Intelligent led bulb and vent method, apparatus and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016255697-A1
Application number	US-201514962669-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Feb 26, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with an intelligent LED light apparatus are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an intelligent LED light apparatus may include a communication interface, a processor, a body that encases at least the communication interface and the processor, and a plurality of sensors of a plurality of sensor types disposed on the body. The processor may be configured to receive sensor data from the sensors, and transmit the sensor data or results from processing the sensor data to an external recipient. Further, for some embodiments, the intelligent LED bulb apparatus may further comprise LED lights, and the body further encases the LED lights. In other embodiments, the body may include a male connector to mate with a bulb receptor, and a female connector to mate with a LED bulb. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An intelligent light emitting diode (LED) bulb apparatus, comprising:
a communication interface; a processor coupled to the communication interface; a body that encases at least the communication interface and the processor, and having a male connector to mate with a bulb receptor; first one or more sensors disposed on the body; and a plurality of LED lights disposed on the body, or a female connector disposed on the body to receive the plurality of LED lights; wherein the processor is to receive first sensor data sensed by the first one or more sensors or second sensor data sensed by second plurality of sensors disposed at a plurality of proximally located sensor hubs, process the first or second sensor data, and transmit the first or second sensor data or results from the processing of the first or second sensor data to an external recipient.

2 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the intelligent LED bulb apparatus comprises the LED lights disposed on the body.

3 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body includes the female connector disposed on the body to receive the plurality of LED lights.

4 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first one or more sensors or the second plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a smoke sensor, a motion sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or a barometric pressure sensor.

5 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first one or more sensors or the second plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a CO sensor, a LPG sensor, a Radon sensor, a Methane sensor or an Ozone sensor.

6 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first one or more sensors or the second plurality of sensors comprises at least a selected one of a camera or a microphone.

7 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is selected from a group consisting of Bluetooth Low Energy, Z-wave and ZigBee communication interfaces.

8 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is selected from a group consisting of WiFi, 3G/4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication interfaces.

9 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a transformer to step down voltages for the processor or the communication interface.

10 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a battery to provide backup power when no power is supplied through the male connector.

11 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the proximally located sensor hubs is another intelligent LED bulb having third one or more sensors of one or more sensor types.

12 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the proximally located sensor hubs is a sensor hub having third plurality of sensors of a plurality of sensor types, disposed at and coupled with an electrical outlet.

13 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the proximally located sensor hubs is an intelligent vent having third plurality of sensors of a plurality of sensor types.

14 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the external recipient is a remotely disposed management console or a cloud computing server.

15 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the male connector is to mate the intelligent LED bulb to a bulb receptor disposed at a lamp post.

16 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the male connector is to mate the intelligent LED bulb to.

17 . The intelligent LED bulb apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the intelligent LED bulb is an Internet-of-Thing having an associated Internet Protocol (IP) address.

18 . A method for providing light and collecting sensor data, comprising:
providing light, by an intelligent light emitting diode (LED) bulb apparatus with a plurality of LED lights disposed thereon or mated with the intelligent LED bulb apparatus; sensing, with first one or more sensors disposed on the intelligent LED bulb apparatus or second plurality of sensors disposed at a plurality proximally located sensor hubs, a plurality of environment data; and
selectively processing or transmitting, by the intelligent LED bulb apparatus, the environment data or processing results of the environmental data to an external recipient.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein providing light comprises providing light with the plurality of LED lights disposed on the LED bulb apparatus.

20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising receiving, with a female connector of the intelligent LED bulb apparatus, the plurality of LED lights.

21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein at least one of the proximally located sensor hubs is another intelligent LED bulb apparatus having third one or more sensors of one or more sensor types, and wherein the method further comprises receiving the sensed data from the another intelligent LED bulb apparatus.

22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein at least one of the proximally located sensor hubs is a sensor hub having third plurality of sensors of a plurality of sensor types, disposed at and coupled with an electrical outlet, and wherein the method further comprises receiving the sensed data from the sensor hub disposed at and coupled with an electrical outlet.

23 . The method of claim 18 , wherein at least one of the proximally located sensor hubs is an intelligent vent having third plurality of sensors of a plurality of sensor types, and wherein the method further comprises receiving the sensed data from the intelligent vent.

24 . At least one computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions configured to cause an intelligent light emitting diode (LED) bulb, in response to execution of the instructions by the intelligent LED bulb, to
read from first one or more sensors integrated with the intelligent LED bulb or second plurality of sensors of a plurality of proximally disposed sensor hubs, a plurality of environment data; and
selectively process or transmit the environmental data read or results of the processing to an external recipient;
wherein the intelligent LED bulb comprises: a communication interface;
a processor coupled to the communication interface;
a body that encases at least the communication interface and the processor, and having a male connector to mate with a bulb receptor; first one or more sensors disposed on the body; and a plurality of LED lights disposed on the body, or a female connector disposed on the body to receive the plurality of LED lights.

25 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein the intelligent LED bulb comprises the plurality of LED lights disposed on the body, or the body includes the female connector disposed on the body to receive the plurality of LED lights.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Bhide Sandhiprakash J

Classifications

• H02J13/1323 Primary

  using optical fibres · CPC title

• H05B45/10

  Controlling the intensity of the light · CPC title

• H05B47/19

  via wireless transmission · CPC title

• H02J13/38

  the equipment being power outlets · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title