Methods for monitoring status of a light fixture and related monitoring modules and computer program products
AssigneeSensus Spectrum, LLC
InventorsRyan Mark Roberts, Pedro Paulo Dias e Silva, Charles Milton Nobles
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Abstract
Methods for remotely monitoring a status of a light fixture including monitoring sensor data associated with the light fixture; analyzing the monitored sensor data to determine if the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters associated with the light fixture; and altering the status of the light fixture for a finite period of time if it is determined that the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters are provide. Related monitoring modules and computer program products are also provided.
Claims20
A method for remotely monitoring a status of a light fixture, the method comprising:
- monitoring sensor data associated with the light fixture;
- analyzing the monitored sensor data to determine if the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters associated with the light fixture;
- and
- altering the status of the light fixture for a finite period of time if it is determined that the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters,
- wherein analyzing the monitored sensor data further comprises:
- counting a number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts an intensity thereof within a predetermined period of time, wherein the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts responsive to the monitored sensor data;
- determining if the number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts is greater than a predetermined threshold;
- and
- disabling the monitoring, analyzing and altering if it is determined that the number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts is greater than the predetermined threshold;
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- wherein at least one of the monitoring, analyzing, and altering is performed by at least one processor.
A monitoring module for remotely monitoring a status of a light fixture, the monitoring module communicating with a controller of the light fixture and at least one processor, the at least one processor causing the monitoring module to:
- monitor sensor data associated with the light fixture;
- analyze the monitored sensor data received from the controller of the light fixture to determine if the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters associated with the light fixture, wherein the monitoring module analyzes the monitored sensor data by:
- counting a number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts an intensity thereof within a predetermined period of time, wherein the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts responsive to the monitored sensor data;
- determining if the number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts is greater than a predetermined threshold;
- disabling the monitoring, analyzing and altering if it is determined that the number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts is greater than the predetermined threshold;
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- alter the status of the light fixture for a finite period of time if it is determined that the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters.
A computer program product for remotely monitoring a status of a light fixture, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code to monitor sensor data associated with the light fixture;
- computer readable program code to analyze the monitored sensor data to determine if the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters associated with the light fixture;
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- computer readable program code to alter the status of the light fixture for a finite period of time if it is determined that the light fixture is operating outside expected parameters,
- wherein the computer readable program code to analyze the monitored sensor data comprises:
- computer readable program code to count a number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts an intensity thereof within a predetermined period of time, wherein the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts responsive to the monitored sensor data;
- computer readable program code to determine if the number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts is greater than a predetermined threshold;
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- computer readable program code to disable the monitoring, analyzing and altering if it is determined that the number of times the light fixture turns on, off or adjusts is greater than the predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.