US 12,272,222 B2
Luminaire network with sensors
Guy Pluimers, Awans (BE)
Assigned to Schreder S.A., Brussels (BE)
Filed by Schreder S.A., Brussels (BE)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/415,284.
Application 18/415,284 is a continuation of application No. 17/809,994, filed on Jun. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,887,453.
Application 17/809,994 is a continuation of application No. 15/733,221, granted, now 11,386,763, issued on Jul. 12, 2022, previously published as PCT/EP2018/084516, filed on Dec. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2017/5927 (BE), filed on Dec. 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0194043 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 19/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G08B 21/10 (2006.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/175 (2020.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC G08B 19/00 (2013.01) [G08B 13/19695 (2013.01); G08B 21/10 (2013.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/175 (2020.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A luminaire network, comprising a plurality of luminaires and a central unit comprising a central communication unit, wherein the plurality of luminaires comprises:
a communication unit configured to make it possible for the luminaires to communicate with each other and/or with the central communication unit; and
a control unit configured to control the luminaire as well as the communication unit,
wherein at least one of the plurality of luminaires in the luminaire network further comprises at least one sensor which can sense information relating to the environment of the luminaire,
wherein the communication unit of said luminaire is configured to send messages relating to the sensed information to the central communication unit and/or to at least one other luminaire comprising a communication unit,
wherein the at least one sensor is configured to sense data related to traffic and/or pedestrians or animals passing the luminaire and/or weather, and
wherein the control unit is configured to change the color and/or the color temperature and/or the intensity and/or the distribution of the light emitted by the luminaire as a function of the traffic and/or as a function of the pedestrians or animals passing the luminaire and/or as a function of the detected weather, based on data sensed by the at least one sensor and/or data received from the communication unit,
wherein said at least one sensor comprises a camera and/or sound sensor,
wherein said luminaire comprising said at least one sensor further comprises a processing unit configured to process the sensed information and to generate the message to be sent to the central communication unit and/or to at least one other luminaire, and
wherein the processing unit is configured to analyze the images and/or sound captured by the camera and/or sound sensor to detect an alert situation.