Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150137703 | POWERLINE LUMINAIRE COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method for a lighting control system to control street lighting fixtures using modified geometric harmonic modulation for communications over a powerline. At least some of the lighting fixtures have another communications capability that enables RF communications. The communications may by messages be sent to the lighting fixtures to read RF enabled meters. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138000 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE ALERT SYSTEM - A method and system for the control and signaling of traffic signal lights by emergency vehicles in the vicinity. Emergency vehicles can be detected by traffic signal lights allowing the emergency vehicle to have a prioritized, rapid, unimpeded, and safe emergency vehicle transit. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141044 | GEOLOCATION AID AND SYSTEM - A method and system for geolocation using a street light system having transponding technology. A predetermined band of radio frequencies employing spread spectrum technology is used to identify locations relative to an individual street light. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142359 | LUMINAIRE ASSOCIATE STATUS TRANSPONDER - Monitoring street lighting infrastructure using special signaling devices and techniques for locating key components of the infrastructure and assessing their status. The integrity of common powerline connections may also be assessed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150147064 | STREET LIGHTING CONTROL, MONITORING, AND DATA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for controlling and monitoring street lights using optical link signaling through free space which does not require an FCC license for operation. The optical link signaling is accomplished in the space between street lights by using LEDs for both area lighting and optical signaling. A Street lighting system luminaire comprises a structural member such as a pole, a lamp comprising one or more LEDs, and an optical receiver that receives optical signaling from one or more other luminaires in street lighting network. The modulator modulates the output of the lamp to launch data into the street lighting system for transport. The optical receiver and modulator enables strobing and flashing modes such as required to support emergency services. | 05-28-2015 |
20150339919 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC FLOW REPORTING, FORECASTING, AND PLANNING - A street lighting and traffic control system and method employing sensor technologies. Conventional sensors and processors are linked together by a wireless mesh communications architecture that may also be interfaced through one or more gateways into one or more monitoring and control centers. Traffic flow reporting, control and forecasting using a street lighting and traffic control network that includes a series of street lighting fixtures. | 11-26-2015 |
20150346320 | STREET LIGHTING COMMUNICATIONS, CONTROL, AND SPECIAL SERVICES - A smart street lighting system and method employs a plurality of street lights having a luminaire, a luminaire associate and a support pole. A communications module is contained within the luminaire associates and a power line is contained within the support poles. The power line is coupled to the communications module, the luminaire associate and the luminaire, and a steerable millimeter wave radar operatively coupled to the communications module. The communications module operates in a radio frequency network in a frequency range of 57-64 GHz. The steerable millimeter wave radar provides a signal reflected from a target that may be received by one of the luminaire associates within the system. A powerline communications system interfaces with the radio frequency network to provide communications between the communications modules in the street lights and the PLC system. | 12-03-2015 |
20150382231 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF A WIRELESS NETWORK MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL PARAMETER - According to some embodiments, information associated with collisions occurring as packets are exchanged through a wireless network may be measured. At least one media access control parameter may then be automatically and dynamically adjusted to achieve a throughput requirement, at a relatively low latency, while reducing collisions in the wireless network. | 12-31-2015 |