US 11,906,116 B2
Solid-state light emitter lighting apparatus and method of operating the same
Norbert Ernst, Shenzhen (CN); and Simon Canins, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to ASTERA MANUFACTURING LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by Astera Manufacturing Limited, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,431.
Claims priority of application No. 202221358295.6 (CN), filed on Jun. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392758 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H05B 45/50 (2022.01); F21K 9/90 (2016.01); F21K 9/237 (2016.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21K 9/65 (2016.01); F21K 9/238 (2016.01)
CPC F21K 9/90 (2013.01) [F21K 9/237 (2016.08); F21K 9/238 (2016.08); F21K 9/65 (2016.08); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solid-state lighting unit capable of communicating with one or more adjacent lighting units, comprising:
a housing;
a front cover arranged on a front side of the housing;
a plurality of light sources arranged on a circuit board;
a control panel arranged on a back side of the housing;
a driving module electrically connected to the plurality of light sources;
one or more inter-unit communication modules, each located on a corresponding side of the solid-state lighting unit and configured to communicate with an inter-unit communication module of a corresponding adjacent lighting unit connected to the solid-state lighting unit on the corresponding side; wherein each inter-unit communication module comprises: a presence detector for detecting presence of the corresponding adjacent lighting unit; a presence indicator for indicating the presence of the corresponding adjacent lighting unit; a transceiver for communicating with a corresponding optical transceiver in the corresponding adjacent lighting unit;
a microprocessor electrically connected to the driving module and one or more inter-unit communication modules and configured to control each of the inter-unit communication modules such that: the inter-unit communication module is activated when the corresponding presence detector detects the presence of the corresponding adjacent lighting unit; and the inter-unit communication module is deactivated when the corresponding presence detector does not detect the presence of the corresponding adjacent lighting unit; and
a control communication module electrically connected to the microprocessor and the control panel and configured to: receive a control signal from the control panel; decode the control signal into a control command; and transmit the control command to the microprocessor; and
wherein, the microprocessor is further configured to: receive the control command from the control communication module; and transmit the control command to one or more activated optical transceivers to forward the control command to one or more adjacent lighting units.