公开(公告)号：US20190214019A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US15866659

申请日：2018-01-10

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Sean P. White ,  Jenish S. Kastee ,  Daniel M. Megginson ,  Nathanial W. Hixon ,  Niels G. Eegholm

IPC: G10L17/00 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04R1/32 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H05B37/02

CPC classification number: G10L17/005 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R1/326 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H05B37/0227

Abstract: System and method examples offer ways to count occupants in an area by sound. A system includes a data network, a light fixture having intelligent driver circuitry coupled to a light source, a lighting control device to control a light output and operations of the light source in an area, and a microphone coupled to the lighting control device. The lighting control device includes programming that configures a processor to control the microphone to sample and detect sound in the area, determine a location of the detected sound relative to a position of the microphone coupled to the lighting control device, and increment an occupant counter to correspond to each newly determined location of sound in the area for a predetermined period of time.

公开(公告)号：US10072934B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14996948

申请日：2016-01-15

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Sean P. White ,  Daniel M. Megginson ,  David P. Ramer ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr.

IPC: G01C21/20 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V23/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/22

CPC classification number: G01C21/206 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V23/02 ,  G06K9/00671 ,  G06K9/22

Abstract: An identification marking is incorporated into a light fixture to provide a uniquely identifiable light fixture. The identification marking is humanly imperceptible. Location information for the uniquely identifiable light fixture is obtained by a mobile device after identifying the light fixture based on the identification marking. Location of the mobile device is estimated based on the obtained location information of the uniquely identifiable light fixture.

公开(公告)号：US20180063391A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15634264

申请日：2017-06-27

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Daniel M. Megginson ,  Sean P. White ,  Jenish S. Kastee ,  Januk S. Aggarwal ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: H04N5/2256 ,  G06K9/00221 ,  G06K9/00369 ,  G06K9/00771 ,  G06K9/6202 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0272

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, an image sensor, a controller, a memory, and a wireless transceiver. The light source is configured to emit light for general illumination. The image sensor is configured to acquire an image of an area illuminated by the light source. The controller is coupled to control the image sensor and to receive the acquired image of the illuminated area from the image sensor. The controller is configured to operate the wireless transceiver to receive identification information from a wireless device in the illuminated area. The controller is further configured to automatically generate a visual signature based on image information of a person or object, obtained from the image of the illuminated area. The controller also is configured to store the visual signature of the person or object in the memory in association with the wireless device identification information.

公开(公告)号：US20180054706A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15241350

申请日：2016-08-19

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Jenish S. Kastee ,  Sean P. White ,  Daniel M. Megginson ,  Januk Aggarwal ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04L12/727 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/00

Abstract: A system includes luminaires at a premises, where each luminaire has a light source, processor and radio frequency (RF) transceiver. The processor is configured to control the RF transceiver of the respective luminaire to transmit ranging signals to neighboring luminaires and receive response signals from neighboring luminaires. The processor computes time of flight (ToF) values relative to the neighboring luminaires. The system also includes a location solving server having a processor configured to receive the ToF values from the luminaires, compute relative distances between the luminaires based on the ToF values, and determine relative locations of the luminaires within the premises based on the computed relative distances between luminaires. Knowledge of the relative locations of the luminaires, for example, may be used in personnel or asset tracking, e.g. based on data sent via light from the luminaires or by ranging and response signals exchanged with RF enabled assets.

公开(公告)号：US09468078B1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14701762

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Sean P. White ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr. ,  David P. Ramer ,  Januk Aggarwal

IPC: H05B37/02 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W40/02

CPC classification number: H04W76/10 ,  H04M1/72533 ,  H04W16/24 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/14 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H05B37/0272 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/1264 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/162 ,  Y02D70/22

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。

公开(公告)号：US20160218804A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-28

申请号：US14607590

申请日：2015-01-28

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Rashmi K. Raj ,  Jason Rogers ,  Hampton B. Maher ,  Sean P. White

IPC: H04B10/116

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Networked intelligent lighting devices may utilize visual light communication to perform autonomous neighbor discovery, for example, as part of a map generation process. Individually, each intelligent lighting device within an installation transmits a series of packets via visual light communication for receipt by one or more of the other intelligent lighting devices. Receiving intelligent lighting devices record the number of received packets from each transmitter. Records of numbers of received packets are conveyed via a data communication network to a centralized process. The centralized process utilizes the conveyed records to determine neighbor relationships between lighting devices, for example to generate a map of devices as located within the installation.

Abstract translation: 网络智能照明设备可以利用视觉光通信来执行自主的邻居发现，例如，作为地图生成过程的一部分。 单独地，安装中的每个智能照明装置通过视觉光通信传送一系列分组，以便由一个或多个其他智能照明装置接收。 接收智能照明设备记录来自每个发射机的接收数据包的数量。 接收到的数据包的数量的记录通过数据通信网络传送到集中处理。 集中处理利用所传送的记录来确定照明设备之间的邻居关系，例如生成位于设备内的设备的地图。