Methods And Systems Of Proactive Monitoring And Metering Of Lighting Devices
AssigneeLightel Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChia-Yiu Maa, Chunte Yu
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and systems of proactive monitoring and metering of lighting devices are described herein. A light monitoring and metering system may include a specification database that stores the technical specification of the lighting device, a usage database that records the usage data of the lighting device, a data acquisition subsystem that obtains the identity of the lighting device in use, and a data processing subsystem that meters the usage or calculates the lumen output of the lighting device or the remaining lifetime of the driver of the light device.
Claims21
A light monitoring and metering system, comprising:
- a usage database capable of storing usage data of at least one lighting device;
- a data acquisition subsystem capable of obtaining an identity of the at least one lighting device;
- and
- a data processing subsystem capable of metering the usage data of the at least one lighting device and storing the usage data in the usage database.
A method of proactive monitoring and metering of lighting devices, comprising:
- storing, in a usage database, usage data of at least one lighting device;
- obtaining, by a data acquisition subsystem, an identity of the at least one lighting device;
- and
- metering, by a data processing subsystem, the usage data of the at least one lighting device to save the usage data in the usage database.
A usage metering system, comprising:
- an identity of the system;
- a usage database;
- and
- a data processing subsystem,
- wherein:
- the data processing subsystem has access to a power supply line to an electrical equipment;
- the data processing subsystem is configured to meter usage data of the electrical equipment through the access to the power supply line to the electrical equipment, and save the usage data in the usage database;
- and
- the data processing subsystem reports the usage data and the identity of system to an external billing system in either or both of wired and wireless ways to calculate a usage charge of the electrical equipment.
A usage allowance enforcement system, comprising:
- an identity of the system;
- a usage database;
- and
- a data processing subsystem,
- wherein:
- the data processing subsystem has access to a power supply line to an electrical equipment;
- the data processing subsystem is configured to accept a usage allowance of the electrical equipment where the usage allowance is in the form of a monetary amount, time duration, an energy consumption measure, or any other form of usage credit;
- the data processing subsystem is configured to enforce the usage allowance through the access to the power supply line to the at least one electrical equipment by turning on, off, or partially on the electrical equipment;
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- the usage allowance is optionally associated with the identity of the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.