LED light control assembly and system

• US 10,820,391 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2019
• Issued: 10/27/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Pederson, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dobson, Daniel G
• Application Number:
  US16/291,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20190200435A1
• Time in Patent Office: 603 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1143 Bidirectional transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1149 Arrangements for indoor wireless networking of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/22 using optical feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/12 by detecting audible sound
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/125 by using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver light fixture. The optical transceiver light fixture includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, at least one photodetector, and a processor. A facility control unit is in communication with the light emitting diode light fixtures and a control server. The facility control unit is constructed and arranged to control the operation of the optical transceiver light fixtures.

Claims

1. A light emitting diode light assembly and system comprising:

a. a plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures, each of said light emitting diode light fixtures comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes, at least one photodetector and at least one control unit in communication with said at least one photodetector and said plurality of light emitting diodes, said at least one control unit regulating said plurality of light emitting diodes to provide pulsed light communication, said pulsed light communication comprising light having a wavelength in the visible spectrum; and

b. a control server, said control server comprising an interface, wherein manipulation of said interface is processed by said control server into at least one command and said control server communicates said at least one command to said at least one control unit, and said at least one control unit regulates said plurality of light emitting diodes to emit said pulsed light communication in response to said at least one command;

wherein each of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures comprises a unique identifier, and wherein said interface is constructed and arranged to include at least one of said unique identifiers in said at least one command; and

at least one sensor, said at least one sensor being in communication with at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures, said at least one sensor communicating the operational status of at least one building system or system element to said at least one control unit through the use of said pulsed light communication.

2. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures comprises at least one fixture sensor, and wherein said at least one fixture sensor monitors electricity provided to said at least one light emitting diode light fixture.

3. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one sensor monitors electricity provided to said at least one building system or system element.

4. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1, said interface comprising a touchscreen, said touchscreen being constructed and arranged to change at least one of a status, intensity, color, timing and schedule, for said light having a wavelength in the visible spectrum or said pulsed light communication emitted from at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures.

5. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1, said interface comprising a touchscreen, said touchscreen being constructed and arranged to change at least one of a status, intensity, color, timing and schedule within said at least one command, and wherein said at least one sensor is constructed and arranged to receive said at least one command.

6. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1, said interface comprising a touchscreen, said touchscreen being constructed and arranged to change at least one of a status, intensity, color, timing and schedule within said at least one command, and wherein said at least one command is communicated to said at least one control unit altering a light fixture status of at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures.

7. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1, said at least one sensor comprising a sensor identifier, wherein said sensor identifier and said unique identifier is incorporated into a data packet, said data packet being embedded within said pulsed light communication.

8. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 7, further comprising an intermediate communication hub, said intermediate communication hub being in communication with and disposed between said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures and said control server, said intermediate communication hub having an intermediate communication hub identifier.

9. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 4, said interface being constructed and arranged to change at least two of said status, intensity, color, timing and schedule, in any combination, for said light having a wavelength in the visible spectrum or said pulsed light communication emitted from at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures.

10. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1, at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures comprising a camera, a speaker and a microphone.

11. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 2, said fixture sensor being selected from the group consisting of a motion sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a retinal scanner, a finger print scanner, a digit scanner, a palm scanner, and a biometric scanner.

12. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 10, said at least one control unit comprising at least one of motion detection software, facial recognition software, gesture recognition software, voice recognition software, communication interface software, voice activation software, facial gesture recognition software, eye movement recognition software, head movement recognition software, body part movement recognition software, and voice command recognition software.

13. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 10, said control server comprising at least one of motion detection software, facial recognition software, gesture recognition software, voice recognition software, communication interface software, voice activation software, facial gesture recognition software, eye movement recognition software, head movement recognition software, body part movement recognition software, and voice command recognition software.

14. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 8, said intermediate communication hub comprising route optimization analysis software, wherein said route optimization analysis software is constructed and arranged to communicate said at least one command to said at least one control unit.

15. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 8, said control server comprising route optimization analysis software, wherein said route optimization analysis software is constructed and arranged to communicate said at least one command to said intermediate communication hub.

16. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 15, wherein said at least one command has a route data packet, said route data packet having said unique identifier, said sensor identifier and said intermediate communication hub identifier, said route data packet being embedded within said pulsed light communication.