Patent ID: 8755039
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A lighting device, comprising: a light source; a sensor coupling, configured to present a sensor connection interface standardized across at least a plurality of lighting devices, the standardized connection interface being compatible with a plurality of different types of sensors; a sensor connected to the standardized connection interface of the sensor coupling, the sensor being of one of the types and located so as to sense one of a plurality of conditions external to the lighting device not directly related to operational performance of the lighting device, the sensor being configured to output a signal responsive to the one sensed condition via the standardized connection interface of the sensor coupling; a processor coupled to the sensor coupling for processing data responsive to the signal from the sensor; a memory accessible to the processor; a program corresponding at least in part to the one type of the sensor, stored in the memory for execution by the processor, for controlling at least one function of the processor responsive to the condition sensed by the sensor and for causing the processor to implement a standardized application programming interface with respect to the at least one function; and a communication interface accessible by the processor, configured to enable the processor to communicate information resulting from the at least one function of the processor responsive to the condition sensed by the sensor through a communications network in a manner conforming to the standardized application programming interface.