LED light control assembly and system
View Patent ↗An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver light fixture. The optical transceiver light fixture includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, at least one photodetector, and a processor. A facility control unit is in communication with the light emitting diode light fixtures and a control server. The facility control unit is constructed and arranged to control the operation of the optical transceiver light fixtures.
1. A light emitting diode light assembly and system comprising:
a. a plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures, each of said light emitting diode light fixtures comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes, at least one photodetector and at least one control unit in communication with said at least one photodetector and said plurality of light emitting diodes, said at least one control unit regulating said plurality of light emitting diodes to provide a plurality of flashes of illumination in the visible spectrum, said flashes of illumination not being observable to an individual, said flashes of illumination including embedded information or data, said flashes of illumination being a pulsed light communication; and
b. a control server, said control server comprising an interface, wherein manipulation of said interface is processed by said control server into at least one command and said control server communicates said at least one command to said at least one control unit, and said at least one control unit regulates said plurality of light emitting diodes to emit said pulsed light communication in response to said at least one command;
wherein each of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures comprises a unique identifier, and wherein said interface is constructed and arranged to include at least one of said unique identifiers in said at least one command.
2. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , having at least one sensor, said at least one sensor being in communication with at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures, said at least one sensor communicating the operational status of at least one building system or system element to said at least one control unit through the use of said pulsed light communication.
3. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures comprises at least one fixture sensor, and wherein said at least one fixture sensor monitors electricity provided to said at least one light emitting diode light fixture.
4. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one sensor monitors electricity provided to said at least one building system or system element.
5. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , said interface comprising a touchscreen, said touchscreen being constructed and arranged to change at least one of a status, intensity, color, timing and schedule, for said light having a wavelength in the visible spectrum or said pulsed light communication emitted from at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures.
6. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , said interface comprising a touchscreen, said touchscreen being constructed and arranged to change at least one of a status, intensity, color, timing and schedule within said at least one command, and wherein said at least one sensor is constructed and arranged to receive said at least one command.
7. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , said interface comprising a touchscreen, said touchscreen being constructed and arranged to change at least one of a status, intensity, color, timing and schedule within said at least one command, and wherein said at least one command is communicated to said at least one control unit altering a light fixture status of at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures.
8. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , said at least one sensor comprising a sensor identifier, wherein said sensor identifier and said unique identifier is incorporated into a data packet, said data packet being embedded within said pulsed light communication.
9. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 8 , further comprising an intermediate communication hub, said intermediate communication hub being in communication with and disposed between said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures and said control server, said intermediate communication hub having an intermediate communication hub identifier.
10. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 5 , said interface being constructed and arranged to change at least two of said status, intensity, color, timing and schedule, in any combination, for said light having a wavelength in the visible spectrum or said pulsed light communication emitted from at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures.
11. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 1 , at least one of said plurality of light emitting diode light fixtures comprising a camera, a speaker and a microphone.
12. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 3 , said fixture sensor being selected from the group consisting of a motion sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a retinal scanner, a finger print scanner, a digit scanner, a palm scanner, and a biometric scanner.
13. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 11 , said at least one control unit comprising at least one of motion detection software, facial recognition software, gesture recognition software, voice recognition software, communication interface software, voice activation software, facial gesture recognition software, eye movement recognition software, head movement recognition software, body part movement recognition software, and voice command recognition software.
14. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 11 , said control server comprising at least one of motion detection software, facial recognition software, gesture recognition software, voice recognition software, communication interface software, voice activation software, facial gesture recognition software, eye movement recognition software, head movement recognition software, body part movement recognition software, and voice command recognition software.
15. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 9 , said intermediate communication hub comprising route optimization analysis software, wherein said route optimization analysis software is constructed and arranged to communicate said at least one command to said at least one control unit.
16. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 9 , said control server comprising route optimization analysis software, wherein said route optimization analysis software is constructed and arranged to communicate said at least one command to said intermediate communication hub.
17. The light emitting diode light assembly and system according to claim 16 , wherein said at least one command has a route data packet, said route data packet having said unique identifier, said sensor identifier and said intermediate communication hub identifier, said route data packet being embedded within said pulsed light communication.