Lighting fixtures and methods of commissioning lighting fixtures
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05F-001/00
H05B-037/02
H05B-039/04
H05B-041/36
F21S-002/00
F21V-021/15
F21V-021/30
H05B-033/08
F21V-021/00
F21S-009/04
F21V-014/02
F21Y-101/02
F21Y-103/00
출원번호
US-0289601
(2014-05-28)
등록번호
US-9072133
(2015-06-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Chemel, Brian J.
Piepgras, Colin
Kondo, Steve T.
Johnston, Scott D.
출원인 / 주소
Digital Lumens, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Cooley LLP
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323
초록▼
In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for commissioning improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to send and receive signals and c
In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for commissioning improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to send and receive signals and control the LED light bars, and network connectivity to other fixtures.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of commissioning a first lighting fixture in a network of lighting fixtures with a handheld device, the first lighting fixture comprising a first receiver to receive wireless signals and an ambient light sensor to sense an amount of ambient light in the environment illuminated by the net
1. A method of commissioning a first lighting fixture in a network of lighting fixtures with a handheld device, the first lighting fixture comprising a first receiver to receive wireless signals and an ambient light sensor to sense an amount of ambient light in the environment illuminated by the network of lighting fixtures, the method comprising: A) storing, in a nonvolatile memory, address information representative of a unique first network address of the first lighting fixture;B) receiving a commissioning signal from the handheld device via at least one of the first receiver and the ambient light sensor;C) in response to the commissioning signal received in B), transmitting the address information stored in A) via a first wireless signal from the receiver in the first lighting fixture to at least one second lighting fixture in the network of lighting fixtures;D) receiving a second wireless signal, via the first receiver, from the at least one second lighting fixture, the second wireless signal representative of a unique second network address of the at least one second lighting fixture;E) generating a representation of the network of lighting fixtures based at least in part upon the first address information stored in A) and the second wireless signal received in D); andF) assigning the first lighting fixture and the at least one second lighting fixture to respective zones in the network of lighting fixtures based at least in part upon the representation generated in E). 2. The method of claim 1, wherein A) comprises storing a media access controller (MAC) address associated with the first lighting fixture. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the handheld device comprises at least one of a personal digital assistant, a handheld mobile phone, a smartphone, or a purpose-built hardware commissioning tool. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein C) comprises transmitting a radio-frequency signal, an infrared signal, and/or a visible light signal. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein C) comprises modulating visible light emitted by the first lighting fixture. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein D) comprises receiving a radio-frequency signal, an infrared signal, and/or a visible light signal. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein E) comprises displaying a rendering of a network connection between the first lighting fixture and the at least one second lighting fixture. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein F) comprises assigning the first lighting fixture to a first zone based on a location of the first lighting fixture. 9. A lighting fixture comprising: a memory to store address information representative of a unique first network address of the first lighting fixture;a receiver to receive a commissioning signal from a handheld device;a processor, operably coupled to the memory and to the receiver, to generate a first wireless signal representing the first address information in response to the commissioning signal received by the receiver; anda transmitter, operably coupled to the processor, to transmit the first wireless signal to at least one second lighting fixture in the network of lighting fixtures,wherein the receiver is configured to receive: (i) a second wireless signal from the at least one second lighting fixture, the second wireless signal representative of a unique second network address of the at least one second lighting fixture, and(ii) an indication of an assignment of the lighting fixture to at least one zone in the network of lighting fixtures, the assignment being based at least in part on a representation of the network of lighting fixtures generated based at least in part upon the first address information stored in the memory and the second wireless signal received in by the receiver. 10. The lighting fixture of claim 9, wherein the first address information represents a media access controller (MAC) address associated with the first lighting fixture. 11. The lighting fixture of claim 9, wherein the handheld device comprises at least one of a personal digital assistant, a handheld mobile phone, a smartphone, or a purpose-built hardware commissioning tools. 12. The lighting fixture of claim 9, wherein the receiver comprises at least one of a radio-frequency receiver, an infrared receiver, or a visible light sensor. 13. The lighting fixture of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to modulate visible light emitted by the first lighting fixture. 14. The lighting fixture of claim 9, wherein the lighting fixture is configured to be assigned to a first zone for providing illumination and to a second zone for providing a warning signal. 15. A method of commissioning a first lighting fixture in a network of lighting fixtures, the first lighting fixture comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), power management circuitry to supply power to the plurality of LEDs, and a sensor to sense light in the environment illuminated by the network of lighting fixtures, the method comprising: A) connecting the first lighting fixture to an existing alternating current (AC) electrical power connection;B) generating, with the power management circuitry, low-voltage electrical power from AC electrical power provided by the AC electrical power connection connected in A);C) receiving, by the first lighting fixture, a signal to start a commissioning process;D) modulating, in response to the signal received in C), the low-voltage electrical power generated in B) so as to vary an intensity of light emitted by the plurality of LEDs in a predetermined pattern;E) sensing, with the sensor, a variation in intensity of light emitted by at least one second lighting fixture in the network of lighting fixtures;F) generating a representation of the network of lighting fixtures based at least in part upon the variation in intensity sensed in E); andG) assigning the first lighting fixture and the at least one second lighting fixture to respective zones in the network of lighting fixtures based at least in part upon the representation generated in F). 16. The method of claim 15, wherein B) comprises providing a portion of the low-voltage electrical power to at least one other electronic device in the network of lighting fixtures. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein C) comprises receiving at least one of radio-frequency radiation, infrared radiation, or visible radiation. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein C) comprises receiving the signal from at least one of a personal digital assistant, a handheld mobile phone, a smartphone, or a purpose-built hardware commissioning tool. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein F) comprises displaying a rendering of a network connection between the first lighting fixture and the at least one second lighting fixture. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein G) comprises assigning the first lighting fixture to a first zone based on a location of the first lighting fixture.
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