KR101452428B1 - System and method for lamp managment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for efficiently registering and managing lighting, and more particularly to a system and method for efficiently registering or managing wired / wireless lighting.
To this end, the lighting management system of the present invention includes a repeater for registering the illumination node according to a request of an illumination node having a wired or wireless module and providing information about the registered illumination node to the user terminal, The relay device includes a connection and a lock switch. When the connection and the state of the lock switch are in a connected state, the relay device permits the registration requested from an external light node. When the state of the connection and the lock switch is locked, And rejects the registration requested from the lighting node.

Description

[0001] System and method for lamp managment [

The present invention relates to a system and method for efficiently registering and managing lighting, and more particularly to a system and method for efficiently registering or managing wired / wireless lighting.

In the case of conventional lighting, it is managed and used through a switch connected by a wired line. In the case of a wireless lighting which is emerging at present, it is not generalized so that it is not easy to manage the installed wireless node.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2012-0126909 entitled " Power Supply Control Device for Lighting Having Network Function ") includes a main light control unit for controlling the main light emitting diode module, And a sub illumination control unit for controlling the light emitting diode module, wherein the main illumination control unit comprises: a power unit for converting a commercial AC power source to a DC power source; A main control unit driven by power supplied from the power supply unit; An input unit for inputting an input signal to the main control unit; And a main communication unit which is controlled by the main control unit and transmits a control signal to the sub illumination control unit, wherein the sub illumination control unit comprises: a sub communication unit for processing a signal received through the main communication unit; A sub-driver for driving the sub-light emitting diode module; And a sub-controller for controlling the sub-driver to drive the sub-light-emitting diode module according to a control signal received through the sub-communication unit.

Also, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2012-0126821 (entitled "Lighting Device Control Device Using Smart Phone") is an application installed in a smart phone; A communication module built in the lighting device and wirelessly communicating with the smartphone; And a driver module for controlling lighting of the lighting device according to a signal transmitted from the communication module.

Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-0118270 (entitled "Lighting Control Apparatus and Method") is a lighting control apparatus for controlling a networked lighting apparatus, which acquires location-based information based on the location information of the portable terminal A terminal communication unit connected to the at least one lighting device; And a terminal control unit for controlling the at least one illumination device based on the location-based information.

However, due to the characteristics of the lighting, the small wireless light needs to be easily installed and managed by the user.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of conveniently managing installed lighting when a user installs direct / wireless lighting in a small space.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to register a wired / wireless sensor device in a gateway in a simple manner.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to avoid wireless data confusion with surrounding wireless nodes.

Another object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use user interface.

To this end, the lighting management system of the present invention includes a repeater for registering the illumination node according to a request of an illumination node having a wired or wireless module and providing information about the registered illumination node to the user terminal, The relay device includes a connection and a lock switch. When the connection and the state of the lock switch are in a connected state, the relay device permits the registration requested from an external light node. When the state of the connection and the lock switch is locked, And rejects the registration requested from the lighting node.

To this end, a method of managing an illumination node incorporating a wired or wireless module in a repeater of the present invention includes switching a state of a connection and a lock switch to a connection state, allowing a registration requested from the illumination node, And switching the state of the lock switch to the locked state, and rejecting the registration requested from the lighting node.

According to the illumination registration and management system and method according to the present invention, the user can easily introduce the system light introduced and applied in units of systems, and the user can register or manage the device conveniently. In addition, there is an advantage that a lighting system can be conveniently controlled and managed using a smartphone or a computer.

1 shows a lighting management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates a display unit of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed in a repeater according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed by a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a lighting management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a lighting management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

1, the lighting management system includes an illumination node, a repeater, and a user terminal. It goes without saying that other configurations other than the above-described configuration may be included in the illumination management system.

The light node 100 is connected to the repeater either wired or wirelessly.

The repeater 110 includes a connection and a lock switch, and connects to surrounding light nodes using a connection and a lock switch. That is, if the connection and the lock switch are connected, the surrounding wired / wireless lighting node can participate in the network. Also, if the connection and lock switch are locked, the surrounding wired / wireless lighting node is not participating in the network. The user sets the connection and lock switch to the connected state and connects the corresponding lighting node 100 to the repeater 110 when the wired / wireless lighting is installed. When the operation is completed, the state of the connection and lock switch is locked to prevent the new light node 100 from accessing the repeater 110 for connection.

The user terminal 120 includes a smart phone, a computer, and the like, and may be included in a user terminal if the device can form a network with the relay 110. The user terminal 120 can access the repeater 110 to search for a currently participating node, and manage a plurality of nodes by mapping the node to a specific area.

FIG. 2 illustrates a display unit of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the display unit of the user terminal will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

According to Fig. 2, the display unit includes a grid having a plurality of regions having a predetermined size. The number of grids can vary depending on the user's configuration. In addition, the shape of the grid can be implemented in a shape other than a square.

The display shows a list of the lights currently connected to the repeater. The user can select one of the lights displayed in the list and include it in a specific area of the grid.

That is, the area of the grid displayed on the display unit is controlled to be one. That is, assuming that the illumination included in the first area of the grid is the first illumination and the second illumination, and the illumination included in the second area of the grid is the fourth illumination, the first illumination and the second illumination are controlled together And the fourth illumination is controlled separately.

To this end, the display unit is controlled for each area and includes a control window. When the user selects a specific area, the control window may display a control window corresponding to the corresponding area, or a control window corresponding to all areas may be displayed. However, preferably, when the user selects a specific area, it is preferable to display a control window corresponding to the area.

Using the control window, the user can control the brightness or color, or set the on / off time of the illumination.

In addition, the user can control illumination corresponding to one area by one operation, or illumination corresponding to at least two areas with one operation. In addition, the user can control the lighting with various operations.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed in a repeater according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an operation performed in a repeater according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In step S300, the repeater determines whether there is an illumination node that needs to participate in the network. If there is an illumination node that requires network participation, the repeater moves to step S302. The repeater repeatedly determines whether there is an illumination node that needs to participate in the network when there is no illumination node required to participate in the network.

In step S302, the repeater switches the connection and lock switch to the connection mode.

In step S304, the repeater switches to the connection mode and searches for an illumination node that needs to participate in the network. The repeater requests the required information from the lighting nodes that need to participate in the network, and receives necessary information from the corresponding lighting nodes.

In step S306, the repeater stores information about the illumination node requesting the connection.

In step S308, the repeater switches the connection and lock switch to the lock mode.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed by a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an operation performed by a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In step S400, the user terminal maintains a network connection state with the repeater after requesting a connection to the repeater.

In step S402, the user terminal displays the grid and the lighting node list set as a plurality of areas. As described above, the illumination node is a list of illumination nodes collected at the repeater.

In step S404, the user terminal drags the displayed illumination node to a specific area of the grid according to information received from the user. In addition, the user terminal may match an illumination node with a specific area. For example, the user terminal may select a particular area and then select a particular lighting node from the list of lighting nodes.

If the user terminal selects a specific area in step S406, the control window corresponding to the selected area is displayed. The displayed control window can display information about the lighting nodes corresponding to the specific area.

In step S408, the user terminal controls an illumination node corresponding to a specific area using a control window. That is, the user terminal can set the brightness, hue, and on / off time of the illumination corresponding to the specific area using the control window.

As described above, the present invention can conveniently manage an illumination node connected to a repeater using a user terminal.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention .

100: light node 110: repeater
120: User terminal

Claims (8)

A lighting management system comprising:
And a repeater for registering the illumination node according to a request of an illumination node having a wired or wireless module built therein and for providing information on the registered illumination node to the user terminal,
The repeater includes a connection and a lock switch,
If the state of the connection and the lock switch is in the connected state, the registration request is permitted from the external lighting node. If the state of the connection and the lock switch is in the locked state, the registration requested from the external lighting node is rejected Features a lighting management system.
The method according to claim 1,
An illumination node requesting registration with the repeater;
And a user terminal for receiving information on registered lighting nodes from the repeater,
Wherein the user terminal comprises a display unit for displaying information about the lighting node.
The display device according to claim 2,
A first display area for displaying a list of the registered light nodes;
And a second display area including at least two sectors and matching the lighting nodes displayed in the first display area with one of the sectors.
The display device according to claim 3,
And a control window for controlling an illumination node matched to the second display area, wherein the control window includes a menu capable of controlling at least one of brightness, color, and on / off time of the illumination.
A method for managing an illumination node having a wired or wireless module built in a repeater,
Switching the state of the connection and lock switch to a connection state;
Authorizing the registration requested from the lighting node;
Switching the state of the connection and lock switch to a locked state; And
And rejecting the requested registration from the lighting node.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: after rejecting the registration requested from the lighting node,
And providing information to the registered lighting node to the user terminal.
7. The method of claim 6,
A first display area for displaying a list of the registered light nodes;
And a second display area including at least two sectors and matching the lighting nodes displayed in the first display area with one of the sectors.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the display unit of the user terminal comprises:
And a control window for controlling an illumination node matched to the second display area, wherein the control window includes a menu for controlling at least one of brightness, color, and on / off time of the illumination.

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