Light and light sensor
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1. An LED-based light, comprising:
- one or more LEDs;
a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the combination of light emitted by the one or more LEDs with light from at least one ambient light source other than the one or more LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level;
a controller operable to regulate an amount of power provided to the one or more LEDs in response to the signal and to estimate an efficiency of the one or more LEDs;
a light transmitting housing for the one or more LEDs, the sensor and the controller;
a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the light transmitting housing; and
a transmitter operable to transmit the estimated efficiency of the one or more LEDs from the controller.
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An LED-based light includes one or more LEDs, a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the combination of light emitted by the LEDs with light from at least one ambient light source other than the LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level, a controller operable to regulate an amount of power provided to the LEDs in response to the signal, a light transmitting housing for the LEDs, the sensor and the controller and a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the housing.
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1. An LED-based light, comprising:
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one or more LEDs; a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the combination of light emitted by the one or more LEDs with light from at least one ambient light source other than the one or more LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level; a controller operable to regulate an amount of power provided to the one or more LEDs in response to the signal and to estimate an efficiency of the one or more LEDs; a light transmitting housing for the one or more LEDs, the sensor and the controller; a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the light transmitting housing; and a transmitter operable to transmit the estimated efficiency of the one or more LEDs from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for estimating an efficiency of one or more LEDs in an LED-based light, comprising:
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an LED-based light including; one or more LEDs; a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the light emitted by the one or more LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level; a light transmitting housing for the one or more LEDs and the sensor; and a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the housing; and a controller operable to estimate the efficiency of the one or more LEDs at least partially based on a comparison of a brightness level detected by the sensor while the one or more LEDs are operational with a power consumption of the one or more LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An LED-based light, comprising:
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one or more LEDs; a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the light emitted by the one or more LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level; a controller operable to estimate an efficiency of the one or more LEDs at least partially based on the brightness level detected by the sensor while the one or more LEDs are operational; a transmitter operable to transmit the estimated efficiency of the one or more LEDs; a light transmitting housing for the one or more LEDs, the sensor, the controller and the transmitter; and a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the light transmitting housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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