Lighting Including Integral Communication Apparatus
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1. A lighting device comprising:
- a housing;
one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed within the housing and operable to emanate light from the lighting device;
a connector coupled to the housing and configured for connection to a standard light fixture;
a detection apparatus disposed within or on the housing and configured to capture at least one of a sound or an image in an area of the lighting device;
a communication apparatus disposed within or on the housing and operable to communicatively couple to a communications network; and
a controller disposed within or on the housing and operable to transmit, using the communication apparatus, data indicative of at least one of the sound or the image to a remote device over the communications network.
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Abstract
A light for use in a light fixture includes a light source adapted to produce light in an area including the light and a connector configured for connection to the fixture. The light further includes a communication apparatus configured to generate one or more signals indicative of a presence of a person in the area, and a controller that is operative to control the light source in a normal mode in response to the one or more signals.
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1. A lighting device comprising:
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a housing; one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed within the housing and operable to emanate light from the lighting device; a connector coupled to the housing and configured for connection to a standard light fixture; a detection apparatus disposed within or on the housing and configured to capture at least one of a sound or an image in an area of the lighting device; a communication apparatus disposed within or on the housing and operable to communicatively couple to a communications network; and a controller disposed within or on the housing and operable to transmit, using the communication apparatus, data indicative of at least one of the sound or the image to a remote device over the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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