公开(公告)号：US10775753B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US15676479

申请日：2017-08-14

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

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

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/64 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B47/105 ,  H05B47/175 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: An example of a building automation system utilizes intelligent system elements, some of which are lighting devices having light sources, and some of which are utility building control and automation elements. Some utility building control and automation elements include a controllable mechanism for use in control of some aspect of the building other than lighting. Another intelligent system element may include either a user interface component and be configured as a building controller, or include a detector and be configured as a sensor. Each intelligent system element includes a network communication interface, processor, memory and programming to configure the intelligent system element as a lighting device, utility building control and automation element, controller or sensor. At least one of the intelligent lighting devices is configured as a building control and automation system server. Several examples, however, implement the overall control using distributed processing.

公开(公告)号：US10701784B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US16707289

申请日：2019-12-09

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

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

IPC: H05B37/02 ,  H05B47/105 ,  H05B47/175 ,  H05B47/12 ,  H05B47/155

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：US20170085391A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

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: H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H05B37/02

CPC classification number: H05B37/0272 ,  H04B10/11 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W52/04 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0245 ,  H05B37/0254 ,  Y02B20/48 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/162 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/166 ,  Y02D70/22

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：US20170026119A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15288385

申请日：2016-10-07

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Rashmi K. Raj ,  Jason Rogers ,  Hampton B. Maher ,  Sean P. White

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Networked intelligent lighting devices may utilize visual light communication to perform autonomous neighbor discovery, for example, as part of a map generation process. Individually, each intelligent lighting device within an installation transmits a series of packets via visual light communication for receipt by one or more of the other intelligent lighting devices. Receiving intelligent lighting devices record the number of received packets from each transmitter. Records of numbers of received packets are conveyed via a data communication network to a centralized process. The centralized process utilizes the conveyed records to determine neighbor relationships between lighting devices, for example to generate a map of devices as located within the installation.

Abstract translation: 网络智能照明设备可以利用视觉光通信来执行自主的邻居发现，例如，作为地图生成过程的一部分。 单独地，安装中的每个智能照明装置通过视觉光通信传送一系列分组，以便由一个或多个其他智能照明装置接收。 接收智能照明设备记录来自每个发射机的接收数据包的数量。 接收到的数据包的数量的记录通过数据通信网络传送到集中处理。 集中处理利用所传送的记录来确定照明设备之间的邻居关系，例如生成位于设备内的设备的地图。

公开(公告)号：US20150043426A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-12

申请号：US14219657

申请日：2014-03-19

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

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

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W52/04

CPC classification number: H05B37/0272 ,  H04B10/11 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W52/04 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0245 ,  H05B37/0254 ,  Y02B20/48 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/162 ,  Y02D70/166

Abstract: A method for sending and receiving data via a relatively short range, low power wireless data communication link between lighting devices and other non-lighting-system devices. The method includes routing the data over a data network at a premises for which the lighting devices provide illumination. The data may be routed over the data network to a wide area network outside the premises for non-lighting related communications.

Abstract translation: 一种通过照明设备和其他非照明系统设备之间的相对较短范围的低功率无线数据通信链路发送和接收数据的方法。 该方法包括在照明设备提供照明的场所通过数据网络路由数据。 数据可以通过数据网络路由到场所外的广域网，用于非照明相关通信。