公开(公告)号：US11119725B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16144152

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Sean P. White ,  Daniel M. Megginson ,  Januk Aggarwal ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/00 ,  G10L15/06

Abstract: A control module, for lighting or other environmental control or the like has embedded voice responsive control capability. The recognizable command set supported by the control module is customizable. Software for a data processor configures the control module to identify a user in the vicinity of the control module and change voice response software based at least in part on identity of the user. The changed voice response software configures the control module, to recognize a customized set of vocal commands, e.g. associated with the identified user, in response to speech detected via a microphone and an audio processor of the control module, without requiring network communication. The control module issues control signals to equipment controlled by the module that correspond to the recognized commands of the customized vocal command set.

公开(公告)号：US10470278B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15365087

申请日：2016-11-30

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Januk Aggarwal ,  Jason Rogers ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr. ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: H05B37/02 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W52/04 ,  H04B10/11 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04W4/90

Abstract: A lighting system utilizes intelligent system elements, such as lighting devices, user interfaces for lighting control or the like and possibly sensors. The system also has a data communication network. Some number of the intelligent lighting system elements, including at least two of the lighting devices, also support communication with non-lighting-system devices at the premises. Each such element has a communication interface system configured to provide a data communication link for use by non-lighting-system devices at the premises in proximity to the respective intelligent system element. Also, in such an element, the processor is configured to control communications via the communication interface system so as to provide access to the data network and through the data network to the wide area network outside the premises for non-lighting related communications of the non-lighting-system devices.

公开(公告)号：US10278261B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15720546

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Januk Aggarwal ,  Jason W. Rogers ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr. ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: H05B37/00 ,  H05B37/02

Abstract: An example of a lighting system includes intelligent lighting devices, each of which includes a light source, a communication interface and a processor coupled to control the light source. In such a system, at least one of the lighting devices includes a user input sensor to detect user activity related to user inputs without requiring physical contact of the user; and at least one of the lighting devices includes an output component to provide information output to the user. One or more of the processors in the intelligent lighting devices are further configured to process user inputs detected by the user input sensor, control lighting and control output to a user via the output component so as to implement an interactive user interface for the system, for example, to facilitate user control of lighting operations of the system and/or to act as a user interface portal for other services.

公开(公告)号：US10016334B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15299668

申请日：2016-10-21

Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC

Inventor： Stephen H. Lydecker ,  David P. Ramer ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr. ,  Januk Aggarwal

IPC: A61H3/06 ,  G09B21/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G09G5/12 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G06K9/46

CPC classification number: A61H3/061 ,  A61H2003/063 ,  A61H2201/0188 ,  A61H2201/1604 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61H2201/5007 ,  A61H2201/5043 ,  A61H2201/5048 ,  A61H2201/5082 ,  A61H2201/5092 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0141 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G06F3/147 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G09B21/007 ,  G09B21/008 ,  G09G5/12 ,  G09G2354/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223

Abstract: A lighting device obtains data related to objects and boundaries in an area in the vicinity of the lighting device, and a user wearable device provides a display (e.g. an augmented reality display based on the data related to the objects and the area boundaries) for a user/wearer. The lighting device includes a mapping sensor that collects data related to the objects and boundaries in the area. The user wearable device includes a camera or other optical sensor and wireless communication capability. The user wearable device is provided with mapping data that is presented on a display of the user wearable device. The communications and display capabilities allow the user wearable device to obtain room mapping information related to area in the vicinity of the lighting device in order to provide navigational assistance to a visually impaired person in the area.

公开(公告)号：US20180054706A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15241350

申请日：2016-08-19

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Jenish S. Kastee ,  Sean P. White ,  Daniel M. Megginson ,  Januk Aggarwal ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04L12/727 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/00

Abstract: A system includes luminaires at a premises, where each luminaire has a light source, processor and radio frequency (RF) transceiver. The processor is configured to control the RF transceiver of the respective luminaire to transmit ranging signals to neighboring luminaires and receive response signals from neighboring luminaires. The processor computes time of flight (ToF) values relative to the neighboring luminaires. The system also includes a location solving server having a processor configured to receive the ToF values from the luminaires, compute relative distances between the luminaires based on the ToF values, and determine relative locations of the luminaires within the premises based on the computed relative distances between luminaires. Knowledge of the relative locations of the luminaires, for example, may be used in personnel or asset tracking, e.g. based on data sent via light from the luminaires or by ranging and response signals exchanged with RF enabled assets.

公开(公告)号：US20180027628A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15720546

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Januk Aggarwal ,  Jason W. Rogers ,  Jack C. Rains, JR. ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: H05B37/02

CPC classification number: H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0236 ,  H05B37/0245 ,  H05B37/029 ,  Y02B20/44 ,  Y02B20/48

Abstract: An example of a lighting system includes intelligent lighting devices, each of which includes a light source, a communication interface and a processor coupled to control the light source. In such a system, at least one of the lighting devices includes a user input sensor to detect user activity related to user inputs without requiring physical contact of the user; and at least one of the lighting devices includes an output component to provide information output to the user. One or more of the processors in the intelligent lighting devices are further configured to process user inputs detected by the user input sensor, control lighting and control output to a user via the output component so as to implement an interactive user interface for the system, for example, to facilitate user control of lighting operations of the system and/or to act as a user interface portal for other services.

公开(公告)号：US20180007247A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15200375

申请日：2016-07-01

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Januk Aggarwal ,  David P. Ramer ,  Jack C. Rains, JR.

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  F21S19/00 ,  H04B10/116 ,  F21S11/00

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  E04D2013/0345 ,  F21S11/00 ,  F21S19/005

Abstract: A modulated passive optical lighting device includes a passive element, such as a window, a sun-room roof, or a skylight. The device also has an optical modulator associated with or incorporated in the device, to modulate light supplied to an interior space to carry data.

公开(公告)号：US09781811B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15259612

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Januk Aggarwal ,  Jason W. Rogers ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr. ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: H05B37/00 ,  H05B37/02

CPC classification number: H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0236 ,  H05B37/0245 ,  H05B37/029 ,  Y02B20/44 ,  Y02B20/48

Abstract: An example of a lighting system includes intelligent lighting devices, each of which includes a light source, a communication interface and a processor coupled to control the light source. In such a system, at least one of the lighting devices includes a user input sensor to detect user activity related to user inputs without requiring physical contact of the user; and at least one of the lighting devices includes an output component to provide information output to the user. One or more of the processors in the intelligent lighting devices are further configured to process user inputs detected by the user input sensor, control lighting and control output to a user via the output component so as to implement an interactive user interface for the system, for example, to facilitate user control of lighting operations of the system and/or to act as a user interface portal for other services.

公开(公告)号：US09696200B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US14285931

申请日：2014-05-23

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： David P. Ramer ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr. ,  Januk Aggarwal

IPC: G01J1/08 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G01J1/18 ,  F21V33/00 ,  F21V7/00 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21Y113/13

CPC classification number: G01J1/08 ,  F21V7/0008 ,  F21V33/00 ,  F21Y2101/00 ,  F21Y2113/13 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G01J1/18 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/64

Abstract: A system with a machine and a lighting device. The machine includes an image capture device and a machine vision processing system configured to detect a characteristic of a subject in a space for an operation of the machine. The lighting device includes a first light source for generating light to illuminate the space, and a second light source for generating light of a particular wavelength to support detection of the characteristic of the subject via the machine vision processing system. The light of the particular wavelength is output at a sufficient intensity reasonably expected to produce a particular emission from the subject detectable via the image capture device different from an emission produced by exposure of the subject to the light for illumination of the space. The first and second light sources are integrated into the lighting device.

公开(公告)号：US09679522B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14603884

申请日：2015-01-23

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Januk Aggarwal ,  David P. Ramer ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr.

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  H05B37/00 ,  G09G5/36

CPC classification number: G09G3/3406 ,  G09G5/36 ,  G09G2340/06 ,  G09G2370/022 ,  H05B37/00

Abstract: A lighting system uses a multi-pixel lighting matrix, for example, having an n by m pixel matrix of light emitters, to provide illumination from a ceiling or wall. Instead of using an actual image or video, which may be distracting, the examples in this case manipulate a frequency domain representation, for example, in Fourier transform space. The representation is transformed to real time image space, to drive the matrix of the lighting device. Manipulation in the frequency domain can maintain image characteristics suitable to an intended illumination application yet produce an output illumination image on the matrix that is less obviously an image of an object and less likely to draw unnecessary attention from an occupant of the illuminated space.