# US 2014/0197745 A1 · Managing Streetlights > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0197745 A1 - Document ID: US20140197745A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/215,411 - Filed: 2014-03-17 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2012-01-17 - Assignees: CIMCON Lighting, Inc. - Applicants: Cimcon Lighting, Inc. - Inventors: Anil Agrawal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197745A1 ## CPC - H05B 47/22: {with communication between the lamps and a central unit} - F21V 19/00: Fastening of light sources or lamp holders (fastening electric light source solely by the coupling device H01R33/00 {; special means for attaching candle to candle holder F21V35/003}) - G06F 16/29: Geographical information databases - G06F 16/444: {Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces} - H05B 47/11: by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light - H05B 47/155: Coordinated control of two or more light sources - H05B 47/16: by timing means - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - H05B 47/196: {characterised by user interface arrangements} - H05B 47/20: Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection - H05B 47/1965: {using handheld communication devices} - H05B 47/199: {Commissioning of light sources} - Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection - Y02B 20/72: in street lighting - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract This disclosure describes systems and techniques for managing streetlights. The subject matter included in this document is embodied in a method that includes receiving, at a computing device, information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights. The method also includes presenting a representation of the streetlight in a graphical user-interface in accordance with the received location and status information, and receiving information representing a selection of the streetlight for inclusion in a group of streetlights from the network. The method further includes initiating delivery of one or more control signals to the group of streetlights. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 A method comprising: receiving, at a computing device, information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights; identifying a plurality of streetlights from the network for inclusion in a group of streetlights, wherein the group of streetlights is identified to achieve a particular illumination in an area where the group of streetlights is located; and initiating delivery of one or more control signals to the group of streetlights. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein each streetlight in the group of streetlights is identified based on an amount of light from the corresponding streetlight estimated to reach a surrounding ground area. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the amount of light is estimated based on geographic features of the surrounding ground area. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein each streetlight in the group of streetlights is identified based on at least one of the location of the streetlight, a time of day, a time of year, and one or more geographic features of an area in which the streetlight is located. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising receiving the geographic features as user-inputs. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the group of streetlights is identified based on one or more parameters associated with the group, the parameters being selected from a set including: location of neighboring trees or buildings, lamp wattages, lamp life, and lamp light patterns. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more control signals are initiated based on user-defined conditional logic related to the received location and status information from one or more streetlights. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein each streetlight in the group is identified to also achieve a particular energy consumption level. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more control signals can be configured to activate the group of streetlights upon detecting motion in the area. ### Claim 30 A system comprising: memory; and one or more processors configured to: receive information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights; identify a plurality of streetlights from the network for inclusion in a group of streetlights, wherein the group of streetlights is identified to achieve a particular illumination in an area where the group of streetlights is located; and initiate delivery of one or more control signals to the group of streetlights. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The system of claim 30, wherein the one or more processors are configured to identify each streetlight in the group of streetlights based on an amount of light from the corresponding streetlight estimated to reach a surrounding ground area. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The system of claim 31, wherein the amount of light is estimated based on geographic features of the surrounding ground area. ### Claim 33 (depends on 30) The system of claim 30, wherein the one or more processors are configured to identify each streetlight in the group of streetlights based on at least one of the location of the streetlight, a time of day, a time of year, and one or more geographic features of an area in which the streetlight is located. ### Claim 34 (depends on 30) The system of claim 30, wherein the one or more processors are configured to identify the group of streetlights based on one or more parameters associated with the group, the parameters being selected from a set including: location of neighboring trees or buildings, lamp wattages, lamp life, and lamp light patterns. ### Claim 35 (depends on 30) The system of claim 30, wherein the one or more control signals are initiated based on user-defined conditional logic related to the received location and status information from one or more streetlights. ### Claim 36 (depends on 30) The system of claim 30, wherein the one or more processors are configured to identify each streetlight in the group to also achieve a particular energy consumption level. ### Claim 37 (depends on 30) The system of claim 30, wherein the one or more control signals can be configured to activate the group of streetlights upon detecting motion in the area. ### Claim 38 (depends on 32) The system of claim 32, wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive the geographic features as user-inputs. ### Claim 39 A computer-readable storage device storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computing devices which, upon execution, causes the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising: receiving information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights; identifying a plurality of streetlights from the network for inclusion in a group of streetlights, wherein the group of streetlights is identified to achieve a particular illumination in an area where the group of streetlights is located; and initiating delivery of one or more control signals to the group of streetlights. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The computer-readable storage device of claim 39 further comprising instructions to identify each streetlight in the group based on an amount of light from the corresponding streetlight estimated to reach a surrounding ground area.