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Granted Patent B2
US 9,226,368 · App. 13/744,304 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Fault management for streetlights

Inventor: Anil Agrawal (Westford, MA)
Assignee: CIMCON Lighting, Inc.
H05B37/0227F21V19/00G06F17/30241H05B37/00H05B37/02H05B37/0272H05B37/03H05B37/034
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Patent No.
US 9,226,368
App. No.
13/744,304
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The subject matter included in this disclosure can be embodied in a method that includes receiving information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights, and detecting, using a computing device, a fault condition of the streetlight, based on the status information. The method also includes determining, using the computing device, a corrective action to resolve the fault condition, and transmitting information related to the corrective action, including instructions for a human personnel to follow, for resolving the fault condition.

Claims (50)

1. A method comprising:

receiving information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights, wherein the information representative of the location and status of the streetlight comprises an indication about a wireless connectivity of a controller device mounted on the streetlight;

detecting, using one or more computing devices, a fault condition of the streetlight, based on the status information;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a corrective action to resolve the fault condition;

identifying, based on the information representative of the location and status of the streetlight, a human personnel suitable for resolving the fault condition; and

transmitting information related to the corrective action, including instructions for the human personnel to follow, for resolving the fault condition, wherein the information related to the corrective action identifies a location for obtaining one or more replacement parts associated with the corrective action.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrective action information includes a fault type related to the fault condition.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrective action information includes predictive information related to remaining lifetime for one or more components of the streetlight.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrective action information includes predictive information related to remaining lifetime for one or more components of other streetlights in a neighborhood of the streetlight.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a notification that the fault condition has been resolved.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

transmitting the information related to the corrective action to a user device of the human personnel.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the one or more replacement parts.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the information related to the corrective action includes a list of instructions related to replacing the one or more replacement parts.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a notification that the corrective action has been at least partially performed.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising maintaining, by the one or more computing devices, a log of the fault condition and a status of the corresponding corrective action.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the corrective action comprises historical information associated with the streetlight.

12. A system comprising:

memory; and

a processor configured to:

receive information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights, wherein the information representative of the location and status of the streetlight comprises an indication about a wireless connectivity of a controller device mounted on the streetlight;

detect a fault condition of the streetlight, based on the status information;

determine a corrective action to resolve the fault condition;

identify, based on the information representative of the location and status of the streetlight, a human personnel suitable for resolving the fault condition; and

transmit information related to the corrective action, including instructions for the human personnel to follow, for resolving the fault condition, wherein the information related to the corrective action identifies a location for obtaining one or more replacement parts associated with the corrective action.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the corrective action information includes predictive information related to remaining lifetime for one or more components of the streetlight.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the corrective action information includes predictive information related to remaining lifetime for one or more components of other streetlights in a neighborhood of the streetlight.

15. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a transmitter configured to

transmit the information related to the corrective action to a user device of the human personnel.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify the one or more replacement parts.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the information related to the corrective action includes a list of instructions related to replacing the one or more replacement parts.

18. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is configured to maintain a log of the fault condition and a status of the corrective action.

19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the information related to the corrective action comprises historical information associated with the streetlight.

20. A computer-readable storage device storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computing devices which, upon execution, causes the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

receiving information representative of a location and status of a streetlight included in a network of streetlights, wherein the information representative of the location and status of the streetlight comprises an indication about a wireless connectivity of a controller device mounted on the streetlight;

detecting a fault condition of the streetlight, based on the status information;

determining a corrective action to resolve the fault condition;

identifying, based on the information representative of the location and status of the streetlight, a human personnel suitable for resolving the fault condition; and

transmitting information related to the corrective action, including instructions for the human personnel to follow, for resolving the fault condition, wherein the information related to the corrective action identifies a location for obtaining one or more replacement parts associated with the corrective action.

21. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , wherein the corrective action information includes a fault type related to the fault condition.

22. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , wherein the corrective action information includes predictive information related to remaining lifetime for one or more components of the streetlight.

23. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , wherein the corrective action information includes predictive information related to remaining lifetime for one or more components of other streetlights in a neighborhood of the streetlight.

24. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , further comprising instruction for receiving a notification that the fault condition is resolved.

25. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , further comprising instructions for:

transmitting the information related to the corrective action to a computing device of the human personnel.

26. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , further comprising instructions for identifying the one or more replacement parts.

27. The computer-readable storage device of claim 26 , wherein the information related to the corrective action includes a list of instructions related to replacing the one or more replacement parts.

28. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , further comprising instructions for receiving a notification that the corrective action has been at least partially performed.

29. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , further comprising instructions for maintaining a log of the fault condition and a status of the corresponding corrective action.

30. The computer-readable storage device of claim 20 , wherein the information related to the corrective action comprises historical information associated with the streetlight.

Assignments (2)
LIEN Recorded Jul 28, 2025
From: CIMCON LIGHTING, INC.
To: FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
Reel/Frame 072278/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2013
From: AGRAWAL, ANIL
To: CIMCON LIGHTING, INC.
Reel/Frame 029922/0581 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 61588569 · Jan 19, 2012
Provisional Application 61587568 · Jan 17, 2012
Provisional Application 61588572 · Jan 19, 2012
Provisional Application 61587567 · Jan 17, 2012
Provisional Application 61587563 · Jan 17, 2012
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