Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
315154000 | Selective electric switch controlled by the radiant energy responsive device | 63 |
20090218951 | LIGHTING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A lighting and control system is described. One embodiment of the lighting and control system includes a lighting node and a controller. The lighting node may include a light emitting diode configured for illumination and further configured for optical communication with the controller, a node radio device configured for radio communication with the controller, and a node memory configured to store a node identifier and a group identifier. The controller may include an optical sensor configured to sense illumination of the lighting node and further configured for optical communication with the lighting node, a controller radio device configured for radio communication with the lighting node, and a controller memory configured to store a group identifier. The lighting node and the controller may each further include a power supply and a processor. In one embodiment, the lighting node and the controller belong to a wireless mesh network. | 09-03-2009 |
20090251057 | ARTIFICIAL SOLAR LIGHT SYSTEM USING A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - The present invention relates to an artificial solar light system, and more particularly, to an artificial solar light system using light emitting diodes. The present invention can provide an artificial solar light system using light emitting diodes, which can represent the same light emission effects as the sun with time. Further, the present invention can provide an artificial solar light system using light emitting diodes, which is inexpensive and is not affected by positions or climate. | 10-08-2009 |
20090256484 | LOAD CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A COMPACT ANTENNA - A load control device for controlling the power delivered to an electrical load, the load control device comprising a controllably conductive device for controlling the power delivered to the electrical load, the controllably conductive device having a control input; a controller coupled to the control input of the controllably conductive device for control of the controllably conductive device; a transmitter and/or a receiver in communication with the controller; a substantially-planar mounting yoke adapted to receive a traditional-style faceplate mounted thereto; an actuator button for providing an input to the controller, the actuator button mounted relative to the yoke, such that the actuator button is adapted to extend through an opening of the traditional-style faceplate when the faceplate is attached to the yoke; and an antenna coupled to the transmitter and/or receiver, the antenna adapted to receive a first signal at a specified frequency from a remote control device and/or transmit a second signal at a specified frequency to a remote control device, the receiver operable to couple the first signal from the antenna to the controller for remotely controlling the controllably conductive device, and/or the transmitter operable to couple the second signal from the controller to the antenna, the antenna comprising: a printed circuit board having first and second sides disposed in a plane perpendicular to the mounting yoke; a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance, the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit resonant at the specified frequency, the first loop formed on the first side of the printed circuit board; and a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to the transmitter and/or receiver, the second loop formed on one of the sides of the printed circuit board and magnetically coupled to the first loop; wherein the antenna is positioned inside and behind the actuator button and is adapted to extend through the opening of the faceplate beyond the front surface of the faceplate when the faceplate is attached to the mounting yoke. | 10-15-2009 |
20090261737 | MOTION ACTIVATED UTILITY LIGHT - A utility light is provided. The utility light comprises a first array of light sources having a first color facing in a first direction, a second array of light sources having a second color facing in a second direction that substantially opposes the first direction, a motion sensor, and an electronic controller to determine a first state based on an input received from the motion sensor, to operate the first array of light sources in the first state, to determine a second state based on the input received from the motion sensor, and to operate the second array of light sources in the second state. | 10-22-2009 |
20090284157 | CONTROL FOR A REFRIGERATOR DOOR DISPENSER LIGHT - A door mounted dispenser for a refrigerator includes rear and opposing side walls that collectively define a cavity, a release mechanism for dispensing ice and/or water and a light for illuminating the cavity. The cavity light can be operated in one of three distinct modes, i.e., in a first mode wherein the cavity light is continuously illuminated, in a second mode wherein the cavity light is illuminated only through activation of the release mechanism, and in a third mode wherein the cavity light is illuminated based upon a sensed level of ambient light present at or near the refrigerator. In the third mode, the cavity light is illuminated at a first level based upon ambient light and a second, higher level when the release mechanism is operated. The level of ambient light necessary to activate the cavity light can be set by a consumer through control panel inputs. | 11-19-2009 |
20090322232 | BRIGHTNESS-AJUSTABLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A brightness-adjustable illumination device includes at least two electric lamps and a control module electronically connected to the at least two electric lamps for controlling the lamps on and off. The control module obtains brightness of local environment of the lamps, and controls the number of the lamps turned on according to the brightness of the local environment. A brightness-adjustable illumination system is also disclosed. | 12-31-2009 |
20100019679 | ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an electric appliance control for turning off an electric appliance operating in an indoor space, the electric appliance control comprising: a light sensor, for continuously sensing the light intensity in the indoor space; a fall detector, for detecting a fall in the light intensity sensed by the light sensor, wherein the fall being a negative relative change in light intensity during a period of hundredths of second; a switch, for disconnecting the electrical power supply to the electric appliance; and a control unit, for activating the switch to disconnect the power supply upon detecting a fall in light intensity by the fall detector. | 01-28-2010 |
20100019680 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A power supply system including a first power supply, a second power supply, a switch board, a relay device, and a control device is provided. The switch board is electrically connected to the first power supply, and the relay device is electrically connected to the switch board. The relay device includes a first solid state relay and a second solid state relay, which are electrically connected to the first power supply and the second power supply respectively. The control device includes a control unit and a first power line communication unit (PLC unit), in which the control unit is electrically connected to the second power supply, and the first PLC unit is electrically connected between the relay device and the second power supply, and the first PLC unit is electrically connected to the control unit. | 01-28-2010 |
20100052548 | VARIABLE BACKLIGHT CONTROL FOR BEZEL - A method and system provide for dynamic control of backlighting of a light-transmissive bezel of a display device. A color control signal is received and processed by a processor and control element of the display device to generate a backlighting control signal and transmit the backlighting control signal to the backlighting element of the display device. The backlighting element generates a backlighting color to illuminate the light-transmissive bezel in accordance with the received backlighting control signal; the backlighting control signal adaptively controls the type and the duration of the backlighting color as determined by the color control signal received by the processor and control element. | 03-04-2010 |
20100096996 | LIGHT SOURCE DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A light source detection and control system applied to a backlight module is provided. The system includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a plurality of light guide panels, a plurality of anisotropic transmission media, a photo detector (PD), and a controller. The LCD panel is divided into multiple blocks, each including white or RGB light sources. The light guide panels are disposed on the blocks for collecting and guiding the light emitted by the light sources. The anisotropic transmission media are connected to the light guide panels for transmitting the light emitted by the light sources. The PD is connected to the anisotropic transmission media for receiving the light and detecting the luminance of the light emitted by the light sources. The controller is coupled to the PD for adjusting the luminance or color shift of the light sources according to the luminance detected by the PD. | 04-22-2010 |
20100141156 | FLOWER POT INCORPORATING LIGHTS FOR ILLUMINATING PLANTS - A flowerpot including structure for illuminating a plant or other object or objects contained within the flowerpot may comprise a container. At least one light is supported on the container. A power source is coupled to the at least one light. The container may define an upper circumferential rim. The at least one light may be supported proximate the upper circumferential rim. If desired, a plurality of lights may be disposed at spaced intervals about the circumferential rim. | 06-10-2010 |
20100148677 | TIME DIVISION LIGHT OUTPUT SENSING AND BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT FOR DIFFERENT SPECTRA OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - In at least one embodiment, brightness multiple LEDs is adjusted by modifying power to subgroups of the multiple LEDs during different times and detecting the brightness of the LEDs during the reductions of power. In at least one embodiment, once the brightness of the LEDs are determined, a controller determines if the brightness meet target brightness values, and, if not, the controller adjusts each LED with the goal meet the target brightness values. In at least one embodiment, a process of modifying power to the subgroups of multiple LEDs over time and adjusting the brightness of the LEDs is referred as “time division and light output sensing and adjusting. Thus, in at least one embodiment, a lighting system includes time division light output sensing and adjustment for different spectrum light emitting diodes (LEDs). | 06-17-2010 |
20100295456 | TABLE LAMP FOR PROTECTING EYES - A table lamp for protecting eyes includes a base and an illuminator extended from the base. The illuminator includes a sensation controlling module, multiple white LEDs respectively electrically connected to the sensation controlling module, and multiple RGB LED sets respectively electrically connected to the sensation controlling module. The sensation controlling module automatically detects an environmental illumination and an environmental color temperature. The sensation controlling module automatically adjusts an integrated illumination and an integrated color temperature of the illuminator for coordinating to different environments. | 11-25-2010 |
20100301758 | FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE BLACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOF FOR NIGHT VISION IMAGING SYSTEM - A flat display device is adapted for human eye observation with or without applying a NVIS (Night Vision Imaging System). The flat display device includes a display panel, a backlight module and a backlight driving unit. The backlight module includes multiple red light LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), green light LEDs and blue light LEDs that form together a light source array, so as to generate a backlight by mixing and projecting the red light, green light and blue light to the display panel. The backlight driving unit is electrically connected with the light source array and used to drive and control the red light LEDs, green light LEDs and blue light LEDs. At a night-vision mode, the backlight driving unit may, upon actuation of a actuating signal, adjust or disable the red light LED by for example decreasing or turning off the driving electricity sent to the red light LED, thereby achieving the requirements for nigh vision purposes. | 12-02-2010 |
20110084616 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICES PROVIDING VISIBLE ALERT SIGNALS IN GENERAL ILLUMINATION APPLICATIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION - A solid state lighting apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of at least one operating condition of the solid state lighting apparatus, and a control circuit coupled to the sensor. The control circuit is configured to temporarily interrupt electrical current to ones of the plurality of light emitting diodes at respective intervals responsive to the sensor signal indicating that the operating condition does not meet a desired operating threshold to provide a visible indicator thereof in light emitted by the apparatus. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed. | 04-14-2011 |
20110221350 | Ambient light sensor auto-calibration in a lighting control system - A lighting system includes a master that controls a plurality of light fixtures via wireless RF communications. An ambient light sensor in the master is used to monitor total ambient light and to prevent excessive illumination. In an auto-calibration process, the master makes ambient light measurements A, B and C when the light fixtures are illuminating an area at a minimum setting, at a maximum setting, and at an intermediate setting, respectively. A first threshold is set to be approximately (B−A). A second threshold is set to be slightly larger than (B−A)+(B−C). In normal system operation, total ambient light measurements are taken and compared to the two thresholds. In one example, if detected brightness is lower than the first threshold then the system is set at its maximum illumination setting, whereas if detected brightness is greater than the second threshold then the system is set at its intermediate illumination setting. | 09-15-2011 |
20120032601 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SOURCES | 02-09-2012 |
20120091900 | OUTDOOR LIGHTING SYSTEM - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a lighting system includes a low-voltage power supply (for example, including a transformer, solar cell, battery, etc.), power conductor(s) electrically connected with the low-voltage power supply, and two low-voltage light fixtures electrically connected to the power conductor(s). Each of the light fixtures has a respective control portion. The control portions simultaneously enable different operating modes for the first and second light fixtures. Such modes could include a constantly on/off mode, a dusk-to-dawn mode, a dusk to a time period after dusk mode, half-power dimming mode, or a motion detection mode. | 04-19-2012 |
20120286672 | WIRELESS PAIRING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A wireless pairing system and method are presented, the system having a network and a luminaire, which may include an electrical base, an enclosure, and a heat sink, as well as a light source, a network interface, a camera, and a controller in communication with the electrical base. The light source, the network interface, and the camera may be in communication with the controller, the controller having a central processing unit (CPU), and an input/output (I/O) interface. The controller, the camera, the light source and the network interface may be carried by the enclosure. The camera may capture an image having a configuration code associated with the network and the CPU may analyze the image to determine the existence of the configuration code. The CPU may then configure the network interface to connect the luminaire to the network so that the luminaire may be operated or monitored through the network. | 11-15-2012 |
20120299487 | DAYLIGHT HARVEST LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - A system wherein a control panel is used to set brightness, select an operation sensor (occupancy or light level), and provide a selection of lights off or reduced light for night conditions. A sensor control mode or a manual control mode may be selected. A sensor module comprises an occupancy sensor and light sensor used to monitor the ambient light at predetermined intervals Absent interrupts from the control panel, the sensor module or the control module, the system is idle. Whenever the system is in an on state, light from light fixtures is adjusted to compliment daylight to produce the user set brightness, thus reducing energy consumption. In an active mode, at least some light remains on, instead of powering off, during periods of system “off”. A delay timer provides time until the light is reduced or turned off entirely. | 11-29-2012 |
20120319597 | AUTOMATIC LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an automatic lighting control system, and more particularly, to an automatic lighting control system which is capable of predicting a movement route of a resident in a complex building and automatically controlling lighting located in the movement route. According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce power consumption by simplifying configuration of lamps and controlling luminance of lamps on a resident or vehicle movement route by predicting motion of the resident or the vehicle through centralized control for a plurality of lamps, and to provide increased movement convenience and emotional satisfaction of a resident by showing the resident a movement route through lamps and securing a field of view on the movement route. | 12-20-2012 |
20130015770 | ENHANCED RESOLUTION OF LUMINANCE LEVELS IN A BACKLIGHT UNIT OF A DISPLAY DEVICEAANM Aitken; Andrew P.AACI SunnyvaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP Aitken; Andrew P. Sunnyvale CA US - Disclosed embodiments relate to techniques for enhancing luminance resolution in a backlight unit. A backlight unit may have light-emitting diode (LED) light sources arranged in strings. In one embodiment, a backlight controller provides enhanced luminance resolution by drive each LED string at either first or second consecutive luminance values corresponding to first and second duty cycles of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The outputs of the LED strings are optically mixed to achieve intermediate luminance values between the first and second luminance values. In another embodiment, a reference voltage is adjusted using slight voltage offsets to achieve intermediate luminance values between the first and second luminance values | 01-17-2013 |
20130033183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING - A controller for controlling a plurality of lighting devices configured for wireless communications in a facility includes a data communications interface communicating with at least one of the devices. The controller further includes a control module configured to provide a control signal to the data communications interface for communicating to a transceiver associated with the device and for turning off the device according to an algorithm wherein the control signal is provided based on a time of day and/or a sensed condition relating to use of the facility. The transceiver reports device data to the control module to quantify a reduction in power obtained by controlling the devices according to the algorithm. | 02-07-2013 |
20130049608 | Adaptive Optics System for Harmonization and Balanced Lighting in Information Displays - A system for adaptively controlling and adjusting the output and balance of multiple integrated illuminated panels may include a plurality of illumination sources in operative connection with a plurality of integrated illuminated panels, the plurality of illumination sources being disposed within a vehicle cockpit. The system may also include a dimming control configured to provide manual adjustment of brightness of the plurality of illumination sources, and a digital controller configured to automatically harmonize chromaticity and brightness of the plurality of illumination sources based on detected ambient lighting conditions. | 02-28-2013 |
20130057159 | MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY DEVICE - A multi-view display device comprises a pixellated display panel and a backlight comprising an arrangement of light sources ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130093332 | INTELLIGENT LED LAMP GROUP CONTROL DEVICE USING EXISTING WALL SWITCH - An intelligent LED lamp group control device using an existing wall switch for controlling a group of LED lamps includes an AC power converter, an interface for intelligent control using an interface circuit for upgrading the existing wall switch for scene group control. The device further includes a night lamp control input port, an emergency operation switch, an external set control box connector, a wall switch input unit, a control configuration set interface, a power failure battery input port and a night lamp and RS-485 serial port. The device enables one single controller to achieve control of and provide power supply to multiple LED lamps, and uses a communication control interface for converting the power supply originally provided to the LED lamps into a logic control signal so that the wiring layout and location of the original lighting control wall switch can be used. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093333 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RULES BASED, AUTOMATED LIGHTING CONTROL - A lighting control system comprising a plurality of intelligent switches designed to replace a conventional light switch, each of the intelligent switches including a receiver configured to receive communication signals that include rules based instructions for controlling one or more lighting circuits; a circuit interrupter configured to control the amount of current flowing to a lighting circuit; a memory configured to store the rules based instructions; and a processor coupled with the receiver, memory, and circuit interrupter, the processor configured to control the operation of the circuit interrupter based on the rules based instructions stored in memory. | 04-18-2013 |
20130106294 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES IN LIGHT FIXTURES | 05-02-2013 |
20130140996 | SOLAR POWERED LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO PRODUCE LIGHT OF VARYING COLORS - A garden light having a body with a post, the lower end of which is provided with a spike. The upper end of the post receives a lens assembly. Secured to the lens assembly is a cap assembly that has three LEDs that are activated to produce a varying colour light. | 06-06-2013 |
20130162147 | PLANT ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - A plant illumination apparatus includes a light source module including a first light source and a second light source generating lights having different wavelengths, an environment-detecting module detecting an external environment to obtain a real-time environment parameter, and a control module connected to the light source module and the environment-detecting module. The control module includes a processor unit and a storage unit storing a database of plant growing environment parameters. The processor unit loads at least one preset growing environment parameter corresponding to a plant growth timing from the database of plant growing environment parameters, and compares the preset growing environment parameter with the real-time environment parameter to output at least one comparison result. The processor unit adjusts the first light source and the second light source according to the comparison result, so that an adjusted environment parameter matches the preset growing environment parameter. | 06-27-2013 |
20130169166 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION MODULE WITH DECORATION LIGHT USING INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE METHOD - A method of eliminating interference at an optical sensor of a mobile device that receives light from multiple light sources. The mobile device includes an optical navigation module having a cover and an illumination device disposed around the periphery of the cover. The optical navigation module includes an optical sensor that detects light reflected from an object contacting the cover. A processor receives electrical signals from the optical sensor and interprets movement of the object. The method reduces interference between the light source of the optical navigation module and the light source of the illumination device by controlling emission of light rays from each light source. The emission of light rays may be controlled based on timing, frequency and/or coding domains. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169167 | LIGHT DEVICES - An light device, includes a plurality of first light cells arranged axisymmetrically about an axis; a plurality of second light cells arranged axisymmetrically around the axis; and a controller coupled to a brightness adjust unit, and determines whether to activate the first light cells and second light cells according to a brightness adjust value of the brightness adjust unit, wherein the average distance between the first light cells and the axis is shorter than the average distance between the second light cells and the axis. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169168 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GROUPED DEVICES - A method for controlling grouped devices is disclosed. The method includes receiving a group setting from a group switch on each of the electronic devices, the electronic devices being divided into a plurality of groups according to the group setting of the group switch; a control device emitting a wireless signal comprising group data and operation data to the electronic devices; each of the electronic devices determining whether the group data matches the group setting of the group switch; and if the group data matches the group setting of the group switch, the electronic devices with the group setting matching the group data performing an operation according to the operation data. | 07-04-2013 |
20130200809 | Integrated Ambient and Task Lighting Control - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for cooperatively controlling ambient level lighting in a controlled area, and task-level lighting for task areas in the controlled area, where each task area is a separate sub-area of the controlled area. | 08-08-2013 |
20130241419 | CONE LIGHT - A cone light is a light emitting structure that is placed on a traffic cone to improve the visibility of the traffic cone. The light cone includes a plurality of lights that are mounted to an outer surface of the cone light and a micro-controller that controls the illumination of the lights. The cone right also has a memory storing a plurality of flash patterns and the micro-controller illuminates the lights in the flash pattern selected by the user. Multiple cone lights can be used together with a master cone light transmitting a flash pattern signal to one or more slave cone light so that each of the cone lights is illuminated in a matching or coordinated pattern. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241420 | DYNAMIC LIGHTING CONTROL - The present subject matter is directed to a lighting control system and method. Motion or occupancy sensors are used to determine when a lighting fixture and/or a nearby lighting fixture should be activated. A controller associated with each lighting fixture switches its lighting fixture on and triggers a communications circuit to generate and send a signal to nearby lighting fixtures when a user is detected. Each lighting fixture also has a signal receiver to receive signals from any nearby lighting fixtures that are configured to communicate with it via a communication circuit. The present subject matter allows for a significant amount of energy to be saved as remote areas away from an occupied area do not have to be illuminated. Meanwhile, the user is still provided with a comfortable level of lighting in and near the occupied area. | 09-19-2013 |
20130249409 | Lighting System Control and Synthetic Event Generation - Systems and methods are described for the control of lighting systems at individual light-fixture, local, regional, and larger-geographical-area levels that also distribute electrical power to consumers. One implementation comprises a hierarchical lighting-control system including an automated network-control center that may control up to many millions of individual lighting fixtures and lighting elements, regional routers interconnected to the network-control center or network-control centers by public communications networks, each of which controls hundreds to thousands of individual light fixtures, and light-management units, interconnected to regional routers by radio-frequency communications and/or power-line communications, each of which controls components within a lighting fixture, including lighting elements, drivers, sensors, and other devices. Systems and methods of using synthetic events for calibration and control of lighting systems are also described. | 09-26-2013 |
20130320864 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIGHTS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LIGHTS USING THE SAME - In a light-installed area where a plurality of lights are installed, a light managing system senses a moving object that enters the light-installed area and predicts an predicted stop position of the moving object based on record information on a channel of movement corresponding to identification information on the moving object. The light managing system calculates a predicted channel of movement of the moving object based on the predicted stop position, and selects lights to be driven based on the calculated predicted channel of movement. The light managing system turns on the selected lights. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328488 | LED LIGHT STRING AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A LED light string contains at least two LED light sets, an adjustable remote control, and a control host, each LED light set including at least one LED light series-connected, between the each LED light set and the control host being connected a transistor, wherein the adjustable remote control includes a button set, a subhost, and a TX transmitter module, the sub host includes a TX coding module f, and a variation of a pressed time and/or a pressing method of the control button generates a press signal received and coded by the TX coding module, a control signal is transmitted to the control host by the TX transmitter module to correspond to the press signal; the control host includes a RX receiver module and a host connected with the RX receiver module. | 12-12-2013 |
20130342113 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - The lighting system includes a plurality of controllers each configured to control one or more lighting apparatuses. Each controller is configured to associate a set of coordinates of a position in an image taken by an image sensor thereof with an address of the lighting apparatus selected as a control object of a particular controller out of the other controllers. Each controller is configured to, when a person is detected by the image processing unit thereof, determine the set of coordinates of a position of the detected person; and, when the lighting apparatus associated with the determined set of coordinates is the control object of the particular controller, send a control signal to the particular controller. The particular controller is configured to, upon receiving the control signal, light the lighting apparatus corresponding to the determined set of coordinates. | 12-26-2013 |
20140015419 | Illumination Device and Fixture - Technologies are described herein for an illumination device and a corresponding fixture device. The illumination device includes a luminary module for the emission of light and an identification circuit containing identifying data, while the fixture device includes a driver module for supplying power to the illumination device and a controller module. When the illumination device is connected to the fixture device, the controller module communicates with the identification circuit of the illumination device to retrieve the identifying data and causes the driver module to supply the appropriate power to the luminary module of the illumination device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140042915 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD - Plural luminaires are installed in a lighting space surrounded by a wall part. A sensor equipment detects existence or nonexistence of a person in the lighting space. If existence of a person in the lighting space is detected, the sensor equipment detects a direction of the person. The sensor equipment detects a distance between the wall part positioned in front of the direction of the person and the person. A lighting control unit selectively switches between a first control for performing lighting control of the luminaires to illuminate the wall part positioned in front of the direction of the person if the detected distance is a specified distance or less, and a second control for performing lighting control of the luminaires to reduce brightness at a place as the place becomes farther from a position of the person if the detected distance is larger than the specified distance. | 02-13-2014 |
20140062311 | LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES INCLUDING MULTIPLE LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE UNITS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Lighting systems including lighting fixtures having multiple light-emitting diode units and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. A lighting system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a plurality of lighting fixtures individually including first and second light-emitting diode units. The system further includes a power source, first wiring operably connecting the first light-emitting diode units to the power source, and second wiring operably connecting the second light-emitting diode units to the power source. An automatic controller is operably connected to the first wiring such that the second light-emitting diode units operate independently of the automatic controller. A method for operating a lighting system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes reducing power to a first light-emitting diode unit of a lighting fixture in response to an automatically generated signal without reducing power to a second light-emitting diode unit of the lighting fixture. | 03-06-2014 |
20140125232 | Modular Lightings Systems Having Sensors for Touch, Presence, Movement - A modular lighting system ( | 05-08-2014 |
20140139119 | REMOVABLE NIGHT LIGHT - The present invention is directed to an electrical device that includes a lighting circuit is disposed in the second housing and coupled to the voltage output terminals. The lighting circuit includes a control circuit coupled to a plurality of first light elements and at least one second lighting element. The plurality of first light elements is configured to provide a relatively wide illumination beam when energized by the control circuit in a first operational state, and the at least one second lighting element being configured to provide a relatively narrow illumination beam when energized by the control circuit in a second operational state. The control circuit is configured such that the first operational state and second operational state do not simultaneously occur. | 05-22-2014 |
20140167621 | LIGHT FIXTURES, SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT FIXTURES, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FIXTURES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS - A fixture comprising a light sensor and an actuator for assigning the fixture to at least one zone. A fixture comprising a light source, a motion sensor and a light sensor. A fixture comprising a motion sensor, a light sensor and a wireless transmitter (optionally also a wireless receiver). A fixture configured to detect light brightness values over a time-span, and identify a period of time with smallest average brightness. A fixture configured to dim at a first rate when a motion sensor senses no motion for a designated period of time, and optionally also configured to brighten at a second rate when the motion sensor detects motion. A fixture configured to dim to not less than a designated percentage unless motion is detected during the dimming. A lighting control system, comprising fixtures and an actuator configured to assign fixtures to zones. Also, other lighting control systems and methods. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175988 | LED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - An LED based light assembly and lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system includes at least one light assembly comprising a plurality of LED chips, a controller and a power supply module. The controller is configured to receive an input signal and to provide an output control signal for controlling power to the at least one light assembly. The power supply module is configured to receive a standard voltage and current signal and to provide a power signal to the at least one light assembly to power the at least one light assembly in response to the control signal. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175989 | CLOTHING ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND CLOTHING ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A clothing illumination device is switchable between illumination with visible light only and illumination with visible light mixed with ultraviolet light. The clothing illumination device also has an LED light source and an IC tag reader. A clothing illumination system has a first and a second clothing illumination device which are each switchable between illumination with visible light only and illumination with visible light mixed with ultraviolet light, and which operate in a fashion coordinated with each other to perform the switching. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175990 | AUTOMATICALLY COMMISSIONING LIGHTING CONTROLS USING SENSING PARAMETERS OF THE LIGHTING CONTROLS - Apparatuses, methods, and systems for automatically commissioning lighting controls using sensing parameters of the light controls are disclosed. One embodiment includes a building control system. The building control system includes a plurality of sensors, a plurality of lights associated with the plurality of sensors, and a controller. The controller is operative to receive sense signals from the plurality of sensors, and generate a graph based on the sensed signals, wherein the graph includes nodes that represent light locations, and edges that represent distances between the lights. For an embodiment, the controller further operative to performing inexact graph matching between a floor plan graph and the sensor graph, thereby automatically commissioning the plurality of lights based on the sensed signals of the plurality of sensors. | 06-26-2014 |
20140217905 | Upgradeable Automation Devices, Systems, Architectures, and Methods - A multi-level automation control architecture, methods, and systems are disclosed, which provide enhanced scalability, functionality, and cost effectiveness for energy, access, and control. The systems include various combinations of automation controllers, remote controllers and peripheral devices that are used to provide monitoring and control functionality over the various systems in a structure, such as HVAC, water, lighting, etc. In various embodiments, the automation controller and various peripheral devices are implemented to provide an integrated energy management system for the structure. The system allows the user to manage energy based on the day, time, the presence of people, and the availability of natural lighting and heating, as well as prioritize and participate in demand-response program. The system can be implemented using a remote controller and expanded through the addition of automation controllers, remote controllers, and peripheral devices to enable the system to be tailored to specific user requirements. | 08-07-2014 |
20140239819 | Centralized Photosensitive LED Streetlight Control System - A centralized photosensitive LED streetlight control system, includes a control center, a number of LED streetlights and multiple field distribution boxes, with each field distribution box supplying power to multiple LED streetlights in a centralized way, and also includes multiple field controllers used in a complementing way with field distribution boxes. The field controller consists of photosensitive sensor, processor, power switch control unit and communication module, with the power switch control unit connecting to the power switch of field distribution box, the processor collecting and converting photosensitive sensor signal and outputting after analyzing and judging the control signal to the power switch control unit to control the power switch of field distribution box; the communication module connecting with the control center network for the control center to monitor in real time the working states of field controller and power switch. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239820 | SUSTAINABLE OUTDOOR LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR USE IN ENVIRONMENTALLY PHOTO-SENSITIVE AREA - Provided herein are systems and methods for outdoor lighting, which generally include two or more light sources. One light source is a monochromatic light source producing a light with a peak wavelength of about 580 nm or above. A second light source is a polychromatic light source producing a green-tint white light. During a standby operational mode, a control system maintains the first light source illuminated. The control system, which includes an integrated imaging system, illuminates the second light source when the imaging system identifies a target in an illumination area. Methods of preparing and using such outdoor lighting system are also provided. | 08-28-2014 |
20140292208 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT LIGHTING - An ambient light sensor measures an ambient light level at one point in an illuminated environment, such as a warehouse, office, shop, cold-storage facility, or industrial facility, and provides an indication of the measured ambient light level to a processor. The processor maps the measured ambient light level to an estimated ambient light level at a different point in the illuminated environment from the measured ambient light level (e.g., a “task height” about three feet from a warehouse floor). The processor may determine the difference between the estimated ambient light level and a desired light level at the task height, and may change the artificial illumination provided by a light fixture to make the actual ambient light level at task height match the desired light level at the task height. | 10-02-2014 |
20140312781 | SOLAR POWERED LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO PRODUCE LIGHT OF VARYING COLORS - A garden light having a body with a post, the lower end of which is provided with a spike. The upper end of the post receives a lens assembly. Secured to the lens assembly is a cap assembly that has three LEDs that are activated to produce a varying colour light. | 10-23-2014 |
20140320025 | ROAD ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A road illumination system having sensors detecting approaching vehicles and operating thereupon and via a controller switches associated with street lights is provided herein. The system turns street lights off when no vehicles are present and spares thereby electricity. The system activates the street lights groupwise, to supply enough illumination with a minimal amount and complexity of equipment. The system further has an extended ability to identify malfunctioning and exceptional situations, in which is activates the street lights continuously. The system is a distributed wireless one, and may be configured remotely. | 10-30-2014 |
20140375220 | TWO-LEVEL LED SECURITY LIGHT WITH MOTION SENSOR - A two-level LED security light with a motion sensor. At night, the LED is turned on for a low level illumination. When the motion sensor detects any intrusion, the LED is switched from the low level illumination to a high level illumination for a short duration time. After the short duration time, the LED security light returns to the low level illumination for saving energy. The LED security light includes a power supply unit, a light sensing control unit, a motion sensing unit, a loading and power control unit, and a lighting-emitting unit. The lighting-emitting unit includes one or a plurality of LEDs which may be turned-on or turned-off according to the sensing results from the light sensing control unit. When the motion sensing unit detects an intrusion, the illumination of the LED security light can be immediately turned on to the high level to scare away the intruder. | 12-25-2014 |
20150084522 | Lighting Control System and Lighting Control Method - According to one embodiment, a lighting control system includes a determination unit which determines presence of a person in any one area among the plurality of areas based on a detection result of the human detection sensor; and a control unit which performs a control of turning on a lighting apparatus which is arranged in the one area with a first light amount, when a determination result that a person is present in the one area is obtained in the determination unit, and performs a control of turning on a lighting apparatus which is arranged in each area neighboring the one area with a second light amount which is equal to or smaller than the first light amount, when a person is present in the one area for a first predetermined time. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084523 | Power Measurement System, Method of Synchronizing Power Measurement Device Information and Method of Displaying Consumed Power - A lighting system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of lighting devices, and a host device which controls the lighting devices. In addition, the lighting system collects information according to a place where the lighting system is installed. Then, the lighting system performs, according to the collected information, a gradation control which turns on lighting devices at a periphery area which are installed on the periphery of lighting devices at a central area that are instructed to be turned on at a degree of dimming which is lower than a degree of dimming of the lighting devices at the central area. | 03-26-2015 |
20150102734 | LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, LIGHT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEMORY - A plurality of lighting devices are respectively arranged, on a ceiling surface, at a plurality of grid points of the ceiling surface partitioned in a grid pattern. A detection unit detects occupancy statuses of a plurality of seats located correspondingly to positions of the plurality of grid points. A controller is capable of communicating with each of the plurality of lighting devices. The controller includes a light-control information generating unit that regards a block formed of a plurality of grid points centering around a grid point of an occupied location as one group to generate, for each of groups set correspondingly to occupied locations, light control information on a lighting device that becomes a dimming target in the group. The controller also includes a transmission unit that transmits the light control information. The lighting device being a dimming target among the plurality of lighting devices performs light control based on the received light control information. | 04-16-2015 |
20150145420 | SWITCH DISCRIMINATING TOUCHLESS LIGHTSWITCH - Control of one or more switches arrayed in a multi-gang switch box is disclosed. One or more sensors may receive or provide an indication of a gesture near one of the switches. An indication of the switch determined to which a gesture is determined to be directed toward may be displayed. A state change may be performed on the switch according to the gesture. | 05-28-2015 |
20150359070 | Environment Optimization for Space Based On Presence and Activities - A method and system for facilitating at least first and second different activities within a first space that includes a first set of environmental control affordances including at least a first subset of lighting devices, the method comprising the steps of monitoring for triggers associated with the first space, when a trigger occurs, determining which of the first and second activities to facilitate, when the first activity is to be facilitated, controlling the environmental control affordances to present a first series of environments associated with the first activity and when the second activity is to be facilitated, controlling the environmental control affordances to present a second series of environments associated with the second activity. | 12-10-2015 |
20150366023 | TWO-LEVEL LED SECURITY LIGHT WITH MOTION SENSOR - A two-level LED security light with a motion sensor. At night, the LED is turned on for a low level illumination. When the motion sensor detects any intrusion, the LED is switched from the low level illumination to a high level illumination for a short duration time. After the short duration time, the LED security light returns to the low level illumination for saving energy. The LED security light includes a power supply unit, a light sensing control unit, a motion sensing unit, a loading and power control unit, and a lighting-emitting unit. The lighting-emitting unit includes one or a plurality of LEDs which may be turned-on or turned-off according to the sensing results from the light sensing control unit. When the motion sensing unit detects an intrusion, the illumination of the LED security light can be immediately turned on to the high level to scare away the intruder. | 12-17-2015 |
20190150245 | TWO-LEVEL LED SECURITY LIGHT WITH MOTION SENSOR | 05-16-2019 |