Electrical Devices with Camera Sensors

1 . An electrical device located in it space, the electrical device comprising:

a functional component for delivering an output;

a camera sensor that captures at least one sensory element, wherein the at least one sensory element indicates at least one condition within the space; and

a controller coupled to the functional component and the camera season, wherein the controller controls the functional component based on the at least one sensory element captured by the camera sensor.

2 . The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is disposed within a housing of the electrical device.

3 . The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensory element comprises an image.

4 . The electrical device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one condition comprises occupancy within the space.

5 . The electrical device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one condition comprises directional flow of a person within the space.

6 . The electrical device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one condition comprises identification of an individual within the space.

7 . The electrical device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one condition comprises a gesture made by a person in the space.

8 . The electrical device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one condition comprises a number of people in the space.

9 . The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensory element comprises an amount of ambient light in the space.

10 . The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensory element comprises smoke, and wherein the at least one condition comprises a fire.

11 . The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensory element comprises a sound.

12 . The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the functional component comprises a light source, and wherein the output is light.

13 . A controller, comprising:

a hardware processor;

memory comprising a plurality of software instructions, wherein the plurality of software instructions are executed by the hardware processor;

a transceiver configured to communicate with a camera sensor; and

a control engine coupled to the transceiver and the hardware processor, wherein the control engine is configured to:

receive a plurality of sensory elements captured by the camera sensor;

determine a condition based on the plurality of sensory elements; and

control at least one electrical device in response to the condition.

14 . A system comprising:

a first electrical device located in a space;

a first camera sensor that captures a plurality of sensory elements in the space proximate to the first electrical device; and

a controller coupled to the first electrical device and the first camera sensor, wherein the controller:

receives the plurality of sensory elements captured by the first camera sensor;

determines a condition based on the plurality of sensory elements; and

controls the first electrical device in response to the condition.

15 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

a second electrical device located in the space, wherein the controller further controls the second electrical device in response to the condition.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the first camera sensor is disposed, at least in part, within a housing of the first electrical device.

17 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

a second camera sensor located in the space, wherein the controller controls the second camera sensor based on the condition.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the second camera sensor is disposed, at least in part, within a second electrical device.

19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the controller communicates with the second camera sensor using wireless technology.

20 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the space is outdoors.