

    wherein respective outdoor light units maintain taxi request information for a user, and wherein a taxi request is made using the at least one user input/output device, wherein one of the plurality of outdoor light units communicates the taxi request to another one of the plurality of outdoor light units within a predetermined region and sends the taxi request to taxies within the predetermined region and/or the at least one user input/output device provides an indicator signal for a taxi/car service and wherein the predetermined region is determined using a location of the taxi request using the outdoor light units and traffic status using the sensors.

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