Granted Patent B2

US 8,902,076 · App. 13/479,556 · Granted Dec 2, 2014

Inventors: John C. Pederson (St. Cloud, MN); Paul R. Brown (Louisville, KY); Timothy J. Vogt (Elk River, MN); James LeClaire (St. Paul Park, MN); James Zimmerman (Big Lake, MN); Brent Mikkelsen (Hartford, WI)

Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.

G07C9/00158G08B13/19647G08B13/19613G08B13/19671G08B13/19652G08B13/19645G08B13/19663G08B31/00

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. An LED light and communication system comprising:

at least one optical transceiver, the optical transceiver comprising:

a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, the light emitting diodes receiving power from a power source, the plurality of light emitting diodes generating illumination observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination, said flashes of illumination not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual;

a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination into at least one communication signal wherein the at least one communication signal comprises at least one data packet.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one data packet comprises global positioning system (GPS) location information.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one data packet includes global positioning system location information for a destination address for at least one second optical transceiver.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one data packet includes global positioning system location information for an origin address for the at least one optical transceiver.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one data packet includes the global positioning system location information for at least one intermediate optical transceiver located between said at least one optical transceiver and said at least one second optical transceiver.

6. In combination, the system of claim 1 and a broadband over power line communications system.

7. The combination of claim 6 , comprising a power line bridge.

8. The combination of claim 7 , wherein the power line bridge comprises an optical transceiver.

9. The combination of claim 8 , wherein the power line bridge is in operative communication with the at least one optical transceiver.

10. The combination of claim 7 , wherein the LED light and communication system is in communication with an operating system for a structure.

11. The combination of claim 7 , wherein the LED light and communication system is in communication with a security system for a structure.

12. The combination of claim 7 , wherein the LED light and communication system is in communication with a security system for a structure and an operating system for the structure.

13. The combination of claim 11 , said LED light and communication system further comprising an ID badge.

14. The combination of claim 13 , wherein the ID badge includes a unique identifier.

15. The combination of claim 14 , wherein the unique identifier is stored in non-volatile memory.

16. An LED light and communication system comprising:

at least three optical transceivers each optical transceiver comprising:

a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, the light emitting diodes receiving power from a power source, the plurality of light emitting diodes generating illumination observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination, said flashes of illumination not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual;

a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination into at least one communication signal wherein the at least one communication signal comprises at least one data packet; and

wherein the at least three optical transceivers are constructed and arranged to allow parallel communication between the optical transceivers.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one data packet comprises global positioning system (GPS) location information, and wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diodes acts as a separate transmission channel.

18. An LED light and communication system comprising:

at least one optical transceiver, the optical transceiver comprising:

a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, the light emitting diodes receiving power from a power source, the plurality of light emitting diodes generating illumination observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination, said flashes of illumination not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual;

a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination into at least one communication signal; and

at least one power line bridge, the at least one bridge being in electrical communication with a building's electrical wiring, the at least one power line bridge constructed and arranged to demodulate modulated Internet signals from the electrical wiring, the at least one power line bridge being in operative communication with the at least one optical transceiver.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one communication signal comprises at least one data packet.

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