Patent ID: 11858655
Assignee: APPAREO SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. An aviation integrated optics and lighting unit for securing to an exterior portion of an aircraft and connecting to an existing power cable of the aircraft, the aviation integrated optics and lighting unit comprising:
a light housing including—
a top side, and
a bottom side attachable to the exterior portion of the aircraft;

a camera housing attached to the top side of the light housing, and including a sidewall with a through hole;
a light-emitting device positioned in the light housing;
a camera positioned in the camera housing and at least partially extending into the camera through hole;
a power port configured to connect to the power cable of the aircraft; and
a controller in communication with the light-emitting device and the camera, the controller being configured to—
receive a wireless signal representative of an instruction to activate the camera from an external device;
activate the camera;
receive a signal representative of a captured image from the camera; and
transmit a wireless signal representative of the captured image to the external device.