Plural Load Devices Patents (Class 315/152)
  • Patent number: 10194119
    Abstract: A mesh network-based environmental data capture system and method for providing communication between a base system having at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and other ICD(s), wherein the ICD(s) are capable of smart cross-communication with each other and remote access to their inputs via a server computer, including the steps of providing this base system; at least one user accessing the ICDs and inputs remotely via a user interface through a remote server computer and/or electronic device communicating with it, for providing a secure surveillance system with extended inputs range and wireless smart cross-communication for monitoring a target environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Martin A. Renkis
  • Patent number: 10174921
    Abstract: A slim OLED lamp is provided, which may include a lamp holder, a support, and a base. The support connects the base to the lamp holder. When the lamp holder, support, and base are folded to be in the same plane, the lamp holder, the support, and the base can be close to and adjacent to one another. A light-emitting unit manufactured by the organic light-emitting technology can be plugged into the lamp holder, so the light-emitting unit can be conveniently replaced. There is at least one rotation direction between the support and lamp holder, so the freedom degree of the illumination range of the light-emitting unit can be increased. The base includes a control unit applicable to various light-emitting units with different rating currents so as to adjust the brightness thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventors: Feng-Wen Yen, Cheng-Hao Chang, Ching-Yan Chao, Yuan-Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 10178733
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly includes a first light emitting component, a second light emitting component, and a third light emitting component. The components are arranged such that a first light, a second light and a third light mix to form a mixed light. The assembly includes a control device, which has a first control channel and a second control channel operating the three components and configured such that in a first operating range the first component is driven via the first channel and the second and third components are driven jointly via the second channel. In the first operating range the mixed light is continuously adjustable from the first color to a fourth color, and in a second operating range the second component is driven via the second channel and the first and third components are driven jointly via the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Farhang Ghasemi Afshar
  • Patent number: 10172204
    Abstract: Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. A lighting fixture can use information such as the illumination data, emitter age, temperature, and calibration data to calculate drive levels as needed to control intensities of individual emitters and thereby produce desired patterns of spectral content and time variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Telelumen, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Paolini
  • Patent number: 10159198
    Abstract: A grow light includes a plurality of cool white LEDs, a plurality of warm white LEDs, and a driver electrically coupled to the cool white LEDs and the warm white LEDs. An intensity level and spectral composition of the radiant energy emitted by the grow light may be tuned or configured by varying a ratio of the quantity of cool white LEDs to the quantity of warm white LEDs, by varying a spatial arrangement among the cool white LEDs and the warm white LEDs, or by varying a level of current provided to some or all of the cool white LEDs and the warm white LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CABATECH, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Vilgiate
  • Patent number: 10159127
    Abstract: A low-voltage DC lighting system with identification addresses, comprising a smart controller, a terminal controller, a plurality of digital control switches connected with a low-voltage DC power supply through the terminal controller and controlled by the terminal controller and low-voltage DC lamps connected with each of the digital control switches respectively, each one of the smart controller and the terminal controller has a unique code, a storage space and an own CPU respectively, the terminal controller has a network interface connected to the smart controller, and the terminal controller exchanges information with the smart controller through the network interface, the smart controllers are also connected with each other via network interfaces, and the smart controller stores the identification addresses of every low-voltage DC lamps controlled by the terminal controller; the terminal controller comprises a network information receiving and transmitting module, a terminal calculating module and a lig
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Inventor: Kinhing Yau
  • Patent number: 10157652
    Abstract: A magnetic device configured to perform an analog adder circuit function and including a plurality of magnetic units. Each magnetic unit includes n magnetic tunnel junctions electrically connected in series via a current line. Each magnetic tunnel junction includes a storage magnetic layer having a storage magnetization, a sense magnetic layer having a sense magnetization, and a tunnel barrier layer. Each magnetic unit also includes n input lines, each being configured to generate a magnetic field adapted for varying a direction of the sense magnetization and a resistance of the n magnetic tunnel junctions, based on an input. Each of the n magnetic units is configured to add said n inputs to generate an output signal that varies in response to the n resistances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: CROCUS TECHNOLOGY SA
    Inventor: Quentin Stainer
  • Patent number: 10151134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps of: —projection of at least one light spot (102) with which an authorized user (U) has to interact, —determining if there is an intention to open the panel (100), and if so—authorizing the opening of the panel (100). The step of determining if there is an intention to open the panel (100) comprises: —acquiring a measurement signal of a movement performed by the user (U), —filtering the signal, —identifying if the movement performed by the user (U) is in a predefined correct order with at least the following steps: moving the user's part towards the light spot (102), keeping it in the light spot (102) and moving it outside the light spot (102), and —determining if the movement performed by the user (U) meets a predefined specific time condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Theodor Dehelean, Dragos Molocea, Bernd Ette
  • Patent number: 10127849
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying always-on content on a display of a mobile device allow the device to use a low power processor for certain always-on content and to coordinate with the device application processor for the remaining always-on content. In an embodiment, a pixel row-skip pattern is specified by the low power processor based on the display screen's resolution setting as well as ambient light conditions. In a further embodiment, the execution of pixel rendering in keeping with the prescribed pattern is synchronized between the device's low power processor and main application processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Nathan M. Connell, Parikshit Dharawat, Christian L. Flowers
  • Patent number: 10111296
    Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for calibrating LED(s). In one aspect, a method includes: (1) obtaining a desired color value for each LED of a plurality of LEDs to be calibrated; (2) obtaining image information from an image sensor, the image information corresponding to operation of the plurality of LEDs; and (3) generating calibration information for each LED of the plurality of LEDs based on the desired color value for the LED and the obtained image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Honglei Wu, Cornelius O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10111297
    Abstract: A processing device can digitally control lighting fixtures by receiving a request to generate light at a correlated color temperature (“CCT”) level in an environment. The environment can include a first lighting fixture having a first range of generatable CCT values and a second lighting fixture having a second range of generatable CCT values. The processing device can determine a first CCT value based on the request and the first range. The processing device can further determine a second CCT value based on the first CCT value and the second range. The processing device can further transmit a first digital signal to the first lighting fixture to cause the first lighting fixture to generate light at the first CCT value. The processing device can further transmit a second digital signal to the second lighting fixture to cause the second lighting fixture to generate light at the second CCT value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: David Ciccarelli, Daniel Aaron Weiss, Ryan A. Zaveruha
  • Patent number: 10103292
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mixed-light generation apparatus configured to generate mixed-light by mixing light generated from three or more LED-fluorescent combinations each of which comprises an LED-chip and a phosphor layer that is excited by an excitation wavelength of the LED chip to emit light, wherein each of the LED-fluorescent combinations is configured to generate light corresponding to a different coordinate value based on the CIE 1931 color coordinate system, and the mixed-light is configured to be controllable in color within an area based on coordinates of light generated from three or more LED-florescent combinations by respectively controlling driving currents that are supplied to each of the LED-fluorescent combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: IN-SIL SONG
    Inventor: In-sil Song
  • Patent number: 10051707
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control based on a combination of inputs. One or more properties of light output of a lighting fixture (120A, 120B, 120C) are controlled based on local input (based on local sensor readings) and group input (provided to the lighting fixture and additional lighting fixtures) and/or one or more sensors (125A, 125B) are auto-calibrated. For example, in some embodiments a lighting controller (130A) of a lighting fixture may receive both the local input and the group input and control a dimming level of a light source (150A) of the lighting fixture based on the local input and the group input. For example, the local input may be based on input from a local sensor that is indicative of a light level near the lighting fixture and the group input may be indicative of a desired group level of dimming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Peter Deixler
  • Patent number: 10034359
    Abstract: A cloud-connected off-grid lighting and video system may include one or more wireless lighting modules and a bridge device to transmit a video stream or images to external devices such as a remote device, a cellular phone, a home automation system, or a security system. The cloud-connected off-grid lighting and video system may operate over the cloud via an Internet connection allowing the bridge device to communicate with a server on the Internet that may implement software for the interface to capture data regarding activity detected by-the wireless lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Michael V. Recker, David B. Levine
  • Patent number: 10015864
    Abstract: A controller comprising: an output for controlling light source(s) arranged to emit light to illuminate an environment; and an input for receiving a signal output from at least one sensor. The controller is configured to: identify presence of a user and at least one further user based on the signal output from the sensor; determine lighting preferences of the users; detect an orientation of the users based on the signal from the sensor; estimate a field of view (FOV) of the users based on the detected orientation of the users; determine that at least one light source is positioned to emit light in both the FOVs of the users, arbitrate between the lighting preferences of the users to determine light settings to be applied to the at least one light source, and control said at least one light source based on the determined light settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Julian Charles Nolan, Matthew John Lawrenson, Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk, Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert, Huon Urbald Ogier Norbert Van De Laarschot
  • Patent number: 10009988
    Abstract: A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin F. Bard, Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Jeremy B. Kleinberg
  • Patent number: 9999117
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control. For example, a user may commission a touch-controlled luminaire (106) to emit light output having various lighting properties dependent on a manner in which the touch-controlled luminaire is touched subsequently. In particular, a user may use an electronic mobile device (102) such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or a wearable computing device (e.g., computing glasses, smart watches) to associate a touch event profile indicative of a manner in which a touch-controlled luminaire was touched (e.g., tapped, swiped, etc.) with a lighting control action. The user may then provide that association to the touch-controlled luminaire. When the touch-controlled luminaire is later touched in the same manner, it may adjust its light output in accordance with the lighting control action. Operation and commission of gesture-controlled luminaires (706) is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Tim Dekker, Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Tatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina, Dirk Valentinus René Engelen
  • Patent number: 9984557
    Abstract: Systems and methods of increasing the efficiency and accuracy of a walk test in a fire alarm system are provided. Some methods can include receiving one or more walk test result signals from a system in a region, the signals indicative of one or more triggered input devices in the system and one or more activated output devices in the system, identifying one or more output devices in the system configured to be activated responsive to the one or more triggered input devices, comparing the activated output devices to the output devices configured to be activated, and transmitting a signal indicative of results of the comparing. Additionally or alternatively, some methods can include visually displaying or audibly emitting an indication of the results of the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: RajeshBabu Nalukurthy, Aatish Sethi, Balamurugan Venkatesh, Mahadevan Somasundram Balakrishnan, Devanatha Reddy Sareddy, Monica Ravi
  • Patent number: 9986133
    Abstract: In certain aspects, the present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for expanding a printing color gamut such as CMYK for printing or in preparation for printing on printing devices. In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to systems, methods and devices for optimizing or improving multicolor process print manufacturing, in particular, through automated and adaptive selection of additional colorants using color-perception based analysis of embedded visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew James Kyan, Nawar Badie Fdhal Mahfooth, Mordechai Mark Sibilia
  • Patent number: 9986613
    Abstract: Disclosed are lighting devices (102), luminaires, lighting systems, lighting modules (104), and methods of controlling the same are taught herein. In various embodiments, a lighting device (102) may include a light source such as an LED (118) configured to emit light towards a targeted portion (106) of a surface (108). An LED driver (120) may be configured energize the LED in response to a compensated signal (132). A light sensor (122) may be configured to measure light reflected from the targeted portion of the surface and to generate a reflected light signal (128) that represents one or more properties of the reflected light. A controller (116) may be operably coupled with the LED driver and the light sensor. The controller may be configured to generate the compensated signal based on the reflected light signal and an input signal (130) that represents one or more desired properties of light to be reflected from the targeted portion of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Philip Steven Newton, Tim Dekker
  • Patent number: 9974147
    Abstract: A light fixture is provided or retrofitted with wireless LED lighting system requiring no additional wireless devices. An LED driver housing has power output terminals and control input terminals for an LED driver disposed therein. An LED lighting device includes driver input terminals to receive the output power from the LED driver, and to which an LED array and a wireless communication module are coupled to receive power therefrom. The wireless communication module comprises a transceiver configured to send and receive wireless communication signals with respect to an external device, and a controller linked to the transceiver and configured to generate lighting output control signals. Dimming control signals received via the transceiver may be processed by the controller and transmitted to the driver without requiring additional hardware or wiring within or attached to the driver. The lighting device also can wirelessly receive occupancy sensor data or LED configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Davis, John J. Dernovsek, Stephen D. Mays, II, Christopher Radzinski, Wei Xiong
  • Patent number: 9949339
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to control artificial lighting using accurate geographical location, date and time, in order to activate such electrical activity only during needed periods of actual terrestrial darkness related to sun elevation. Accurate, real-time calculation of sun elevation relative to geographical location and date/time allow natural lighting characteristics such as natural light spectrum and intensity to be matched to artificial lighting, in order to provide a smooth transition in ambient lighting and to save energy. An apparatus according to the invention comprises a global positioning system (GPS) element for determining latitude, longitude, altitude, date and time and a calculation element for determining sun elevation angle accurately. A specific embodiment requires only desired sun elevation angle inputs from the user for controlling electrical switches in a control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Lonestar Inventions, L.P.
    Inventors: Osman Ersed Akcasu, Ibrahim Akcay, Ibrahim Onur Uslu, Jacqueline Mahan Akcasu
  • Patent number: 9927108
    Abstract: A luminaire having a body that includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion including two or more apertures. At least one of the two or more apertures being sized to match a main lighting component, at least one other of the two or more apertures being sized to match a first function module, and at least another of the two or more apertures being sized to match a second function module. One of the first function module and the second function module is one of a motion detector, a camera, an air pollution sensor, and a communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Andras Kuti, Roland Batai, Norbert Kovacs, Daniel Lorincz
  • Patent number: 9930753
    Abstract: A system and method provide fail-safe operation of a lighting system. A lighting level detector is used to obtain a baseline lighting level for a low-intensity light. If the detector measures less than the baseline level when an occupancy sensor determines the space is unoccupied, a high-intensity light is energized and an indication is provided to a user that the low-intensity light has failed. A method provides daylighting operation of a lighting system. An occupancy sensor can have Wi-Fi functionality to enable remote configuration of the sensor. A line voltage occupancy sensor can include an interface with low voltage devices. An occupancy sensor can include an integral interface to enable an external control system to override the sensor's normal logic under emergency conditions. An occupancy sensor can include an active temperature compensation feature. An occupancy sensor can also incorporate an automatically adjustable coverage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jaiganesh Balasubramanian, Justin Morton
  • Patent number: 9918372
    Abstract: The wireless lighting control device examples conserve battery power before installation and/or commissioning. To save battery life, such a device remains in a low power mode and is awakened for commissioning, for example, by a button press (e.g. for a wall switch) or motion or audio sensing (e.g. for an occupancy sensor or the like). When awakened, the lighting control device enters its commissioning mode with the radio transceiver active for a short period of time. If the lighting control device is not commissioned within that time interval, for example, it may reenter the sleep mode. Conversely, if successfully commissioned during the active time period, the lighting control device is ready for normal operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: John Peter Roquemore, III
  • Patent number: 9907150
    Abstract: The wireless lighting control device examples conserve battery power before installation and/or commissioning. To save battery life, such a device remains in a low power mode and is awakened for commissioning, for example, by a button press (e.g. for a wall switch) or motion or audio sensing (e.g. for an occupancy sensor or the like). When awakened, the lighting control device enters its commissioning mode with the radio transceiver active for a short period of time. If the lighting control device is not commissioned within that time interval, for example, it may reenter the sleep mode. Conversely, if successfully commissioned during the active time period, the lighting control device is ready for normal operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: John Peter Roquemore, III
  • Patent number: 9900962
    Abstract: An illumination system and an illumination method thereof are provided. An environmental condition of a position of an illumination apparatus is detected, so as to produce an environmental information. A corresponding illumination result prediction model is selected according to a first environmental information. An illumination character of an illumination light is adjusted according to the illumination result prediction model and the first environmental information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Chi Peng, Shih-Ming Huang, Chien-Lung Wang, Ming-Chun Wu, Po-Chang Li
  • Patent number: 9888542
    Abstract: Aspects are provided for controlling outdoor lighting systems using a photocontrol interface that can be connected to a motion sensor and a luminaire driver or ballast. In some aspects, a dimming control node is electrically and communicatively coupled to a motion sensor via wired connections to a photocontrol interface. The dimming control node is also communicatively coupled to a luminaire ballast or driver. The dimming control node receives sensor data from the motion sensor via one of the wired connections and provides power to the motion sensor via another one of the wired connections. The dimming control node can determine a sensor output state of the motion sensor from the received sensor data, and can select a dim-level configuration corresponding to the determined sensor output state. The dimming control node can configure the luminaire ballast or driver in accordance with the selected dim-level configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Ryan Wagner, Robert Burt
  • Patent number: 9872361
    Abstract: A networked light control system includes light sensor circuitry that includes plural light sensors configured to sense an ambient light level, a control unit configured to generate a control signal that activates or deactivates one or more lights in a network of lights based on the ambient light level that is sensed by the light sensor circuitry, and relay logic circuitry configured to open or close a relay or a solid state switch for activating or deactivating the one or more lights based on receipt of the control signal generated by the control unit. The relay logic circuitry is configured to control the relay or the solid-state switch responsive to a failure in the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mohammed Ammari, Youcef Chaoua, Louis Bacon
  • Patent number: 9860965
    Abstract: A cloud connected lighting system may include a wireless lighting network of coordinated lighting devices and a bridge to provide connectivity to external devices such as a cell phone, home automation system or security system. The cloud connected lighting system may be implemented locally with a cell phone communicating with the bridge for control, status and alerts. The cloud connected lighting system may operate over the cloud via an Internet connection allowing the bridge to communicate with a server on the Internet that may implement software for the interface with the wireless lighting network and to capture data regarding activity detected by motion sensor associated with the wireless lighting network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Wireless Environment, LLC
    Inventors: Michael V. Recker, David B. Levine
  • Patent number: 9839182
    Abstract: Methods of installing and using a horticulture lighting controller having a substantially rectangular shaped housing with an in-operation removable front cover panel, the methods preferably comprising mounting the fully assembled lighting controller to a mounting surface without first having to remove any component of the controller, remove a front or outer cover of the controller, perform any wiring connections on a backside or backplane of the controller chassis, or pre-wire any connections whatsoever, and then removing the front cover panel to connect the controller to a power supply circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Martin R. Mason
  • Patent number: 9839101
    Abstract: A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Erica L. Clymer, Jason C. Killo, Jeremy B. Kleinberg, Benjamin F. Bard
  • Patent number: 9839094
    Abstract: The present application discloses systems and methods for providing low voltage power for low voltage lighting sources, e.g., so-called landscape lighting. A low voltage lighting power supply includes an enclosure and a power circuit enclosed in the enclosure. In some embodiments the power circuit has a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side accepts power from a main power source and the secondary side has a plurality of separate output power circuits, each output power circuit generating a separate low voltage lighting power signal capable of lighting a plurality of low voltage light sources and each being rated for a particular output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Tyson, John J. Andrisin, III, John Joseph Ascherl, Joseph John Janos
  • Patent number: 9827899
    Abstract: A system mounted in a vehicle to recognize load capacity change is disclosed. The system includes a lamp, a micro controller unit (MCU) configured to adaptively control the system based on load capacity of the lamp, an intelligent power switch (IPS) having a front end connected to the MCU and a rear end connected to the lamp, and a sensing resistor connected between the MCU and the IPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KYUNGSHIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Kwan Choo, Geon Gu Kang, Gwang Seob Kim, Jong Hyeon Choi, Dae Hyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 9826589
    Abstract: An LED device is disclosed. The LED device comprises a PWM controller. A phase dimmer produces a regulated signal. The PWM controller converts the regulated signal into a switching signal in a series mode and optionally converts the rectified signal into the switching signal in the parallel mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yanzeng Gao, Minghao Wu
  • Patent number: 9826590
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
  • Patent number: 9820447
    Abstract: A grow light includes a plurality of cool white LEDs, a plurality of warm white LEDs, and a driver electrically coupled to the cool white LEDs and the warm white LEDs. An intensity level and spectral composition of the radiant energy emitted by the grow light may be tuned or configured by varying a ratio of the quantity of cool white LEDs to the quantity of warm white LEDs, by varying a spatial arrangement among the cool white LEDs and the warm white LEDs, or by varying a level of current provided to some or all of the cool white LEDs and the warm white LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: CABATECH, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Vilgiate
  • Patent number: 9826598
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a solid-state light source, communications circuitry, and control circuitry coupled to the communications circuitry and the solid-state light source. The control circuitry is configured to receive a message from a neighboring device via the communications circuitry, the message indicating the detection of an occupancy event by the neighboring device. Further, the control circuitry is configured to adjust a light output provided by the solid-state light source based on a neighbor ranking of the neighboring device, wherein the neighbor ranking indicates a number of intermediate devices located between the lighting fixture and the neighboring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: John Roberts, Joseph P. Chobot, Matthew Deese, Brian Carrigan
  • Patent number: 9793952
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices through the use of wired and wireless protocols. The systems and apparatuses may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. They may then take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment in order to identify said devices and associate control signals with them. The systems and apparatuses may then use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Input and output transmission means for the systems and apparatuses may include, but are not limited to, powerline communication, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and 6LoWPAN. Signal processing and device identification may be done onboard the device, or may be done at a remote location. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, in order to make for a more robust architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Crius Technology Group LLC
    Inventor: Phillip Bogdanovich
  • Patent number: 9788386
    Abstract: A lamp having a first light source for producing a light having a spectral distribution, wherein the light is represented by a set of chromaticity coordinates in a chromaticity diagram, and having a second light source for producing a second light having a second spectral distribution, wherein the second light is represented by a second set of coordinates in the chromaticity diagram, the second spectral distribution being different from the first spectral distribution. Furthermore, the lamp has a control unit for controlling the light sources, which control unit is designed so that an intensity of the first light can be changed independently of an intensity of the second light. By changing the intensities of the lights, the weighting of the lights can be changed so that the melanopic effect factor of the light emitted by the lamp is thereby changed without the color temperature of the light changing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Anja Frohnapfel, Birthe Tralau
  • Patent number: 9775213
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement is disclosed having a first light source with a dominant wavelength in the range of 505 nm to 520 nm; and a second light source having a dominant wavelength in the range of from 580 nm to 630 nm. The lighting arrangement has at least one control means for adjusting the output of the first light source independent from the light output of the second light source. The control means allows for providing an optimum spectral balance under varying luminance levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Gemex Consultancy B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Otto Rooymans
  • Patent number: 9750116
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for setting up light scenes. These methods and system automate the control of variable parameters after defining a set of fixtures and static properties of the fixtures in a given environment and a selected mood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: LUMIFI, INC.
    Inventor: Beatrice Witzgall
  • Patent number: 9723694
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) street lamp control system includes a control module and an LED street lamp unit coupled with the control module. The control module includes a dimmer module, a driving module, and a light source module coupled with the driving module. The dimmer module is coupled with the control module and receives a signal from the control module. The dimmer module also can transmit a signal to the control module. The dimmer module is coupled to the driving module by an access module to control the driving module to control the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: CHAMP TECH OPTICAL (FOSHAN) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Hsun Wung, Chun-Chi Chen, Chin-Che Hung, Er-Wei Ruan, Yong-Xin Chen
  • Patent number: 9717132
    Abstract: An intelligent lighting control system is provided. The system includes at least one smart lighting device, including a control module, a lighting module, a microphone module and a wireless communication module, where the control module is connected to the lighting module, the microphone module, and the wireless communication module, respectively; the microphone module is configured to receive a voice instruction from a user and send the voice instruction to the control module; and the control module is configured to convert the voice instruction to a voice data signal. The system also includes a cloud server configured to perform voice recognition analysis on the voice data signal, convert the voice data signal to a control signal, and send the control signal to at least one smart home device. Further, the system includes the at least one smart home device configured to receive the control signal and perform a corresponding function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: SENGLED OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chaoqun Sun, Jinxiang Shen
  • Patent number: 9681510
    Abstract: A lighting device is arranged to receive or determine information indicative of geospatial location (and optionally additional information such as time, time zone, and/or date) and automatically adjust one or more light output parameters (e.g., luminous flux, color point, color temperature, spectral content, and operating time) based on such information to operate one or more emitters differently on different days of a year. Information indicative of geospatial location may be received or provided by a user input element, a signal receiver, and/or at least one sensor. Brightness and/or spectral content of lighting device emissions may be further adjusted intraday based on sensed ambient conditions, conditions of an illuminated space or surface, information indicative of weather conditions, and/or user inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Antony Paul van de Ven
  • Patent number: 9674917
    Abstract: An illumination system and method is provided for readily mapping a plurality of scenes along a dimcurve form a natural show for one or more groups of LED illumination devices. Mapping can be performed using a graphical user interface on a remote controller wirelessly linked to the illumination devices. A keypad is preferably configured for button control of changes to color temperature as a function of brightness along each of the various dimcurves for each of the various groups of illumination devices controlled by a corresponding keypad to allow momentary or persistent override and reprogram of the natural show. Modification to a scene further comprises modifications to scenes before and after the currently modified scene to provide a smoothing dimcurve modification. Global keypad can be used to control multiple zones arranged throughout a structure to switch between a natural show that emulates outdoor sunlight conditions to a panic show when an intruder is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Ketra, Inc.
    Inventors: Nav Sooch, Horace C. Ho, Rebecca Frank, Jason E. Lewis, Ryan Matthew Bocock
  • Patent number: 9660725
    Abstract: Techniques are presented herein to enable identification of light fixtures. A light fixture modulates light emitted by the light fixture with an identifier associated with the light fixture. The identifier may be encoded or encrypted before it is modulated. In one example, the identifier is a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). A user device is positioned to detect light emitted by the light fixture. The user device demodulates the light to obtain the identifier. The identifier, time and location associated with detection of the identifier are sent to a management entity for use in provisioning the light fixture on a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Parello, Donald Schriner, Luis O. Suau, Xiaohang Li
  • Patent number: 9655217
    Abstract: A cloud connected motion sensor lighting grid may include a wireless lighting network of coordinated lighting devices and a bridge to provide connectivity to external devices such as a cell phone, home automation system or security system. The cloud connected motion sensor lighting grid may be implemented locally with a cell phone communicating with the bridge for control, status and alerts. The cloud connected motion sensor lighting grid may operate over a cloud via an Internet connection allowing the bridge to communicate with a server on the Internet that may implement software for communicating with the wireless lighting network and to capture data detected by motion sensors in the wireless lighting network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael V. Recker, David B. Levine
  • Patent number: 9646499
    Abstract: A method for the crowdsourced detection of defective street lights includes receiving reporting data from a plurality of vehicles, where each reporting data includes: (i) at least one light intensity value measured by at least one sensor of a respective vehicle, (ii) a time that the light intensity value was measured by the respective vehicle, and (iii) a location of the respective vehicle at the time that the light intensity value was measured. The method also includes obtaining a baseline light intensity value for at least one street light at the location and combining the reporting data received from the plurality of vehicles to generate combined light intensity data for the location. An indication of a degradation of performance of the at least one street light is then generated in response to a comparison of the combined light intensity data to the baseline light intensity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Keir Finlow-Bates, Kim Vaarala, Koushik Annapureddy
  • Patent number: 9640100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying always-on content on a display of a mobile device allow the device to use a low power processor for certain always-on content and to coordinate with the device application processor for the remaining always-on content. In an embodiment, a pixel row-skip pattern is specified by the low power processor based on the display screen's resolution setting as well as ambient light conditions. In a further embodiment, the execution of pixel rendering in keeping with the prescribed pattern is synchronized between the device's low power processor and main application processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Nathan M. Connell, Parikshit Dharawat, Christian L. Flowers