MOTION-, LIGHT-, AND WIRELESS-TRIGGERED LIGHTS AND AUDIO ALARMS
In embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for navigating in low light may comprise providing a light integrated in an object, associating the light with a power source, associating the light with a motion- and light-sensitive trigger, and powering the light when the motion-trigger senses motion and the light-trigger senses low light.
1 . A method for navigating in low light, comprising:
providing a light source integrated with a household object;
associating the light source with a power source;
associating the light source with a motion- and light-sensitive trigger; and
powering the light source when the motion-trigger senses motion and the light-trigger senses low light.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising powering an additional light when the light-trigger senses motion and low light.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the household object is at least one of a baseboard, a bath mat, an item of furniture, a stair, a picture frame, a door frame, a door knob, a clock, a railing, a passage, an edge of a bed, a rug, a bedside table, a planter, a plant, a mirror frame, a medicine cabinet, a towel rod, a shower rod, and a light bulb adaptor.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the object is constructed as an electroluminescent panel.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion- and light-sensitive trigger is housed in a light bulb adaptor configured to integrate a light bulb with the household object.
6 . A method for navigating in low light, comprising:
providing a lighting system distributed about the perimeter of a household area in a position proximal to a baseboard of a room;
associating the lighting system with a power source;
associating the power source with a controller, wherein the controller controls at least a portion of the lighting system; and
using the controller to activate at least a portion of the lighting system corresponding to the portion of the area to be navigated.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the lighting system is active.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the lighting system is passive.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the lighting system is a fiber optic cabling.
10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the lighting system is associated with a sensor.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sensor is an acoustic sensor.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the sensor is a light sensor.
13 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the lighting system is disposed on the baseboard of a room.
14 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the controller is at least one of a wireless controller, a corded controller, and a combination thereof.
15 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the lighting system comprises a plurality of lights.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of lights may be controlled by the controller.
17 . A method for navigating in low light, comprising:
providing an audible tone generator;
associating the tone generator with a power source;
associating the tone generator with a motion- and light-sensitive trigger; and
powering the tone generator when the motion-trigger senses motion and the light-trigger senses low light.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the audible tone generator signals hazards.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the hazard is a top of a set of stairs.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the hazard is a sharp protruding corner.