KR102141226B1 - Bath Room Illumination System Adjusted by User Activity Pattern - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention infers user activity or behavior using a sensor in a bathroom, and controls lighting accordingly to provide color temperature, illumination, and location lighting suitable for the user's activity to induce the user to awaken, relieve fatigue, and calm down. It relates to a bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern that can realize a comfortable bathroom environment.

Description

Bathroom lighting system tailored to user activity pattern {Bath Room Illumination System Adjusted by User Activity Pattern}

The present invention relates to a bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern, and more specifically, by inferring a user activity or behavior using a sensor in the bathroom, and controlling lighting accordingly to control lighting according to the user's activity. Provides a user-patterned bathroom lighting system that can provide a comfortable bathroom environment, such as encouraging the user to awaken or relieve fatigue and calm down.

The bathroom is no longer just a place to solve physiological phenomena, but it has become a place of life where many people do their daily activities. Such bathrooms have been developed centering on the physical interior of the bathroom itself or the physical functions of the sink and bathtub.

On the other hand, the development of technology has had an effect on the interior as well, and the competition of companies such as construction companies is intensifying due to the high-performance strategy of devices or equipment itself, and various companies have put forward strategies to add more refinement in the existing frame. have.

However, many of them often have a large initial installation cost compared to the result, often occupy additional space during installation, or place-by-place restrictions, and basically do not significantly differ from the user's satisfaction with actual activities. As a result, as a result, it is a situation in which it is focused on advanced quality of physical aesthetics.

Korean Registered Patent 10-1493447 (Registered on 29.2015)

The object of the present invention is to infer user activity or behavior using sensors in the bathroom, and control lighting accordingly to provide color temperature, illuminance, and location lighting suitable for the user's activity so that the user can awaken or relieve fatigue and calm down. It is to provide a bathroom lighting system customized for user activity patterns that can realize a comfortable bathroom environment such as induction.

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention is a bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern, a sink lighting unit which can be arranged on a wall where the sink is located; A bathtub lighting unit that can be disposed on the wall surface where the bathtub is located; And a lighting control unit performing control of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit, wherein the lighting control unit includes: a position sensor unit capable of sensing a distance between the sink and the user; A bathtub sensor unit including a plurality of weight sensors disposed on the bottom surface of the bathtub, a plurality of supports, a weight sensor, and a floor panel disposed on the supports; And a controller for determining an operation mode of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit according to the sensing results of the plurality of weight sensors of the position sensor unit and the bathtub sensor unit.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the control unit comprises: a first sink discrimination step of determining whether a user maintains a position for a predetermined time or longer within a preset distance to the sink based on the sensing value of the position sensor unit; When it is determined that the position is maintained for a predetermined time or more in the first sink determination step, if the distance between the user and the sink according to a result sensed by the position sensor unit is greater than or equal to a preset value, the operation mode of the sink is removed. If the distance between the user and the sink according to the result sensed by the position sensor unit is less than a preset value, the second sink is determined to determine the operation mode of the sink sink as the second sink lighting mode. Steps can be performed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the control unit may include: a first bathtub discriminating step of determining whether the sensing value of the weight sensor of the bathtub sensor unit continues for a predetermined time or longer; And when determining that the sensing value of the weight sensor of the bathtub sensor unit lasts a predetermined time or longer in the first bathtub determination step, determining an operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit based on the sensing values of the plurality of weight sensors. 2, the bathtub identification step; can be performed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the step of determining the second bathtub may include sensing values of a weight sensor of a preset group among the plurality of weight sensors and sensing values of a weight sensor of the weight groups other than the preset group among the plurality of weight sensors. Determining whether the difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; Determining the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit as the first bath lighting mode when the difference is greater than a predetermined value, and determining the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit as the second bath lighting mode when the difference is less than a predetermined value. It may include.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the floor panel and the support are formed of an elastic material, and a weight sensor may be disposed between the support.

In order to solve the above problems, in one embodiment of the present invention, as a control method of a bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern, the bathroom lighting system includes a sink lighting unit that can be disposed on the wall surface where the sink is located; A bathtub lighting unit that can be disposed on the wall surface where the bathtub is located; And a lighting control unit performing control of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit, wherein the control method comprises: a position sensor step of sensing a distance between the sink and a user; A bathtub sensor step of sensing a load distribution applied to the bathtub with a plurality of weight sensors disposed on the bottom surface of the bathtub; And a control step of determining an operation mode of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit according to the sensing results of the plurality of weight sensors of the position sensor step and the bathtub sensing step. Gives

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user detects the location and behavior of the user to infer bathroom activity based thereon, thereby automatically changing the color temperature and illuminance of the bathroom lighting according to the activity to enhance the activity experience in the bathroom Can exert.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to exert an effect of helping the user to awaken and relax the user's body according to the physiological effect of lighting in accordance with activity as well as enhancing emotion and activity.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to expand and install in a space such as an office building, a luxury hotel, a hospital, as well as a bathroom in a private house, thereby exerting an effect of enhancing a wide range of user experiences.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since it can be installed and used without the installation of an apparatus in an additional space, it is possible to exert an effect of installation and use regardless of the narrowness of the bathroom space.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to double the sense of luxury in the bathroom, it is possible to exert the effect of increasing expectations and reliability for the facility.

1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a lighting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 schematically shows the internal configuration of a lighting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 schematically shows the arrangement of the lighting unit configuration in the lighting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 schematically shows a configuration of a bathtub and a bathtub sensor unit embedded in a bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 schematically shows the overall control process of the control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 schematically illustrates a detailed control process of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 schematically illustrates an operation mode of a lighting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 exemplarily shows an internal configuration of a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the following, various embodiments and/or aspects are now disclosed with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, a number of specific details are disclosed to aid the overall understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this aspect(s) can be practiced without these specific details. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative aspects of the one or more aspects. However, these aspects are exemplary and some of the various methods in the principles of the various aspects may be used, and the descriptions described are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.

In addition, various aspects and features will be presented by a system that can include multiple devices, components and/or modules, and the like. The various systems may also include additional devices, components and/or modules, and/or may not include all of the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in connection with the drawings. It must be understood and recognized.

As used herein, "an embodiment", "yes", "a good", "an example", etc., may not be construed as any aspect or design described being better or more advantageous than another aspect or designs. . The terms'~ unit','component','module','system', and'interface' used in the following generally mean a computer-related entity, for example, hardware, hardware It can mean a combination of software and software.

Also, the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising” mean that the feature and/or component is present, but excludes the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, and/or groups thereof. It should be understood as not.

Further, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the second component may be referred to as a first component. The term and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related described items or any one of a plurality of related described items.

In addition, in the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, are generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It has the same meaning as that. Terms, such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary, should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and are ideally or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the embodiments of the present invention. Is not interpreted as

1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a lighting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern according to the present invention includes a sink lighting unit 2000 which can be arranged on a wall surface where a sink is located; A bathtub lighting unit 3000 that can be disposed on the wall surface where the bathtub is located; And a lighting control unit 1000 performing control of the sink lighting unit 2000 and the bathtub lighting unit 3000.

The sink lighting unit 2000 and the bathtub lighting unit 3000 include an LED module and are electrically connected to the lighting control unit 1000 to operate according to a control signal received from the lighting control unit 1000. Preferably, the sink lighting unit 2000 and the bathtub lighting unit 3000 include an illumination module capable of adjusting the intensity of light and the color temperature of light, and simply turn on/off the lighting according to the control signal of the lighting control unit 1000. Rather, the lighting is implemented according to the operation mode included in the control signal received from the lighting control unit 1000.

The lighting control unit 1000 is preferably located in the bathroom, but the lighting control unit 1000 may be located in addition to the bathroom.

In addition, the lighting control unit 1000, the sink lighting unit 2000, the bathtub lighting unit 3000 may be connected to the wiring from the power supply source to receive driving power from the outside.

2 schematically shows the internal configuration of a lighting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The lighting control unit 1000 includes: a position sensor unit 1110 capable of sensing a distance between the sink and the user; Bath sensor unit including a plurality of weight sensors (1123), a plurality of supports (1121), a weight sensor (1123) and a floor panel (1122) disposed on the supports (1121) disposed on the bottom surface of the bathtub ( 1120); And a control unit for determining an operation mode of the sink lighting unit 2000 and the bathtub lighting unit 3000 according to the sensing results of the plurality of weight sensors 1123 of the position sensor unit 1110 and the bathtub sensor unit 1120. 1200).

The control unit 1200 may perform communication or data transmission and reception with the sink lighting unit 2000 and the bath lighting unit 3000, and the sink lighting unit 2000 and the bath lighting unit 3000 may be controlled signals of the control unit 1200. It works according to.

On the other hand, among the components of the lighting control unit 1000, the support 1112 and the floor panel 1122 are physical members installed in the bathtub, and if only referring to the electronic configuration of the lighting control unit 1000, the support 1112 and the floor The panel 1122 may be excluded, but since the support 1112 and the bottom panel 1122 are components for realizing the purpose of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 of the present invention, for convenience, the bathtub sensor unit 1120 It was included as a component.

Accordingly, the lighting control unit 1000 may be implemented as a computing device having one or more processors and one or more memories and external communication means, except for the support 1112 and the bottom panel 1122.

The position sensor unit 1110 is configured to sense the distance between the sink and the user. Preferably, the position sensor unit may be implemented as an IR sensor, the IR sensor is disposed on the wall side where the sink is located, by measuring the distance between the user and the sink, to determine the overall activity in the user's bathroom Can.

Alternatively, in another embodiment of the present invention, the position sensor unit 1110 may further include an image camera that can be disposed on the ceiling of the bathtub in addition to the IR sensor. In this case, the position sensor unit 1110 primarily senses the distance between the user and the sink based on the IR sensor, and secondaryly infers the distance between the user and the sink based on the image obtained from the image camera. After that, the distance between the end user and the sink is derived based on the distance between the first sensed user and the sink (based on the IR sensor) and the second inferred user and the sink. In this way, more accurate user activity can be analyzed.

Specifically, the first sensed user only when the distance between the first sensed user and the sink (based on the IR sensor) is within a predetermined error range of the distance between the second inferred user and the sink. And the distance between the sink (based on the IR sensor) is determined as the distance between the end user and the sink. This is to prevent a malfunction of the lighting control unit 1000 by the measurement value of the IR sensor or to compensate for the malfunction of the IR sensor when other elements other than the user are placed in front of the sink.

The bathtub sensor unit 1120 includes a plurality of weight sensors 1123 disposed on the bottom surface of the bathtub, a plurality of supports 1121, a floor panel 1122 disposed on the weight sensors 1123 and the supports 1121. ). In some cases, the support 1112 and the floor panel 1122 corresponding to a physical member may be regarded as a configuration other than the bathtub sensor unit 1120.

The plurality of weight sensors 1123 of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 are disposed at different positions on the bottom surface of the bathtub. Through this, it is possible to efficiently determine what the user is currently doing in the bathtub. This will be described later.

The control unit 1200 operates modes of the sink lighting unit 2000 and the bathtub lighting unit 3000 according to the sensing results of the plurality of weight sensors 1123 of the position sensor unit 1110 and the bathtub sensor unit 1120. Decide.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the position sensor unit 1110 may determine the distance between the user and the sink, and transmit it to the control unit 1200. In another embodiment, the position sensor unit 1110 is simply IR The sensing value of the sensor and/or the image sensing result of the image camera is transmitted to the control unit 1200, and the control unit 1200 can determine the distance between the user and the sink based on the sensing value and/or image sensing result. have.

The specific operation of the control unit 1200 will be described later.

3 schematically shows the arrangement of the lighting unit configuration in the lighting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The lighting system of the present invention includes a sink lighting unit 2000 that can be disposed on a wall surface where the sink is located; A bathtub lighting unit 3000 that can be disposed on the wall surface where the bathtub is located; And a lighting control unit 1000 performing control of the sink lighting unit 2000 and the bathtub lighting unit 3000.

It is preferable that the sink lighting unit 2000 is provided on both sides of the sink mirror as shown in FIG. 3, so that light can be irradiated in a direction perpendicular to the wall surface.

In the present invention, the control unit 1200 determines the ON/OFF and operation mode of the sink lighting unit 2000 according to the sensing result of the position sensor unit 1110.

As illustrated in FIG. 3A, the controller 1200 may control the sink lighting unit 2000 step by step according to the distance between the user and the sink.

The bathtub lighting unit 3000 is preferably disposed on one side of the wall on which the bathtub is located, as illustrated in FIG. 3, so that light can be irradiated in a direction perpendicular to the wall surface.

In the present invention, the control unit 1200 determines the ON/OFF and operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit 3000 according to the sensing result of the position sensor unit 1110 and/or the sensing result of the bathtub sensor unit 1120. .

As illustrated in FIG. 3B, the controller 1200 may infer activity in the user's bathtub and control the sink lighting unit 2000 in detail accordingly.

4 schematically shows a configuration of a bathtub and a bathtub sensor unit 1120 embedded in a bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 (A) shows a side cross-sectional view when the components of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 is installed in the bathtub, Figure 4 (B) when the components of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 is installed in the bathtub Shows a floor plan.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the bathtub sensor unit 1120 includes a plurality of weight sensors 1123, a plurality of supports 1121, the weight sensors 1123, and the supports 1121 disposed on the bottom surface of the bathtub. And a floor panel 1122 disposed thereon.

The configuration of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 does not replace the existing general bathtub, and installs the weight sensor 1123, support 1121, and floor panel 1122 in the existing bathtub. Part 1120 may be implemented.

Preferably, the floor panel 1122 and the support 1112 are formed of an elastic material, and a weight sensor 1123 is disposed between the support 1112. In addition, one side of the weight sensor 1123 may contact the bottom panel 1122, and the other side of the weight sensor 1123 may contact the bottom surface of the bathtub.

As described above, the floor panel 1122 and the support 1112 are formed of a material having elasticity, thereby minimizing damage to the weight sensor 1123 while simultaneously measuring a user's load distribution more accurately.

In addition, even if the floor panel 1122 and the support 1112 are formed of a material having elasticity as described above, even if the user is not lying down, but the load is concentrated with specific weight sensors 1123, the weight sensor ( While minimizing damage to 1123), it is possible to more accurately measure the load distribution of the user and exert the effect of minimizing the discomfort in use of the user.

4(B), when the weight sensor 1123 and the support 1112 are disposed, and the floor panel 1122 and the support 1121 have elastic materials, the #1, #2 weight sensors In the part of the floor panel 1122 in which the 1123 is located, the part of the floor panel 1122 in which the #3 and #4 weight sensors 1123 are located and the floor panel in which the #5 and #6 weight sensors 1123 are located The part of 1122 may be continuously deformed, and thus, the user's position or behavior can be inferred with high precision while protecting the weight sensor 1123.

The elastic modulus of the floor panel 1122 and the support 1112 is preferably higher than the elastic modulus of the bathtub or the plastic or acrylic of the general acrylic or the elastic modulus of the weight sensor 1123.

5 schematically illustrates the overall control process of the control unit 1200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S10, a first sink discrimination step is performed based on the sensing value of the position sensor unit 1110 to determine whether the user maintains a position for a predetermined time or longer within a preset distance to the sink.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the position sensor unit 1110 includes an IR sensor, and in the first wash-basis discrimination step, the user moves within a predetermined distance to the sink based on the distance from the user measured by the IR sensor. It is possible to determine whether the position is maintained for a predetermined time or longer.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the position sensor unit 1110 includes an IR sensor and an image camera or an image sensor, and analyzes image information obtained from the image camera, so that the user is within a preset distance to the sink. It is determined whether the position is maintained for a predetermined time or longer. This is to further reduce the malfunction and increase the reliability of the operation.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the position sensor unit 1110 further includes an IR sensor and an image camera or image sensor, and by analyzing image information obtained from the image camera, the user is within a preset distance to the sink. After determining whether to maintain the position for a predetermined time or more, and at the same time, based on the distance from the user measured by the IR sensor, after determining whether the user maintains the position for a predetermined time or more within a predetermined distance to the sink, the IR sensor After determining whether the discrimination result based on the sensing value of the image and the discrimination result based on the sensing value of the image camera are within a predetermined error range, the user is finally set within a predetermined distance to the sink only when it is within a predetermined error range. It is determined whether or not the position is maintained for a time or longer. This is to further reduce malfunction. This is to reduce the malfunction more and to further increase the reliability of the operation.

In step S11, when it is determined that the position is maintained for a predetermined time or more in the first washbasin determination step, when the distance between the user and the sink according to a result sensed by the position sensor unit 1110 is greater than or equal to a preset value, the If the operation mode of the sink lighting unit 2000 is determined as the first sink lighting mode, and the distance between the user and the sink according to a result sensed by the position sensor unit 1110 is less than a preset value, the sink lighting unit 2000 The second washbasin determination step is performed to determine the operation mode of the second washbasin lighting mode.

The first washbasin lighting mode corresponds to a lighting mode in which the user does not perform more active actions such as shaving or face washing, but instead performs daily or passive actions such as looking at himself in the mirror.

The second sink lighting mode corresponds to a case in which the user performs a more active operation such as shaving and washing.

As described above, the present invention does not simply turn ON/OFF the related lighting according to whether the user has approached the washing table or not, but infers what the user is doing with respect to the washing table based on the user's location, and accordingly By implementing the lighting, the user's satisfaction in the bathroom can be improved.

According to the sensing result of the bathtub sensor unit 1120, when the user determines that the user moves to the bathtub side instead of the sink according to the sensing result of the IR sensor and/or the image camera in step S10, the bathtub lighting unit 3000 Determine the operation mode.

Specifically, in step S12, a first bathtub determination step is performed to determine whether the sensing value of the weight sensor 1123 of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 lasts for a predetermined time or longer. This is to give the user more comfort by restraining the operation of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 when the user simply does not actively use the bathtub and pulls out an object or simply passes.

In step S13, when it is determined that the sensing value of the weight sensor 1123 of the bathtub sensor unit 1120 is continued for a predetermined time or longer in the first bathtub determination step, the sensing values of the plurality of weight sensors 1123 Based on the second bathtub determination step of determining the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit 3000; is performed.

In the present invention, in order to further increase the user's satisfaction with the activity in the bathtub, a representative activity in the user's bathtub is derived, and an efficient and economical electronic analogy method is derived.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the bathtub sensor unit 1120 includes a plurality of weight sensors 1123, and acts in the user's bathtub according to the sensing results of the plurality of weight sensors 1123. Predict and implement suitable lighting accordingly. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6.

6 schematically illustrates a detailed control process of the controller 1200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The process illustrated in FIG. 6 may correspond to the second bathtub identification step illustrated by S13 of FIG. 5.

In step S20, the sensing value of the weight sensor 1123 of a preset group among the plurality of weight sensors 1123 and the sensing value of the weight sensor 1123 outside the preset group of the plurality of weight sensors 1123 It is determined whether the difference is greater than or equal to a preset value.

In the present invention, a representative action in the user's bathtub is defined as a shower or bath, and it is determined based on values sensed by the plurality of weight sensors 1123.

For example, referring to (B) of FIG. 4, for example, when the user stands in a position where the #1, #2 weight sensor 1123 is located, for example, the shower #1, #2 weight sensor (1123) is disposed on the side, the user #1, #2 when the weight sensor (1123) standing at a position using a shower using the shower #1, #2 weight sensor (1123) The sensing value of is high, and the sensing values of the next #3, #4 weight sensor 1123 appear to be lower than the sensing values of the #1, #2 weight sensor 1123, and the next #5, #6 weight sensor. The sensing values of (1123) are lower than the sensing values of the #3 and #4 weight sensors 1123.

In addition, when the user is lying in the bathtub and taking a bath, almost similar sensing values may be output from the weight sensors 1123 of #1 to #6.

In the above case, the weight sensor 1123 of the preset group may correspond to #1 and #2 weight sensors 1123, and the weight sensors 1123 other than the preset group may be #3, #4, # 5, #6 may correspond to the weight sensor (1123).

In step S21, when the difference is greater than or equal to a preset value, the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit 3000 is determined as a first bath lighting mode, and in step S22, when the difference is less than a preset value, the bathtub lighting unit 3000 The operation mode is determined as the second bath lighting mode.

In this way, the user's behavior can be more accurately inferred regardless of the weight value that varies from person to person.

The first bath lighting mode corresponds to a case where the user is standing on the bathtub and taking a shower, and the second bath lighting mode corresponds to a case where the user is lying on the bathtub or bathing while a significant portion of the body is in contact with the bathtub. .

The preset group of weight sensors 1123 may be variably determined. For example, depending on the user, the feet may be placed on the #1, #2 position to sour, but the feet may be placed on the #3, #4 position to take a shower, or #2 and # In some cases, you may stand in the shower with your feet in the 4 position.

In order to discriminate this case, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in step S20, the sensing of two (or predetermined number) of weight sensors 1123 sensing the highest weight among the plurality of weight sensors 1123 Based on the value and the sensing values of the two weight sensors 1123 sensing the lowest weight among the plurality of weight sensors 1123, it may be determined whether the user is standing in the shower. Specifically, a value (for example, an average value or a simple summation value) derived from the sensing values of two (or a predetermined number) of weight sensors 1123 sensing the highest weight among the plurality of weight sensors 1123. If the difference between the sensing values (for example, the average value or the simple summation value) of the two weight sensors 1123 sensing the lowest weight among the plurality of weight sensors 1123 is greater than a predetermined value, the first bath lighting mode is used. The operation mode is determined, and when the difference is less than a preset value, the operation mode may be determined as the second bath lighting mode.

7 schematically illustrates an operation mode of a lighting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, through a number of experiments and questionnaires, the first sink lighting mode corresponding to the daily mode of the sink, the second sink lighting mode corresponding to the sink working mode, the first bath lighting mode corresponding to the bathtub shower mode, and the bathtub bath The most suitable lighting value was derived for each of the second bath lighting modes corresponding to the mode.

In the first washbasin lighting mode, the lighting having a brightness of 130 lx or more and 170 lx or less at a color temperature of 3200K or more and 3700K or less is derived from which the user can have the most satisfaction.

In the second washbasin lighting mode, it was derived that the light having a brightness of 680 lx or more and 720 lx or less at a color temperature of 4100K or more and 4500K or less is the most satisfactory to the user.

In the first bath lighting mode, it was derived that lighting having a brightness of 130 lx or more and 170 lx or less at a color temperature of 2500K or more and 2900K or less is the most satisfactory to the user.

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8 exemplarily shows an internal configuration of a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit according to FIG. 1 may include one or more modules of the computing device shown in FIG. 8.

As shown in FIG. 8, the computing device 11000 includes at least one processor 11100, a memory 11200, a peripheral interface 11300, and an input/output subsystem ( I/Osubsystem) 11400, a power circuit 11500, and a communication circuit 11600. At this time, the computing device 11000 may correspond to the user terminal A connected to the tactile interface device or the computing device B described above.

The memory 11200 may include, for example, high-speed random access memory, magnetic disk, SRAM, DRAM, ROM, flash memory, or non-volatile memory. have. The memory 11200 may include software modules required for the operation of the computing device 11000, a set of instructions, or other various data.

At this time, access to the memory 11200 from other components such as the processor 11100 or the peripheral interface 11300 may be controlled by the processor 11100. The processor 11100 may be configured in a single or plural form, and may include a processor in the form of a GPU and a TPU to improve the processing speed.

The peripheral interface 11300 may couple input and/or output peripherals of the computing device 11000 to the processor 11100 and the memory 11200. The processor 11100 may execute various functions for the computing device 11000 and process data by executing a software module or a set of instructions stored in the memory 11200.

The input/output subsystem 11400 can couple various input/output peripherals to the peripheral interface 11300. For example, the input/output subsystem 11400 may include a controller for coupling a peripheral device such as a monitor or keyboard, mouse, printer or a touch screen or sensor to the peripheral interface 11300 as needed. According to another aspect, the input/output peripherals may be coupled to the peripheral interface 11300 without going through the input/output subsystem 11400.

The power circuit 11500 may supply power to all or part of the components of the terminal. For example, the power circuit 11500 may include a power management system, one or more power sources such as a battery or alternating current (AC), a charging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator, or power. It can include any other components for creation, management, and distribution.

The communication circuit 11600 may enable communication with other computing devices using at least one external port.

Alternatively, as described above, if necessary, the communication circuit 11600 may enable communication with other computing devices by transmitting and receiving an RF signal, also known as an electromagnetic signal, including an RF circuit.

The embodiment of FIG. 8 is only an example of the computing device 11000, and the computing device 11000 may omit some components illustrated in FIG. 8 or further include additional components not illustrated in FIG. 8, or 2 It may have a configuration or arrangement that combines more than one component. For example, a computing device for a communication terminal in a mobile environment may further include a touch screen or a sensor, etc. in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 8, and various communication methods (WiFi, 3G, LTE) in the communication circuit 1160. , Bluetooth, NFC, Zigbee, etc.) may include a circuit for RF communication. Components that may be included in the computing device 11000 may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software including integrated circuits specialized for one or more signal processing or applications.

Methods according to an embodiment of the present invention may be recorded in a computer readable medium by being implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computing devices. In particular, the program according to the present embodiment may be configured as a PC-based program or an application dedicated to a mobile terminal. The application to which the present invention is applied may be installed on a user terminal through a file provided by a file distribution system. For example, the file distribution system may include a file transmission unit (not shown) that transmits the file according to a request of the user terminal.

The device described above may be implemented with hardware components, software components, and/or combinations of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors (micro signal processors), microcomputers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). , A programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions, may be implemented using one or more general purpose computers or special purpose computers. The processing device may perform an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. In addition, the processing device may access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, a processing device may be described as one being used, but a person having ordinary skill in the art, the processing device may include a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. In addition, other processing configurations, such as parallel processors, are possible.

The software may include a computer program, code, instruction, or a combination of one or more of these, and configures the processing device to operate as desired, or processes independently or collectively You can command the device. Software and/or data may be interpreted by a processing device or to provide instructions or data to a processing device, of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device. , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in the transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed on networked computing devices and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, or the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and constructed for the embodiments or may be known and usable by those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -Hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc., as well as machine language codes produced by a compiler. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described by a limited embodiment and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order than the described method, and/or the components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form from the described method, or other components Alternatively, even if replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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As a bathroom lighting system customized for user activity patterns,
A sink lighting unit that can be disposed on the wall surface where the sink is located; A bathtub lighting unit that can be disposed on the wall surface where the bathtub is located; And a lighting control unit performing control of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit.
The lighting control unit,
A position sensor unit capable of sensing a distance between the sink and the user;
A bathtub sensor unit including a plurality of weight sensors disposed on the bottom surface of the bathtub, a plurality of supports, a weight sensor, and a floor panel disposed on the supports; And
It includes; a control unit for determining the operation mode of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit according to the sensing results of the plurality of weight sensors of the position sensor unit and the bathtub sensor unit;
The weight sensors are respectively disposed at a plurality of points between the adjacent supports,
The control unit,
A first bathtub discrimination step of determining whether the sensing value of the weight sensor of the bathtub sensor unit lasts for a predetermined time or longer; And
When determining that the sensing value of the weight sensor of the bathtub sensor unit is continued for a predetermined time or more in the first bathtub determination step, the second operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit is determined based on the sensing values of the plurality of weight sensors. Performing a bathtub identification step;
The second bath discrimination step,
The values derived based on the sensing values of the preset number of weight sensors sensing the highest weight among the plurality of weight sensors and the sensing values of the preset number of weight sensors sensing the lowest weight among the plurality of weight sensors. Determining whether the difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; And
Determining the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit as the first bath lighting mode when the difference is greater than a predetermined value, and determining the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit as the second bath lighting mode when the difference is less than a predetermined value. ;
The first bath lighting mode,
Brightness of 130 lx or more and 170 lx or less at a color temperature of 2500K or more and 2900K or less,
The second bath lighting mode,
The bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern is lower in brightness than the first bath lighting mode.
The method according to claim 1,
The control unit,
A first sink discrimination step of determining whether a user maintains a position for a predetermined time or longer within a preset distance to the sink based on the sensing value of the position sensor unit;
When it is determined that the position is maintained for a predetermined time or more in the first sink determination step, if the distance between the user and the sink according to a result sensed by the position sensor unit is greater than or equal to a preset value, the operation mode of the sink is removed. If the distance between the user and the sink according to the result sensed by the position sensor unit is less than a preset value, the second sink is determined to determine the operation mode of the sink sink as the second sink lighting mode. A bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern that performs steps.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The floor panel and the support are formed of a material having elasticity, user activity pattern customized bathroom lighting system.
As a control method of bathroom lighting system customized for user activity pattern,
The bathroom lighting system includes a sink lighting unit that can be disposed on a wall surface where the sink is located; A bathtub lighting unit that can be disposed on the wall surface where the bathtub is located; And a lighting control unit performing control of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit.
The control method
A position sensor step of sensing a distance between the sink and the user;
A bathtub sensor step of sensing a load distribution applied to the bathtub with a plurality of weight sensors disposed at a plurality of adjacent points between a plurality of supports on the bottom surface of the bathtub; And
It includes; a control step of determining the operation mode of the sink lighting unit and the bathtub lighting unit according to the sensing results of the plurality of weight sensors of the position sensor step and the bathtub sensor step;
The control step,
A first bathtub determination step of determining whether the sensing value of the weight sensor in the bathtub sensor step is continued for a predetermined time or longer; And
When determining that the sensing value of the weight sensor of the bathtub sensor step is continued for a predetermined time or more in the first bathtub determination step, determining an operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit based on the sensing values of the plurality of weight sensors 2, performing the bath identification step;
The second bath discrimination step,
The values derived based on the sensing values of the preset number of weight sensors sensing the highest weight among the plurality of weight sensors and the sensing values of the preset number of weight sensors sensing the lowest weight among the plurality of weight sensors. Determining whether the difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; And
Determining the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit as the first bath lighting mode when the difference is greater than a predetermined value, and determining the operation mode of the bathtub lighting unit as the second bath lighting mode when the difference is less than a predetermined value. ;
The first bath lighting mode,
Brightness of 130 lx or more and 170 lx or less at a color temperature of 2500K or more and 2900K or less,
The second bath lighting mode,
A method of controlling a bathroom lighting system customized for a user activity pattern, which has a lower brightness than the first bath lighting mode.

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