Patent ID: 8770771

Claim:
A smart lighting element comprising a backup power system, said smart lighting element comprising: a housing defining a power input and a lighting output wherein said power input is configured for being electrically and mechanically associated with a lighting fixture configured to provide a main power to said power input; a power converting element defining a converter-input and a converter-output wherein said power converting element is disposed at least partially inside said housing and wherein said converter-input is electrically associated with said power input and wherein said power converting element is configured for converting said main power to a secondary power; a backup power source configured for supplying a backup-power; a processing device electrically associated with said power converting element and said backup power source wherein said processing device is configured to be powered by at least one of said secondary power and said backup-power; a control switch electrically associated with said processing device, said control switch defining at least one switch-input and at least one switch output wherein said at least one switch-input is electrically associated with at least one of (a) said power converting element and (b) said backup power source and wherein said control switch is further configured to selectively provide light-power to said at least one switch-output wherein said light-power is defined by at least one of said secondary power and said backup power; a light source electrically associated with said at least one switch-output wherein said light source is configured to provide a lighting function at said lighting output when receiving said light-power from said control switch; a communication facilitator electrically associated with at least one antenna wherein said communication facilitator comprises a receiver and wherein said communication facilitator is one of (a) integral to said processing device and (b) electrically associated with said processing device wherein said processing device is configured to use said receiver to detect a remote-signal transmitted by a remote device; and wherein said processing device is configured to control the output of said control switch based at least in part on said remote-signal.