2891 results about "Intelligent lighting" patented technology

An embodiment of this invention relates to an intelligent lighting device that can receive signals and change the illumination conditions as a result of the received signals. The lighting device can change hue, saturation, and brightness as a response to received signals. One example of using such a lighting device is to display particular colors as a response to certain events. Among others, embodiments may include vehicle lighting systems, an information cube, a back lighting system for a display panel, and an indicator of a condition of a package.

In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.

An embodiment of this invention relates to an intelligent lighting device that can receive signals and change the illumination conditions as a result of the received signals. The lighting device can change hue, saturation, and brightness as a response to received signals. One example of using such a lighting device is to display particular colors as a response to certain events. Among others, embodiments may include vehicle lighting systems, an information cube, a back lighting system for a display panel, and an indicator of a condition of a package.

In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.

An embodiment of this invention relates to an intelligent lighting device that can receive signals and change the illumination conditions as a result of the received signals. The lighting device can change hue, saturation, and brightness as a response to received signals. One example of using such a lighting device is to display particular colors as a response to certain events. Among others, embodiments may include vehicle lighting systems, an information cube, a back lighting system for a display panel, and an indicator of a condition of a package.

An intelligent lighting system employs energy efficient outdoor lighting and intelligent sensor technology in cooperation with video analytics processing. The lighting system selectively illuminates outdoor spaces and identifies and evaluates events in a scene monitored by a video camera, thereby to facilitate proactive and appropriate security responses to those events. Selective use of advanced lighting fixtures may significantly reduce costs of lighting areas that are monitored by security systems such as streets, public parks, and parking lots, while simultaneously improving security, safety, and traffic control. Energy savings alone, for a properly designed system, are estimated at 50%-90% of current usage. When combined with remote monitoring, such systems may prevent accidents and criminal activity.

In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.

In various embodiments, a device (such as a surgical footswitch, handpiece, etc.) and a surgical console may be used by an operator during a surgical procedure and/or in an office. The device may communicate with the surgical console to receive information associated with a procedure (e.g., information relative to the device, console, or other equipment used in a surgical procedure). In some embodiments, the information may be determined/generated at the device (i.e. and not necessarily received from the surgical console). Based on the information, a configuration may be determined (e.g., at the device, at the console, etc.) for one or more indicators on the device to provide at least part of the information to the operator of the device. The at least one indicator on the device may thus be illuminated to provide the operator at least part of the information associated with the procedure.

The invention relates to a monitoring system and specifically relates to a plant-level comprehensive supervision platform. The plant-level comprehensive supervision platform comprises a front-end system, a transmission network and a master station system, wherein the front-end system is integrated with subsystems of video monitoring, environmental monitoring, security guard, fire alarm, one-card-through, entrance and exit control, maloperation prevention, gps positioning, intelligent lighting, intelligent control and the like in a thermal power plant; the transmission network functions as a bridge for connecting the front end and the platform; the master station system comprises a local monitoring center, a cloud computing system, an application platform and a whole network operation and maintenance platform. The comprehensive supervision platform is a large online monitoring system integrated with hardware, software and network; the platform software is taken as the core to realize centralized management on all zones; besides, centralized monitoring and uniformed management on the front-end system can be realized at a regulation and control center; in short, the plant-level comprehensive supervision platform escorts the smart grid.

Various techniques are disclosed for systems and methods using thermal imaging to intelligently monitor thoroughfares. For example, an intelligent monitoring system may include an infrared imaging module, a processor, a communication module, a memory, and an adjustable component. The system may be mounted, installed, or otherwise disposed at various locations along thoroughfares, and capture thermal images of a scene that includes at least a portion of the thoroughfares. Various thermal image processing and analysis operations may be performed on the thermal images to generate comprehensive monitoring information including an indication of detected objects in the scene and at least one attribute associated with the objects. Various actions may be taken, such as generating various alarms and intelligently adjusting operation of various adjustable devices on thoroughfares, based on the monitoring information. The monitoring information may be shared among multiple instances of the system, and may be communicated to external devices.

In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.

The invention discloses an intelligent multi-target active tracking monitoring method and system. The method comprises a plurality of steps such as a multi-target active tracking step, an active focusing step, a target switching step, a relay tracking step, an access warning step and a complicated environment preprocessing step. A panoramic picture in a monitor region is acquired by virtue of a first camera, a tracked target is locked, real-time coordinate information of the tracked target in the panoramic picture as well as a first angle control value of a cradle head of a second camera corresponding to the coordinate information and a first focusing value of the second camera are calculated, when a close-up image of one tracked target needs to be acquired, the second camera positions the tracked target according to the angle control value and the first focusing value corresponding to the selected tracked target so as to acquire the close-up image, so that the second camera is always focused on the tracked target to continuously track and photograph the tracked target in real time. By adopting the intelligent multi-target active tracking monitoring method and system, the cradle head control problem and focusing problem in the video monitoring and multi-target tracking can be effectively solved.

Internet connected electrical switches can benefit from an electronic rather than mechanical means to indicate their output power level. In one embodiment a touch-controlled dimmer switch is disclosed, including an interactive, uniformly illuminated bar of light, indicating the output power state of a dimmer switch. In response to a user moving their finger on a touch-sensitive front cover the dimmer switch illuminates corresponding regions with well-defined edges on a touch sensitive cover. The illuminated regions can be elongated, wider than a typical finger and encompass the most recently touched location, thereby providing improved feedback between the finger position on a touch sensitive surface and the operating point of an electrical switch. In several embodiments a segmented backlight is used to implement the interactive illuminated bar of light by uniformly illuminating the bounds of a touch region on the front surface of the switch corresponding to a particular output power state of the dimmer switch. Means are provided to produce closely spaced elongated illuminated regions with substantially uniform intensity and well-defined perimeters, well suited for internet connected smart light switches. In another aspect a translucent layer behind the touch sensitive surface can contain decorative and interchangeable artwork, illuminated by the segmented backlight.

A controllable lighting system may include a plurality of light source groups, a group controller for each light source group, a master controller, and a network communication system. Each group controller may be configured to control the light sources in its light source group based on a group control command. The master controller may be configured to receive a master control command relating to the light sources and to issue a group control command to each of the group controllers that collectively effectuate compliance with the master control command. The network communication system may be configured to communicate the group control commands from the master controller to the group controllers.

In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.

An intelligent multi-loop thermal management system for and electric vehicle has components including a battery pack, an electric-drive module, an on-board charger a DC/DC converter, a battery radiator, a battery refrigerator, a motor radiator, an electric water pump, an electric oil pump, an expansion tank, a PTC heater, a heat exchanger, an electric compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a receiver drier, and a heater core. The system also includes an electric-drive module having a drive motor and a motor control unit. The components are thermally connected to each other by using a pipeline and a four-way valve, a three-way valve, a straight-through valve, and an electronic expansion valve that are disposed in the pipeline, to form a plurality of loops that separately performs thermal management and control the battery pack, the electric-drive module, and a passenger compartment air conditioner.

The invention provides a camera-based intelligent lighting control system and a camera-based intelligent lighting control method. An indoor image is shot by a camera and is analyzed, and lighting information needed indoors is determined according to an analytical result, and the lighting control system is configured by utilizing the information to adjust indoor lighting, so that the aim of controlling the lighting intelligently is fulfilled. The required illumination condition is determined by image acquisition and the analysis of video/image contents without manual intervention, and scene modes do not need to be selected artificially, so the real intellectualization of the intelligent lighting control system is realized.

The invention relates to an intelligent training system for a vehicle driver based on an actual vehicle. The intelligent training system comprises a vehicle-mounted intelligent training subsystem, a data processing subsystem, an operation management and control subsystem and a system-level data communication subsystem, wherein the vehicle-mounted intelligent training subsystem is mounted on the actual vehicle and is used for training interactive driving of the driver and acquiring and reporting data of a driver training process; the data processing subsystem manages basic information and is used for receiving, storing and processing the data of the training process acquired and reported by the vehicle-mounted intelligent training subsystem; the operation management and control subsystem monitors an operated state and a running state of the vehicle in real time and remotely controls the monitored vehicle according to actual conditions; the vehicle-mounted intelligent training subsystem is connected with the data processing subsystem and the operation management and control subsystem through the system-level data communication subsystem and realizes bidirectional information interaction.

A thermometer includes an illuminated display, which may act as an intelligent indicator of the change and level of temperature. The thermometer includes memory unit accommodating multiple users and their past records respectively. When a new temperature reading is obtained, the thermometer compares the new temperature against the immediate preceding record of the same user. The thermometer further includes a display module indicating the change of temperature reading and the fever status of the user.