US 8,770,771 B2Granted

Smart light with power backup

OwnerHans Christer Preta, Isaiah Monty Simmons +3inventors

InventorsHans Christer Preta, Isaiah Monty Simmons, William Monty Simmons, Joseph Frank Preta, Dominic Joseph Preta

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Abstract

The disclosed inventions comprise a device that may be mechanically and electrically associated with a typical lighting fixture found in a building or home, has low power consumption, provide a typical lighting when such lighting fixture is providing power to the device and comprises a battery backup to provide an emergency lighting feature when the power is out. The device may further be removed from the lighting fixture and used as a typical flashlight. The device may further be electrically and remotely associated with devices such as cell phones and systems such as alarm systems to provide emergency services.

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Dependent claims

A smart lighting element comprising a backup power system, said smart lighting element comprising:

a housing defining a power input and a lighting output wherein said power input is configured for being electrically and mechanically associated with a lighting fixture configured to provide a main power to said power input;
a power converting element defining a converter-input and a converter-output wherein said power converting element is disposed at least partially inside said housing and wherein said converter-input is electrically associated with said power input and wherein said power converting element is configured for converting said main power to a secondary power;
a backup power source configured for supplying a backup-power;
a processing device electrically associated with said power converting element and said backup power source wherein said processing device is configured to be powered by at least one of said secondary power and said backup-power;
a control switch electrically associated with said processing device, said control switch defining at least one switch-input and at least one switch output wherein said at least one switch-input is electrically associated with at least one of (a) said power converting element and (b) said backup power source and wherein said control switch is further configured to selectively provide light-power to said at least one switch-output wherein said light-power is defined by at least one of said secondary power and said backup power;
a light source electrically associated with said at least one switch-output wherein said light source is configured to provide a lighting function at said lighting output when receiving said light-power from said control switch;
a communication facilitator electrically associated with at least one antenna wherein said communication facilitator comprises a receiver and wherein said communication facilitator is one of (a) integral to said processing device and (b) electrically associated with said processing device wherein said processing device is configured to use said receiver to detect a remote-signal transmitted by a remote device;
and
wherein said processing device is configured to control the output of said control switch based at least in part on said remote-signal.

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A smart light bulb comprising:

a housing defining a power input and a lighting output wherein said power input is configured for being electrically associated with a lighting fixture configured to provide a main power to said power input;
a light source configured to provide a lighting function at said lighting output when receiving power, said light source comprising at least one light-emitter;
a converter element defining a converter-input and at least one converter-output wherein said converter element is disposed at least partially inside said housing and wherein said converter-input is electrically associated with said power input and wherein said power converting element is configured for converting said main power to at least one secondary power provided to said at least one converter-output;
a processing device electrically associated with said power converting element;
a power-controller that is one of (a) integral to said processing device, (b) integral to said converter element, and (c) electrically associated with said processing device and said converter element;
wherein said power-controller is configured to selectively transfer power to said at least one light emitter in response to a light-control-signal;
a communication-facilitator electrically associated with an antenna and said processing device and wherein said communication-facilitator comprises a receiver and wherein said processing device is configured to use said receiver to detect a remote-signal transmitted by a remote device;
a backup power source that is one of (a) disposed at least partially inside said housing;
and (b) mechanically associated with said housing, wherein said backup power source is electrically associated with at least one of (a) said processing device and (b) said power-controller, and wherein said processing device is further configure to selectively actuate said power-controller to transfer said backup power to said at least one light emitter when there is no main power being supplied to said power input;
and
wherein said processing device is configured to generate said light-control-signal based at least in part on said remote-signal.

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A smart light bulb comprising:

a housing defining a power input and a lighting output wherein said power input is configured for being electrically associated with a lighting fixture configured to provide a main power to said power input;
a light source configured to provide a lighting function at said lighting output when receiving power, said light source comprising at least one light-emitter;
a converter element defining a converter-input and at least one converter-output wherein said converter element is disposed at least partially inside said housing and wherein said converter-input is electrically associated with said power input and wherein said power converting element is configured for converting said main power to at least one secondary power provided to said at least one converter-output;
a processing device electrically associated with said power converting element;
a power-controller that is one of (a) integral to said processing device, (b) integral to said converter element, and (c) electrically associated with said processing device and said converter element;
wherein said power-controller is configured to selectively transfer power to said at least one light emitter in response to a light-control-signal;
a backup power source that is one of (a) disposed at least partially inside said housing;
and (b) mechanically associated with said housing, wherein said backup power source is electrically associated with at least one of (a) said processing device and (b) said power-controller, and wherein said processing device is further configure to selectively actuate said power-controller to transfer said backup power to said at least one light emitter when there is no main power being supplied to said power input;
and
wherein said processing device is configured to generate said light-control-signal based at least in part on the status of said main power.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/271,205Filed 11 Oct 2011 · continuation in part
Priority: 15 Mar 2007
Published: US 2012/0098655 A126 Apr 2012
Granted: 8 Jul 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification25 codes

B60Q 11/005
Arrangement of monitoring devices for devices provided for in groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q9/00: for lighting devices, e.g. indicating if lamps are…
B60Q 1/0023
Devices integrating an element dedicated to another function: the element being a sensor, e.g. distance sensor, camera
B60Q 1/44
The devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic: for indicating braking…
F21K 9/233
Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with…

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Application60/895,008Us provisional application · filed 15 Mar 2007
Application60/987,074Us provisional application · filed 11 Nov 2007
Application12/050,141Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 17 Mar 2008
Application12/269,881Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 12 Nov 2008
US 2012/0098655 A1Pre-grant publication · published 26 Apr 2012
US 8,061,879 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 8,011,593 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2008/0223937 A1Published application
US 2009/0122571 A1Published application
US 8,770,771 B2This patent

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