Lighting for biomechatronically enhanced organism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11553300-B2
Application number	US-201916673308-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2019
Priority date	Sep 18, 2015
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

Examples of lighting equipment provide services to and on behalf of a biomechatronically enhanced organism and/or a biomechatronic component of the organism. Such services include charging, communications, location-related services, control, optimization, client-server functions and distributed processing functionality. The biomechatronically enhanced organism and/or biomechatronic component utilize such services provided by and/or via the lighting equipment to enable, enhance or otherwise influence operation of the organism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A biomechatronic component for operation within or attached to a biomechatronically enhanced organism, comprising:
a communication interface comprising a wireless transceiver and configured to enable data communications via a wireless data communication link with a lighting device;
a processor coupled to communicate via the communication interface and configured to control communications via the communication interface; and
a memory accessible by the process,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
control a signal exchange between the biomechatronic component and the biomechantronically enhanced organism to produce information related to operation of the biomechantronic component or the biomechantronically enhanced organism;
store the produced information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechatronically enhanced organism in the memory; and
further control communication via the communication interface to deliver, to the lighting device, the produced information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechantronically enhanced organism and information.

2. The biomechatronic component of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver implements visible light communication.

3. The biomechatronic component of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control communications via the communication interface, the controlled communications enabling:
identification of a location of the biomechatronically enhanced organism; and
services related to the identified location.

4. A biomechatronic component for operation within or attached to a biomechatronically enhanced organism, comprising:
a communication interface comprising a wireless transceiver and configured to enable data communications via a wireless data communication link with a lighting device;
a processor coupled to communicate via the communication interface and configured to control communications via the communication interface;
a memory accessible by the processor;
a biological interface coupled to the processor and configured to enable a signal exchange between the biomechatronic component and the biomechatronically enhanced organism; and
a sensor coupled to the processor and configured to sense a condition related to operation of the biomechatronic component,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
control the signal exchange between the biomechatronic component and the biomechatronically enhanced organism to produce information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechatronically enhanced organism;
store the produced information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechatronically enhanced organism in the memory; and
further control communications via the communication interface to deliver, to the lighting device, the produced information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechatronically enhanced organism and information related to the sensed condition.

5. The biomechatronic component of claim 1 , further comprising:
executable client programming stored in the memory, wherein execution of the client programming by the processor configures the biomechatronic component to:
communicate with a server executing on a processor of the lighting device; and
submit a client request to the server, the client request comprising a processing job to be performed via the server.

6. A biomechatronic component for operation within or attached to a biomechatronically enhanced organism, comprising:
an energy store;
a charger coupled to the energy store and configured to utilize radiant energy provided via artificial manipulation by a lighting device to charge the energy store;
a communication interface comprising a wireless transceiver and configured to enable data communications via a wireless data communication link with the light device;
a processor coupled to communicate via the communication interface and configured to control communications via the communication interface;
a memory accessible by the processor;
a biological interface coupled to the processor and configured to enable a signal exchange between the biomechatronic component and the biomechantronically enhanced organism; and
a sensor coupled to the processor and configured to sense a condition related to operation of the biomechatronic component,
wherein the processor is configured to:
control the signal exchange between the biomechatronic component and the biomechatronically enhanced organism to produce information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechatronically enhanced organism;
store the produced information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechatronically enhanced organism in the memory; and
further control communication via the communication interface to deliver, to the lighting device, the produced information related to operation of the biomechatronic component or the biomechantronically enhanced organism and information related to the sensed condition.

7. The biomechatronic component of claim 6 , wherein the charger is a photovoltaic charger responsive to light produced via artificial manipulation by the lighting device to provide electrical power to charge the energy store.

8. The biomechatronic component of claim 6 , wherein the charger is a microwave charger responsive to a microwave produced via artificial manipulation by the lighting device to provide electrical power to charge the energy store.

9. The biomechatronic component of claim 6 , wherein the charger is an ultrasonic charger responsive to an ultrasound produced via artificial manipulation by the lighting device to provide electrical power to charge the energy store.

Assignees

• Abl Ip Holding Llc

Inventors

• Ramer David P
• Rains Jr Jack C
• Aggarwal Januk

Classifications

• Y04S40/124

  using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses · CPC title

• Y04S20/246

  the system involving the remote operation of lamps or lighting equipment · CPC title

• Y02P90/50

  Energy storage in industry with an added climate change mitigation effect · CPC title

• Y02B70/30

  Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title