DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING USING RESOURCES OF INTELLIGENT LIGHTING ELEMENTS OF A LIGHTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200296815A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16886016

    申请日:2020-05-28

    Abstract: An exemplary lighting system utilizes intelligent system elements, such as lighting devices, user interfaces for lighting control or the like and possibly sensors, and utilizes network communication amongst such intelligent system elements. Some processing functions performed within the system are implemented on a distributed processing basis, by two or more of the intelligent elements of the lighting system. Distributed processing, for example, may enable use of available processor and/or memory resources of a number of intelligent system elements to process a particular job. Another distributed processing approach might entail programming to configure two or more of the intelligent system elements to implement multiple instances of a server functionality with respect to client functionalities implemented on intelligent system elements.

    RFID SYSTEM WITH ANTENNA INTEGRATED IN A LUMINAIRE

    公开(公告)号:US20190213368A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US15866782

    申请日:2018-01-10

    Abstract: A lighting system includes luminaires each having a light source for providing illumination in a space and a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna. An RFID reader is coupled to the RFID antennas in all the luminaires. The RFID reader may transmit at least one RFID intended recipient message from at least one of the antennas and receive a responsive RFID reply message from a recipient device within the space via a plurality of the antennas. The RFID reader may determine a signal attribute of a reply message signal received via each receiving antenna. The determined signal attributes of the reply message signals received via antennas and information about locations of the receiving antennas are processed to estimate a position of the recipient device within the space.

    ILLUMINATION AND DISPLAY CONTROL STRATEGIES, TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE OF ILLUMINATION LIGHT OUTPUT WITH DISPLAYED IMAGE LIGHT OUTPUT

    公开(公告)号:US20180352626A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15611349

    申请日:2017-06-01

    Abstract: For a luminaire offering both illumination and display functionality, control strategies coordinate illumination/image output so as to mitigate interference of the illumination light output with aspects of the displayed image light output. In one example, when displaying a selected image with one or more white regions in the image, a sufficient number of selected white illumination emitters can be ON or operating in a low power state in the white regions while the rest of the luminaire output area can display the non-white elements of the image with aligned illumination emitters turned OFF. In another example, an image is displayed in a selected region of the luminaire output while illumination emitters within the area displaying the image are OFF or operating in a low power state, but illumination emitters along other parts of the luminaire output are turned ON.

    SIMULTANEOUS WIDE LIGHTING DISTRIBUTION AND DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20180277048A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15468626

    申请日:2017-03-24

    Abstract: A luminaire includes a light waveguide grid including an array of waveguides coupling respective illumination light source emitters of a general illumination device with respective gaps between respective pixel light emitters of an image display device. Each waveguide has a housing that includes an input interface optically coupled to the respective illumination light source emitter to steer illumination lighting from the illumination light source emitter. The housing also includes an output interface opposing the input interface and optically coupled to one or more gaps between pixel light emitters. The housing further includes at least one reflective wall having an internal reflective surface encompassing and extending from the input interface and the output interface. The structure of the waveguide may be optimized and/or additional technologies added to reduce optical losses and improve overall illumination efficiency of the luminaire.

    CONFIGURABLE LIGHTING DEVICE USING A LIGHT SOURCE AND OPTICAL MODULATOR
    26.
    发明申请
    CONFIGURABLE LIGHTING DEVICE USING A LIGHT SOURCE AND OPTICAL MODULATOR 审中-公开
    使用光源和光学调制器的可配置照明设备

    公开(公告)号:US20170045203A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-16

    申请号:US15234031

    申请日:2016-08-11

    Abstract: The examples relate to various implementations of a software configurable lighting device. Such a device, in the examples, includes a light source and an optical modulator and may include a programmable controller. The device is configurable by software, e.g. configuration information and/or programming for processing of that information to emulate a lighting distribution of a selected one of a variety of different lighting devices.

    Abstract translation: 这些示例涉及软件可配置照明设备的各种实现。 在这些示例中,这种装置包括光源和光学调制器,并且可以包括可编程控制器。 该设备可以通过软件进行配置。 配置信息和/或编程,用于处理该信息以模拟各种不同照明装置中选定的照明装置的照明分布。

    LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH CELLULAR NETWORKING
    28.
    发明申请
    LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH CELLULAR NETWORKING 审中-公开
    具有细胞网络的照明系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160366710A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-15

    申请号:US15245465

    申请日:2016-08-24

    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of lighting devices and other devices that are equipped with a cellular transceiver that is configured to communicate using licensed cellular radio frequency spectrum in both a small-scale cellular network and a large-scale cellular communication network. By utilizing a short-range, low-power cellular transceiver setting, a lighting device facilitates communication, within the space in which the lighting device is installed, of messages between the lighting device and other types of user devices. Such an equipped lighting device may be configured to participate in the generation and delivery of different types of messages, such as data, emergency broadcast information, news and other information as well extend the reach of devices within the space in which the equipped lighting devices are located.

    Abstract translation: 公开了配备有蜂窝收发器的照明设备和其他设备的示例,其被配置为在小规模蜂窝网络和大规模蜂窝通信网络中使用许可的蜂窝无线电频谱进行通信。 通过利用短距离低功率蜂窝收发器设置,照明设备便于在照明设备安装的空间内在照明设备和其他类型的用户设备之间的消息通信。 这种装备的照明装置可以被配置为参与诸如数据,紧急广播信息,新闻和其他信息的不同类型的消息的生成和传递,并且扩展装备的照明装置的空间内的装置的范围 位于。

    HEAD-WEARABLE USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR LIGHTING RELATED OPERATIONS
    30.
    发明申请
    HEAD-WEARABLE USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR LIGHTING RELATED OPERATIONS 有权
    用于照明相关操作的HEAD-EARABLE用户界面设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150130355A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-14

    申请号:US14077941

    申请日:2013-11-12

    Abstract: A wearable user interface device provides a display (e.g. an augmented reality display) for a user/wearer. The device includes a camera or other optical sensor and wireless communication capability. The camera or sensor provides an input to detect and possibly communicate with a lighting device or system. The communications and display capabilities allow the device to obtain and present lighting-related information to the wearer. For example, before installation, the device may identify a light fixture and communicate with a server to obtain information about fixture installation or configuration. As another example, the user can operate the device to identify and communicate with an installed fixture, to configure the fixture into a system (e.g. as part of a lighting group) or to check or repair fixture or system firmware. Hence, the device provides a wearable, interactive user interface for a variety of lighting-related functions.

    Abstract translation: 可戴式的用户界面装置为用户/佩戴者提供显示(例如增强现实显示)。 该装置包括相机或其他光学传感器和无线通信能力。 相机或传感器提供输入以检测并可能与照明装置或系统通信。 通信和显示功能允许设备获得并向佩戴者呈现与照明有关的信息。 例如,在安装之前,设备可以识别灯具并与服务器通信以获得关于灯具安装或配置的信息。 作为另一示例,用户可以操作设备以识别并与安装的夹具通信,将夹具配置到系统(例如作为照明组的一部分)中,或者检查或修理夹具或系统固件。 因此,该设备为各种与照明相关的功能提供可穿戴的交互式用户界面。

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