ENERGY SAVINGS AND IMPROVED SECURITY THROUGH INTELLIGENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS

摘要

An intelligent lighting system employs energy efficient outdoor lighting and intelligent sensor technology in cooperation with video analytics processing. The lighting system selectively illuminates outdoor spaces and identifies and evaluates events in a scene monitored by a video camera, thereby to facilitate proactive and appropriate security responses to those events. Selective use of advanced lighting fixtures may significantly reduce costs of lighting areas that are monitored by security systems such as streets, public parks, and parking lots, while simultaneously improving security, safety, and traffic control. Energy savings alone, for a properly designed system, are estimated at 50%-90% of current usage. When combined with remote monitoring, such systems may prevent accidents and criminal activity.

主权项

1. An illumination system, comprising:
a first light source configured to illuminate a first area of a location; a first image sensor configured to acquire mega-pixel resolution image data corresponding to the location; video analytics configured to detect an event in the location using the acquired mega-pixel resolution image data and to provide information about the detected event; and a controller configured to direct the first light source to assume one extended illumination state among a plurality of extended states of illumination in response to the provided information about the detected event, the plurality of extended states of illumination including a non-illuminated state and a fully illuminated state.