Building illumination apparatus with integrated communications, security and energy management

• US 8,744,267 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• 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:
  US13/427,358
• Publication Number:
  US 20120183301A1
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 398118-131
• US Class Current: 398/127
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7034 Mounting or deployment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7038 Signal details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2201/01 adapted for specific applications or environments
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/00 Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/11 Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/114 Indoor or close-range type systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1141 One-way transmission
• 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: H04B 10/40 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/502 LED transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 1/10 by using two signals transmitted simultaneously or successively
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/22 for communication related to vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/22 including jamming detection and monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/90 related to allowing or preventing navigation or positioning, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0003 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 : by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 : via power line carrier transmission
• 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 includes one or more optical transceivers that have a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and one or more photodetectors attached thereto, and a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the one or more photodetectors. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal. The one or more optical transceivers are engaged to a lighting fixture within a building. The one or more optical transceivers are constructed and arranged to communicate with a name tag.

Claims

1. An LED light and communication system comprising:

at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one location identifier, the at least one location identifier comprising global positioning system (GPS) location information, the optical transceiver further comprising;

a light support having at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodetector attached thereto, said at least one light emitting diode generating light as illumination observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination, said flashes of illumination not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, wherein said plurality of flashes of illumination do not harm eyes of an individual; and

a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination to generate at least one communication signal embedded within said illumination said at least one communication signal comprising at least one data packet and said at least one optical transceiver location identifier, wherein said at least one optical transceiver is in communication with at least one lighting system or security system within a structure, said processor being constructed and arranged to activate or deactivate said at least one lighting system or security system through the regulation of said plurality of flashes of illumination, said processor comprising signal recognition software, said signal recognition software being constructed and arranged to calculate proximity of at least one signal,

wherein the at least one optical transceiver is engaged to a lighting fixture within a building.

2. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, further comprising a name tag.

3. The LED light and communication system of claim 2, wherein the name tag comprises at least one optical transceiver.

4. The LED light and communication system of claim 3, wherein the name tag includes a unique identifier.

5. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, said processor further comprising device activation priority data.

6. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, wherein said signal recognition software is further constructed and arranged to regulate said light.

7. The LED light and communication system of claim 6, said regulation of light comprising variable illumination of said at least one light emitting diode.

8. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, said signal recognition software being constructed and arranged to activate upon receipt of at least one accepted code transmitted from at least one of said optical transceivers.

9. The LED light and communication system of claim 3, said signal recognition software being constructed and arranged to activate upon receipt of at least one accepted code transmitted from at least one of said optical transceivers.

10. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, said signal recognition software being constructed and arranged to issue at least one security action.

11. The LED light and communication system of claim 10, said security action being selected from the group consisting of location identification, illumination detection, illumination regulation, signal generation, tracking, guidance, regulating door access, regulating drawer access, regulating computer access, regulating vehicle access, and regulating thermostats and combinations thereof.

12. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, further comprising an intelligent audio/visual observation and identification database system in communication with said LED light and communication system.

13. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of optical transceivers providing illumination, said processor being constructed and arranged to sequentially activate or deactivate illumination from said plurality of optical transceivers, said processor being further constructed and arranged to provide directional guidance to an individual.

14. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of optical transceivers providing illumination, said processor being constructed and arranged to sequentially activate or deactivate illumination from said plurality of optical transceivers, said processor being further constructed and arranged to provide a moving bubble of illumination for an individual.

15. The LED light and communication system of claim 1, said at least one security system comprising an intelligent audio/visual observation and identification database system comprising at least one evolving database.

16. The LED light and communication system of claim 15, wherein said intelligent audio/visual observation and identification database system comprises intruder identification software in communication with said processor, said processor being further constructed and arranged to generate a security warning signal.

17. The LED light and communication system of claim 15, said intelligent audio/visual observation and identification database system comprising proximity identification software in communication with said processor, said proximity identification software being constructed and arranged to identify the location of an individual relative to at least one of said optical transceivers, said processor being further constructed and arranged to lock and unlock at least one door to limit or provide access to at least one security area.

18. The LED light and communication system of claim 15, said at least one security system comprising at least one individual access code assigned to an individual.