# US 2017/0257935 A1 · Intelligent Lighting System > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0257935 A1 - Document ID: US20170257935A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/451,962 - Filed: 2017-03-07 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-07 - Inventors: Mark Hopperton; Michael Robert Hidock - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170257935A1 ## CPC - F21K 9/272: Details of end parts, i.e. the parts that connect the light source to a fitting; Arrangement of components within end parts (F21K9/278 takes precedence) - F21K 9/278: Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source - F21K 9/66: Details of globes or covers forming part of the light source - F21S 4/26: of rope form, e.g. LED lighting ropes, or of tubular form - F21S 9/02: the power supply being a battery or accumulator - F21V 23/0435: {activated by remote control means} - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H05B 45/30: Driver circuits - H05B 47/16: by timing means - H05B 47/184: {using digital multiplexed [DMX] communication protocols} - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - F21S 10/06: flashing, e.g. with rotating reflector or light source {(signalling lighting devices mounted on vehicles B60Q1/26)} - F21Y 2103/10: comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection - F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract An intelligent lighting system provides synchronization for lighting units having light emitting diodes within a flexible, light transmissive structure in connection with receiving lighting commands from a remote DMX controller. The system includes lighting units, a microcontroller and a receiver for wirelessly receiving the commands from the DMX controller. A process is implemented to achieve lighting unit execution synchronization as a result of calculating more accurate delay times, by an iterative method, in connection with executing DMX commands. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting fixture comprising; a plurality of lighting units within a sleeve, said sleeve at being capable of allowing, at least some, light to pass therethrough; a processor within said sleeve; a communications receiver; an antenna connected to the processor; a memory connected to the processor; a timing unit connected to the processor; and a battery, being at least capable of powering the plurality of light sources. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 which further includes an end cap at each end of the fixture, said end cap being adapted to connect to an end of another communication fixture. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 which is further constructed from a flexible material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 wherein each lighting unit comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 wherein said communications receiver comprises a communications module operable in the range of approximately 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 5 wherein said module is operable to form a personal area network for the plurality of lighting units. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 which further includes a controller operable in frequency bands, selected from a band consisting of 2.4, 3.6, 5, and 60 GHz frequency bands, connected to the communications receiver. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 wherein said processor is a microcontroller. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 wherein the sleeve is translucent. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 1 wherein the lighting unit is elongated so as enclose said lighting units disposed within said sleeve along an axial line through each end cap. ### Claim 11 A method for synchronizing lighting among a plurality of lighting units, comprising: a. wirelessly receiving from a transmitter, a command containing an internal clock time corresponding to the time of transmission, of the command, from the transmitter; b. designating the arrival time of the command as the time of receipt, of the command, at the lighting fixture; c. designating a calculated time differential as the difference between the time of arrival of the command and the time of transmission, from the transmitter, of the command; d. determining whether the calculated time differential is less than the current time differential; e. updating the current time differential with the value of the calculated time differential if the calculated time differential is less than the current time differential; and f. executing the command in connection with calculating an end of a window of time during which commands are to be received from the transmitter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A method for synchronizing lighting among a plurality of lighting units as recited in claim 11 wherein commands are received from a DMX controller. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) A method for synchronizing lighting among a plurality of lighting units as recited in claim 11 wherein the command is selected from the group of commands controlling, color, frequency and duration; color modification; activation time; and a combination thereof. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) A method for synchronizing lighting among a plurality of lighting units as recited in claim 11 wherein said command is included within one or more packet communications. ### Claim 15 A lighting fixture comprising; a plurality of lighting units within a noodle, said noodle being capable of allowing, at least some, light to pass therethrough; a processor within said noodle; a communications receiver; an antenna connected to the processor; a memory connected to the processor; a timing unit connected to the processor; means for synchronizing the operation of the plurality of lighting units; and a battery, being at least capable of powering the plurality of light sources. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A lighting fixture as recited in claim 15 wherein said means for synchronizing the operation of the plurality of lighting units operates in conjunction with commands from a DMX controller received by said communications receiver. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) A lighting fixture as recited in claim 15 wherein said light units include a pair of light emitting diodes LEDS with connections, disposed at right angles, to a printed circuit board. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) A lighting fixture as recited in claim 15 wherein said noodle further includes an end cap at each end of the fixture, said end cap being adapted to connect to an end of another communication fixture. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 15 wherein each lighting unit comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The lighting fixture as recited in claim 15 which is further constructed from a flexible material. ### Claim 21 A computer-readable, non-transitory, programmable product, for use in conjunction with a DMX controller comprising code for causing a processor to do the following: receive from a transmitter, a command containing an internal clock time corresponding to the time of transmission, of the command, from the transmitter; designate the arrival time of the command as the time of receipt, of the command, at the lighting fixture; designate a calculated time differential as the difference between the time of arrival of the command and the time of transmission, from the transmitter, of the command; determine whether the calculated time differential is less than the current time differential; update the current time differential with the value of the calculated time differential if the calculated time differential is less than the current time differential; and execute the command in connection with calculating an end of a window of time during which commands are to be received from the transmitter.