Patent ID: 8826046
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G05B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A light fixture monitoring/control system comprising a light fixture adapter (LFA) further comprising: (a) source electrical input connector (SEIC); and (b) sink electrical output connector (SEOC); (c) lamp dimmer control (LDC); (d) integrated computing device (ICD); (e) light fixture adapter sensor (LFAS); and (f) wireless communication interface (WCI); wherein said LDC is configured to control the flow of electrical current from said SEIC to said SEOC under direction of said ICD; said ICD is configured to monitor said LFAS; said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS; said ICD is configured to monitor said WCI; said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said WCI; said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote monitoring of said LFAS via said WCI; said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote control of said LDC via said WCI; said ICD is configured to execute instructions stored in a lamp fixture adapter program (LFAP); said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS; said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LFAS in response to inputs from said WCI; said LFAP is configured to allow said LFAS to be monitored and controlled by said web-browser interface; said LFAP is configured to allow reporting of LFAS detected events to said WCI; said LFAP is configured to be remotely programmable via said WCI via said web-browser interface; said ICD is configured to establish a web-based monitoring and control interface accessible via said WCI; said ICD is configured to connect to a web-server via said WCI; said ICD is configured to load said LFAP from said web-server based on a user configuration setup; said ICD is configured to execute said LFAP instructions to monitor said LFAS and control said LDC; said ICD is configured to determine if a LFAS event has occurred and report said LFAS event to a web-based remote interface; and said ICD is configured to execute a dimming instruction protocol on said LDC based on input from said LFAS.