Patent ID: 9547964
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G08B,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. An integrated lighting and notification apparatus comprising: a light source unit installable within a light fixture that is mounted at a building entryway and connected to an electrical power supply so that the electrical power supply provides electrical power to the light source unit when installed in the light fixture; a motion sensor installable to detect motion at the building entryway, the motion sensor in electrical communication with the light source unit; a camera mountable to capture digital images at the building entryway, the camera in electrical communication with the light source unit; a control unit in communication with the light source unit, the camera, and a trigger device; wherein the light source unit is configured to provide electrical power from the electrical power supply to the motion sensor and the camera, wherein the control unit is configured to effect the capture of digital images by the camera in response to the motion sensor detecting motion at the building entryway, and wherein the control unit is configured to effect transmission of a notification signal via a network in response to receiving a signal transmitted by the trigger device.