US 12,363,811 B2
Detection and illumination of dark zones via collaborative lighting
Ginger Chien, Bellevue, WA (US); Zhi Cui, Sugar Hill, GA (US); Eric Zavesky, Austin, TX (US); Robert T. Moton, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US); Adrianne Binh Luu, Atlanta, GA (US); and Robert Koch, Peachtree Corners, GA (US)
Assigned to SimpliSafe, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by SimpliSafe, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/649,987.
Application 18/649,987 is a continuation of application No. 18/161,874, filed on Jan. 30, 2023, granted, now 11,974,375.
Application 18/161,874 is a continuation of application No. 17/500,316, filed on Oct. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,570,869.
Prior Publication US 2024/0284571 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC H05B 47/11 (2020.01) [H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
processing, by a system including at least one processor, image data acquired by a camera to determine a portion of an area as being inadequately illuminated;
identifying, by the system, a capability of a light source to illuminate at least that portion of the area, the light source being separate from the camera; and
based at least in part on (i) inadequate illumination of the area and (ii) the capability of the light source to illuminate at least the portion of the area, causing, by the system, the light source to illuminate at least the portion of the area.