TW200921404A - A user interface and a method for the easy creation of atmospheres with an atmosphere creation system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the easy creation of atmospheres with an atmosphere creation system. A basic idea of the invention is to make the creation of atmosphere with an atmosphere creation system easier by using a picture-based inputting and control of atmosphere creation. An embodiment of the invention provides a user interface (10) for the easy creation of atmospheres with an atmosphere creation system (11) comprising - a book-like device (12) with several pages (14), wherein each page shows a certain scene, - a scene identification device (28) being adapted to identify the scene, which is actually displayed by the book-like device (12), and to output a corresponding scene identification signal (30), and - processing means (28) being adapted to process the scene identification signal (30) in that a atmosphere corresponding to the scene identification signal (30) is determined and output as atmosphere control signals (40) for the atmosphere creation system (11).

Description

200921404 IX. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an atmosphere for generating an environment with an atmosphere. [Prior Art] An atmosphere generating system is a technical system for controlling the generation of an atmosphere such as a room. An ambience generating system includes not only lighting control, but also audio, video/image content, fragrance dispensers, ventilation and climate control on the electronic display. Due to the many different effects that can be controlled, this atmosphere creates a complex task for the system control system. For example, §, in professional and advanced lighting environments such as shops, hotel halls, clubs, etc., it is usually possible to create a visual effect by having different lighting effects, especially for different color effects. of. For example, this effect can be achieved by applying a so-called wall washer as a lighting unit for illuminating a wall. Dedicated wall projection lighting walls are often used to create an impressive and intense ambience in a 纟 lighting environment. In particular, the use of advanced LED (Light Emitting Diode) type wall washers has the potential to produce illumination effects that are virtually conceivable as low resolution images. Moreover, led panels have evolved to produce attractive lighting effects. With these superior lighting infrastructures, the Moonlight creates a visual effect by having a different effect (color effect) on the upper portion of the chamber and - different effects (color effects) in the lower portion of the chamber. This can be achieved by having a wall projection illumination configuration with both an upper wall washer and a lower wall washer to create a lighting effect on the wall, or by one of the LED panels mounted on one or more walls. And realized. However, it is necessary to control the difference in visual effects as described above in a lighting environment. 130997.doc 200921404 The effect requires a comprehensive setting, often requiring a deep knowledge of the lighting environment. This will require a user interface for a simple atmosphere. European Patent No. 0 940 966 is a book-type controller for interactive multimedia systems such as interactive V-play systems or interactive play-to-play systems. The controller includes a plurality of input sensors disposed on or in each of a plurality of pages of the control book. The controller enables illiterate and unfamiliar appliances to operate multimedia systems that typically require complexion. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a user interface and method for controlling the ease of production by an atmosphere. The object is achieved by the (etc.) subsidiary request item. The (etc.) subsidiary request item shows a further embodiment. The basic concept of the present invention is to make it easier to create an atmosphere of an atmosphere control system by utilizing a picture-based input and atmosphere generation control. The picture-based input can be implemented according to the present invention, and the present invention has - ^ A physical interface in the form of a book-type device such as a page book (where the page represents the atmosphere, for example, the atmosphere may have a specific lighting atmosphere). Therefore, a user displays the display by opening one of the book-type devices The page of the atmosphere may be selected to select a specific atmosphere. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the book type device may have a split page having an upper portion of the image and a lower knife to allow the user to combine one Different effects of different parts of the chamber, for example, allow for a combination of light effects defined by the upper and lower portions of a chamber to produce a visual effect. The user can select a favorite 130997.doc 200921404 scene (eg, ocean, sky, forest) and combine it with a scene (eg, beach, water 'flowers) to create a corresponding atmosphere in the entire room. According to a further embodiment of the invention, this concept also enables the crocodile easy distribution of the ambience scene. For example, a retailer organization can send a new page that can be simply added to the flip book to the personal store. In an embodiment, the pager can obtain a page identification code such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag and match this to the corresponding ambience setting, for example, when selecting a different page, in particular for the first time When selected, the corresponding ambience setting can be automatically downloaded. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user interface is provided in which an atmosphere generating system easily generates an atmosphere, wherein the user interface comprises: a book type device having a plurality of pages Each of the pages displays a specific field-scenario recognition device configured to recognize a scene actually displayed by the book-type device and output a corresponding scene recognition And a processing device configured to process the scene recognition signal, determine therefrom - an atmosphere corresponding to the scene recognition signal and output an atmosphere control signal as the atmosphere generation system. μ This user interface allows, for example, a store atmosphere. In addition, it provides a one-stop motion, which gives the user the best image to strongly promote the atmosphere, which is convenient and simple. The user of the administrator can easily explore the interesting mutual control of various physical user interfaces. Since displaying such scenes causes the airflow to be generated for the user according to a further embodiment of the present invention, the knife is in several sections, and each of the book type "several consecutive pages can be dismantled 130997.doc 200921404 section A different portion of a scene is displayed, wherein sections of different pages can be displayed in combination, and wherein the scene recognition device can be configured to identify scenes actually displayed by the combination of the segments and output a corresponding scene recognition signal. Therefore, the user can freely combine different page segments displaying different and user preferences to combine different scenes. For example, a user may combine a section of the display with a section showing a rainy sky to create a different atmosphere.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, each page or a section of a page may include an identification code, and the device may be configured to receive the identification code from the page displayed by the book type device. Or the identification code from each of the plurality of segment combinations and identifying the actually displayed scene by processing the (identified) received identification code.

Flat to T ° < W D, - small on the mother or page section Code: This code can be - camera "take. The _ code can also be - " page. A small electronic device such as 1C in the m page or page section. When the book-type device is displayed, p is displayed at the top, and the circuit of the device can be embedded in the displayed page and transmit the code received from the electronic device to the scene recognition. Apparatus for Further Processing According to another embodiment of the present invention, a page or a section of a page may include a label, and includes an integrated 130997.doc 200921404 of the identification code. The scene recognition apparatus may include A tag reader and a database containing the identification codes having segments per page or page: and corresponding scene recognition for generating a scene recognition signal. For example, the tag can be an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag that is small and therefore suitable for embedding in a page or page section. An rfid tag can also be read wirelessly and does not require a power cord 'Ran @, other tags such as the small ic applied to the smart card can be embedded in a page or page section. These 1Cs can be powered and read via small power and communication lines embedded in the page or page section, and can communicate with the central controller of the book-type device, for example, the central controller can It is integrated into the spine of the book device. The read identification code can be used to quickly retrieve the corresponding scene recognition from the database. In principle, the identification code can be formed into a scene recognition, so that the scene recognition signal does not need to be generated when searching the database. . In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, each page or page segment may represent the particular ambiguity of the desired atmosphere for the atmosphere source of the ambience generating system. In other words, each page or page segment represents a particular setting in an ambience generating system, wherein the settings are selected to produce an ambience displayed by the scene on a page or page segment in accordance with the settings. According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the settings of the ambience source of the ambience generating system represented by the segments of each page or page may be stored in a database, and the processing mechanism may be further configured to process the The scene recognition signal is obtained by extracting a setting corresponding to the scene recognition signal from the database, and determining an atmosphere corresponding to the scene recognition signal. 130997.doc 10· 200921404 Therefore the scene recognition signal must not contain all the settings for generating a particular atmosphere. Instead, the processing mechanism can use the scene recognition signal as an identification for the scenes stored in the database. For example, the scene recognition signal can include a unique identification code for one of the scenes that should produce an atmosphere. For example, t, this unique identification code can be used to encrypt the data, and the settings can be quickly retrieved from the database. In another embodiment of the invention, the user interface can be configured to automatically download the settings from a server when the page is displayed, particularly for the first time. This allows the retailer to match the page or page section. For example, a user can then purchase a "new atmosphere" from a retailer and plug it into the user interface: a book-type device. When the user displays the purchased page by using the book type device, the user interface records the new page or scene displayed on the page, because it does not know the identification code of the new page, and then automatically connects to the Internet. The server of one of the retailers in the road is downloaded after verification (for example, the identification of the new page and the settings corresponding to the atmosphere of the scene on the purchased page from the server). In this way, the user interface can create a system implementation atmosphere in the user's atmosphere. In another embodiment of the invention, the user interface can include an interface for connecting to an atmosphere generating system. The interface is constructed according to a pre-defined communication protocol 'Special USB (Universal Serial Bus), rS_232, DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface), dMX (Digital Multiplexing), Bluetooth®, Zigbee® or Wi -FiTM (Wireless Compatibility) allows communication between the user interface and the atmosphere generation system. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a book borrowing device suitable for use with a user interface of 130997.doc 200921404, in accordance with the present invention. In the embodiment of the invention, the e-^(3)-type device may include a device for illuminating the communication device of the scene, and may be embedded in the book type, or the page or In the page section. The electronic component can also be implemented as the book type! The central controller of the device communicates with the scene recognition device on the one hand, and communicates with the identification codes of the page or page segments on the other hand. For example, the electronic component can be powered by a battery, so that the book borrowing device can be operated. The same as the same remote controller to control an atmosphere between the electronic device and the scene recognition member. The communication is carried out by a (4) line connection, in particular via a radio or optical link. According to another embodiment of the present invention, each page of the book-type device or page-area = packet: an electronic identification member (e.g., a coffee tag or a standard wire connected to an electronic component of the book device). According to another embodiment of the present invention, each page or a section of a page may include an identification code, and the book type device may include an identification code reading member for reading A similar book borrowing device displays the identification code from - the identification code of the shell or the 丨丨 褒 识别 识别 识别 识别 识别 , , , , , , , , , (etc.) Read the identification code to the scene recognition device for further processing. For example, when the (four) (four) material page or page segment of the RFID, the identification code reading member can be - RFIC. In the embodiment, the invention further relates to a page or page section of a book borrowing device according to the invention, wherein the page or page, the f-an electronic identification element and/or the --identification stone horse. For example, the page or page section can be purchased by - I30997.doc 12 200921404 interface: Γ having the use of the book type agricultural device according to the present invention, therefore, the user can buy and display the hope that The home generates two: the scene related to the scene shown in the page section, the user's brown special feature % page or page section. = Another embodiment of the present invention provides a system for generating an atmosphere / The ambience generating system has a book with a number of pages = a device in which each page is displayed - a specific scene, and the method package and output a scene recognition signal correspondingly identifying the scene actually displayed by the book type device, and Processing the atmosphere of the scene identification signal number and outputting it as a use number. 'Determining an atmosphere control letter corresponding to the scene recognition signal to the atmosphere generating system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The book type device is continuous The page can be split into segments, each segment displaying a different portion of the scene, wherein: segments of different pages can be displayed in combination 'and the method can include: s, 】, group 敫The scene actually displayed and outputting a corresponding scene recognition signal. According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the parent page or the section of the page may include an identification code ' and the method may include: receiving the book type by the evening The identification code from the page-identification code or from the singular area slave t, each segment of the combination is displayed and the actual displayed scene is identified by processing the received identification code, etc. 130997. Doc 200921404 Furthermore, in one embodiment of the invention 'a page per page or page may represent a particular setting of the atmosphere source of the ambience generating system to produce a desired ambience. Another aspect of the invention. In an embodiment, the settings of the ambient source of the ambience system represented by the segments of each page or page may be stored in a database, and the method may include: processing the scene identification signal because By drawing from the database corresponding to

The setting of the scene recognition signal, an atmosphere corresponding to the scene recognition signal can be determined.

The communication protocol is particularly USB, RS-232, DAU. According to another embodiment of the present invention, communication between the systems can be performed according to a communication protocol defined by the user interface and the atmosphere, the DMX,

Bluetooth®, Zigbee® or Wi-FiTM

Further, the present invention is a computer program; when it is executed by a computer: it is activated to perform a method for easily generating an atmosphere in an atmosphere generating system according to the present invention. The present invention also provides for storing a record of the computer program. Finally, according to an embodiment, the invention relates to a computer programmed to perform a method according to the invention, including - for use in accordance with the invention A user interface communication interface. The gist of the present invention can be understood by referring to the embodiments described below. [Embodiment] The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments. However, the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments. Hereinafter, elements having similar or identical functions may have the same The present invention will be described with respect to an illumination system, but is not limited to the illumination system to control the generation of the illumination atmosphere. The invention can also be applied to any kind of atmosphere generation system. Figure 1 shows an illumination system for use. The user interface of the system u. The interface 1 includes a book-type device 12 in the form of a flip book, the book-type device 12 comprising a plurality of split pages 14. Each page 14 of the book-type device 12 displays one with one % Views conveys an image of a particular atmosphere to the user. In addition, each page is split into three sections: an upper section 16, an intermediate section 18, and a lower section 20. The upper section 16 Displaying a part of the scene, the middle section □ 8 displays a middle part of the scene and the lower section 2 〇 display—the lower part of the scene. The user can combine the sections of different pages to generate a desired scene, as shown in FIG. 2 . 6 is shown. Each of the segments 16, 18, and 20 of page 14 includes an embedded RFID tag 22, 24, and 26. The rFID tag includes a small memory that stores a unique page segment identification code. 16, 18 or 2 () above the book type farm I2, that is, as shown in the figure, the identification code stored in the memory of an rfid tag can be included in the scene via the wireless link 29 Identification = RFID reader in block 28 is read. The component can include - executing a red processor (not shown) to identify by the book type device. Actual display: scene 'and output - corresponding scene recognition signal 30 To identify the scene:: scene, the component 28 retrieves the scene data corresponding to the two Nubian code from the database 32 containing the data sets of the identification codes and the scenes of each page. The scene recognition component 28 detects 130997.doc -15-200921404, that is, the scene data of a received identification code cannot be retrieved from the database 32, and the component 28 is preferably connected via the Internet. To the feeding device 34 and downloading scene data from the server 34. The downloaded field The view material can then be stored in the database 32 by the component 28, along with the corresponding identification code, as a new data set for subsequent use. The image received from the book type device 12 is retrieved. All scene data of these identifiers

The scene recognition component 28 then generates a scene recognition signal 30 which is then transmitted to the processing mechanism 36. The processing mechanism 36 is configured to determine a lighting atmosphere corresponding to one of the scene recognition signals 30. These settings of the light source of the illumination system 11 represented by each page segment 16, 18, 2 are stored in a database 3$. The processing unit 36 retrieves the settings corresponding to the received scene identification signal 30 from the database 38 having the settings. After capturing the settings, the processing mechanism 36 generates illumination control signals 4〇 and outputs the signals 40 to the illumination system 11 to produce the desired illumination atmosphere. Figures 2 through 6 show different embodiments of a book-type device in the form of a flip book 12. The flip book 12 shown in Figure 2 includes a split-page with two segments. For example, the upper section 16 can control the upper portion of the room to be illuminated, while the lower section 18 controls the lower portion of the interior illumination. With this flip book 12, the user can easily combine the light effects defined for the -J to the upper and lower portions. For example, the user* can select a favorite upper scene (one of the cloudy sky in Fig. 2) and _*^) and the next scene of my love (the field with the hollyhock in Fig. 2) . The flip book 42 can be included in this embodiment, which is a more advanced embodiment of the invention, three sections 16, 18 and 20, as shown in FIG. 130997.doc 200921404 Three segments 1 8 (for example, in the middle of a page) control the foreground effect of one of the lighting systems. In particular, a user interface having such a flip book can be implemented as follows: the first section 16 that controls the upper portion of the background illumination produced by an illumination system is mapped to the general illumination that illuminates the upper portion of the chamber. Consider using wall washers or recessed lights. The second section 20, which controls the portion below the background illumination, is mapped to illumination that illuminates the lower portion of the chamber. Consider using wall washers or recessed lights. And the third section 18, which controls the accent lighting, is mapped to the focused illumination of the center, such as a spotlight or a illuminating object.

The piece is exemplified by 'for the page book abstract pattern or a simple color. Each page turning section can be linked to a specific lighting effect, that is, 'the specific lighting effect of controlling the lighting system is δ, as follows: the first page turning section can be linked to the foreground keying light, A flip book section can be linked to the upper background/general illumination, and a flip book section can be linked to the lower background/general illumination. All of the two page turning sections are visible and controllable at the same time, so the user can be tempered by selecting different images in each of the page # sections. Figures 3 and 4 show the same flip book 42 for selecting different ambient images. Figures 5 and 6 show that two progressive pages 44 and pages of various layout designs can be included within the electronic system, the electronic system detecting the lighting system so that the system knows which atmosphere to map to Implemented by standard electronic devices such as the RFID tags described previously. Each image/page represents the desired hue, brightness, and saturation setting of the desired source of the 130130.doc 17 200921404 source. The flip book can be connected to the lighting system in a room. This can be done wirelessly or by wire based on prior art and communication protocols such as USB, RS-232, DALI or DMX ' or Bluetooth®, Zigbee®, or Wi-FiTM. The main advantage of this "fx is that it implements a user interface that enables the user to easily create the desired lighting atmosphere with a lighting system. In the present invention, the function can be implemented in hardware or software. In the case of software implementation, one or more standard microprocessors or microcontrollers can be used to process a single or multiple algorithms embodying the present invention. It should be noted that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and "a" does not exclude the plural. In addition, the °° in the scope of the patent application should be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a user interface according to the present invention; and a lighting system diagram/to 6 of a flying display shows a book according to the present invention. Example 10 User Interface 11 Lighting System 12 Book Device 14 Several Split Pages 16 Upper Section 18 Middle Section 20 Lower Section I30997.doc 200921404 22, 24, 26 RFID Tag 28 Scene Identification Member 29 Wireless Link 30 Scene recognition signal 32 Database 34 Server 36 Processing mechanism 38 Library 40 Ambient control signal 42 Page flip 44 Page flip 46 Page flip 130997.doc - 19-

Claims (1)

200921404 X. Patent application scope: h-species-atmosphere generation system (1)) Simple user interface (10) 'includes: a book-type device (12) with several pages (14), one per page a specific scene; , a 5 discriminating device (28) configured to recognize the scene actually displayed by the book type device 2) and outputting a corresponding scene recognition signal (30); and a processing mechanism (36) And configured to process the scene recognition signal (_) 判定 to determine an atmosphere dragon output corresponding to the scene recognition signal (30) as an atmosphere control signal (4〇) for the atmosphere generation system (1). 2. The user interface of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of consecutive pages (14) of the book-type device (12) are split into a plurality of zones • k (1 6, 18, 20) 'each segment display a different part of a scene, wherein: f each section (16, 18, 20) of different pages (14) can be displayed in combination, and I. wherein: 忒 scene recognition means (28) is configured to identify by the sections The combination actually displays the scene and outputs a corresponding scene recognition signal (30). 3. The user interface of claim 1 or 2, wherein: each page (M) or each segment of a page (16, 1S, 2) includes an identification code (22, 24, 26), and wherein : the % scene recognition device (28) is configured to receive the identification code (22, 24, 26) from a page (14) by the book type device 130997.doc 200921404 (12) or from the evening segment One of the identification codes of each of the segments (16, 18, 20) is combined and the actual displayed scene is identified by processing the received identification code. 4. The user interface of claim 3, wherein: one page (14) or one of the pages (16, 18, 2〇) includes an integrated standard including the identification (22, 24, 26) And the scene recognition device (28) includes a tag reader and a database (32) 'the library (32) includes a data set having the identification codes for each page or a segment of a page; and Corresponding scene recognition for generating a scene recognition signal (30). 5. The user interface of claim 1, wherein each page (14) or a segment of a page (16, 18, 20) represents each of the ambient sources of the ambient production system (11) to produce a desired atmosphere. The specific settings required for processing. 6. The user interface of claim 5, wherein each of the ambient sources of the ambient generation system (11) represented by each page (14) or a section of a page (16, 18, 2〇) The settings are stored in a database (38), and the processing mechanism (36) is further configured to process the scene identification signal (30) from which the corresponding data is retrieved from the database (38) Each setting of the scene recognition signal (30) determines an atmosphere corresponding to the scene recognition signal (30). 7&gt; The user interface of claim 5 is further configured to automatically download the settings from a server (34) when a page is displayed. 130997.doc 200921404 8. The user interface of the claim item, further comprising an interface for connecting to a perimeter generation system (11), wherein the interface is configured to be based on a predefined communication protocol, in particular USB, Rs_232, dali, DMX, Bluetooth®, Zigbee® or Wi-FiTM allow communication between the user interface (10) and the ambient generation system (U). 9. A book-type device (12) adapted to use the user interface (10) of claim 1 〇 10. The book-type device of claim 9, further comprising a scene recognition device (28) Electronic components for communication (22, 24, 26). </ RTI> The book-type device of claim 1, wherein each page (14) of the book-type device or the section (16, 18, 2) of the page comprises an electronic identification member (22, 24, 26). 12. The book type device of claim 9, wherein: the parent page or a section of a page includes an identification code, and the book type device includes an identification code reading member for displaying from the book borrowing device Reading the identification code or reading the identification code from each of the sections of the section of the book type display, and for transmitting the (identified) read identification code to the scene recognition Step by step processing. - 13. - A page or page section for a book-type device as claimed in claim 9, a sub-identification means and/or an identification code. 14. The method of generating an atmosphere by using the atmosphere (1), the atmosphere generating system (1) having a book (12) containing a plurality of pages (14) 'where each page is displayed - a specific scene' includes: 130997.doc 200921404 identifies the scene actually displayed by the book type device (12), and outputs a corresponding scene recognition signal (30); and processes the scene recognition signal (3〇) 'from the middle brake 々 ^ ^ 疋 疋An atmosphere corresponding to the scene recognition signal (30) is output as a plurality of atmosphere control signals (40) for the m-emulsion generation system (11). A computer readable medium having a computer program stored on the right side, and when the computer program is executed by a computer, JL can execute the method of claim 14. A computer that is programmed to perform the method of claim 14, and includes an interface for communicating with the user interface (10) of the request. 15 16 130997.doc