# US 10,375,804 B2 · Lighting connectivity module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,375,804 B2 - Document ID: US10375804B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/915,352 - Filed: 2018-03-08 - Published: 2018-07-12 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-10 - Assignees: LIFI Labs, Inc. - Applicants: LIFI Labs, Inc. - Inventors: Marc Alexander - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10375804B2 ## CPC - H05B 45/20: Controlling the colour of the light - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - F21K 9/232: specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb - F21V 23/0435: {activated by remote control means} - H05B 45/30: Driver circuits - H05B 47/1965: {using handheld communication devices} - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A lighting module, including: a baseboard configured to receive a user signal indicating a user lighting preference; a communication submodule configured to receive the user signal and convert the user signal to machine readable data indicating the user lighting preference; a control submodule communicably coupled to the wireless communication submodule for receiving the machine readable data, wherein the microcontroller submodule comprises: memory configured to store a lighting parameter provided by a provider, and a processor configured to generate lighting driver instructions based on the user lighting preference and the lighting parameter; and a lighting mode output submodule configured to output the lighting driver instructions to a lighting driver module of a lighting assembly for controlling light emitting elements of the lighting assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting connectivity module comprising: a baseboard comprising a first region adjacent a second region; a radio frequency (RF) component connected to the second region; a wireless communication chipset mounted to the first region, the RF component communicably coupled to the wireless communication chipset; a microcontroller mounted to the first region, the microcontroller electrically coupled to the wireless communication chipset, wherein the microcontroller comprises a processor configured to: receive an input from the wireless communication chipset, execute firmware for generating lighting instructions based on the input, and provide an output signal at a processor output contact based on the lighting instructions; and an electromagnetic shield mounted to the first region and not the second region, wherein the electromagnetic shield encloses the wireless communication chipset and the microcontroller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting connectivity module of claim 1, further comprising: a lighting mode output contact coupled to the baseboard; and a lighting mode processor, the lighting mode processor electrically coupled to the processor output contact and to the lighting mode output contact, wherein the lighting mode processor is configured to: receive the lighting instructions; execute firmware for generating LED driver instructions based the lighting instructions; and output the LED driver instructions at the lighting mode output contact. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lighting connectivity module of claim 2, further comprising an LED driver enable output contact electrically coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the processor is further configured to execute firmware for: determining an idle state of the lighting mode processor; and controlling an enable output at the LED driver enable output contact based on the idle state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The lighting connectivity module of claim 2, wherein the lighting connectivity module is contained within a housing of an LED assembly, the LED assembly electrically connected to the lighting mode output contact. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The lighting connectivity module of claim 2, wherein: the baseboard defines a first end and a second end opposing the first end across a midplane, the midplane normal a baseboard longitudinal axis of the baseboard; the lighting mode output contact is arranged proximal the first end; and the RF component is arranged proximal the second end. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The lighting connectivity module of claim 5, wherein the RF component comprises an antenna connected to the second region, wherein: the antenna is communicably coupled to the wireless communication chipset. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lighting connectivity module of claim 1, wherein the RF component comprises an antenna connected to the second region, the antenna communicably coupled to the wireless communication chipset. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The lighting connectivity module of claim 7, wherein the antenna is a trace antenna integrated with the second region. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The lighting connectivity module of claim 8, wherein: the trace antenna forms a boustrophedon pattern; and a trace pattern longitudinal axis of the boustrophedon pattern is substantially perpendicular to a baseboard longitudinal axis of the baseboard. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lighting connectivity module of claim 1, wherein the RF component comprises an RF connector mounted to the second region, the RF connector communicably coupled to the wireless communication chipset. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The lighting connectivity module of claim 1, wherein: the wireless communication chipset comprises a wireless communication chipset power input; the microcontroller further comprises a microcontroller power input; and the lighting connectivity module further comprises a power input contact electrically connected to the wireless communication chipset power input and to the microcontroller power input. ### Claim 12 A system comprising: a baseboard comprising a first region adjacent a second region; an antenna connected to the second region; a microcontroller mounted to the first region, the antenna communicably coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller comprises: non-volatile memory, and a processor configured to: execute firmware for generating lighting instructions based on a state of the non-volatile memory and an input received by the antenna, and provide an output signal based on the lighting instructions; a lighting mode processor mounted to the first region, the lighting mode processor electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the lighting mode processor is configured to: receive the output signal from the processor, execute firmware for generating LED driver instructions based on the output signal, and output the LED driver instructions at a lighting mode output contact electrically coupled to the lighting mode processor; and an electromagnetic shield mounted to the first region and not the second region, wherein the electromagnetic shield encloses the microcontroller and the lighting mode processor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising a wireless communication chipset mounted to the first region, the wireless communication chipset communicably coupling the antenna to the microcontroller. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the system is contained within a housing of an LED assembly, the LED assembly electrically connected to the lighting mode output contact. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the antenna is a trace antenna integrated with the second region. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the trace antenna defines a boustrophedon pattern. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein: a second region longitudinal axis of the second region is substantially perpendicular to a baseboard longitudinal axis of the baseboard; and a trace pattern longitudinal axis defined by the trace antenna is substantially perpendicular to the baseboard longitudinal axis. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein: the baseboard defines a first end and a second end opposing the first end across a midplane, the midplane normal a baseboard longitudinal axis of the baseboard; the lighting mode output contact is arranged proximal the first end; and the antenna is arranged proximal the second end. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein a second region longitudinal axis of the second region is substantially perpendicular to a baseboard longitudinal axis of the baseboard. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising an LED driver enable output contact electrically coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the processor is further configured to execute firmware for: determining an idle state of the lighting mode processor; and controlling an enable output at the LED driver enable output contact based on the idle state.