Therapeutic illumination system

Abstract

A therapy system includes a controller; LEDs; LED supply circuitry operatively coupled to the LEDs, where the controller is operatively coupled to the LED supply circuitry for control of the LED supply circuitry; and a sensor that senses information of an object, where the sensor is operatively coupled to the controller and where the controller controls the LED supply circuitry based at least in part on the information to therapeutically illuminate the object via one or more of the LEDs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A therapy system comprising:
 a controller;   LEDs;   LED supply circuitry operatively coupled to the LEDs, wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the LED supply circuitry for control of the LED supply circuitry; and   a sensor that senses information of an object, wherein the sensor is operatively coupled to the controller and wherein the controller controls the LED supply circuitry based at least in part on the information to therapeutically illuminate the object via one or more of the LEDs.   
     
     
         2 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the controller comprises thermal management circuitry that implements one or more thermal management services. 
     
     
         3 . The therapy system of  claim 2  wherein the thermal management services comprise an illumination dosage service that regulates illumination dosage delivered to the object. 
     
     
         4 . The therapy system of  claim 2  wherein the thermal management services comprise a temperature regulation service that regulates temperature of at least one of the LEDs. 
     
     
         5 . The therapy system of  claim 2  wherein the thermal management services comprise a temperature regulation service that regulates temperature of at least one of the LEDs and an illumination dosage service that regulates illumination dosage delivered to the object. 
     
     
         6 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the sensor comprises a distance sensor that senses distance information of the object. 
     
     
         7 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor that senses temperature information of the object. 
     
     
         8 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the sensor comprises a camera. 
     
     
         9 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the sensor senses skin information of skin of the object. 
     
     
         10 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the sensor is a near infrared (NIR) sensor. 
     
     
         11 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the object is a mammalian object and wherein the controller analyzes the information as to a physiologic condition or conditions of the mammalian object. 
     
     
         12 . The therapy system of  claim 1  wherein the object is a plant object and wherein the controller analyzes the information as to a physiologic condition or conditions of the plant object. 
     
     
         13 . The therapy system of  claim 12  wherein the information comprises temperature of a surface of a leaf. 
     
     
         14 . The therapy system of  claim 13  wherein the controller operates based at least in part on a correlation between plants stress levels and a rise in the temperature of the leaf. 
     
     
         15 . The therapy system of  claim 9  wherein the information comprises skin color information. 
     
     
         16 . The therapy system of  claim 1  comprising an LED unit that comprises at least a portion of the LEDs wherein the LED comprises a power rating of 100 W. 
     
     
         17 . The therapy system of  claim 1  further comprising a power supply. 
     
     
         18 . The therapy system of  claim 17  wherein the power supply comprises an output voltage in a range of approximately 30 volts to approximately 50 volts. 
     
     
         19 . A method comprising:
 in a therapy system that comprises a controller; LEDs; LED supply circuitry operatively coupled to the LEDs, wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the LED supply circuitry for control of the LED supply circuitry; and a sensor that senses information of an object, wherein the sensor is operatively coupled to the controller and wherein the controller controls the LED supply circuitry based at least in part on the information to therapeutically illuminate the object via one or more of the LEDs, sensing information of the object; and   controlling the LED supply circuitry based at least in part on the information to therapeutically illuminate the object via one or more of the LEDs.