Patent · US Active

Programmable emergency lighting device including near-field communication

US9883568B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
5References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 15, 2016
Grant dateJan 30, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 22, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J9/061
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An emergency lighting unit. The emergency lighting unit includes a light source, an antenna, a near-field communication (“NFC”) module, and a controller. The antenna is operable to receive a wireless communication signal. The NFC module is connected to the antenna, and the NFC module is operable to write, to a memory, information associated with the wireless communication signal. The controller is connected to the NFC module. The controller is operable to read the information associated with the wireless communication signal from the memory, set one or more system parameters of the emergency lighting unit based on the information associated with the wireless communication signal, and control the illumination of the light source based on at least one system parameter set based on the information associated with the wireless communication signal.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.