# US 2021/0280967 A1 · Smart lighting apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0280967 A1 - Document ID: US20210280967A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/817,469 - Filed: 2020-03-12 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-05 - Assignees: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd. - Applicants: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd. - Inventors: Chihhsien WU; Minghui LI; Renhua ZOU; Pofeng PENG; Raymond CHEN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210280967A1 ## CPC - H01Q 1/44: using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) - F21V 23/003: {the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array} - F21V 23/045: {the sensor receiving a signal from a remote controller} - F21V 29/70: characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks - H01Q 1/48: Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises - H01Q 5/40: Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements - H01Q 13/10: Resonant slot antennas - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - F21S 8/00: Lighting devices intended for fixed installation (F21S9/00, F21S10/00 take precedence; using a string or strip of light sources F21S4/00) - F21Y 2105/10: comprising a two-dimensional [2D] 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 - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - 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 A smart lighting apparatus has a metal cover, an antenna module, a wireless circuit, a cup body, a light source, and a driver. The metal cover has a central opening, a front and a back side. The antenna module has an antenna area on the metal ring and receives a wireless signal from the antenna area. The wireless circuit is electrically connected to the antenna module. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A smart lighting apparatus, comprising: a metal ring with a central opening, a front side and a back side; an antenna module with an antenna area appeared on an exterior surface of the front side of the metal ring, the antenna module having a capacitor input matching plate; a wireless circuit, electrically connected to the antenna module for receiving a wireless signal from the antenna area; a cup body with a container and a cup rim, the cup rim of the cup body being coupled with the internal opening; a light source disposed in the container, the light source comprising multiple LED modules emitting a light through the internal opening; and a driver for converting an external power source to a driving current to the light source and electrically connected to the wireless circuit, heat generated by the light source being transmitted to the metal ring, the driver being operated according to the wireless signal from the wireless circuit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the capacitor input matching plate is a module attached to the metal ring. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 2, wherein there is an electrode on the back side of the metal ring for transmitting the wireless signal to the wireless circuit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the antenna module has a ground electrode insulated from the antenna area. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the antenna area is electrically insulated from the metal ring. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein a top surface of the antenna area and the exterior surface of the front side are on the same plane. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 6, wherein the exterior surface of the front side and the antenna area are covered with a same non-metallic layer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the metal ring has an antenna container on the back side of the metal ring for placing the antenna module and extending the antenna area to appear from a slit on the front side of the metal ring. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the antenna module has an elastic inverse hook structure to be plugged in a corresponding plugging structure and fixed to the metal ring after the antenna module is plugged in the metal ring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein there is a slit on the metal ring, the antenna area is disposed within the slit and electrically insulated from the metal ring. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the slit is a through hole on the metal ring. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the slit is a semi-through hole on the metal ring. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the slit has an arc shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 10, wherein there are multiple slits for placing multiple antenna areas corresponding to different wireless frequencies. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 14, wherein the antenna length is between 55 mm to 70 mm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 14, wherein the antenna length is between 20 mm to 40 mm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cup body has a passing hole, the antenna module is electrically connected to the driver via the passing hole. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the antenna area is placed aside the internal opening. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 18, wherein the antenna area is placed between the cup rim and the metal cup. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The smart lighting apparatus of claim 18, wherein there is a plastic ring disposed between the cup rim and the metal cup, the antenna area is covered by the plastic ring.