Systems and methods for controlling aquatic lighting using power line communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10136504-B2
Application number	US-201715788644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2017
Priority date	Dec 7, 2015
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

In some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, systems and methods for controlling aquatic lighting using power line communication are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a lighting controller configured to receive power via an AC power line, the lighting controller comprising a light driver circuit configured to be coupled to at least one light source, a first power line modem configured to be connected to a local area network via a second powerline modem and the AC power line, and a processor that is configured to receive, from a user interface via the first power line modem, lighting data corresponding to a lighting selection specified by user input received by the user interface and cause the light driver circuit to drive the at least one light source to present the lighting selection based on the lighting data.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aquatic lighting system, comprising:
a lighting controller configured to receive power via an AC power line, the lighting controller comprising:
a light driver circuit configured to be coupled to at least one light source;
a first power line modem configured to be connected to a local area network via a second powerline modem and the AC power line;
a processor that is configured to:
receive, from a user interface via the first power line modem, lighting data corresponding to a lighting selection specified by user input received by the user interface; and
cause the light driver circuit to drive the at least one light source to present the lighting selection based on the lighting data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting controller is configured to project light while submerged underwater.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is a computing device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting data comprises identifying information of the lighting selection.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the identifying information corresponds to a light show pre-programmed into the lighting controller.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the identifying information comprises an address at which media content is available.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to stream the media content from the address.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to download the media content from the address.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting data comprises image data uploaded to the lighting controller from the user interface, the image data corresponding to the lighting selection.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source comprises a light emitting diode.

11. A method for controlling an aquatic lighting system, the method comprising:
receiving, at a first power line modem, a linking input from a second power line modem via an AC power line;
receiving, from a user interface connected to the first power line modem via the second powerline modem and a local area network, lighting data corresponding to a lighting selection specified by user input received by the user interface; and
causing a light driver circuit to drive at least one light source to present the lighting selection based on the received lighting data.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising causing the at least one light source to project light while submerged underwater.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the user interface is a computing device.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the lighting data comprises identifying information of the lighting selection.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising causing the light driver circuit to present a pre-programmed light show specified by the identifying information.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the identifying information comprises an address at which media content is available.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising streaming the media content from the address.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising downloading the media content from the address.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving the lighting data further comprises receiving image data uploaded by the user interface, the image data corresponding to the lighting selection.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein causing the light driver circuit to drive the at least one light source comprises causing the light driver circuit to drive a light emitting diode.

Assignees

• Pentair Water Pool & Spa Inc

Inventors

• Lyons Greg
• Netzel Sr Robert J
• Perez Gabriel

Classifications

• H05B47/155

  Coordinated control of two or more light sources · CPC title

• H04B3/542 Primary

  the information being in digital form · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G09G2320/0626

  for control of overall brightness · CPC title

• E04H4/148

  Lighting means · CPC title