System and method for monitoring use of a lamp
AssigneeSavant Technologies LLC
InventorGlenn Howard Kuenzler
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and tracking usage of a lamp and, in one example, assigning a monetary value that can be billed to an end user are provided. Examples of the lamps can communicate wirelessly in order to receive and to transmit information related to initialization, authorization, electrical power consumption monitoring, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the lamp transmits data a usage parameter to a service provider via a network. The service provider can aggregate the data and, in one example, assign a usage fee that describes a monetary value based on the usage parameter and generate an output that includes that usage fee.
Claims18
A device for monitoring use of a lamp wirelessly, said device comprising:
- a processor,
- a memory storage medium coupled with the processor, and
- a set of executable instructions stored in the memory storage medium and configured to be executed by the processor for:
- wirelessly transmitting an authorization code to the lamp, wherein the authorization code contains instructions that cause the lamp to change from a first operating condition to a second operating condition that is different from the first operating condition;
- wirelessly receiving a signal containing data that defines a usage parameter for the lamp through a wireless network, wherein the data that defines the usage parameter is generated by a processor of the lamp;
- calculating a lamp usage fee by correlating the usage parameter to a first monetary value;
- and
- generating an output comprising the lamp usage fee.
A system, comprising:
- a lamp comprising a light source;
- and
- a monitoring device for wirelessly monitoring use of the lamp, said monitoring device comprising a processor, a memory storage medium coupled with the processor, and a set of executable instructions stored in the memory storage medium and configured to be executed by the processor for:
- receiving a first signal containing an identification code of the lamp;
- transmitting a second signal to the lamp in response to the first signal, the second signal containing an authorization code that contains instructions to cause the lamp changing from a first operating condition to a second operating condition in response to the authorization code, and wherein in the second operating condition, the lamp can generate light;
- wirelessly receiving a third signal containing data that defines a usage parameter for the lamp in the second operating condition through a wireless network, wherein the data that defines the usage parameter is generated by a processor of the lamp;
- calculating a lamp usage fee by correlating the usage parameter to a first monetary value;
- and
- generating an output comprising the lamp usage fee.
A method for using a device to wirelessly monitor the usage of a lamp, said device comprising a processor, a memory storage medium coupled with the processor, and a set of executable instructions stored in the memory storage medium and configured to be executed by the processor to carry out the method,
- said method comprising:
- transmitting an authorization code to the lamp, wherein the authorization code contains instructions that cause the lamp to change from a first operating condition to a second operating condition that is different from the first operating condition;
- wirelessly receiving a signal containing data that defines a usage parameter for the lamp through a wireless network, wherein the data that defines the usage parameter is generated by a processor of the lamp;
- calculating a lamp usage fee by correlating the usage parameter to a first monetary value;
- and
- generating an output comprising the lamp usage fee,
- wherein the step for calculating a lamp usage fee utilizes a device comprising a processor and memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.