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US 2012/0070153 A1Published application
Noise Detector in a Light Bulb
AssigneeGreenwave Reality, Inc.
InventorKarl Jonsson
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Abstract
Noise may be received through a microphone included in a lighting apparatus. The noise may then be analyzed to determine if a human being may have been the source of the noise, and a message sent over a network alerting other devices that a human-caused noise was detected.
Claims26
A lighting apparatus comprising:
- a visible light source capable of outputting 25 lumens or more of luminous flux;
- a controller comprising a data transmitter;
- an acoustic energy detector with an output, wherein the output is communicatively coupled to the controller;
- and
- structure to couple the visible light source with the controller;
- wherein
- the controller sends data through the data transmitter disclosing that a noise has been detected in response to acoustic energy received by the acoustic energy detector.
4 more elements
A method for detecting noise in a room, the method comprising:
- receiving acoustic energy at a lighting apparatus;
- analyzing the acoustic energy;
- and
- sending a message from the lighting apparatus over a network in response to receiving the acoustic energy if the analysis determines that the message should be sent.
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A lighting fixture comprising:
- a socket with electrical contacts for accepting a separate visible light source;
- a controller comprising a data transmitter;
- an acoustic energy detector with an output, wherein the output is communicatively coupled to the controller;
- and
- structure to couple the socket with the controller;
- wherein
- the controller sends data through the data transmitter disclosing that a noise has been detected in response to acoustic energy received by the acoustic energy detector.
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A light bulb comprising:
- At least one LED with a total combined visible light output of at least 25 lumens;
- a microphone having an output;
- a base with an electrical power connection;
- a shell connected to the base, the shell at least partially transparent to visible light, capable of allowing acoustic energy from outside the shell to be received by the microphone, and containing the at least one LED, the microphone and a controller;
- and
- the controller comprising:
- (a) a processor;
- (b) a radio frequency transceiver capable of connecting to a radio frequency network;
- (c) circuitry configured to utilize commands received from the radio frequency network to control an on-off state of the at least one visible light LED;
- (d) an input communicatively coupled to the output of the microphone;
- and
- (e) a non-transitory processor readable storage medium, the non-transitory processor readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the processor and having processor readable program code suitable for execution on the processor embodied therewith, the processor readable program code comprising:
- processor readable program code configured to receive data from the microphone representing acoustic energy received by the microphone;
- processor readable program code configured to analyze said data to determine a cause of the acoustic energy;
- and
- processor readable program code configured to send a message from the lighting apparatus over the radio frequency network in response to receiving said data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.