Light management system for wireless enabled fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11076471-B2
Application number	US-202016824905-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2020
Priority date	Aug 14, 2015
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A lighting management system includes communications circuitry, processing circuitry, and a memory. The memory stores instructions, which, when executed by the processing circuitry cause the lighting management system to receive a message from a lighting fixture via the communications circuitry, the message indicating a proximal presence of a detected mobile device to the lighting fixture, and performing one or more actions in response to receipt of the message. By performing the one or more actions upon receipt of the message as described above, a lighting system may be provided with additional functionality that enhances the lighting system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting fixture, comprising:
a light source; and
an electronics module in communication with the light source and comprising:
communications circuitry; and
processing circuitry configured to:
detect a proximal presence of a mobile device via the communications circuitry;
after detecting the proximal presence of the mobile device, determine a distance of the mobile device relative to the lighting fixture;
determine if the mobile device is associated with settings preferences indicating one or more desired actions to be taken upon detection of the proximal presence of the mobile device;
upon determining that the mobile device is associated with the settings preferences, indicate the one or more desired actions to be taken upon detection of the proximal presence of the mobile device; and
upon determining that the distance of the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the lighting fixture, execute the one or more desired actions comprising adjusting one or more light output parameters of the light source.

2. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein executing the one or more desired actions comprises causing a nearby lighting fixture to turn on and adjust the one or more light output parameters of a corresponding light source.

3. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the one or more light output parameters comprise at least one of a non-binary light intensity, a color, or a color temperature.

4. The lighting fixture of claim 3 , wherein the one or more desired actions further comprise causing the communications circuitry to send a message to one or more additional lighting fixtures with instructions to adjust a light output thereof.

5. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the one or more desired actions further comprise logging an event indicating the detection of the proximal presence of the mobile device by the lighting fixture.

6. The lighting fixture of claim 5 , wherein logging the event indicating the detection of the proximal presence of the mobile device comprises storing a time that the mobile device was detected and the distance of the mobile device relative to the lighting fixture.

7. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the one or more desired actions further comprise forwarding at least a portion of the one or more desired actions to one or more additional lighting fixtures.

8. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the one or more desired actions further comprise forwarding at least a portion of the one or more desired actions to one or more additional devices.

9. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause a display to provide a user interface displaying a visual representation showing an approximate location of the mobile device with relation to the lighting fixture over time.

10. The lighting fixture of claim 9 , wherein the visual representation is an indicator on a map.

11. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause a display to provide a user interface displaying a visual representation illustrating a number of detected mobile devices in a period of time.

12. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause a display to provide a user interface displaying a visual representation of a frequency of detection of one or more mobile devices in a period of time.

13. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the distance of the mobile device relative to the lighting fixture is determined by analyzing a signal strength of a signal emitted from the mobile device.

14. A light system, comprising:
a light source;
communications circuitry;
sensor circuitry; and
processing circuitry configured to:
detect a proximal presence of a mobile device to the light source;
after detecting the proximal presence of the mobile device, determine a distance of the mobile device relative to the light source via the sensor circuitry;
determine if the mobile device is associated with settings preferences indicating one or more desired actions to be taken upon detection of the proximal presence of the mobile device;
upon determining that the mobile device is associated with the settings preferences, indicate the one or more desired actions to be taken upon detection of the proximal presence of the mobile device; and
upon determining that the distance of the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the lighting fixture, execute the one or more desired actions comprising adjusting one or more light output parameters of the light source.

15. The light system of claim 14 , further comprising a lighting fixture comprising the light source, wherein the lighting fixture is associated with fixture location information describing a location of the lighting fixture.

16. The light system of claim 15 , further comprising a lighting management system remote from and in communication with the lighting fixture, wherein the lighting management system comprises the processing circuitry.

17. The light system of claim 16 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the lighting management system to store the distance of the mobile device relative to the light source.

18. The light system of claim 16 , wherein the lighting management system is coupled to a display providing a user interface.

19. The light system of claim 18 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to instruct the display to show a location of the mobile device over time.

20. The light system of claim 14 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to track locations of the mobile device relative to the light source and one or more additional light sources over time.

21. The light system of claim 20 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to analyze the locations of the mobile device over time in order to determine a level of interest associated with one or more areas of interest.

Assignees

• Ideal Ind Lighting Llc

Inventors

• Roberts John
• Mcbryde James

Classifications

• Y02B20/40

  Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection · CPC title

• H05B47/196

  characterised by user interface arrangements · CPC title

• H05B47/1985

  Creation of lighting zones or scenes · CPC title

• H05B47/195

  the transmission using visible or infrared light · CPC title

• H05B47/19 Primary

  via wireless transmission · CPC title