Simulcast mesh dimmable illumination source
AssigneeSmartLabs, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Brian Cregg, Joseph J. Dada
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Abstract
An LED illumination device is configured to receive coded messages by at least one of radio signals in free space, electrically conducted signals by wire, and light wave propagated signals in free space, process the coded messages, and transmit the coded messages by two or more of radio signals in free space, electrically conducted signals by wire, and light wave propagated signals in free space.
Claims20
A method of illuminating a space and reacting to and transmitting messages with an illumination device, the method comprising:
- receiving coded messages with electrical circuitry disposed within an enclosure of an illumination device by radio signals in free space and electrically conducted signals by wire;
- processing the coded messages with the electrical circuitry disposed within the enclosure of the illumination device;
- transmitting the coded messages with the electrical circuitry disposed within the enclosure of the illumination device by the radio signals in free space and the electrically conducted signals by wire;
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- determining whether message traffic for the electrically conducted signals by wire exceeds a threshold, and when the threshold is exceeded, reduce the message traffic for the electrically conducted signals by wire while continuing to transmit by the radio signals in free space.
An illumination device capable of illuminating a space and further capable of reacting to and transmitting messages, the illumination device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- receiving circuitry disposed with the enclosure and configured to receive coded messages by radio signals in free space, electrically conducted signals by wire, and light wave propagated signals in free space;
- processing circuitry disposed within the enclosure and configured to process the coded messages;
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- transmitting circuitry disposed within the enclosure and configured to transmit the coded messages by the radio signals in free space, the electrically conducted signals by wire, and the light wave propagated signals in free space, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine whether radio signal message traffic exceeds a threshold, and when the threshold is exceeded, reduce the radio signal message traffic while continuing to transmit by at least one of the electrically conducted signals by wire and the light wave propagated signals in free space.
A system to illuminate a space and react to and transmit messages, the system comprising:
- a mesh network configured to transmit and receive messages using one or more of powerline signaling and radio frequency signaling, the powerline signaling comprising message data modulated onto a carrier signal and the modulated carrier signal added to a powerline waveform, the radio frequency signaling comprising the message data modulated onto an RF signal;
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- at least one illumination device comprising an enclosure, receiving circuitry disposed with the enclosure and configured to receive coded messages by the radio frequency signaling, the powerline signaling, and light wave propagated signals in free space, processing circuitry disposed within the enclosure and configured to process the coded messages, and transmitting circuitry disposed within the enclosure and configured to transmit the coded messages by the radio frequency signaling, the powerline signaling, and the light wave propagated signals in free space;
- wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine whether radio signal message traffic exceeds a threshold, and when the threshold is exceeded, reducing the radio signal message traffic while continuing to transmit by at least one of the powerline signaling and the light wave propagated signals in free space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.