METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES IN A NETWORKED LIGHTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20070237284A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-11

    申请号:US11761491

    申请日:2007-06-12

    IPC分类号: G06M3/00 H01R12/00

    CPC分类号: H05B37/0254

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for computer-based control of light sources in a networked lighting system. In one example, a plurality of LED-based lighting systems are arranged as computer controllable “light strings.” Applications contemplated for such light strings include, but are not limited to, decorative and entertainment-oriented lighting applications (e.g., Christmas tree lights, display lights, theme park lighting, video and other game arcade lighting, etc.). Via computer control, one or more such light strings may provide a variety of complex temporal and color-changing lighting effects. In one example, lighting data is communicated in a given light string in a serial manner, according to a variety of different data transmission and processing schemes. In another example, individual lighting systems of a light string are coupled together via a variety of different conduit configurations to provide for easy coupling and arrangement of multiple light sources constituting the light string. In yet another example, small LED-based lighting systems capable of being arranged in a light string configuration are manufactured as integrated circuits including data processing circuitry and control circuitry for LED light sources, and are packaged along with LEDs for convenient coupling to a conduit to connect multiple lighting systems.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND MODULATING WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS
    32.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND MODULATING WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS 有权
    用于生成和调节白光照明条件的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070115665A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-24

    申请号:US11625622

    申请日:2007-01-22

    IPC分类号: F21V23/04

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions. Examples of applications in which such methods and apparatus may be implemented include retail environments (e.g., food, clothing, jewelry, paint, furniture, fabrics, etc.) or service environments (e.g., cosmetics, hair and beauty salons and spas, photography, etc.) where visible aspects of the products/services being offered are significant in attracting sales of the products/services. Other applications include theatre and cinema, medical and dental implementations, as well as vehicle-based (automotive) implementations. In another example, a personal grooming apparatus includes one or more light sources disposed in proximity to a mirror and configured to generate variable color light, including essentially white light, whose color temperature may be controlled by a user.

    摘要翻译: 用于产生和调制白光照明条件的方法和装置。 可以实施这些方法和装置的应用的例子包括零售环境(例如食品,衣服,珠宝,油漆,家具,织物等)或服务环境(例如化妆品,美容美发和水疗中心,摄影, 等等),所提供的产品/服务的可见方面对于吸引产品/服务的销售是重要的。 其他应用包括剧院和电影,医疗和牙科实施,以及基于车辆(汽车)的实施。 在另一个示例中,个人梳妆装置包括设置在反射镜附近的一个或多个光源,并被配置为产生可变颜色的光,其包括基本上白色的光,其色温可由用户控制。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER TO LIGHTING DEVICES
    34.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER TO LIGHTING DEVICES 有权
    用于向照明设备提供电源的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060208667A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-21

    申请号:US11379191

    申请日:2006-04-18

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for providing power to devices via an A.C. power source, and for facilitating the use of LED-based light sources on A.C. power circuits that provide signals other than standard line voltages. In one example, LED-based light sources may be coupled to A.C. power circuits that are controlled by conventional dimmers (i.e., “A.C. dimmer circuits”). Hence, LED-based light sources may be conveniently substituted for other light sources (e.g., incandescent lights) in lighting environments employing conventional A.C. dimming devices and/or other control signals present on the A.C. power circuit. In yet other aspects, one or more parameters relating to the light generated by LED-based light sources (e.g., intensity, color, color temperature, temporal characteristics, etc.) may be conveniently controlled via operation of a conventional A.C. dimmer and/or other signals present on the A.C. power circuit.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过交流电源向装置提供电力的方法和装置,以及便于在提供除了标准线路电压之外的信号的交流电源电路上使用基于LED的光源。 在一个示例中,基于LED的光源可以耦合到由常规调光器(即,“调光器电路”)控制的交流电源电路。 因此,在采用常规交流调光装置和/或交流电源电路上存在的其它控制信号的照明环境中,基于LED的光源可以方便地代替其它光源(例如白炽灯)。 在其他方面,可以通过常规AC调光器和/或其它方式的操作来方便地控制与基于LED的光源产生的光(例如强度,颜色,色温,时间特性等)有关的一个或多个参数 交流电源电路上存在其他信号。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES IN A NETWORKED LIGHTING SYSTEM
    37.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES IN A NETWORKED LIGHTING SYSTEM 有权
    在网络照明系统中控制设备的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070236156A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-11

    申请号:US11761478

    申请日:2007-06-12

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    CPC分类号: H05B37/0254

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for computer-based control of light sources in a networked lighting system. In one example, a plurality of LED-based lighting systems are arranged as computer controllable “light strings.” Applications contemplated for such light strings include, but are not limited to, decorative and entertainment-oriented lighting applications (e.g., Christmas tree lights, display lights, theme park lighting, video and other game arcade lighting, etc.). Via computer control, one or more such light strings may provide a variety of complex temporal and color-changing lighting effects. In one example, lighting data is communicated in a given light string in a serial manner, according to a variety of different data transmission and processing schemes. In another example, individual lighting systems of a light string are coupled together via a variety of different conduit configurations to provide for easy coupling and arrangement of multiple light sources constituting the light string. In yet another example, small LED-based lighting systems capable of being arranged in a light string configuration are manufactured as integrated circuits including data processing circuitry and control circuitry for LED light sources, and are packaged along with LEDs for convenient coupling to a conduit to connect multiple lighting systems.

    摘要翻译: 网络照明系统中光源计算机控制的方法和装置。 在一个示例中,多个基于LED的照明系统被布置为计算机可控的“灯串”。 考虑到这种灯串的应用包括但不限于装饰和娱乐导向的照明应用(例如,圣诞树灯,显示灯,主题公园照明,视频和其他游戏商场照明等)。 通过计算机控制,一个或多个这样的灯串可以提供各种复杂的时间和颜色变化的照明效果。 在一个示例中,根据各种不同的数据传输和处理方案,照明数据以串行方式在给定的光串中传送。 在另一个示例中,灯串的各个照明系统通过各种不同的导管结构耦合在一起,以提供构成光束的多个光源的容易的耦合和布置。 在另一个例子中,能够被布置成灯串配置的小型基于LED的照明系统被制造为包括用于LED光源的数据处理电路和控制电路的集成电路,并且与LED封装以方便地连接到导管 连接多个照明系统。

    Controlled lighting methods and apparatus
    39.
    发明申请
    Controlled lighting methods and apparatus 有权
    受控照明方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050047134A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-03

    申请号:US10954334

    申请日:2004-09-30

    IPC分类号: F21V9/00

    摘要: Provided herein are methods and systems for providing controlled lighting, including methods and systems for providing both white and non-white colored lighting, including color temperature controlled lighting. Such methods and systems include optical facilities for modifying light from a lighting unit, such as an LED-based lighting unit, including variable optical facilities and fixed optical facilities. Also provided are methods and systems for using multi-color lighting units in a variety of commercial applications. Also provided are methods and systems for lighting control, including methods to assist lighting designers and installers to improve the quality of lighting in environments. Also provided are intelligent dimmers, switches, sockets and fixtures, as well as facilities for programming and using them. Also provided are various sensor-feedback applications of lighting technology, including sensor-feedback involving light sensors and forward voltage sensors. Also provided are lighting methods and systems that operate on time-based parameters.

    摘要翻译: 本文提供了用于提供受控照明的方法和系统,包括用于提供白色和非白色照明的方法和系统,包括色温控制的照明。 这样的方法和系统包括用于修改来自照明单元的光的光学设备,例如包括可变光学设备和固定光学设备的基于LED的照明单元。 还提供了在各种商业应用中使用多色照明单元的方法和系统。 还提供了用于照明控制的方法和系统,包括帮助照明设计者和安装者改善环境中的照明质量的方法。 还提供智能调光器,开关,插座和灯具,以及编程和使用它们的设施。 还提供了照明技术的各种传感器反馈应用,包括涉及光传感器和正向电压传感器的传感器反馈。 还提供了基于时间参数操作的照明方法和系统。

    Method, apparatus, and system for occupancy sensing
    40.
    发明授权
    Method, apparatus, and system for occupancy sensing 有权
    用于占用感测的方法,装置和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09014829B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-21

    申请号:US13289492

    申请日:2011-11-04

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention include an occupancy sensing unit configured to monitor an environment illuminated by a lighting fixture. An inventive occupancy sensing unit may include an occupancy sensor to detect radiation indicative of at least one occupancy event in the environment illuminated by the lighting fixture according to sensing parameters. The occupancy sensor can be coupled to a memory that logs sensor data, which represent the occupancy events, provided by the occupancy sensor. A processor coupled to the memory performs an analysis of the sensor data logged in the memory and adjusts the sensing parameters of the occupancy sensor based on the analysis.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例包括:占用感测单元,被配置为监视由照明器具照亮的环境。 本发明的占用感测单元可以包括占用传感器,用于根据感测参数检测指示由照明器具照亮的环境中的至少一个占用事件的辐射。 占用传感器可以耦合到记录由占用传感器提供的表示占用事件的传感器数据的存储器。 耦合到存储器的处理器执行对记录在存储器中的传感器数据的分析,并且基于分析来调整占用传感器的感测参数。