HANDY BASE STATION SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20150259078A1
• Filed: 03/14/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro Mobio Corporation
• Original Assignee: Micro Mobio Corporation
• Inventors: Filipovic, Zlatko Aurelio, Wang, Guan-Wu, Wang, Weiping
• Granted Patent: US 10,631,366 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/20 Rotors; Rotor supports
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/34 In-flight charging photovoltaics B64U50/31
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/38 by wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/20 Light sources comprising attachment means
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/022 Emergency lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0076 Safety or security signalisation, e.g. smoke or burglar alarms, earthquake detectors; Self-defence devices
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0011 associated with a remote control arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19632 Camera support structures, e.g. attachment means, poles
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1965 the vehicle being an aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/56 One or more circuit elements structurally associated with the lamp
• CPC Class Codes: H01K 1/62 One or more circuit elements structurally associated with the lamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/00 : Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 : in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 : via wireless transmission

Abstract

A Handy Base Station (HBS) which is capable of connecting through a base portion into a power socket (e.g., lamp socket). The HBS may have a plurality of functional modules capable of being detachably mounted in a housing. One of the functional modules may be a light emitter such as a light emitting diode (LED). Another rmodule may be a communication module which may communicate using a wire line or wirelessly using standard wireless communication protocols. Further disclosed is a combination unit which has the HBS located on a pole such as a utility pole with a landing pad for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to allow the UAV a recharging location between deliveries and to allow the HBS to guide the UAV on its flight.

Claims

1. A Handy Base Station (HBS) comprising:

a housing having a base portion that is capable of being fitted into a lamp source socket; and

a communication module which is capable of receiving from and transmitting to at least one remote wireless terminal.

2. The HBS of claim 1, wherein the transmissions to and from the HBS are according to a wireless standard selected from the group consisting of:

WiFi, 3G, 4G, 5G, microwave and mm-wave.

3. The HBS of claim 1, further comprising:

a power module; and

said communication module capable of forwarding the transmissions through an Ethernet over power line to a network.

4. The HBS of claim 1, wherein the HBS is capable of sending wireless communications wirelessly to a second HBS.

5. The HBS of claim 1, wherein the HBS is capable of sending wireless communications from the communication module to exert control over another HBS.

6. The HBS of claim 1, further comprising:

an image mapping camera capable of capturing an image of a moving object and reconstructing in a two dimensional or three dimensional image.

7. The HBS of claim 1 further comprising:

a sensor for monitoring the environment and reporting through the communication module; and

wherein the sensor is from a group of sensors consisting of a;

temperature sensor, light sensor, electrical sensor, chemical sensor, particle sensor, proximity sensor, imaging sensor, smoke sensor, air flow sensor, carbon monoxide sensor, nitrogen sensor, biochemical sensor, and sound sensor.

8. The HBS of claim 7, wherein the communication module is capable of sending a message in the event of a detection by one of the environmental sensors.

9. The HBS of claim 1, further comprising:

a light emitting diode (LED); and

wherein the LED and communication module are detachable.

10. The HBS of claim 1, wherein the communication module is an Access Point.

11. The HBS of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera enabling the HBS to be gesture-controlled.

12. The HBS of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone; and

wherein sound received by the microphone is used to control the HBS.

13. The HBS of claim 1, further comprising:

an environmental sensor; and

wherein the environmental sensor responds to infrared or radio frequency signals to control the HBS.

14. The HBS of claim 1, wherein the communication module is capable of repeating signals received from the remote wireless terminal to another HBS.

15. The HBS of claim 1, wherein the base portion is configure to fit into a vehicle socket and wherein the HBS is capable of detecting an accident and instructing the communication module to send out a distress message.

16. A system comprising:

a plurality of Handy Base Stations (HBS'"'"'s) each having a base portion that is capable of being fitted into a power socket, wherein each of said HBS'"'"'s has a light-emitting portion that includes at least one LED and a communication module coupled to the processor;

wherein each of the HBS'"'"'s are capable of receiving from and transmitting to other of the communications modules of the HBS'"'"'s; and

wherein at least one of the HBS'"'"'s is able to communicate with a base station capable of backhauling wired or wireless communications.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein each HBS further comprises:

a sensor for monitoring the environment and reporting through the communication module;

wherein the sensor is from a group of sensors consisting of a;

heat sensor, carbon monoxide sensor, and camera.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein a plurality of the HBS'"'"'s are attached to fixtures on a light posts wherein each of the light posts further includes a landing platform having a charging station capable of recharging an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

19. A system comprising:

a plurality of poles each having a Handy Base Station (HBS) mounted thereon;

each HBS having a base portion that is capable of being fitted into a power source socket and a communication module which is capable of receiving from and transmitting to at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); and

each of said plurality of poles having a platform capable of charging the at least one UAV.