Mobile real-time positioning unit

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a mobile real-time positioning unit for use with a living organism (e.g., a mammal, bird, or plant) to enable a lighting network to monitor the location, status, health, and environment of the organism and adjust the photon signals of the lighting network based on the needs of the organism.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 62 / 951,241, filed December 20, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Summary of the Invention

[0002] The following embodiments and aspects thereof are described and illustrated in conjunction with systems, tools, and methods that are intended to be exemplary and illustrative, not limiting in scope.

[0003] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a system for controlling photon emissions from one or more light emitting devices, an array of LED lights, the system including: an array of one or more LED lights configured to emit photons towards a living organism; and a mobile real-time positioning unit associated with the living organism, the mobile real-time positioning unit including a communication unit configured to receive and process information related to the mobile real-time positioning unit and emit a data signal based on the information; and a power storage unit configured to power the communication unit, wherein the data signal is configured to cause the array of one or more LED lights to adjust the emission of photons.

[0004] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for emitting a signal to a pulsed artificial lighting system to cause the pulsed artificial lighting system to stop pulsing, the method including: providing a mobile unit associated with a living being, the mobile unit including a communication unit capable of emitting and receiving data signals, and a power storage unit, the communication unit capable of communicating with a central processing unit, the power storage unit providing power to the central processing unit and the communication unit; emitting a repetitive passive or constant signal that may include data about the living being from the communication unit; providing an array of one or more LED lights, the one or more LED lights capable of emitting pulsed photons and one or more data signals and receiving data signals from a mobile communication unit, the one or more array of LED lights receiving the data signals from the mobile unit; and modifying the LED light emission from the array of one or more LED lights (for example, without limitation, turning off the LED light emission or leaving the LED light emission turned on but with non-pulsed emission) based on the presence of and / or information contained therein a data signal from mobile real-time positioning.

[0005] Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a mobile real-time positioning unit, the mobile real-time positioning unit including a mobile housing unit, the mobile housing unit including a central processing unit, a communication unit capable of emitting data signals and receiving data signals, and a power storage unit, the communication unit communicating with the central processing unit, the central processing unit capable of providing data and commands to the communication unit, and the power storage unit providing power to the central processing unit and the communication unit.

[0006] Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for streaming real-time data to a living being, the method including: providing a mobile real-time positioning unit associated with the living being, the mobile real-time positioning unit including a central processing unit, a communication unit capable of emitting data signals and receiving data signals, and a power storage unit, the communication unit in communication with the central processing unit, the power storage unit providing power to the central processing unit and the communication unit; emitting a repetitive passive or constant signal including data about the living being from the communication unit; providing one or more arrays of LEDs, the one or more LEDs capable of emitting photons and one or more data signals and receiving data signals from the communication unit of the mobile real-time positioning, the one or more arrays of LEDs receiving data signals from the mobile real-time positioning; and modifying the emission of the LEDs from the one or more arrays of LEDs based on information included in the data signal from the mobile real-time positioning.

[0007] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate some, but not the only or exclusive, example embodiments and / or features. It is intended that the embodiments and figures disclosed herein be considered illustrative and not limiting. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a flow diagram of an example method for using a mobile real-time position positioning unit with an array of LED lights. [Figure 2a] FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a mobile real-time positioning unit being used in an array of LED lights to enable the LED lights to know the location of a person, animal, or plant associated with the mobile real-time positioning unit, as well as additional information. [Figure 2b]FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a mobile real-time positioning unit being used in an array of LED lights to enable the LED lights to know the location of a person, animal, or plant associated with the mobile real-time positioning unit, as well as further information. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a mobile real-time positioning unit. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of bidirectional communication between a mobile real-time positioning unit and an LED. [Figure 5] FIG. 1 shows an example of a mobile real-time positioning unit in use with dairy cows in conjunction with three distinct zones of LED arrays in a barn. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Embodiments provided herein provide a mobile real-time positioning unit for use with a living organism (e.g., a mammal, bird, reptile, or plant), where the mobile real-time positioning unit communicates data about the organism (e.g., the organism's location, identity, health, behavior, or environment around the organism) to a lighting array or lighting network around the organism. Data from the mobile real-time positioning unit is processed by the lighting network based on the data, and the photon emissions of the lighting may be adjusted to take into account the needs or protection of the organism.

[0010] The lighting network provided herein and described in U.S. Patent Application No. 62 / 951,241 provides a method for inducing a desired biological response in an organism by emitting a photon signal from one or more LED lights with two or more components designed to induce a biological response by stimulating the organism's photoreceptors and / or subsequently resetting the photoreceptors to allow further stimulation of the photoreceptors. A specific photon signal from the LED light may be designed to stimulate a bird's specific ovulation response, but the bird may not want to be stimulated by the same photon signal when a human walks into the same room. A mobile real-time positioning unit is designed to be worn by a human or attached to the organism and emits a signal toward at least one LED light to indicate the presence of the organism in its vicinity or to provide the LED light with information about the organism. Based on the presence, instruction, or command, the LED light then alters the illumination of unwanted photon emissions emitted to the organism (e.g., a human), thereby altering the unwanted biological response or emissions and enhancing the desired biological response. The systems and methods provided herein allow isolated LED lights to be modified only in the vicinity of a living being associated with a mobile real-time positioning unit, while other LED lights outside the vicinity continue their programmed emission.

[0011] As described in more detail below in this specification, the mobile real-time positioning unit transmits and receives wireless signals to and from the array of LED lights or individual LED lights, enabling the LED lights to determine their relative position to the LED lights and further information related to the living organism relative to the mobile real-time positioning unit, and, if necessary, to adjust their photon emissions according to the location and needs of the living organism associated with the device.

[0012] Various "LED lights," light emitting devices, or lighting assemblies have a network of lighting elements capable of modulated photon emission to deliver a repetitive pulse, waveform, or pulse train of photons. Each individual pulse can include at least one color spectrum, wavelength, or multiple color spectrums or wavelengths and can vary in intensity. LED lights can be simple units that are simply photon emitters, or units with one or more emitters in communication with a controller and signal emitters and sensors. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, many LED lights can be used with the disclosure provided herein. For example, without limitation, incandescent light bulbs, e.g., tungsten halogen and xenon, fluorescent lamps (CFLs), high-intensity discharge lamps, e.g., metal halide, high-pressure sodium, low-pressure sodium, mercury vapor, sunlight, and modulation of light-emitting diodes.

[0013] As used herein, the wavelength or color spectrum ranges from 0.1 nm to 1600 nm wide, e.g., infrared, red, near-red and far-red (620 nm to 800 nm), orange (620 nm to 590 nm), yellow (590 nm to 520 nm), green, cyan (520 nm to 500 nm), blue (500 nm to 435 nm), violet, and ultraviolet (450 nm to 380 nm), as well as white light. Photoreceptors in living organisms can absorb specific wavelengths that stimulate chemical changes within the organism to stimulate specific biological responses.

[0014] As used herein, the term "ON time" or "ON times" refers to the time that an LED light is emitting photons or light. The duration of the emission can be from 0.001 microseconds to 5000 milliseconds.

[0015] As used herein, the term "OFF time" or "OFF times" refers to the time during which an LED light is not emitting photons or light.

[0016] As used herein, "living thing" may include, without limitation, humans; ungulates, such as, but not limited to, cattle, horses, camels, pigs, deer, elk, alpacas, llamas, and moose; carnivores, such as, but not limited to, bears, mustelids, dogs, cats, wolves, lions, tigers, skunks; rodents, such as, but not limited to, rats, mice, and beavers; chiropterans, such as, but not limited to, bats; marsupials, such as, but not limited to, kangaroos and and opossums and cetaceans, e.g., whales and dolphins; chickens, ptarmigans, quails, pheasants, quails, parrots, waterfowl, geese, swans, doves; prey organisms, song organisms, turkeys, owls, condors, penguins, hummingbirds, ostriches, ducks; mollusks, e.g., clams, oysters, octopuses, squid, snails; arthropods, e.g., millipedes, centipedes, insects, spiders, scorpions, crabs, lobsters, shrimps; annelids, e.g., earthworms and leeches; sponges; and jellyfish, microorganisms, algae, butterflies. Cacteria, fungi, gymnosperms, angiosperms and ferns, citrus fruits, table grapes, wine grapes, bananas, papayas, cannabis, coffee, goji berries, figs, avocados, guavas, pineapples, raspberries, blueberries, olives, pistachios, pomegranates, artichokes and almonds; vegetables, such as artichokes, asparagus, beans, sugar beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, head cabbage, mustard cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory , collard greens, cucumber, radish, eggplant, endive, garlic, herbs, honeydew melon, kale, lettuce (head, leaf, romaine), mustard greens, okra, onions (dried & green), parsley, peas (sugar, snow, green, black-eyed, crowder, etc.), peppers (bell peppers, chili peppers), pimento, pumpkin, radish, rhubarb, spinach, squash, sweet corn, tomato, turnip, turnip greens, watercress, and watermelon;flowering bedding plants such as, but not limited to, ageratum, albino, begonia, celosia, coleus, dusty miller, fuchsia, gazania, geranium, gerbera daisy, impatiens, marigold, tobacco, pansy / viola, petunia, purslane, salvia, snapdragon, verbena, vinca, and zinnia; potted flowering plants such as, but not limited to, African violet, alstroemeria, anthurium, azalea, begonia, bromeliad, chrysanthemum, cineraria, cyclamen, daffodil / narcissus, Exacum, gardenia, gloxinia, hibiscus, hyacinth, hydrangea, kalanchoe, lily, orchid, poinsettia, primrose, regal pelargonium, rose, tulip, Christmas cactus / schlumbergera; ornamental plants such as, without limitation, aglaonema, anthurium, bromeliad, opuntia, cacti and succulents, croton, dieffenbachia, dracaena, epiplenum, ferns, fig, hedera (ivy), maranta / calathea, palm, philodendron, schefflera, spathiphyllum, and syngonium. cut flowers, such as, without limitation, alstroemeria, anthurium, aster, bird of paradise / strelitzia, calla lily, carnation, chrysanthemum, daffodil / narcissus, daisy, delphinium, freesia, gerbera daisy, ginger, gladiolus, godetia, gypsophila, heather, iris, leptosperm, liatris, lily, limonium, lisianthus, orchid, protea, rose, statice, stephania, stock, sunflower, tulip; cut cultivated foliage, such as, without limitation, plumosus, tree shrub moss, boxwood, green hyacinth, cordyline, eucalyptus, ivy, holly, leatherleaf fan, liriope / lily turf, myrtle, pittosporum tobira, podocarpus; deciduous shade trees such as, without limitation, ash, birch, honey locust, linden, maple, oak, poplar, sweetgum, and willow; deciduous flowering trees such as, without limitation, ampelopsis, bean pear, crabapple, crape myrtle, dogwood, cherry blossom, hawthorn, magnolia, and redbud;evergreen broadleaf trees, such as, but not limited to, azalea, cotoneaster, euonymus, holly, magnolia, androsia, privet, azalea, and viburnum; evergreen conifers, such as, but not limited to, arborvitae, cedar, cypress, fir, hemlock, juniper, pine, spruce, and yew; deciduous shrubs and other ornamentals, such as, but not limited to, buddleia, hibiscus, lilac, meadowsweet, viburnum, weigela, groundcover, bouguereau, and rhododendron. hibiscus, clematis, and other climbing vines, and landscape palms; fruit and nut plants, including, but not limited to, citrus and subtropical fruit trees, deciduous fruit and nut trees, grape vines, strawberry plants, other small fruit plants, other fruit and nut trees; fresh cut, strawberries, wildflowers, commercial transplants, and aquatic plants; ferns, including, but not limited to, ferns, and fungi, including, but not limited to, Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, and Saccharomyces. The disclosed system provides photon pulses to both C3 and C4 photosystems, as well as to "CAM" plants (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism), cyanobacteria, or eukaryotic green algae, or other organisms.

[0017] As described in more detail, modulating or pulsing photons or light from an artificial LED light source into an organism can stimulate or affect a variety of desired biological responses or functions, including, but not limited to, fertility, ovulation, hunger, egg laying, sexual maturation, milk production, hormone production, behavior and socialization, rooting, tissue or hyphal growth, plant growth, flower or fruiting body production, fruit, spore or seed production, growth cessation, elongation of specific plant parts, organism or organism damage repair, and interpolation of circadian inputs. Examples include, but are not limited to, forming a signal with one, two, or more components of a pulse train of electromagnetic emissions (photons or light) of individual color spectrums with sufficient intensity to drive a photochemical response in the organism to control a desired biological function using the relationship between the timing of the ON times of at least two components in the repetitive signal. Specifically, by providing a signal with one or more repetitive photons or light pulses at specific combinations of rate versus timing of ON time of each component (e.g., intensity, waveform), it is possible to stimulate, optimize, and regulate the photochemical response of an organism in a controlled or determined manner.

[0018] As used herein, many sensors may be incorporated into the mobile real-time positioning unit or may be attached to the living being and communicate to the mobile real-time unit to provide various information about the living being associated with the mobile real-time positioning unit as well as the environment around the mobile real-time positioning unit. Examples of such sensors include, but are not limited to, temperature sensors, smoke, humidity, barometers, trunk diameter, GPS, accelerometers, heart rate, blood pressure, ovulation, hormone tracking such as pheromones, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol (which may be used to monitor stress), and vibration, sound, and vocalizations, to list a few measurements.

[0019] As used herein, a wireless network is an electronic network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes. Wireless networking is a method for residential, telecommunication, and business installations to avoid the costly process of installing cables within buildings or as a connection between various equipment locations. Wireless communication networks are typically implemented and managed using radio communications. This implementation occurs at the physical level (layer) of the OSI model network structure. Examples of wireless networks include cellular networks, wireless local area networks (WLANs), wireless ad-hoc networks, Bluetooth, Zigbee, wireless sensor networks, satellite communication networks, and terrestrial microwave communication networks.

[0020] As used herein, a mesh network (or simply meshnet) is a local network topology in which infrastructure nodes (i.e., bridges, switches, and other infrastructure devices) connect directly, dynamically, and non-hierarchically to as many other nodes as possible, cooperating to efficiently route data to and from clients. This lack of dependency on any single node allows all nodes to participate in relaying information. Mesh networks dynamically self-organize and self-configure, reducing installation overhead. The ability to self-configure allows for dynamic workload distribution, especially in the event of node failure. This contributes to fault tolerance and reduced maintenance costs.

[0021] As used herein, a gateway may be a networking device that provides unidirectional control over a lighting network, a mesh network, a network of sensors, environmental control, or a combination thereof, allowing them to communicate synchronously and to communicate with the outside world.

[0022] As used herein, a master is a device with unidirectional control over one or more other devices (eg, an LED light, a sensor, or an environmental controller).

[0023] As used herein, a "duty cycle" is the length of time it takes a device to go through a complete ON / OFF cycle or photon signal. Duty cycle is the percentage of time an entity spends in an active state as a fraction of the total time under consideration. The term duty cycle is often used in connection with electrical devices (e.g., switching power supplies). In electrical devices, a 60% duty cycle means that power is ON 60% of the time and OFF 40% of the time. Duty cycle examples in the present disclosure can range from 0.01% to 90%, including all integers therebetween.

[0024] As used herein, "frequency" refers to the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time, and any frequency may be used in the systems of the present disclosure. Frequency may also refer to time frequency. A repeating period is the time for one cycle of a repeating event, and therefore, the period is the reciprocal of the frequency.

[0025] As used herein, the term "waveform" refers to the shape of a graph of change in quantity over time or distance.

[0026] As used herein, the term "pulse wave" or "pulse train" refers to a type of non-sinusoidal waveform similar to a square wave, but without the symmetrical shape associated with a perfect square wave. It is a common term in synthesizer programming and is a typical waveform available on many synthesizers. The exact shape of the wave is determined by the duty cycle of the oscillator. In many synthesizers, the duty cycle can be modulated (often referred to as pulse width modulation) for more dynamic timbres. Pulse waves are also known as square waves (a periodic version of the rectangular function).

[0027] As used herein, the term "offset" refers to an ON time of a pulse that starts at a different time than the ON time of another pulse. As an example, a first photon pulse may start at the beginning of a repetition period or duty cycle with a second photon pulse.

[0028] As used herein, radio frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information. Passive tags collect energy from the interrogation waves of a nearby RFID reader. Active tags have a local power source (e.g., a battery) and can operate several hundred meters from the RFID reader. Unlike barcodes, tags do not need to be within the line of sight of the reader and can therefore be embedded in the object to be tracked. RFID is a method of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC).

[0029] As used herein, Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies widely used in local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs).

[0030] As used herein, "Bluetooth" is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances using short-wavelength UHF radio waves (2.400-2.485 GHz) in the industrial, scientific, and medical radio bands to create personal area networks (PANs). It was originally conceived as a wireless replacement for RS-232 data cables.

[0031] As used herein, "Zigbee" is an IEEE 802.15.4-based standard for a set of high-level communication protocols used to form personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios designed for small-scale projects requiring wireless connectivity (e.g., for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power, low-bandwidth needs). Thus, Zigbee is a low-power, low-data-rate, proximity (i.e., personal-area) wireless ad-hoc network.

[0032] As used herein, a photon is a massless, fundamental particle with no electrical charge. Photons are emitted from a variety of sources (e.g., molecular and nuclear processes, light quanta, and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation). Photon energy can be absorbed by phytochromes and chromophores in living plants and animals and converted into electrochemical signals that manipulate metabolic products or other chemical functions.

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a flowchart for an example method for monitoring the location, health, and / or environment of an organism (e.g., a human, horse, cow, bird, or plant) relative to an array of LED lights that emit pulsed photons to induce a desired biological response using a mobile real-time positioning unit. As shown in FIG. 1 , in step 102, a mobile real-time positioning unit associated with the organism repeatedly, constantly, or passively transmits a signal (e.g., an ultra-wideband signal or RFID). The mobile real-time positioning unit may be associated with the organism by hanging the unit on a lanyard around a human's neck, on a collar for a mammal or bird, or attached to a plant. The signal emitted by the mobile real-time positioning unit may include data about the organism. The unit may be associated with information such as the organism's identity, species, age, sex, and previous medical or health data and history, as well as information such as the organism's heart rate, blood pressure, stress level, and temperature, and the organism's location relative to each LED light. In step 104, an array of photon-emitting LED lights receives a repeating ultra-wideband signal from the mobile real-time positioning unit. Each LED light in the array may also emit a signal accompanied by data received by the mobile real-time positioning unit. In step 206, based on the presence of a signal from the mobile real-time positioning unit and the strength of the signal from the mobile real-time positioning unit, each LED light determines its distance and / or other determining factors (e.g., identity) from the mobile real-time positioning unit, and each LED light determines whether it needs to adjust its emission of photons. This allows an organism (e.g., a human) to walk into a facility with one or more LED light arrays emitting photons directed toward the organism to induce a desired biological effect (e.g., ovulation in chickens), the LED light arrays to identify the presence and location of the human wearing the mobile real-time location device, and the LED lights to adjust their photon emission to a new photon radiation pattern or stop modulating the photons from the LED lights.However, by using a mobile real-time positioning unit and its communication with the LED light array in the facility, only the LED lights in the vicinity of the person can change their photons without affecting the emission of other LED lights in the facility. After the person moves out of the range of the LED lights, the LED lights will either return to their previous emission recipe or transition to a new temporary emission recipe.

[0034] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, each LED light in the LED light array also emits an output signal (e.g., an ultra-wideband signal) or includes an RFID tag that is received or detected by the mobile real-time positioning unit. The signal from the LED light provides the mobile real-time positioning unit with information about the LED light, as well as the location of the LED light within the facility, and based on signal strength and direction, allows the mobile real-time positioning unit to know where each LED light is located relative to the mobile real-time positioning unit.

[0035] Each LED light may be single or part of an array of two or more LED lights. The arrays of LED lights may communicate with each other via a wired connection or wirelessly (e.g., via a mesh network). The LED light array may be in communication with at least one master. The master provides instructions to each LED light and receives information from the LED lights about the LED lights and any information and data received from the mobile real-time positioning unit. Gateways may also be used to provide command control of multiple arrays in communicating masters that may be in multiple locations, or separate LED light arrays with different instructions and commands.

[0036] 2a and 2b show examples of a mobile real-time positioning unit associated with a living organism (e.g., a human) as it moves through an area illuminated by an array of LED lights. The mobile real-time positioning unit is in single or two-way communication with each LED light in the array 200. As shown in FIG. 2a, an array 201 of 15 LED lights 204 and 206 is shown along with a mobile real-time positioning unit 202. The mobile real-time positioning unit 202 emits a signal 203 with information about its location. Three LED lights 204 in the vicinity of the mobile real-time positioning unit 202 receive the signal 203 and switch their photon emissions to conventional light in response to the presence of the mobile real-time positioning unit 202. The remaining LED lights 206 in the network or array 201 that are not in the vicinity of a human, animal, or plant continue to emit photons for a specific desired response on the organism receiving the emission. As further shown in Figure 2a and given in closer detail in Figure 4, the system provided herein allows for single or two-way communication between each LED light 204 and the mobile real-time positioning unit 202. As shown in Figures 2a and 4, each LED light 204 can also emit input signals 203 and 303 to the mobile real-time positioning unit 202 with data about the light 204 and associated array, while the LED light also receives output signals 203 and 308 from the unit 202 with information about the unit 203 and the organism associated with the unit 203.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 2b, a mobile real-time positioning unit or sensor 202 has moved further into the LED lighting network 201. A light in the network receives a signal 203 from a mobile real-time positioning unit 202 on a human, animal, or plant. The signal 203 instructs an LED light 204 in the vicinity of the human to change its emitted light recipe to that of conventional light. As shown in FIG. 2b, five photon housing units 204 are now in the vicinity of the mobile real-time positioning unit 202 and, in response to the presence of the unit 202, switch their photon emissions to alternative emissions (e.g., full-spectrum conventional lighting). The remaining LED lights 206 in the network array continue to emit photons for the particular desired response.

[0038] 3 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the mobile real-time positioning unit 300. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile real-time positioning unit 202 includes: a controller 302, a signal transmitter 304, a signal receiver 306 (e.g., a Sprint Wireless Radio from STMicroelectronics) (operably coupled to an antenna 305 through bus connectors 311 and 313. The antenna 305 transmits and receives signals to and from an LED light), and a power supply or power source 308 (e.g., a battery) (operably coupled to a bus connection 309 to allow for external power). In addition, the mobile real-time unit 201 may include further features, such as a quick reset, e.g., a JTAG 310, and one or more sensors or sensor receivers 312, e.g., an accelerometer 314.

[0039] The controller 302 provides commands to a signal transmitter 304 that emits an output signal out from the mobile real-time positioning unit 202. The output signal is received by one or more LED lights. The output signal may simply be a signal that the LED lights use to determine the distance and direction of the mobile real-time positioning unit 202, or the output signal may contain information about the living thing associated with the mobile real-time positioning unit 202. A signal receiver 306 receives an input signal 307 through an antenna 305, which is relayed to the controller 302, where the data in the signal is processed.

[0040] The controller 302 may receive information from one or more sensors 312 and 314 or receivers that receive information from external sensors regarding the location of the unit 202 as well as the health and condition of the living being and the environment associated with the mobile real-time positioning unit 202. The controller 302 processes the data from the sensors 312 and 314. The data is emitted as an output signal 307 through the signal transmitter 304.

[0041] In another embodiment, the mobile real-time positioning unit 202 may also include a button in communication with the controller 302. The button allows a human to send a communication signal or output signal 307 from the mobile real-time positioning unit 202 to each LED light, causing the mobile real-time positioning unit 202 to change the photon signal emitted by the LED light or the function of the LED light and sensor. This allows a human to check the function of the LED light to ensure that each LED light or array of LED lights is functioning properly and communicating properly with the unit 201.

[0042] Using mobile real-time positioning units on living organisms, individual LED lights, lighting networks, or arrays of LED lights, and / or sensors can identify and monitor the location, status, health, and environment of the living organism (e.g., human, mammal, bird, or plant) and can modify or change the photon emissions needed by the organism to produce or maintain a desired biological effect or to prevent particular photon recipes that have undesirable effects on the human, mammal, bird, or plant.

[0043] Various types of signals may be used and broadcast from the mobile real-time positioning unit. Examples include pure tone, ultra-wideband, wideband, pulsed radio frequency (RF), and passive RFID. The signals are broadcast, and the response by each LED light is based on the presence, strength, and / or data contained within the signal. That is, the stronger the signal received by the emitter, the closer the unit is to the LED light. In further embodiments, each LED light may send a signal to other LED lights in the array with information about the data or signal strength it is receiving, or the LED light may directly communicate with a master or gateway regarding the information in the data signal (e.g., in the case of an emergency signal from the mobile real-time positioning unit). In this way, the LED light can triangulate its exact location within the lighting array and adjust its photon signal as needed. The LED light may be pre-programmed with one or more signals that facilitate changing its light emission recipe, or it may receive signals from the gateway with such commands.

[0044] The mobile real-time positioning unit may be used as a safety device to prevent unwanted exposure to the lighting recipe but also to enable use to monitor the movements and time of individuals, animals, or plants within the LED light network.

[0045] Example 1 - Using a mobile real-time positioning unit with dairy cows FIG. 5 shows an example of a mobile real-time positioning unit for use with dairy cows. In this example, the cow is located within a dairy facility (e.g., barn 500). Three zones, LED light arrays 504, 506, and 508, are equipped within the facility to provide specific photon recipes for specific biological responses. In this example, zone 1 504 is equipped with LED light arrays 510 and 512 that emit photon signals 514 and 516 to promote ovulation and milk production, while zone 2 506 is equipped with LED light arrays 518 and 520 to promote hunger, prevent sexual maturation, and promote growth and development in young cows, while zone 3 508 is equipped with an LED light array that also promotes sexual maturation and milk production. In this example, cow 502 needs to travel from zone 1 504 to zone 3 508, but cow 502 must travel through zone 2 506 to reach zone 3 508. Because the facility does not want cow 502 to be irradiated with photon signals intended to reduce milk production, as the cow moves from Zone 1 into Zone 2, an output signal 503 is emitted from a mobile real-time unit on a collar around the cow's neck to LED light arrays 518 and 520 in Zone 2. Output signal 503 relates to the cow's location and the need to convert photon signals 522 and 524 from LED lights 518 and 520 in the vicinity of cow 502 in Zone 2 506 into sexual maturity and milk production signals. As cow 502 moves through Zone 2 506, each LED light 518 and 520 in the vicinity of cow 502 adjusts its emissions 522 and 524 to prevent cow 502 from receiving photon signals designed to prevent sexual maturity. Then, when cow 502 moves away from LED lights 518 and 520 in zone 2 506 and into zone 3 508, LED lights 518 and 520 in zone 2 506 adjust back to their pre-programmed photon emissions. And, in zone 3 508, LED lights 526 and 528 in zone 3 508 receive signal 503 from the mobile real-time positioning unit on cow 502. Signal 503 gives the cow's location in zone 3 and instructs the LED lights in zone 3 to emit photon signals 530 and 532 designed to induce milk production and sexual maturity.In another embodiment, the LED lights in zone 3 may communicate with the LED lights in zones 1 and 2 to locate the cows.

[0046] Example 2 - Monitoring location for biological units In an example of the present disclosure, a mobile real-time positioning unit may be worn by a person in a chicken egg-laying facility. The facility may have a lighting array designed to emit photon signals to stimulate ovulation or sexual maturation in the birds. In this example, a person may enter the facility to feed the birds or check their health. When the person enters the facility, a signal, which may be repetitive, passive, or constant, is emitted from the mobile real-time positioning unit on the person, and this signal is received by LED lights in the lighting array. The signal from the mobile real-time positioning unit can provide the LED lights with information about the person's location relative to the LED lights as well as the identity or presence of the mobile real-time positioning unit. The LED lights in the array then process data from the signal from the mobile real-time positioning unit and adjust the photons emitted from LED lights in the vicinity of the mobile real-time positioning unit to prevent modulation of the photon stimulation to the person. LED lights in the array not in the vicinity of the mobile real-time positioning unit are not adjusted.

[0047] Example 3 - Mobile real-time positioning unit for use in plant production In an example of the present disclosure, a mobile real-time positioning unit may be attached to or associated with plants or plant containers in a vertical plant production facility on a conveyor belt that moves the plants through the facility. In this example, the facility may have various lighting arrays at different locations and elevation angles. The mobile real-time positioning unit may be attached to or associated with the plant containers so that the mobile real-time positioning unit can monitor the plant's location as well as plant health and the environment around the plant (e.g., soil moisture, plant hydration, nutrient uptake), and provide data such as plant type, age, and plant stage (e.g., rooting, growth, flowering, seed). As the plants are transported through the facility, the mobile real-time positioning unit can emit signals related to the plant's location relative to the various lighting arrays, and the LED lighting array can adjust its photon signal recipe based on the plant's location, plant type, and plant needs.

[0048] Example 4 - Facilitating continuous photon emission In another example of the present disclosure, a mobile real-time positioning unit may be used to facilitate the continuous administration of a specific photon recipe to an organism while it is being transported from one location to another. In this example, the mobile real-time positioning unit is attached to a human receiving photon phototherapy. As the human moves from room to room, the mobile real-time positioning unit can communicate with LED light arrays in the hallways and rooms along the path the human is being transported along, sending signals to the LED lights regarding the location of the human and the need to adjust the LED light photon signal in the immediate vicinity of the human to match the photon phototherapy recipe, allowing for continuous photon phototherapy as the human moves. In this example, the highly specialized LED light arrays are continuously changed as the human is transported to different locations, allowing the human to receive their photon phototherapy continuously and without interruption.

[0049] Example 5 - Human health and well-being in facilities In an example, a mobile real-time positioning unit may be used to monitor the location and health status of humans within a facility. In this example, the mobile real-time positioning unit is attached to a human. The mobile real-time positioning unit emits a signal to a nearby LED light array to communicate information (e.g., the human's identity, location, time at that location, vertical position, and the human's heart rate and other health status). The mobile real-time positioning unit may also have an emergency button that transmits a signal to the LED light array. The emergency button alerts the LED light array to an emergency and instructs the LED lights to notify local authorities. In a further embodiment of this example, when the mobile real-time positioning unit detects a fall or health issue for a human or animal, or is remotely triggered in the event of a tornado, the mobile real-time positioning unit can emit an output signal to the LED light array to induce the LED light array to pulse red and blue light, similar to that of an emergency vehicle, to alert other humans in the area to the issue.

[0050] Example 6 - Checking the health and well-being of animals in agriculture In an example, a mobile real-time positioning unit may be used to verify and track health and well-being checks for animals by tracking and recording the movements of workers in an agricultural facility under the stimulation of an artificial LED lighting array. In this example, a mobile real-time positioning unit is attached to a person. The mobile real-time positioning unit emits signals to nearby LED lighting arrays to communicate information (e.g., the person's identity, location, time at that location, and position relative to each LED light). In this example, the LED lights in the presence of the real-time positioning unit stop pulsing and switch to a bright, steady-state white light. This bright white light better illuminates the animals under the light, allowing workers to better assess the animals' health under the LED lights. The LED array, along with its communication capabilities, then records the workers' movements, enabling inspection of the movements through the agricultural facility, resulting in increased health and well-being benefits for the animals.

[0051] Example 7 - Emergency Response In an example, a mobile real-time positioning unit may be used to assist emergency response to localize or isolate people during an emergency, such as in an active shooter situation. Each teacher and employee at a school wears a mobile real-time positioning unit. When a teacher presses a button on the unit, the mobile real-time positioning unit can send a signal that can be received by other mobile real-time positioning units in communication with the first unit. The first unit can send a signal to the other mobile real-time positioning units and the wearers of the units to notify them that a problem has occurred.

[0052] Furthermore, if a person is in a problem room or location, that person can hold down a button on the mobile real-time positioning unit for a long time or press a specific button. The mobile real-time positioning unit then sends another signal that is shown throughout the lighting array of the school in question. The lighting array can then flash lights throughout the school to indicate a problem, flash lights in a pattern, or turn on a specific color to guide teachers and students to a safe location away from the problem, as well as pulse or flash lights in an array specific to the problem location to send first responders to the problem location. The wearer may also press a button on the unit that can indicate its current status and the type of problem (e.g., health, fire, water, weather, or safety issue). For example, one person might say they can't hear or see anything, so they're going to press the green button. Another person might hear something but see nothing, so they'll press the yellow button. Another person might see something, so they'll press the red button. The network then determines where the risk was, and lights in the room or hallway instruct people on what to do. For example, directions to move away from a risk or to shelter in place.

[0053] The foregoing description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and other modifications and variations may be possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiments have been selected and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in its various embodiments and modifications suited to the particular uses contemplated. It is intended that the appended claims be construed to include other alternative embodiments of the invention except insofar as limited by the prior art.

Claims

1. 1. A system for controlling photon emissions from an array of one or more LED lights, comprising: an array of the one or more LED lights configured to emit photons toward an organism; a mobile real-time positioning unit worn or attached to the living being, a communication unit configured to receive and process information related to the mobile real-time positioning unit and emit a data signal based on the information; and a power storage unit configured to power the communication unit; the mobile real-time positioning unit, Equipped with The system, wherein the data signal is configured to cause the array of one or more LED lights to coordinate the emission of photons.

2. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the data signal is selected from pure tone, repetitive pulse ultra-wideband, wideband, pulsed radio frequency (RF), Zigbee, and ad-hoc radio.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a controller, said controller in communication with said communication unit.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the mobile real-time positioning unit further includes at least one sensor, the sensor in communication with the controller and a power source, the power source providing power to the sensor.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one sensor monitors the health of an organism.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one sensor monitors the living organism's heart rate, blood pressure, and hormone levels.

7. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the hormone level hormone is selected from pheromones, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol.

8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one sensor monitors a status of the living thing, the status being selected from vertical location and position.

9. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one sensor monitors an environment surrounding the organism.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one sensor monitors an environmental condition selected from temperature, humidity, or air pressure.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile real-time positioning unit further comprises at least one button in communication with the communication unit.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the button is an emergency communication button.

13. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the button transmits an output signal for controlling photon pulses of at least one LED.

14. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the output signal further comprises data regarding the organism, the data being selected from the type of the organism, the age, sex, and origin of the organism.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the output signal further comprises previous health data for the organism.

16. A mobile real-time positioning unit included in the system of claim 1.

17. 1. A method for streaming real-time data to a living organism, comprising: providing a mobile real-time positioning unit worn or attached to the living being; receiving a command by a communication unit of the mobile real-time positioning unit; emitting, by the communication unit, a data signal based on the command; providing an array of one or more LED lights configured to emit photons toward the organism; receiving the data signal by the array of one or more LED lights; adjusting the emission of photons in the array of one or more LED lights based on the data signal; emitting photons from the array of one or more LED lights toward the organism; A method comprising:

18. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the data signal is selected from pure tone, repetitive pulse ultra-wideband, wideband, pulsed radio frequency (RF), Zigbee, and ad-hoc radio.

19. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising a controller, said controller in communication with said communication unit.

20. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the mobile real-time positioning unit further includes at least one sensor, the sensor in communication with the controller and a power source, the power source providing power to the sensor.

21. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one sensor monitors the health of an organism.

22. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one sensor monitors the living organism's heart rate, blood pressure, and hormone levels.

23. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the hormone level of a hormone is selected from pheromones, estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol.

24. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one sensor monitors a status of the living organism, the status being selected from vertical location and position.

25. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one sensor monitors an environment surrounding the organism.

26. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the at least one sensor monitors an environmental condition selected from temperature, humidity, or air pressure.

27. The method of claim 17 , wherein the mobile real-time positioning unit further comprises at least one button in communication with the communication unit.

28. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the button is an emergency communication button.

29. 30. The method of claim 28, wherein the button conveys an output signal for controlling photon pulses of at least one LED.

30. 30. The method of claim 29, wherein the output signal further comprises data regarding the organism, the data being selected from the type of the organism, the age, sex, and origin of the organism.

31. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the output signal further comprises previous health data for the organism.

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