# US 2018/0324933 A1 · Lighting Control With Location Based Communication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324933 A1 - Document ID: US20180324933A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/974,508 - Filed: 2018-05-08 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-08 - Assignees: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited - Applicants: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited - Inventors: Geoffrey Granville Hammett; Leonardo Enrique Matute; Michael Alan Lunn; Bruce Andrew Carl Douglas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324933A1 ## CPC - H05B 47/115: by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings - G06K 19/0723: {the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs} - G06K 19/07758: {arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag} - H04L 12/2816: {Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities (arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00)} - H04L 12/2832: {Interconnection of the control functionalities between home networks (single bridge functionality H04L12/4625)} - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - H04L 2012/2841: {Wireless} - H04L 2012/285: {Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators} - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/33: for indoor environments, e.g. buildings - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W 84/22: with access to wired networks - Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract A multi-network gateway device includes a lighting network interface circuit configured to communicate with lighting devices using first wireless signals compliant with a first communications standard. The gateway device further includes a location-based network interface circuit configured to communicate with asset tags using second wireless signals compliant with a second communications standard that is different from the first communications standard. The gateway device also includes a processor configured to control the lighting network interface circuit to transmit a lighting control command based on identification information received wirelessly by the location-based network interface circuit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A multi-network gateway device, comprising: a lighting network interface circuit configured to communicate with lighting devices using first wireless signals compliant with a first communications standard; a location-based network interface circuit configured to communicate with asset tags using second wireless signals compliant with a second communications standard that is different from the first communications standard; and a processor configured to control the lighting network interface circuit to transmit a lighting control command based on identification information received wirelessly by the location-based network interface circuit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gateway device of claim 1, further comprising a data network interface circuit configured to communicate using third signals compliant with a third communications standard. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The gateway device of claim 2, wherein the third communications standard is a Wi-Fi standard or an Ethernet standard. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The gateway device of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to control the data network interface circuit to transmit by the gateway device first information received by the lighting network interface circuit and second information received by the location-based network interface circuit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The gateway device of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to control the location-based network interface circuit to wirelessly transmit by the gateway device an asset tag control command based on information received by the data network interface circuit over a data network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the location-based network interface circuit to wirelessly transmit an asset tag control command based on information wirelessly received by the lighting network interface circuit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the location-based network interface circuit to wirelessly transmit an asset tag control command based on the identification information wirelessly received by the location-based network interface circuit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the first communications standard is an IEEE 802.15.4 standard. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the second communications standard is an IEEE 802.15.1 standard. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The gateway device of claim 9, wherein the location-based network interface circuit is further configured to communicate with a mobile device using third wireless signals compliant with the second communications standard. ### Claim 11 A multi-network system, comprising: a gateway device having a lighting network interface and a location-based network interface; a lighting device that wirelessly communicates with the gateway device using first wireless signals compliant with a first communications standard; and an asset tag that wirelessly communicates with the gateway using second device wireless signals compliant with a second communications standard that is different from the first communications standard, wherein the gateway device transmits a lighting control command to the lighting device via the lighting network interface based on identification information wirelessly received by the gateway device via the location-based network interface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the first communications standard is an IEEE 802.15.4 standard. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the second communications standard is an IEEE 802.15.1 standard. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising a mobile device that wirelessly communicates with the gateway device using third wireless signals compliant with the second communications standard. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein a data network interface of the gateway device transmits, to a management device, first information received wirelessly from the lighting device and second information received wirelessly from the asset tag. ### Claim 16 A method of communication by a multi-network gateway device, comprising: receiving, by the multi-network gateway device, identification information of an asset tag over a first communication network that is based on first wireless signals that are compliant with a first communications standard; identifying, by the multi-network gateway device, one or more lighting devices based on the identification information; and transmitting, by the multi-network gateway device, a lighting control command to the one or more lighting devices over a second communication network that is based on second wireless signals that are compliant with a second communications standard that is different from the first communications standard. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising estimating a location of the asset tag, wherein identifying the one or more lighting devices based on the identification information comprises identifying the one or more lighting devices based on the location of the asset tag. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting, by the multi-network gateway device, the identification information to a management device over a data communication network. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the first communications standard is an IEEE 802.15.1 standard, wherein the second communications standard is an IEEE 802.15.4 standard, and wherein the data communication network is based on a Wi-Fi standard or an Ethernet standard. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving, by the multi-network gateway device, location information from a mobile device over the first communication network.