LU101063B1 - LED lighting device as a mining tool in a public chain or private chain - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides LED lighting devices equipped with an electronic and computer system allowing mining within the framework of a public chain, a private chain or a consortium chain, known as Blockchain.

Description

LED LIGHTING DEVICE AS A MINING TOOL

IN A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CHAIN Technical area

The present invention relates generally to devices for increasing the network of miners to create groups of miners called "mining pool" in the context of the development of a public channel (hereinafter noted CPu ) or private chain (hereinafter referred to as CPr), or even a consortium chain (hereinafter referred to as CCo), more commonly called “Blockchain” (hereinafter referred to as BC). State of the art

[0002] In the field of the invention, the Internet has become an indispensable tool for our civilization. So much so that many applications are now done through the big web, such as paying taxes, exchanging documents, shopping, booking vacations, etc.

[0003] In the field of the invention, in the transformation of our society, the Internet of Things, also called Internet of Things, IOT, objects or our usual consumer products such as a fridge, a television, a lamp, a coffee maker , will operate intelligently, in accordance with our habits, offer us solutions and act without even having to intervene. The Internet of Things is supporting the transformation of our practices under the stars, by connecting the elements of our daily life to a huge network of information sharing. As a result, the Internet of Things crosses paths with BC technology. The IOT makes it possible to set up a home automation network for the home which will be able to rely on BC and automatic contracts.

[0004] In the field of the invention, artificial intelligence or even algorithms are increasingly taking on significant weight in the two fields previously described.

[0005] In the field of the invention, the banking transaction sector is surfing on these new digital revolutions. In this context, crypto-currencies are increasingly entering our society.

[0006] In the field of the invention and to meet all these new digital needs, but above all in order to respond to the issues of security and protection of data exchanged on the Internet and the use of all these connected objects, it IT security had to be rethought while making it compatible with all these new needs, in particular for financial transaction needs.

[0007] In the field of the invention, and to meet the needs described above, a new concept has emerged, the creation of Block Chains, commonly called "Blockchain", BC, or even Public Chain (CPu) or Private Chain (CPr) or Consortium Chain (CCo).

In the field of the invention, a BC consists in transferring data (whether financial, contracts, etc.) from a point A (which may be a person, a mobile, a computer, etc ...) to a point B. These data are sent within a network of individual computers linked together by nodes, a sort of computer hub between these computers. At this stage, the computers connected to the network, and all the members of the BC, verify that the transaction between To and B is valid.

[0009] In the field of the invention, a BC therefore functions as a large public register integrating all the validated transactions in an endless list, called a register which is common to the entire BC. The network time-stamps transactions using a hash function that translates them into a continuous chain of proofs of work, forming a record that cannot be changed without re-performing the proof of work. At each node of the network, transactions are grouped together in a transaction block (block or block). If the operation is valid, the block is created, entered in the common register and added to a long series of blocks.

In the field of the invention, the interest of the BC is its difficulty of falsification because to falsify a register which gathers all the validated blocks, it would be necessary to deploy all of the computing power which was used to validate each of these blocks.

[0011] In the field of the invention, to operate the BC needs an enormous computing capacity and therefore mobilizes a network of distributed computers. The longest chain of fingerprints is not only proof that it comes from the largest pool of computing power. The emergence of ML is based on the accumulation of power from all computers connected to the network, to distributed ledger technologies. These data registers are replicated across an infinite number of computers and a common algorithm ensures that the data is identical between all recording sources at the same time. It is also based on the provision of the common register of transactions by all CB members, in order to ensure that no one can individually modify the chain without having to falsify all the registers recorded in the individual computers of the members of the CB. network.

[0012] In the field of the invention, BC more commonly uses asymmetric cryptography. The hash function is to verify the integrity of a document. The most commonly used hashing algorithm is called SHA, and stores sensitive information such as passwords. These two dots, SHA and asymmetric cryptography, constitute the signature of a document. All transactions are signed as proof of issuer properties. Finally, the verification of transaction operations by CB members mobilizes a third and final tool, proof of work. It is a complex mathematical puzzle to solve, the verification of which is itself relatively simple and is ensured by the computers of the BC. These computers will therefore try hundreds of billions of combinations in ten minutes. These computers are the miners. And the calculation process constitutes the mining operation. The response obtained is automatically transmitted to all connected computers. The verification of the solution is very fast, and if it is validated, a new block is created and anchored to the BC. The new state of the registry is saved to all computers on the network. Proof of work can also be replaced or supplemented by proof of stake.

In the field of the invention, there is the BC Publique, the BC Privée and a third the BC Consortium, called BC under control. This ultimate configuration combines the notion of democracy and transparency of Public ML and the advantages of Private ML, in terms of speed and efficiency.

In the field of the invention, the applications are vast since they affect the sectors of finance (including cryptocurrency), insurance, community management, rental of housing or cars through smart contracts, decentralized markets such as energy, such as for the management of a wind farm, photovoltaic panels and therefore {interaction of energy networks and millions of consumers.

In the field of the invention, BC therefore requires the use of a large number of mining devices to make it live and grow, which requires a lot of energy and space, and thus allow manage large calculation capacities.

In the field of the invention, the last mentioned point is all the more crucial as the data exchanged by the BC will be multiplied by the daily objects connected by means of already existing information transfer systems, such as Bluetooth , Wifi, Zigbee, and Zwave, with the disadvantages of pirating radio waves known to those skilled in the art and the problem of saturation of radio bandwidths. Object of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a solution making it possible to provide great computing power by means of inexpensive devices for mining applications in a BC, whether it be Public, Private or Consortium. General description of the invention

In order to solve the problem mentioned above, the present invention provides in a first aspect, a management and / or mining method for BC blockchains by means of LED lighting device (s) connected in a network and equipped with hybrid wired or wireless communication, each LED lighting device comprising a mining system to animate a BC and / or feed the global register of a Public Channel, a Private Channel or a Consortium Channel, including a first microcontroller, of ASIC type preference, configured to manage a BC and / or to act as a mining node for BC; a connection to a data network; a motherboard; storage means for at least temporarily storing data, in particular data received from the data network, preferably an SSD hard disk; one or more communication transmitter / receiver modules, chosen among a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, an Ethernet module, a PLC module and an optical fiber module for communication with other LED lighting devices and / or the data network ; an OLC communication module and one or more LEDs as an OLC communication transmitter, preferably LiFi and / or IRDA; a second microcontroller, preferably of the FPGA or ASIC type, to manage data communication by the communication modules; and a permanent unique identifier (UiD), preferably a unique IP address.

[0019] The number of LED lighting devices obviously depends on the situation, for example in the context of a house or rather in a large shopping center. Generally the number is greater than 3, preferably 4 and 10,000, or even more, especially 5 to 1,000. Preferably, said LED lighting devices form a mesh network and are controlled by a central unit to interact with each other. others in order to dynamically adapt the complexity of the calculations to the overall power available or necessary for the CPu, CPr or CCo.

[0020] The advantages of the invention are numerous. First of all, the LED lighting devices used in the context of the present invention can be integrated in large numbers into interior spaces, in this case buildings, in particular public or private buildings such as offices, shopping centers, etc. . or in public and private outdoor spaces, in particular streets, parks, etc. As the devices integrate components of limited power and consumption, they are ideal for equipping new places, but also existing spaces where it is desired to replace existing lighting with lighting that consumes less electrical energy. Indeed, the LED lighting devices according to the invention integrate different means of communication with a data network such as the Internet, for example CPL or Wifi, they are suitable even in places that do not have dedicated data network cabling. Even though the computing power of a single lighting device seems modest given the needs in BC applications, the number of lighting devices (and therefore LED lighting devices as described here) in a large building for example is very large (a few thousand), so that a mesh network as described here can result in impressive cumulative computing power. Other features and advantages will be described below.

Advantageously, all of the LED lighting devices are controlled to act as a mining pool, which can be combined, managed by a single operator, called a miner, thus providing great computing power, decentralized to a global CPu .

The BC of a method according to the invention can be a BC of any application, preferably it is a BC securing financial transactions, in particular crypto-currencies, insurance, contract management. smart, decentralized markets including energy, management of a wind farm or photovoltaic panels, energy management in the case of a CPu or the management of connected objects (IOT) in the case of 'a CPr or CCo, sending data such as targeted digital coupons or marketing applications.

Preferably, the connection to the data network is configured for connection to a wired network, preferably by line powerline (CPL), by optical fiber (OF) or by Ethernet, in particular by an IP protocol .

The LED lighting devices that can be used in the context of the invention can take the forms known for lighting systems and can be chosen independently from LED lighting devices designed in the form of a floor lamp, a hanging lamp, light panel, LED tube, preferably T5 or T8, ceiling light, wall light, downlight or projector, or in the form of a bulb suitable for common sockets, preferably E27, E14, GU10 , B22d or B15d, preferably integrated in a waterproof case according to protection standards IP54 or higher according to standard EN 60529.

In a further aspect, the invention provides an LED lighting device comprising a dedicated management and / or mining system for a Public Channel, a Private Channel or a Consortium Channel, including a first microcontroller, preferably of the ASIC type, configured to manage a BC and / or act as a mining node for BC; a connection to a data network; a motherboard; storage means for temporarily storing data, in particular data received from the data network, preferably an SSD hard disk; one or more communication transmitter / receiver modules, chosen among a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, an Ethernet module, a PLC module and an OF module, for communication with other LED lighting devices and / or the network of data; an OLC communication module and one or more LEDs as an OLC communication transmitter, preferably LiFi and / or IRDA; a second microcontroller, preferably of the FPGA or ASIC type, to manage data communication by the communication modules; and a permanent unique identifier (UiD), preferably a unique IP address.

As already mentioned above, their connection to the data network is preferably configured for connection to a wired network, preferably by line powerline (CPL), by optical fiber (OF) or by Ethernet, in particular by an IP protocol. The LED lighting devices can be in particular in the form of a floor lamp, a hanging lamp, a light panel, an LED tube, preferably T5 or T8, a ceiling light, a wall light, a downlight or a projector, or else. in the form of a bulb suitable for common sockets, preferably E27, E14, GU10, B22d or B15d, preferably integrated in a waterproof case according to protection standards IP54 or higher according to standard EN 60529.

[0027] The invention therefore relates to the use of an LED lighting device as a mining device for blockchain applications, whether it is Public, Private or Consortium. The invention also involves a method of hybrid communication between one or more LED lighting devices, preferably one or more LED lighting devices, preferably a mesh network of LED lighting devices. Preferably, the present invention contemplates the incorporation of a centralized server for communication to the outside of the LED lighting mesh network, each LED lighting device comprising one or more LEDs as an OLC communication transmitter, preferably. LiFi and / or IRDA, a microcontroller, for example of the FPGA or ASIC type, to manage an OLC communication, a WiFi communication transmitter / receiver module, a Bluetooth communication transmitter / receiver module, a permanent unique identifier (UiD), preferably a single IP address, a data processing system from a PLC (line carrier current) signal, a POE (Power over Ethernet) signal and / or an OF signal (optical fiber), a dedicated mining for a CPu or a CPr or a CCo, including a motherboard preferably with PCI connectors, to be linked to a graphics card, a processor, an SSD hard drive, a WiFi module for connection between lighting devices LED, a second microcontroller, preferably of the ASIC type, in order to manage a BC including crypto-currency applications.

[0028] According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, each LED lighting device acts as a link in the network of miners and all the LED devices interact with each other in order to dynamically adapt the complexity of the calculations to the overall power. available.

Furthermore, the present invention proposes that each space mentioned in the present invention (office, house, hypermarket, shopping center, street, etc.) makes available the LED lighting devices as a mining group ( also called mining pool), managed by the LED network manager. As a result, the data and therefore the blocks from the LED lighting devices are thus redistributed to the entire public BC outside the space concerned. In the event that this network of LED lighting devices is only used for a Private BC, all the blocks remain confined to the specific network of the space concerned.

[0030] Thus, in the case of a Public Channel, the network of LED lighting devices in the space concerned is open to the entire Public Channel, that is to say outside the concerned space. As a result, this network of LED lighting devices which acts as a mining pool, acts for the overall CPu as a miner but with a very great computing force, decentralized, since this miner (through the manager of this network of LEDs) can manage several mining pools at different locations, as for a chain of stores, which will exploit its entire network of LEDs as so many mining pools and thus offer the global Public Chain a very great strength Calculation.

[0031] As a variant, this mining pool, consisting of the LED lighting devices of the areas concerned, could be used for all the applications mentioned in the state of the art described above, whether for financial transactions, but also for the management of smart contracts or for marketing applications or for the management of connected objects.

[0032] The invention therefore relates in certain variants in particular to a method for managing networked LED lighting device (s) (004), and equipped with hybrid wireless communication between one or more lighting device (s). LED, each LED lighting device includes a dedicated mining system for a Public Chain or a Private Chain or a Chain Consortium, commonly called "Blockchain", generally including a motherboard with PCI connectors, to be linked to a card graphics, a processor, an SSD hard drive, a WiFi module for the connection between LED lighting devices, an ASIC in order to manage a BC, one or more LEDs as an OLC communication transmitter, preferably LiFi and / or IRDA, a FPGA or ASIC type microcontroller to manage OLC communication, a WiFi communication transmitter / receiver module, a Bluetooth communication transmitter / receiver module, a permanent unique identifier (UiD), preferably a unique IP address, a a system for processing data from a PLC signal, a system for processing data from a POE signal.

The present invention therefore generally proposes the use of such networked LED lighting devices, such as mining devices to animate a BC and feed the global register of a CPu or a CPr or a CCo.

The LED lighting devices therefore preferably act as mining devices of a "blockchain" and as a link in the network of miners and advantageously all the LEDs will act with each other in order to dynamically adapt the complexity. calculations to the overall power available for the CPu or the CPr or the CCo.

Particularly preferably, all of the LED lighting devices act as a mining pool, which can be combined, managed by a single operator, called a miner, thus providing great computing power, decentralized to the public channel. global, located outside the LED array.

Advantageously, all the applications of a BC can be carried out by this network of LEDs, financial transactions, the management of intelligent contracts, energy management in the case of a CPu or even management of connected objects in the case of a Private Channel or Consortium Channel, or to send data such as digital coupons in a targeted manner.

[0037] Each LED lighting device is preferably part of a mesh network of several LED lighting devices capable of communicating and exchanging data with each other.

The invention proposes in particular an LED lighting device, in which the connection to the data network is configured for connection to a wired network, preferably by power line carrier (CPL), by optical fiber (OF ) or by Ethernet, in particular by an IP protocol.

Advantageously, an LED lighting device that can be used in the context of the invention is in the form of a lamppost, a hanging lamp, a panel, a tube preferably T5, T8, etc .., a ceiling light, a wall light, a down-light or a projector, or in the form of a bulb suitable for common sockets, preferably E27, E14, GU10, B22d or B15d.

[0040] Depending on the location where the LED lighting devices are installed, they may further comprise at least one item of equipment chosen from a loudspeaker, a microphone, a camera, a movement or presence detector, in particular infrared, ultrasonic and / or acoustic, a smoke detector, a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor. These devices can be easily networked / integrated into a mesh network such as those formed by a number of LED lighting devices described here. Brief description of the drawings

[0041] Other features and characteristics of the invention will emerge from the detailed description of some advantageous embodiments presented below, by way of illustration, with reference to the accompanying drawings. These show:

[0042] FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of the transmission of digital data between person A and person B through a BC, using an array of LEDs as a mining group.

[0043] FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the transmission of digital data between the “mining pools”, building, house, street lighting, a global manager and a remote server.

[0044] FIG. 3 is a representative view of an embodiment of the invention showing an LED lighting network acting as a mining group to power a public channel or private channel.

[0045] FIG. 4 is a representative view of an embodiment of the invention within a small space such as a home, office, showing the LED lighting network connected to an internal server and connected to a global server.

[0046] FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of the interconnection of the LED network acting as a "mining pool" to supply a public chain or a private chain within a small space such as a house or an office to name only these two types of surfaces.

[0047] FIG. 6 is a representative view of an embodiment of the invention within an upper space such as a shopping mall, a surface, showing the LED lighting network connected to an internal server and connected to a global server.

[0048] FIG. 7 is a schematic representation of the interconnection of the LED network acting as a "mining pool" for a public or private chain, to supply a public chain or a private chain within a higher space such as a shopping center, a surface. to name just these two types of surfaces.

[0049] FIG. 8 is a view representative of an embodiment of the invention showing an LED lighting network connected within buildings and between several buildings forming a “mining mega pool” for public or private channel, connected to a global server general.

[0050] FIG. 9 is a representative view of an embodiment of the invention showing a connected LED street lighting network forming a "mining pool" for a public or private channel, connected to a general global server.

[0051] FIG. 10 is a representative view of one embodiment of the various main elements of typical connected LED lights, usable in the context of this invention.

[0052] FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules inside the control block of the intelligent management of connected LED lighting, depending on the nature of the LED lighting.

[0053] FIG. 12 is another schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules inside the control block of the intelligent management of the connected LED lighting, depending on the nature of the connection of this block.

[0054] FIG. 13 is another schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules inside the control block of the intelligent management of the connected LED lighting, depending on the nature of the connection of this block.

[0055] FIG. 14 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules constituting the part dedicated to controlling the mining system within the intelligent management unit of the connected LED lighting.

[0056] FIG. 15 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules constituting the part dedicated to the control of the mining system within the intelligent management unit of the connected LED lighting.

[0057] FIG. 16 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules constituting the part dedicated to the communication system, with a mobile device such as a smartphone, including LiFi technology, within the intelligent management unit of the connected LED lighting.

[0058] FIG. 17 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules inside the control block of the intelligent management of connected LED street lighting.

[0059] FIG. 18 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the various electronic modules constituting the part dedicated to the control of the mining system within the intelligent management unit of the connected LED street lighting.

Description of a preferred execution

[0060] FIG.1 is a general view of one embodiment of the present invention. A person A is in a given space (001) comprising an array of LEDs. Each LED has a mining device to animate a BC. When Person A wishes to exchange data with Person B, such as cryptocurrency, A's data is processed by the mining pool (003) made up of the LED network (101). This mining pool (003) is linked (005) in any way to Person B's computer (002). A server (010) can also be used to link the LED array to Person B's computer or to link the mining pool (003) to a larger BC.

[0061] FIG. 2 shows embodiments of the second and third aspects of the present invention. Each network of LEDs, whether indoors (100 or 200), representing offices, stores, shopping centers to name in a non-exhaustive way only this type of surface, whether outdoors (400) such as street lights street, thus forming a huge mining pool that can be managed by a single administrator (002) and which will have the ability to provide this group of mining to a global BC through a cloud network (006) and in any way whether (007). The advantage of this device is that it provides the global BC with very great computing power.

[0062] FIG. 3 illustrates generally what represents a space (100) consisting of a network of LEDs (101) interconnected to a server (010) for the exteriorization of data to the outside of this area. Thus, this network of LEDs forms, through the interconnection of the LEDs, a real mining pool (003).

[0063] FIG. 4 illustrates an interior surface of medium surface such as a store, an office, a house, comprising an LED lighting network (101), interconnected to an internal central server (015), through a wired network, for example Powerline (line powerline) or POE (Power Over Ethernet) (120) type, which will then send the data to a decentralized server (010) via connection (014). In this context, each LED has its own UID (102). All lights are interconnected with each other in any way, by WiFi and / or Bluetooth, via Bluetooth.5® technology, and / or wired by CPL or POE. In addition, each LED can continuously emit a LiFi signal (130). This LiFi signal sends a UiD address, but also any other digital data. The UiD address preferably consists of an iPV6 address added with the LiFi UiD address (102).

[0064] FIG. 5 represents the mining pool constituted by the LED lighting network (101) previously described in Figure 4, where each LED acts as a mining entity, identified by a UID (102), interconnected between them by the wired network, for example of the CPL (line powerline) or POE (Power Over Ethernet) (120) type, or also by WiFi or BLE, thus allowing communication between each LED and increasing the performance of the CPu or the CPr. This network is then connected to a central unit (UC) (015) which is the point of communication between the network of LEDs internal to this surface and the management system (SG) (010) of the CPu or the CPr. The communication (014) between the CPU (015) and the SG (010) can be of different types wired (CPL, POE) or wireless (4G / WiFi). The SG can therefore be a delocalized server on the net, a small central unit such as a laptop computer, or a large central unit with high computing power.

[0065] FIG. 6 illustrates a much larger mega-surface such as a shopping center (200), comprising an LED lighting network (210), interconnected to an internal central server (015), for example through a wired network, Powerline (line powerline) or POE (Power Over Ethernet) type (230), which will then send the data to the outside of this surface (010).

[0066] FIG. 7 shows an example of a mining pool comprising the LED lighting array (200) of a much larger mega-area such as a shopping mall, where each LED acts as a mining entity, identified (220) by a UID , interconnected with each other by a wired network, preferably of the CPL (line powerline) or POE (Power Over Ethernet) (230) type, thus allowing communication between each LED and increasing the performance of the CPu or the CPr. This network is then connected to a central unit (UC) (015) which is the communication point between the network of LEDs internal to this surface and the management system (SG) of the CPu or the CPr (010). The communication (014) between UC (015) and the SG (010) can be of different types wired (CPL, POE) or not wired (4G / WiFi). The SG can therefore be a delocalized server (a small central unit such as a laptop computer, or a large central unit with high computing power). The SG can therefore be a delocalized server on the net, a small central unit such as a laptop computer, or a large central unit with high computing power.

[0067] FIG. 8 schematically represents the interconnection between different infrastructures (300, 310, 320, 330), themselves comprising networks of LEDs, thus forming a huge fleet of miners connected to the same central server (010) or by wire (014) , in particular PLC or Ethernet. The connection to the outside of this mining pool can also be done wirelessly, such as 4G or 5G (016).

[0068] FIG. 9 illustrates one embodiment of the extension of the present invention to an LED street lighting array which also forms a huge array of LEDs, the larger the city is. In this case, it is the city that can make this immense computing power available to the global BC. Each LED street light (400) consists of a BC mining device and is interconnected with its neighbor preferably by a wired network (PLC or Ethernet) (420) to a centralized server which can be located in a control box ( 430), or even by a wireless network (016). As in the previous cases, this network can be connected to the web or to a global BC via the web (011). Likewise, as with an indoor LED array, each street light has its own UID (410).

[0069] FIG. 10 illustrates embodiments of the type of LED lighting usable in the present invention, LED tubes (025), in particular of types T5, T8, etc. square or rectangular LED panels (027), Down-Light (026) or any other type of LED, allowing the integration of an intelligent box (023) between the LED (024) (via the low voltage cable 022) and the current transformer (021) connected to the electrical network (020).

[0070] FIG.11 is a zoom on the different electronic modules inside the different types of lighting (024). LED lighting (024) can be any type of mounting LED, such as panel (PL) (027), tube (TL) (025), downlight (DL) (026) or any other type of LED. Each type of LED is directly connected to an intelligent box (023), seat of all data management, whether for the DL (236), TL (235) or PL (237). This box is then connected to a more or less specific current transformer (021),

(021) for the DL, (235) for the TL, (021) PL, and interconnected by one or more dedicated low voltage cables (022). The transformer is connected to the network through a dedicated cable (020) to the electrical network providing (among other things) for example a voltage of 220 V.

[0071] FIG. 12 details a first embodiment of the various modules which may be present inside the intelligent box or control unit (023). This intelligent box contains two main electronic modules (033 and 031), which can be on two separate electronic cards or on a single single or multi-layer electronic card (030), supplied in low voltage and data, by a dedicated module (034) , itself powered by a dedicated external cable (022). Only the module (033) is connected to the LED through an LED power supply module (029) and connection 038. The module (029) and the module (033) are linked together via a printed circuit or connector or any other solution. The 033 module is dedicated to LED management (brightness, colorimetry, etc.) and integrates the communication module to the end user, including the LiFi communication module. Module 031 is dedicated to the BC part to manage a CPu or a CPr or a Chain Consortium. This module is advantageously based on a pelletier module (032) in order to convert the heat released by the module into electrical energy. The two modules (031) and (033) are interconnected with each other through a printed circuit or a connector or any other solution. In this case, the two modules are supplied with data and low voltage current by POE, 039 for supplying module 033, 040 for supplying module 031, both supplied through module 034 and through cable 022 which is a POE cable in this case.

[0072] FIG. 13 details a second embodiment of the various modules which may be present inside the intelligent box or control unit (023). This smart box contains two main electronic modules (031 and 033), which can be on two separate electronic cards or on a single single or multi-layer electronic card (030), supplied in low voltage and data, by two dedicated data modules ( 035) and current (036), itself supplied by a dedicated external cable (022). Only the module (033) is connected to the LED through an LED power supply module (029) and connection 038. The module 033 and the module 031 are connected to each other by means of a printed circuit or connector or any other solution . The 033 module is dedicated to LED management (brightness, colorimetry, etc.) and integrates the communication module to the end user, including the LiFi communication module. Module 031 is dedicated to the BC part to manage a CPu or a CPr or a Chain Consortium. This module is advantageously based on a pelletier module (032) in order to convert the heat released by the module into electrical energy. The two modules (031) and (033) are interconnected with each other through a printed circuit or a connector or any other solution. In this case, the two modules are supplied with data and low voltage current separately. A first module (035) supplies the module 033 with data through a printed circuit or a dedicated connector or cable (041), and in the same way the module 031 through the connectors 043, and with low voltage current through the module (036) and connectors (either printed circuit board or connector or dedicated cable) 044 for module 031 and 042 for module 033. The two modules 035 and 036 are powered directly by the 022 cable which has the cables from low voltage power supply and data.

[0073] FIG. 14 details a third embodiment of the various modules which may be present inside the intelligent box or control unit (023). This smart box contains two main electronic modules (033 and 031), which can be on two separate electronic cards or on a single single or multi-layer electronic card (030), supplied in low voltage and data, by a dedicated module (037) , itself powered by a dedicated external cable (022). Only the module (033) is connected to the LED through an LED power supply module (029). Module 029 and module 033 are connected to each other through a printed circuit or connector or any other solution (038). The 033 module is dedicated to LED management (brightness, colorimetry, etc.) and integrates the communication module to the end user, including the LiFi communication module. Module 031 is dedicated to the BC part to manage a CPu or a CPr or a Chain Consortium. This module is advantageously based on a pelletier module (032) in order to convert the heat released by the module into electrical energy. The two modules (031) and (033) are interconnected with each other through a printed circuit or a connector or any other solution. In this case, the two modules are supplied with data and low voltage current by CPL, 045 for the supply of the module 033, 046 for the supply of the dedicated module 37, both supplied through the module 037 and through cable 022 which is a Powerline cable in this case.

[0074] FIG. 15 details an embodiment of the different modules which may be present inside the intelligent box or control unit (031, see also previous Figs). This module is equipped in such a way that it is compatible with all types of PLC, POE or mixed data and current power supplies, and thus has a module to receive the data or the POE (047) and a module to receive the current or CPL (048). A module (057) is also dedicated to the connection with the 033 module. All the modules and components are on a single or multilayer PCB (printed circuit). The main module (049) therefore makes it possible to manage the formation of new blocks in the chain and the management of the general register. Therefore, module 049 is like a small central unit. It can therefore contain a motherboard (050) with PCI connectors, to be linked to a graphics card (051), a processor (052), an SSD hard drive (053), a WiFi module (054) for the connection between LEDs, an ASIC (055) and data extraction module (056) from modules 047 and / or 048. The module (057) allows data to be sent back to module 033.

[0075] FIG. 16 details an embodiment of the different modules which may be present inside the module 033, see also FIG. previous ones. This module contains a single or multi-layer PCB (printed circuit) (70). As for the 031 module, this module is equipped in such a way that it is compatible with all types of PLC, POE or mixed data and current power supplies, and thus has a module to receive the data or the POE (059) and a module to receive the current or the CPL (060). The 051 module is the module which allows the connection with the 031 module. The module (065) allows the connection with the LED through a low voltage power cable (038) and among other things allows the modulation of the LED to transmit data to through LiFi technology. This module contains a main component, a microcontroller (61) such as an FPGA component. The wireless communication modules are Bluetooth, preferably V5®, the latest generation of Bluetooth module (62), and a WiFi module (63). These two modules make it possible to obtain two mesh communication networks with different throughput levels. A LiFi module (67) is integrated on this

PCB. This LiFi module allows sending data at low speed with a kind of modulation read by a camera of a smartphone. A PLC module (68) is also designed for this electronic card. A POE module (64) is also designed for this electronic card. A memory, for example in the form of an SD memory card (69) is also located on the PCB for storing permanent or temporary data. This memory card can act as a buffer for streaming content. Finally, a module dedicated to the management of lighting in colorimetry and brightness or for person detection (66).

[0076] FIG. 17 details an embodiment of an LED street light (400) equipped with the mining function, with different means of communication. More exhaustively, the lighting is supplied with high voltage by a cable dedicated to this function (404). This same cable can also be used to send data if the lighting manager controls and sends its data by PLC. In the event that the data does not pass by PLC, either they arrive by wire, in particular by cable of the Ethernet type (405), or by wireless way, using a dedicated antenna (403) in order to receive a 4G / 5G or WiFi signal. With the exception of the power cable (404) which is directly connected to the module (411), the module 411 mainly comprises a low voltage transformer, preferably a connector for integrating weather sensors and also has a module for energetically controlling the 'LED lighting. The Ethernet cable (405) and the antenna (403) are directly linked to the smart box (412). The module (411) and the smart box (412) are linked to each other by a cabling which allows both to power the smart box but also to feed it with data. The module (411) directly powers the LED microchips located in the case of this example in two LED panels (409) and (408).

[0077] FIG. 18 details an embodiment of the modules which preferably make up the smart box (412). All modules and components are on a single or multi-layer (420) PCB (printed circuit). The main module (421) therefore makes it possible to manage the formation of new blocks in the chain and the management of the general register. Therefore, the module 421 is like a small central unit. It can therefore contain a motherboard (430) with PCI connectors, a graphics card and / or an ASIC (422), a processor (424), an SSD hard disk (423). This module (421) is connected to the other components of the smart box (412), such as the WiFi module (427) for a connection with an external mobile device, a data extraction module (425) from wired connections, PLC or Ethernet, (406), a 4G module (426) linked to the antenna (403) by a cable (413), a LiFi module (429) to send data to the two LED panels and transmit data to a mobile device.

The 431 module has a dual function to send the data from the LiFi module (429) through low voltage wiring and when the wired connection (406) is not a PLC cable, to supply the complete module (412) with low voltage. voltage.

Therefore, the connector 407 is composed of two low voltage cables.

Note that when module 412 is LiFi compatible, data is first sent to module (411) which will then send data to LED panels (408 and 409, see Fig. 17).

Claims (10)

Claims 1. Method of management and / or mining for blockchains (BC) by means of LED lighting device (s) connected in a network (004) and equipped with wired or wireless hybrid communication, each LED lighting device comprising a mining system to run a BC and / or feed the global register of a Public Chain (CPu), a Private Chain (CPr) or a Chain Consortium (CCo), including a first microcontroller, preferably of the ASIC type, configured to manage a BC and / or act as a mining node for BC; a connection to a data network: a motherboard; storage means for at least temporarily storing data, in particular data received from the data network, preferably an SSD hard disk; one or more communication transmitter / receiver modules, chosen from a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, an Ethernet module, a PLC module and an optical fiber module (OF) for communication with other LED lighting devices and / or the data network; an OLC communication module and one or more LEDs as an OLC communication transmitter, preferably LiFi and / or IRDA; a second microcontroller, preferably of the FPGA or ASIC type, to manage data communication by the communication modules; and a permanent unique identifier (UiD), preferably a unique IP address. 2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the number of LED lighting devices is greater than 3, preferably 5 to 1000, and wherein said LED lighting devices form a mesh network and are controlled by a central unit. (015) to interact with each other in order to dynamically adapt the complexity of the calculations to the overall power available or necessary for the CPu, CPr or CCo. 3. Method according to claim 2, in which all of the LED lighting devices are controlled to act as a mining pool, which can be combined, managed by a single operator, called a miner, thus providing great computing power, decentralized to a global CPu. 4. The method of claim 1 to 3, wherein the BC is a BC securing financial transactions, in particular cryptocurrencies, insurance, management of smart contracts, decentralized markets including energy, management of '' a park of wind turbines or photovoltaic panels, energy management in the case of a CPu or the management of connected objects (IOT) in the case of a CPr or CCo, sending data such as coupons targeted digital or marketing applications. 5. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the connection to the data network is configured for connection to a wired network, preferably by line powerline (CPL), by optical fiber (OF) or by Ethernet, in particular by an IP protocol. 6. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the LED lighting device (s) are independently selected from LED lighting devices designed in the form of a floor lamp, a hanging lamp, a light panel, a tube. LED, preferably T5 or T8, for ceiling, wall, downlight or spotlight, or in the form of a bulb suitable for common sockets, preferably E27, E14, GU10, B22d or B15d. 7. LED lighting device (025, 026, 027, 400) comprising a dedicated management and / or mining system for a Public Channel, a Private Channel or a Consortium Channel, including a first microcontroller, preferably of the ASIC type, configured to manage a BC and / or act as a mining node for BC; a connection to a data network; a motherboard; storage means for at least temporarily storing data, in particular data received from the data network, preferably an SSD hard disk; one or more communication transmitter / receiver modules, chosen among a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, an Ethernet module, a PLC module and an OF module, for communication with other LED lighting devices and / or the network of data; an OLC communication module and one or more LEDs as an OLC communication transmitter, preferably LiFi and / or IRDA; a second microcontroller, preferably of the FPGA or ASIC type, to manage data communication by the communication modules; and a permanent unique identifier (UiD), preferably a unique IP address. 8. LED lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the connection to the data network is configured for connection to a wired network, preferably by line powerline (PLC), by optical fiber (OF) or by Ethernet. , in particular by an IP protocol. 9. LED lighting device according to one of claims 7 or 8, being in the form of a floor lamp, a hanging lamp, a light panel, an LED tube, preferably T5 or T8, a ceiling light, a wall light. , downlight or projector, or in the form of a bulb suitable for common sockets, preferably E27, E14, GU10, B22d or B15d. 10. LED lighting device according to one of claims 7 to 9, further comprising transmitter / receiver communication modules of the following communication technologies: ZigBee, Zwave, RFID, LORA and / or SIGFOX.