KR20150028196A - Method and apparatus for controlling lighting device - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling a lighting device. A method for controlling a lighting device includes a step of receiving pattern information for controlling a lighting device, a step of generating information for controlling a lighting device which includes brightness level information corresponding to motion time information based on the received pattern information, and a step of transmitting the information for controlling a lighting device.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]

The present invention relates to a lighting control method and apparatus. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling illumination using a dimming pattern.

The lighting device is a device that brightens the dark place so that it can be recognized by human eyesight, and mainly LED (Light Emitting Diode), fluorescent lamp and incandescent lamp are mainly used. Generally, a prominent device is on / off-controlled by each of the lamps individually connected to the switching means, or on / off-controlled by a plurality of lamps wired to one wiring.

In recent years, however, development of LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting devices, development of technologies for lighting control, dimming techniques for controlling the brightness of lamps, And the like. In addition, research on digital control technology that can control the illumination of buildings throughout the building in real time, in conjunction with the smart home system, is being studied.

In addition to the control technology of the lighting device considering the convenience of the user, development of such a technology is proceeding with development of a lighting control system capable of controlling the lighting environment differently according to the user's lighting use environment. That is, a technique of controlling lighting of a plurality of lamps individually, a technique of adjusting dimming by setting the brightness of a plurality of lamps at a constant level, and a technique of controlling the color temperature or color of a lamp according to the user's environment Research.

There is a need for a method capable of satisfying the demand for a lighting control method capable of satisfying user convenience with such a technology trend.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved illumination control method and apparatus.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of setting a dimming pattern of a lighting device corresponding to a living pattern such as a weather or a sleeping or a method of creating a pattern for information transfer in cooperation with a multimedia function, Method and apparatus.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a light source, comprising the steps of: receiving pattern information for illumination control; generating illumination control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information; And transmitting the control information to the control unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data for illumination control, and pattern information for illumination control, and based on the received pattern information, brightness level information corresponding to operation time information And an illumination control unit for generating illumination control information for controlling the illumination control unit to transmit the illumination control information.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a method and an apparatus for efficiently controlling and managing a lighting device to a user.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can easily set the lighting control in various patterns. In addition, it can be used with smart home system to improve user convenience.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the lighting control information can be generated using the sound information, and intuitive lighting control can be performed using the sound information.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, various patterns can be easily created and used for various purposes such as a schedule function (weather, sleep, etc.), information notification (telephone, SMS,

1 is a view for explaining a lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a lighting control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining a lighting control information input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inputting pattern information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining a method of generating illumination control information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for explaining a method for determining an action change point according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram for explaining a protocol corresponding to illumination control information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view for explaining a time sampling method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram for explaining a method for determining an action change point according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a view for explaining a method of inputting voice information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a view for explaining a sound information input method and a lighting control information generating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a view for explaining a method of generating illumination control information according to sound type information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a view for explaining a method of generating illumination control information based on text information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a view for explaining a method of connecting and controlling a household appliance and a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a diagram for explaining a mapping relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

1 is a view for explaining a lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the lighting control system 10 may include a lighting control device 110 for transmitting lighting control commands to the lighting device 170 and a lighting device 170 for supplying illumination light. In addition, the lighting control apparatus 110 may further include bridges 130 and 150 interlocked with the IP network between the lighting control apparatus 110 and the lighting apparatus 170.

The lighting control apparatus 110 may be a smart phone, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) Note Pad, Wibro terminal, Tablet PC, and the like. The lighting control apparatus 110 may be a home appliance such as a refrigerator, a TV, or a washing machine that supports wireless communication. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking a smart phone as an example of the illumination control device.

The lighting control device and the lighting device may be connected by wireless communication. The wireless communication scheme may include a short-range wireless communication scheme. The short-range wireless communication system may be a wireless communication system such as Bluetooth, zigbee, wi-fi, android beam, WiMax, wireless local area network (WLAN) infrared communication, and the like.

The lighting control device 110 and the lighting device 170 may be connected by a direct wireless communication method. The lighting control system 10 can be configured using the lighting control device 110 and the lighting device 170 except for the bridges when the lighting control device 110 and the lighting device 170 directly communicate with each other. In addition, the lighting control system 110 may comprise at least one bridge. When a bridge is included, the lighting control device 110 and the lighting device 110 can communicate through a bridge. The communication includes a wireless communication scheme, and the wireless communication scheme may include a short-range wireless communication scheme.

Each of the bridges 130 and 150 may support the same type of communication system and may support other types of communication systems. For example, referring to FIG. 1, the lighting control apparatus 110 and the bridge 130 are connected using WiFi communication, and the bridge 150 and the lighting apparatus 170 are used to perform zigbee communication. . Each of the bridges 130 and 150 may be connected via an ethernet, or may be directly connected by a wired connection. For example, the connection method is not necessarily limited to connecting the lighting control device 110 and the lighting device 170 using different communication methods.

When the smart home system is used, the lighting control system 10 is configured to operate the lighting device 170 according to the setting of the wireless lighting control device 110 when the state change of the household appliance connected to the bridge changes You may. In the smart home system, the bridges 130 and 150 may operate as a server of a smart home system. In addition, there may be a separate server for driving the smart home system apart from the bridge. For example, the server may receive and store illumination control information from the illumination control device 110 and map the illumination control information to the illumination device 170. The server may store the mapping relationship between the home appliance and the lighting device 170. In addition, the server may store a mapping relationship between at least one state of the consumer appliance and the lighting device 170. In addition, the illumination control information can be mapped.

When the state of the home appliance changes, the server can receive the state notification message from the home appliance. The server can determine the state of the home appliance based on the received status notification message. The server may transmit the lighting control information corresponding to the identified home appliance status information to the mapped lighting device. The illumination device may receive illumination control information and may operate based on the received illumination control information. Based on the operation of the lighting device 170, the user can be informed of the state of the mapped home appliance.

The lighting control apparatus 110 may serve as a server, in which the lighting control apparatus connects between the household appliances and the lighting apparatus, receives the state information of the household appliances, and transmits the corresponding lighting control information to the lighting apparatus .

2 is a view for explaining a lighting control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the lighting control device 200, which is an embodiment of the present invention, may include a communication unit 210, a control unit 230, and a display unit 250.

The communication unit 210 can perform data communication with a nearby network node through a wireless connection. The communication unit 210 may transmit and receive data for controlling a network node (for example, a wireless LAN AP, a bridge, or a lighting device) and a lighting device. The communication unit 210 may perform a short-range communication function and may connect to the network node using short-range communication.

The control unit 230 can control the overall operation of the illumination control apparatus. The control unit may further include a lighting control unit 231.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the illumination control unit 231 receives the illumination control pattern information, determines an operation transition point corresponding to the received illumination control pattern information, and uses the determined operation transition point coordinate information Control information, and control to transmit the generated illumination control information.

Also, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the illumination control unit 231 receives the pattern information for illumination control, and based on the received pattern information, generates illumination control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information And control to transmit the illumination control information.

Also, the illumination control unit 231 may generate a two-dimensional input area composed of the illumination operation time and the illumination brightness level, and control to receive the pattern information in the generated input area. The illumination control unit 231 can control to output error information upon receiving pattern information for a plurality of brightness levels at the same time.

In addition, the lighting controller 231 may determine an operation change point based on the inclination information of the pattern information, and generate illumination control information based on the time difference between the operation change points and the brightness level difference. In addition, it is possible to control the sampling of the pattern information by a predetermined time unit, and to generate the illumination control information based on the time information and the brightness level of the sampled points.

Also, the illumination control unit 231 may control the input area to generate illumination control information for on / off operation time based on the touch time.

Also, the illumination control unit 231 can control to generate illumination control information based on the presence / absence of sound information input. The lighting control unit 231 can control the lighting control unit 231 to identify the lighting control information as an input signal for only the sound input within a predetermined sound size range so as to distinguish it from the noise when the sound information is input.

In addition, the lighting control section 231 can control to identify the preset sound type information. The sound identification type information is sound type information indicating on / off of the illumination, adjustment of the dimming level, and the like. The lighting control unit 231 can control to generate the lighting control information based on the identified sound type information. In addition, the illumination control unit 231 can identify the size or frequency information of the sound information, and adjust the dimming level based on the information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pattern information may include sound information, and the illumination control unit 231 may control the illumination control information based on the sound information. The illumination control unit 231 identifies sound type information for identifying the sound information, determines whether or not the sound information includes preset sound type information, and displays the input type information of the sound type information included in the sound information To generate the illumination control information based on the illumination control information.

Further, the illumination control section 231 can control to generate illumination control information based on the text input.

The functions and operations of the illumination control unit 231 have been described above. However, the operation and function of the illumination control unit 231 are not limited thereto, and it will be apparent that the operation of the embodiment of the present invention described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 18 can be performed.

The display unit 250 may output the user data output from the controller 230. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 250 can display the status of the lighting device, display the control status of the lighting device, and display the input area for receiving the illumination control command. Further, it is possible to display the control pattern under the control of the control section.

The input unit 260 may receive a control command for overall control of the lighting control apparatus 200. [ According to an embodiment of the present invention, pattern information for controlling the lighting apparatus can be received through the input unit. When the display unit 250 is used as a touch screen, the input unit 260 can be used.

In the meantime, the lighting control apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described by dividing a block. However, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a lighting device 300 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

3, the illumination device 300 includes a communication unit 310, a control unit 330, a light output unit 350, and a memory 370. [

The communication unit 310 can perform data communication with a neighboring network node. The communication unit 310 may include a communication module that performs near field communication. The lighting apparatus 300 can form a network with the lighting control apparatus through the local area network of the communication unit 310 and transmit and receive data. The communication unit 310 can communicate with the lighting control device through the bridge.

The control unit 330 can control the overall operation of the illumination device 300. [ The control unit 330 may control the lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the control unit 330 controls the illumination communication unit 310 to communicate with the illumination control device. For example, the control unit 330 can control to receive the dimming control information and the operation time control information from the illumination control apparatus. In addition, the control unit 330 may control the optical output unit 350 to perform the flicker operation based on the received dimming control signal and the operation time control information.

The light output unit 350 generates light. At this time, the light output unit 350 performs a flicker operation to output light. The light output unit 350 may repeatedly perform the operation of outputting light during the output time interval and then shutting off the light during the cutoff time interval without outputting the light. For example, the light output unit 350 may include a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) as a light source. However, the LED is only one embodiment of the light source, and the light source is not limited to the LED.

The memory 370 may be composed of a program memory and data memories. The program memory may store programs for controlling the general operation of the illumination device 300. [ At this time, the program memory may store programs for performing illumination control operations according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data memory may store data generated during the execution of the programs.

In the meantime, the lighting device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is divided into blocks. However, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

4 is a view for explaining a lighting control information input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a configuration of a display unit 400 for receiving illumination control information according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. 4, the display unit 400 also functions as an input unit for receiving illumination control information as well as a function for displaying an application for lighting control. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the screen of the display unit 400 of Fig. 4 is a state of the application for controlling the lighting apparatus.

The screen of the application for controlling the illumination device based on the pattern information may include a mode display area 410, a pattern input area 430 and a period setting area 450.

The mode display area 410 is a mode for explaining the current input mode of the application. That is, the illumination control device can execute various modes for controlling the illumination device, and the mode display area is an area for displaying the attribute of the mode that the current user uses for control among at least one mode. For example, the present situation in which the word " pattern " is displayed in the mode display area 410 indicates that the mode attribute of the lighting control application is a mode for setting illumination control by pattern input. The page setting cancellation area 411 is an area to which a user control command for canceling the setting of control information based on the pattern information set in the input area is input. The setting information for the pattern information inputted to the input area can be reset or canceled according to the control command of the user. The page setting completion area 413 is an area to which a user control command for completing the setting of the control information based on the pattern information set in the input area is inputted. Accordingly, the setting information for the pattern information input to the input area can be stored according to the control command of the user.

The pattern input area 430 may receive user pattern information. The pattern information may be converted into illumination control information for illumination control and transmitted to an illumination device to be controlled. For example, the input region 430 may be represented as a two-dimensional input region having x and y axes. According to the embodiment of FIG. 4, the x-axis of the input area 430 is the time domain corresponding to the operating time of the illumination device. That is, the x-axis value may be the operation time, and the ratio of the value of the current x-axis to the length of the entire x-axis may be the current operation time point of the whole time. the time value corresponding to the entire length of the x axis may be set to a basic value and may be set to a time corresponding to the selected period in the period setting area 450. [ For example, when 4 sec is selected in the current period setting area 450, the total period of the x axis may be set to 4 sec. At this time, it is possible to display the set period as indicated by reference numeral 451 or to display the set period in the period setting area 450 so as to be distinguished from other selected elements. The left side of the x axis can be set as the start point of the time axis and the right end can be set as the end point of the time axis for the entire x axis length set. The configuration and setting method of the x-axis is not limited to the scope of the present invention.

The y-axis 431 is a dimming level area corresponding to the dimming of the illumination device. That is, the ratio of the current y-axis value to the total y-axis length may be the current dimming level for the dimming level 100%. As shown in Fig. 4, dimming information can be displayed. The dimming information may be displayed as an explicit number or as shown in FIG. 4, the color temperature corresponding to the dimming level may be displayed and intuitively recognized. If the y-axis is not explicitly displayed, it may be controlled by setting the lowermost portion of the y-axis to the dimming level 0 and the uppermost portion of the y-axis to the dimming level 100 according to the default setting. The configuration and setting method of the y-axis is an embodiment and does not limit the scope of the present invention. Dimming can be used in a manner similar to the brightness of a light.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the dimming level and the operation time of the illumination device can be determined according to the input of the user's pattern information 437 to the input area 430. [ The dimming level and the operation time may correspond to each other in real time, and may operate at a dimming level corresponding to a point of the corresponding pattern for each predetermined period of time. For example, according to the input of the pattern information 437 described in FIG. 4, it can be interpreted that the pattern of the operation in which the dimming level as a whole increases with time elapses. The pattern information may be pattern information composed of points or lines. That is, although the pattern information is input in the form of a connected line in FIG. 4, it may be input in the form of a dot or an unconnected line. When pattern information is input in the form of dots or unconnected lines, the illumination control information can be interpreted by connecting patterns that are not sequentially connected according to the order of the time axis. That is, according to the embodiment of the present invention, custom lighting control information based on a user's request can be generated to control illumination.

On the other hand, if there is a point having the same value on the x axis at the time of inputting the illumination control pattern, since an instruction to be controlled twice at the same point is input, an error message can be displayed to the user when an input having the same x axis value is input. In addition, since the input area always has the Max and Min values of the x axis, an error message can be displayed when the x coordinate of the current point is out of the range of Min <x coordinate <Max. However, if an out-of-input-x coordinate range is exceeded, an error message is not generated, and a value out of the range may not be used for control information generation, but control information may be generated using only pattern information in the input area. Similarly, if the pattern for the y-axis is out of the range of the input area, it may generate an error message, or may generate control information using only pattern information in the input area, except for out-of-range values.

The input area 430 may include a cancel command input area 433. When the control command is input to the cancel command input area 433 after inputting the pattern information 437, the generated pattern information 437 can be deleted.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

On the other hand, the lighting control method described below can be performed through the control section of the lighting control apparatus or the lighting control section. Referring to FIG. 5, a lighting control application may be executed first for lighting control. Next, in step S510, pattern information for illumination control may be input to the illumination control device. The pattern information may be configured as a design pattern. For example, it may be image information composed of lines or points.

In step S530, the illumination control device may generate illumination control information. The illumination control information may be control information that is transmitted to control illumination. The illumination control information may be formed based on the input pattern information. The illumination control information may be control information for a dimming level corresponding to each time information. In addition, the illumination control information may be control information based on the corresponding dimming level at each time point corresponding to a predetermined time period.

In step S550, the illumination control device may transmit the generated illumination control information. The illumination control information may be transmitted directly from the illumination control device to the illumination. In addition, the illumination control information may be transmitted to the illumination via the wireless AP or bridge.

6 is a view for explaining a method of inputting pattern information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the lighting control application is executed for lighting control, the lighting pattern information setting page can be outputted. An input area for inputting the illumination pattern information may be generated in the setting page (step S610). In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the input region is generated first, but an input region corresponding to the operation time or the dimming level may be generated. When an input area is formed first, an input area can be created according to a preset default value. If there is an input for the operation time or the dimming level, The attributes of the operation time and the dimming level can be changed.

Next, in step S630, the operation time of the illumination device can be set to the illumination control device. The step of setting the operation time may be before the generation step of the input area or after the step of setting the dimming level. In addition, the step of setting the operation time may not be necessary. The operation time may use a predetermined value. If the input area is generated in advance, the property information on the operation time of the input area may be changed or reset according to the set operation time. If an input area is not created, an input area corresponding to a subsequent operation time can be created.

Next, in step S650, the dimming level of the illumination device can be set to the illumination control device. The step of setting the dimming level may be the same as the step of setting the operation time, or the time before the step of setting the operation time. Further, the dimming level setting step can use the default value. For example, if the y-axis of the input area is used as a reference for the dimming level, the ratio of the current y-axis value to the y-axis length may be the current dimming level for the dimming level 100%. If the default value is used by default, the step of setting the dimming level may be omitted. When setting the dimming level, you can also adjust the highest dimming level or the lowest dimming level according to your needs. The generation of the input region according to the setting of the illumination operation time is only an embodiment, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

An input region in which the dimming level and the operation time are set may be generated according to the steps S610 to S630. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the input region is a two-dimensional input region including an x-axis corresponding to the operation time and a y-axis corresponding to the dimming level. The configuration of the x-axis and y-axis can also be varied according to the user's intention.

Pattern information may be input in step S670. And illumination control information may be generated based on the pattern information. The pattern information may be input to the input area created above. The pattern information may be pattern information composed of points or lines. Pattern information can also be input through touch input. For example, in the touch input mode, the pattern information may be input to turn on the illumination for a period of time during which the user is touched and turn off the illumination for a period of time during which the user does not touch. When information is input through the touch time, the lighting control information corresponding to the intuitive time that the user thinks can be generated.

If the pattern information is set in step S690, the pattern information input from the user can be stored.

In the above description, a method of inputting new pattern information has been described. However, at least one pattern information may be stored in the storage unit of the illumination control apparatus. When the user newly generates the pattern information, the pattern information may be stored in the storage unit of the illumination control apparatus. In addition, when the user loads a pattern stored in the storage unit, the pattern stored through the above process may be changed and stored.

Basically, the lighting control apparatus can generate the lighting control information corresponding to the operation time and the dimming level of the input pattern information. In this case, the lighting control information for the dimming level corresponding to each operation time can be generated. On the other hand, when generating illumination control information for the dimming level corresponding to the operation time in real time, overload may occur in the illumination control device and the illumination device, so that the illumination control information may be generated using an operation change point, an inflection point, have. Hereinafter, a method of generating illumination control information using the above-mentioned method will be described.

7 to 11, a method of generating illumination control information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a method of generating illumination control information according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a method for determining an operation change point in generating illumination control information according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a protocol corresponding to illumination control information according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a view for explaining a time sampling method according to another embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 8 is a diagram for explaining a method for determining an operation change point according to another embodiment; Fig.

 Hereinafter, it is assumed that the inputted pattern information is pattern information composed of lines.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step S710, the illumination control apparatus may determine a start point and an end point of the inputted pattern information. In the pattern information composed of lines, the pattern portion corresponding to the lowest level in the time axis can be the starting point, and the pattern portion corresponding to the highest level in the time axis can be the end point. Referring to FIG. 8, a portion indicated by reference numeral 811 in FIG. 8 is extracted as a start point, and a portion indicated by reference numeral 815 in FIG. 8 may be determined as an end point.

In step S730, the lighting control apparatus can determine an operation change point. The operation change point may be a point where the slope property of the pattern information changes or there is a change of more than a predetermined slope. In addition, the action change point may include a start point and an end point. For example, the slope attribute is a point at which the slope of the pattern information changes from a positive value to a negative value or changes from a negative value to a positive value. The point at which the slope value changes from a positive value or a negative value to 0, or from a value of 0 to a positive value or a negative value is exemplified. In addition, a point at which the slope of the pattern information is discontinuous can be determined as an operation change point. Further, when the amount of change of the inclination is equal to or larger than the predetermined amount of change, it may be determined as the operation change point.

Referring to FIG. 8, the portions indicated by reference numerals 812, 813, and 814 in FIG. 8 may be determined as operation change points. Reference numeral 812 denotes a portion where the slope value is changed from a positive value to 0, so that it can be determined as an operation change point. Reference numeral 813 denotes a portion where the slope changes from a negative value to 0, a slope change is a discontinuous portion, or a slope change that is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference value. In addition, reference numeral 814 denotes a non-continuous portion of the gradient or a portion having a gradient change of a predetermined reference value or more, and therefore can be determined as an operation switching point.

When the action change point is determined, the action interval can be determined. For example, in FIG. 8, the section between the start point 811 and the first operation change point 812 is the first operation section t811, the section between the first operation change point 812 and the second operation change point 813 The interval between the second operation change point 813 and the third operation change point 814 is the third operation interval t813 and the interval between the third operation change point 814 and the end point 815 The interval may be determined as the fourth operation period t814. The first operation period t811 is an operation period in which the dimming level increases with time, and the second operation period t812 is an operation period in which the dimming level decreases with time. The third operation period t813 is an operation period in which the dimming level is constant with time, and the fourth operation period t814 is a period in which the dimming level increases with time.

When the operation change point is determined, in step S750, the illumination control information can be generated using the information of the start point, the end point, and the operation change point. The lighting control information can be generated using the coordinates of the determined starting point, ending point, and operation switching point. The illumination control information may be determined for each operation period.

the starting point value of the x-axis becomes the offset of the operation time, and the y-axis becomes the dimming control value. The difference value of the x axis based on the start point, the end point, and the operation change point can be determined as the operation time of each operation section. Further, the difference value of the y-axis of each operation section can be determined by the dimming level change amount of each operation section. The ratio (the total operation time * (t operation section length / X axis length)) of the difference value of the x axis of the operation change point can be set as the operation time of each operation section. The y-axis value of each operation switching point can be set to a dimming value (100 * (length of the d / y-axis)). The lighting control apparatus can generate the lighting control information such that the dimming value of the same ratio changes between the start time and the end time of the operation section for each operation section and changes from the start dimming value to the end dimming value of the operation section.

The illumination control information may include illumination control pattern information and illumination control command protocol information. The lighting control apparatus can generate a command protocol as shown in FIG. 9 by using a start point, an end point, an operation switching point, an offset time, an operation interval, and a dimming control value.

Referring to FIG. 9, id denotes pattern identification information. The pattern identification information may be a name of a pattern for identifying the pattern information. In the embodiment of FIG. 9, &quot; pattern 1 &quot; may be the name of the pattern. The playtime is the length of the total operation time corresponding to the pattern information. In the embodiment of FIG. 9, the total operation time of the pattern is 40 sec (when the time unit is sec). 8 and 9 can be explained in correspondence with each other. In FIG. 8, the starting point 811 of the first operation period t811 is 10, the end point 812 dimming level is 90, and the length of the operation period is 10 seconds. According to the control information in the first operation period, it is possible to start at the dimming level 10 and reach the dimming level 90 for 10 seconds. Since the starting point 812 of the second operating period t812 is the ending point 812 of the first operating period t811, the dimming level is 90 and the ending point 813 dimming level of the second operating period t812 is 10 , And the length of the operation section is 10 sec. According to the control information of the second operation period, it is possible to start at the dimming level 90 and reach the dimming level 10 for 10 seconds. In this manner, the illumination control information corresponding to the pattern information can be generated.

Another method of generating illumination control information is to use the time sampling method. Referring to FIG. 10, the entire operation interval may be sampled at a predetermined time interval t with respect to the entire operation time T. FIG. In the embodiment of FIG. 10, the total operation time T is sampled in 16 intervals. The illumination control apparatus can extract corresponding dimming information for each sampling point. The illumination control device may generate the illumination control information including the dimming information for the sampling time using the extracted information.

As another method of generating the illumination control information, a method of determining the operation change point using the inflection point can be used. Referring to FIG. 11, when receiving the first pattern input, the slope is calculated using the coordinates of the previous point and the current point, and it can be determined as an operation change point when the slope angle difference is equal to or greater than a preset threshold value. The slope of each point is continuously calculated from the starting point or the turning point. The current slope is compared with the maximum value or the minimum value of the predetermined slope, and if the current slope value is larger than the predetermined value, the determined value can be determined as the operation switching point. For example, if the current slope value is > a * Min (1 < a < 2) That is, if the value of a is 1.5, a point at which the slope value becomes 1.5 times from the slope at a specific point in time can be determined as the operation change point. If the current slope value is smaller than the weighted ratio value of the preset maximum value, it can be determined as the operation change point. For example, if the current slope value is < b * Max (0 < b < That is, if the value of b is 0.5, the point at which the slope value becomes 0.5 times from the slope at a specific time point can be determined as the operation change point. When the operation change point is determined, the method of generating the illumination control information based on the determined operation change point is similar to that described with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG.

The lighting control apparatus can control the lighting apparatus by transmitting the lighting control information generated by the above method to the lighting apparatus. The lighting control device may transmit the lighting control information directly to the lighting device. Also, the lighting control apparatus can transmit the generated control information by using a bridge or a wireless AP without directly transmitting the control information to the lighting apparatus. The bridge receiving the illumination control information may transmit the received information to the illumination device. The bridge may store the received illumination control information. The illumination device can operate in response to the received illumination control information.

The lighting control apparatus may further receive an instruction for requesting illumination control information. The illumination control information may include information requesting the illumination control pattern list. Upon receiving the illumination control information request message, the illumination control device may display the stored illumination control information or may display a list of patterns corresponding to each illumination control information. In this case, the lighting control device can display the lighting control information stored in the bridge as well as the lighting control information stored in the lighting control device itself.

The illumination control device may display at least one illumination control information or a corresponding pattern. Also, a pattern image and an operation time for each pattern can be displayed. Optionally, selecting at least one of the plurality of illumination control information may display a pattern image and an operation time corresponding to the selected illumination control information.

In addition, the user can modify the stored pattern information. For example, if the user modifies the overall operating time, the x-axis ratio value of each operating point can be recalculated to store the modified lighting control information. The modified information may be stored in the lighting control device. The modified information may also be stored in the bridge.

Next, a method of inputting illumination control information according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of inputting illumination control information using sound information or a method of inputting illumination control information based on text can be proposed.

First, a lighting control method using sound information will be described. Here, the sound information may include a user's voice information or a signal input from other sound sources. Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described by taking voice information as an example of sound information as an example.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, a lighting control application can be executed first for lighting control. Next, in step S1210, sound information for lighting control can be input to the lighting control device. The sound information may be a signal input from the user's voice information or other sound source.

In step S1230, the illumination control apparatus can generate illumination control information. The illumination control information may be control information that is transmitted to control illumination. The illumination control information may be formed based on the input audio information. The lighting control information may generate control information, dimming control information, on / off period, information on the number of times of on / off, and the like, based on input audio information.

In step S1250, the lighting control apparatus can transmit the generated lighting control information. The illumination control information may be transmitted directly from the illumination control device to the illumination. In addition, the illumination control information may be transmitted to the illumination via the wireless AP or bridge.

13 is a view for explaining a method of inputting voice information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the lighting control application is executed for lighting control, the sound information input mode can be executed. The lighting control device may turn on a sound recognition module for receiving sound information in a sound information input mode. The sound recognition module may be included in the illumination control unit of the illumination control apparatus. Accordingly, the lighting control unit can perform the function of the sound recognition module (step S1310). On the other hand, the lighting control information input area can be additionally displayed. In the illumination control information input area, the operation time or the dimming level of the illumination can be set.

The operation time of the illumination device can be set in the illumination control device in step S1330. The step of setting the operation time may be before the generation step of the input area or after the step of setting the dimming level. In addition, the step of setting the operation time may not be necessary. The operation time may use a predetermined value. If the input area is generated in advance, the property information on the operation time of the input area may be changed or reset according to the set operation time. If an input area is not created, an input area corresponding to a subsequent operation time can be created.

In step S1350, the dimming level of the lighting apparatus can be set in the lighting control apparatus. The step of setting the dimming level may be the same as the step of setting the operation time, or the time before the step of setting the operation time. Further, the dimming level setting step can use the default value. For example, if the y-axis of the input area is used as a reference for the dimming level, the ratio of the current y-axis value to the y-axis length may be the current dimming level for the dimming level 100%. If the default value is used by default, the step of setting the dimming level may be omitted. When setting the dimming level, you can also adjust the highest dimming level or the lowest dimming level according to your needs. The generation of the input region according to the setting of the illumination operation time is only an embodiment, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. On the other hand, the operation time setting and the dimming level setting step may be omitted.

In step S1370, voice information may be input to the illumination control device. The voice information may be sensed in a sound recognition module.

In step S1390, the lighting control apparatus may generate lighting control information based on the audio information input to the lighting control apparatus. The sound information to be input to the illumination control apparatus and the method of generating the illumination control information will be described in more detail based on Fig.

When the light control information is generated, the light control information can be stored in the light control device. On the other hand, the generated illumination control information can be matched with the specific illumination device. That is, the generated illumination control device can be matched with the specific illumination device, and the matched illumination device can be controlled. The illumination device corresponding to the generated illumination control information can be generated before generating the illumination control information. That is, after selecting a specific lighting device, the above-described series of processes for selecting the selected lighting device can be performed.

In the above description, a method of inputting new voice information has been described. However, at least one audio information may be stored in the storage unit of the lighting control apparatus. When the user newly generates the pattern information, the pattern information may be stored in the storage unit of the illumination control apparatus. In addition, when the user loads a pattern stored in the storage unit, the pattern stored through the above process may be changed and stored.

14 is a view for explaining a sound information input method and a lighting control information generating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the lighting control device can receive sound information. The lighting control device can set the on / off timing of the lighting device based on the received sound information. For example, the on / off timing of the lighting device can be set based on the presence or absence of sound information. The lighting control device may set the time at which the sound information is input to the time at which the lighting device is turned on and set the time at which the sound information is not input to the time when the lighting device is turned off.

Referring to FIG. 14, the lighting control apparatus can generate the sound information input table 1410 based on the received sound information. For example, if the lighting control device receives sound information for 0 to 1 second in the sound information input mode, does not receive sound information for 1 to 3 seconds, receives sound information for 3 to 4.5 seconds, Assuming that no sound information is input for a second time.

In this case, the lighting control apparatus can generate information such as the sound information input table 1410 based on the received sound information. In the lighting controller, the sound information input table may be lighting control information. In addition, it is possible to generate one cycle of the lighting control information 1420 based on the sound information input table 1410. The illumination control device turns on the illumination device for one second based on the sound information input table 1410, turns off the illumination device for the next two seconds, turns on the illumination device for the next 1.5 seconds, And generate illumination control information 1420 that turns off the illumination device for the next 2.5 seconds. That is, on / off control information of the lighting apparatus can be generated based on the inputted sound information.

The illumination control information may be one cycle of illumination control information. For example, the illumination control information 1420 may be control information having a period of 8 seconds. In addition, the number of operations for the period of the illumination control information can be set. The number of operations may be at least one or more times. When the number of operations is a plurality of times, the illumination control information may be generated for a predetermined number of times. For example, when the number of operations is set to n, the total operation time of the illumination control information may be 8n seconds. On the other hand, the total operation time can be set. For example, the total operation time may be an operation time set in operation S1330. The operation time may be set in advance, or may be generated after one cycle of illumination control information is generated. For example, the operating time can be set to 32 seconds. In this case, the illumination control information 1420 having the period of 8 seconds may be generated to be performed for an operation time of 32 seconds.

Meanwhile, the illumination control information may be generated as the pattern information 1430, and the pattern information 1430 may be displayed through the display unit of the illumination control apparatus. The on / off operation of the illumination according to the illumination control information can be intuitively confirmed through the pattern information 1430.

On the other hand, when the sound information for generating the illumination control information in the sound input mode is received, unintended noise of the user may be misinterpreted as the sound information for the illumination information. Therefore, the lighting control apparatus can set the sound information identification threshold value. The sound information identification threshold value may be information for identifying sound information for lighting control when sound information of a predetermined range is received. The threshold value may be a threshold value in which only the lower limit value is set, and the lower limit value and the upper limit value may be a threshold value set at the same time. The threshold may be a threshold for the size of the sound information, and the unit for the sound size may be in decibels (dB). When the lighting control device receives sound information of a size that does not satisfy the threshold value range, it can be discriminated that the control information is not control information for lighting control. Therefore, even if the sound information is inputted, the lighting control information for ignoring the lighting device is ignored without recognizing it. Thus, it is possible to distinguish noise from sound information for generating illumination control information.

The sound type information for controlling the illumination to exclude noise can be preset. 15 is a view for explaining a method of generating illumination control information according to sound type information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Sound type information for controlling the operation of the lighting apparatus may be set in the lighting control apparatus. For example, the sound type information includes sound type information (first type information) for turning on the illumination, type information (second type information) for turning off the illumination, type information (third type information) for raising the dimming level, , And type information (fourth type information) for lowering the dimming level. This is not an example of the sound type information as an embodiment of the sound type information.

Referring to Fig. 15, (a) of Fig. 15 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of illumination control information generation. Although the illumination control information has been described in the form of a graph, the illumination control information may be expressed in text or another expression method. Fig. 15 (b) is a view for explaining the result of identification of time of the inputted sound type information.

Since the first type information has been identified from time 0 to time t1, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information for turning on illumination for a time corresponding to the length of the section from 0 to t1. When turning on illumination for the first type information, the dimming level of the illumination can be set in advance. Since the second type information has been identified at time t1 to t2, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information that turns off illumination for a time corresponding to the section length from t1 to t2. Again, since the first type information has been identified at times t2 to t3, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information to turn on illumination for a time corresponding to the section length from t2 to t3. Since the fourth type information has been identified from time t3 to time t4, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information for lowering the dimming level of illumination for a time corresponding to the section length from t3 to t4. At this time, the dimming level change amount with respect to the unit time may be set in advance. Therefore, the dimming level may vary based on the amount of dimming level change per unit time and the duration of t3 to t4.

Sound information for maintaining the dimming level at times t4 to t5 may be identified. Further, it may be set to maintain the dimming level if the preset sound type information is not identified. For example, if no separate sound information is received at t4 to t5, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information to maintain the dimming level at t4 for a time corresponding to the section length from t4 to t5. Since the second type information has been identified at times t5 to t6, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information that turns off the illumination for a time corresponding to the t5 to t6 section length. Since the third type information has been identified at times t6 to t7, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information that raises the dimming level of illumination for a time corresponding to the section length from t6 to t7. If no separate sound information is received at t7 to t8, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information to maintain the dimming level at t7 for a time corresponding to the t7 to t8 section length. Since the second type information has been identified at times t8 to t9, the lighting control apparatus can generate control information that turns off illumination for a time corresponding to the t8 to t9 section length.

0 to t9 time can be generated as illumination control pattern information of one period. As described with reference to Fig. 14, the illumination can be controlled by the control information of one period, and the number of repetitions of the period can be additionally set. In addition, the entire operation time can be set, and the illumination control information can be generated so that the illumination control pattern information of the set period can be applied for the entire predetermined operation time.

In the above embodiment, for example, the first type information may be voice information called [blink], and the second type information may be voice information called [busy]. For example, suppose that the audio information [blink] [blink] [blink] is input to the light control unit. Control information is generated to turn on the illumination device for a period of time when it is identified that [blinking] has been input, and control information can be generated that turns off the illumination device for a period of time when it is identified that the [OK] has been input. For example, the user can input [blink] sound information into the light control device, and intuitive light control information corresponding to the user's voice input can be generated. For example, when the user wants to turn on the light for a certain period of time and turn off for a certain time, the first type information and the second type information are generated so that the lighting control device receives the first type information and the second type information can do. The operation time of the illumination can be intuitively determined in correspondence with the duration of the first type information and the second type information, so that it is intuitive and useful for the user.

Meanwhile, although the third type information and the fourth type information have been described above, the dimming level can be adjusted by using only the first type information and the second type information. For example, when the second type information is input after the first type information, the dimming level may be gradually lowered to generate the lighting control information so that the lighting is off. Conversely, when the first type information is input after the second type information input, the dimming level can be gradually increased to generate the lighting control information so that the lighting is on.

In addition, when the sound information is input, the dimming level can be adjusted corresponding to the size information of the sound information. For example, an operation of generating illumination control information to turn on illumination when sound information is input and turn off illumination when sound information is not input is taken as an example. At this time, when the sound size increases during the time when the sound information is inputted, the control information can be generated so that the dimming level is raised for the corresponding time. It is possible to generate the control information so that the dimming level is lowered for a corresponding time when the sound size falls in a specific section at the time when the sound information is input.

At this time, the dimming level can be determined based on the basic dimming level. For example, the default dimming level and the dimming level peak value may be set. At this time, the lighting control information can be generated by matching the time point at which the sound information inputted with the greatest magnitude of the sound information is inputted to the upper dimming level and matching the time point of the smallest sound information to the lower dimming level . It is possible to identify the input time point of the sound information, the time point at which the highest-sized sound information is input, and the time point at which the lowest-sized sound information is input, and generate control information by connecting the viewpoints for a continuous time.

Also, in the embodiment of the present invention, the dimming level may be adjusted based on the input sound height information. The pitch height information may be related to the frequency of the sound information to be input. Physically, the higher the vibration frequency, the higher the pitch.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for controlling illumination based on text information. 16 is a view for explaining a method of generating illumination control information based on text information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16, information for illumination control as shown in FIG. 16A may be input. The input information may be text information. Information on each time interval and information on the operation in the time interval can be inputted. The input information is an input form of illumination control information in which a period from 0 to t5 is one period.

Information for turning on illumination is input to 0 to t1 and information for turning off illumination for t1 to t2 is input. At t2 to t3, the dimming level of the illumination is turned on by 50% . In addition, no direct information was input in the period from t3 to t4, and information for turning off the illumination was input in t4 to t5. If there is no input of control information between the on state and the off state (for example, the same period as t3 to t4 in Fig. 16), the dimming level is gradually adjusted between the intervals, can do. For example, since the on state is at t3 and the off state is at t4, the dimming level can be gradually lowered at the time from t3 to t4 to generate the lighting control information to be off at t4.

The input information of FIG. 16 (a) can be directly generated as control information. Also, it may be generated as illumination control information in a graph form as shown in Fig. 16 (b). In the case of displaying the graphical lighting control information, there is an advantage that the lighting operation can intuitively be confirmed through the graph with respect to the period set by the user intuitively by the user. Referring to the graph of FIG. 16 (b), it is possible to intuitively confirm a section in which the illumination is intuitively turned on, a dimming level in the on-state, and a time.

16B, on the basis of the information in FIG. 16A, illumination is turned on from 0 to t1, illumination is turned off from t1 to t2, and dimming levels The dimming level is decreased in the period from t3 to t4, and the lighting control information is turned off in the period from t4 to t5.

Next, a method of connecting and controlling a home appliance and a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the state change of the electronic device is detected, a status notification message can be transmitted to the server using various communication methods. The server can detect changes in status. The server that senses the state change may transmit lighting control information to the lighting device to control the operation of the lighting. Each electronic device, the lighting control information, and the lighting device may be preset through a mapping relationship.

If the lighting control information or the mapping relation is not set, the mapping relation can be additionally set. In the embodiment of the present invention, an application for transmitting / receiving a control signal between the lighting control apparatus and the server must be set in advance. In the following embodiments, a description will be given centering on a server for receiving and storing illumination control information from the illumination control device, receiving the status notification message from the electronic device, and transmitting illumination control information to the illumination device. The server may be provided separately, and the lighting control device may serve as a server.

The server may include a control unit and a communication unit. The communication unit may perform communication with at least one of a home appliance, a lighting controller, and a lighting device. The control unit can control the overall operation of the server.

Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit of the server can control to set and store the illumination control information. In addition, the control unit of the server can receive the status notification message from the electronic device and control the status of the electronic device based on the status notification message.

In addition, the controller of the server may store and update the state of the electronic device, the lighting control information, and the mapping relationship with the lighting device. In addition, the control unit of the server may control the state of the lighting device by transmitting corresponding lighting control information to the corresponding lighting device when a change in the state of the electronic device is detected based on the mapping relationship.

17 is a view for explaining a method of connecting and controlling a household appliance and a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

17, the smart home system may include a lighting control device 1710, a server 1720, an electronic device 1730, and a lighting device 1740. [ Since each entity is described in FIG. 1, the description of FIG. 1 is referred to. Meanwhile, although the smart home system is described as using the server 1720, the server 1720 may be included in the illumination control device 1710. It is also assumed that an application for driving a smart home system is installed in each entity.

In step S1701, the lighting control device 1710 can transmit the lighting control information to the server 1720. [ The illumination control information may be the illumination control information described with reference to Figs. Refer to the description of Figs. 1 to 16 for a description of the various methods of generating illumination control information. The server 1720 may store illumination control information.

In step S1705, the server can set a mapping relationship. The mapping relationship includes a mapping relationship between the electronic device and the lighting device and the lighting control information. The mapping relationship also includes a mapping relationship between the state of the electronic device and the lighting device and the lighting control information. The mapping relationship will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 18 below.

18 is a diagram for explaining a mapping relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mapping relation will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

Referring to the table of FIG. 18 for explaining the mapping relation, the mapping relationship between the electronic device and the state, the lighting control information, and the lighting device is mapped to a table. Here, the table mapping method is an embodiment, and the mapping method is not limited to the table mapping method. In Fig. 18, the mapping relationship between the electronic device and the lighting device is a mandatory configuration, and the status of the electronic device and the lighting control information can be mapped as additional options.

For example, the electronic device may be, for example, a washing machine or a refrigerator. The state may be different for each electronic device. For example, in the case of a washing machine, a state suitable for the characteristics of the washing machine can be set, such as a state of being washed (state 1), a state of washing completed (state 2), a state of being deficient in detergent (state 3) Even in the case of a refrigerator, a state corresponding to the characteristics of the refrigerator can be set as in the state (state 4) in which the refrigerator door is opened and the state in which the refrigerator capacity is 90% or more (state 5). Lighting control information for describing each state can be mapped. As described above, the illumination control information may be different from the ON state and the OFF state time, and the degree of the heating may be different or the number of repetition may be different. The same control information may be set for each state. In addition, an electronic device or a lighting device corresponding to the state can be mapped. For example, in the state 1 of the washing machine, the control information 1 is transmitted to the illumination 1, so that the illumination 1 can operate according to the control information 1. The user can recognize the state of the electronic device set based on the illumination of the set place and the illumination operation pattern.

17, the operation of Fig. 17 will be described. When the state of the electronic device 1730 changes, the electronic device 1730 can transmit a status notification message to the server 1720 (step 1705). The electronic device 1730 may transmit a status notification message every time the status is changed or may transmit a status notification message only when the status is changed to a preset status. And may transmit a status notification message for status change information.

The server 1720 can identify the status of the electronic device 1730 based on the received status notification message (step S 1707).

The server 1720 can determine whether there is a mapping relationship corresponding to the status information of the identified electronic device (step S 1709). If there is a mapping relationship, the lighting control information corresponding to the mapping relationship may be transmitted to the corresponding lighting device 1740 (step S1711). A mapping relationship may be set for a plurality of illuminating devices, and in this case, control information can be transmitted to a plurality of illuminating devices.

If there is no mapping relation corresponding to the identification information, the server can set the mapping relation by itself. In addition, the server may send a message requesting illumination control device 1710 or a user terminal to establish a mapping relationship. Upon receiving the setting of the mapping relationship from the lighting control device or the user terminal, the corresponding lighting control information can be transmitted to the set lighting device. On the other hand, when the mapping relation is not set, it is determined as an error, and the lighting control information for informing the error can be transmitted to at least one lighting control apparatus.

The illumination device 1740 can control the operation of on / off, color, dimming, etc. of the illumination based on the received illumination control information (step S 1713). The lighting control apparatus 1740 can additionally transmit feedback information to the server 1720. [ For example, if the set lighting device 1740 can not perform the commanded action through the lighting control information, it may send feedback information thereto, and the server may modify or update the mapping relationship based on the feedback information have. The server may also notify the user of feedback information.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

Claims (24)

A lighting control method using an electronic device,
Receiving pattern information for illumination control;
Generating illumination control information based on the received pattern information, the illumination control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information; And
And transmitting the illumination control information. The apparatus according to claim 1,
The illumination operation time, and the illumination brightness level. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the pattern information comprises:
Generating a two-dimensional input area consisting of a lighting operation time and a lighting brightness level, and
And receiving pattern information in the generated input area. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the illumination control information comprises:
Determining at least two operation change points based on the slope information of the pattern information, and
And generating illumination control information based on a time difference and a brightness level difference between the operation change points. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the illumination control information comprises:
Sampling the pattern information by a predetermined time unit, and
And generating illumination control information based on the time information and the brightness level of each sampled point. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of outputting error occurrence information,
Wherein the step of outputting the error occurrence information outputs error information when pattern information on a plurality of brightness levels is received at the same time point. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pattern information includes sound information,
And generates the lighting control information based on the sound information. 8. The method of claim 7,
Identifying sound type information for identifying the sound information;
Determining whether the sound information includes preset sound type information; And
And generating the lighting control information based on input section information of sound type information included in the sound information. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the illumination control information comprises:
Wherein the brightness level information is determined based on size information or frequency information of the sound information. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pattern information includes text information,
And generating the lighting control information based on the text information. An electronic device for controlling illumination,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data for illumination control; And
A light control unit for receiving pattern information for illumination control, generating light control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information, and controlling the light control information to be transmitted And the electronic device. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11,
The illumination operation time, and the illumination brightness level. The lighting control apparatus according to claim 11,
Dimensional input area constituted by the illumination operation time and the illumination brightness level, and controls to receive the pattern information in the generated input area. The lighting control apparatus according to claim 11,
Determines the operation change point based on the inclination information of the pattern information, and controls to generate the light control information based on the time difference between the operation change points and the brightness level difference. The lighting control apparatus according to claim 11,
Sampling the pattern information by a predetermined time unit, and generating illumination control information based on the time information and the brightness level of each sampled point. The lighting control apparatus according to claim 11,
And outputs error information when pattern information on a plurality of brightness levels is received at the same time point. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the pattern information includes sound information,
And the lighting control unit controls to generate the lighting control information based on the sound information. 18. The lighting control apparatus according to claim 17,
And a control unit that identifies sound type information for identifying the sound information, determines whether the sound information includes predetermined sound type information, and determines whether the sound type information is included in the sound type information based on input section information of sound type information included in the sound information. In response to the control signal. 18. The lighting control apparatus according to claim 17,
And controls the brightness level information included in the lighting control information to be determined based on size information or frequency information of the sound information. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the pattern information includes text information,
And the lighting control unit controls to generate the lighting control information based on the text information. A lighting control method interlocked with an electronic device,
Setting at least one electronic device, state information of the electronic device, and mapping information for a lighting device corresponding to the state information;
Receiving a status notification message from the at least one electronic device;
Identifying status information of the electronic device based on the status notification message;
And transmitting the selected illumination control information based on the identified state information and the mapping information to an illumination device corresponding to the identified state information. 22. The method of claim 21, further comprising generating the illumination control information,
Receiving pattern information for illumination control, and
And generating illumination control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information. An apparatus of a server for controlling an illumination in cooperation with an electronic apparatus,
A communication unit for communicating with at least one lighting device and an electronic device; And
Setting at least one electronic device, status information of the electronic device, mapping information for a lighting device corresponding to the status information, receiving a status notification message from the at least one electronic device, And a control unit for identifying the state information of the electronic device and controlling to transmit the selected light control information based on the identified state information and the mapping information to an illumination device corresponding to the identified state information. 24. The apparatus of claim 23,
And controls to receive the pattern information for illumination control and generate the illumination control information based on the received pattern information, the illumination control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information.

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