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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
David N. Randolph, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); F21S 8/08 (2006.01); F21S 2/00 (2016.01); F21W 131/103 (2006.01); F21Y 105/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); H05B 33/0827 (2013.01); H05B 33/0857 (2013.01); H05B 33/0863 (2013.01); F21S 2/00 (2013.01); F21S 8/088 (2013.01); F21W 2131/103 (2013.01); F21Y 2105/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes at least one light-emitting device configured to be mounted on a stationary structure, such as a lighting pole or parking structure. A control circuit is operatively coupled to the at least one light-emitting device and configured to detect an object in a vicinity of the at least one light-emitting device and to vary a characteristic of illumination produced by the at least one light-emitting device responsive to the detection of the object.