201128593 六、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種廣告看板，其包括複數個可控制光 源。本發明亦係關於一種用於控制一廣告看板之複數個光 源的對應方法。 【先前技術】 近來，在增加發光二極體（LED)亮度上已取得很大進 步。結果，LED已變為足夠亮且便宜以用作例如具有可調 整色彩之照明系統中的一光源。藉由混合不同色彩LED， 可產生任意數目之色彩，例如白色。可調整色彩的照明系 統通常藉由使用大量色彩建構，且在一個實例中使用三原 色’即紅色、綠色及藍色。所產生光之色彩係由所使用的 L E D及混合比率決定。為產生「白色」，必須開啟全部三 個LED ’較佳亦組合一個或複數個白色LED(例如具有峨光 體以轉換成白光之藍色LED)以達成光之良好品質並且亦容 s午光之色溫之變動。藉由使用LED亦可減少能量消耗，此 係相當符合當前環境趨勢之一需求。 進一步由於即使使用小型LED時亦可提供明亮之光，因 此已提出與標準照明系統（其包括一普通電燈泡、一勞光 燈或一螢光管）極為不同的許多不同照明系統。藉由使用 LED ’亦使使用者可更為靈活地控制照明系統之照明功能 性（例如關於亮度調暗）。 US 2008/0143549中揭示在此類照明系統中所使用之關 於一電激發廣告而提供的LED功能性之一實例。明確而 15154l.doc 201128593 言，US 2008/0143549揭示-廣告，該廣告包括複數個嵌 入式照明電路及-硬佈線式顯示碼儲存單卜其 中硬佈線式DCSU輸出一顯+ m% _ 八 物顯不碼，该顯不碼控制已預定用 於該嵌入式照明系統之一照明圖案。相應地，可按容許在 低光環境中閱讀廣告之一方式照亮廣告，以產生一引人主 目之外觀來吸引一觀看者注意力及，或以與廣告之一整體 美觀設計一致的一特定順序啟動其照明電路。 然而’由於-較複雜的印刷及組裝程序，將照明電路嵌 入廣告增加該廣告之製造成本（除組件成本外），且由於在 廣告與經組態用於收納該廣告的_廣告看板之間之必要通 信而在控制廣告看板中引入較多錯誤源。相應地，將希望 關於具有可控制照明能力之廣告看板提供改良。 【發明内容】 根據本發明之-態樣，上文至少部分由一廣告看板滿 足，違廣告看板包括：—框架結構，其經組態以收納一廣 告（諸如-公告或-招牌）；複數個光源；及—控制單元， 其用於控制該複數個光源，丨中該廣告看板進—步包括一 條碼讀取H，該條碼讀Μ料接至該㈣單元並經組態 則貞測該廣告之-條碼，a其中該控制單元經進—步調適 以根據基於對應於該所偵測條碼之資訊的一預定照明圖案 控制該複數個光源。 土月之優點包含可使廣告之製程保持儘可能簡單，因 為僅而要為该廣告提供_條碼。例如可將此類條碼印刷於 該廣告之邊緣及/或背部上’但亦可在用廣告看板之框架 151541.doc 201128593 結構配置該廣告之前將此類條碼例如提供在用於儲存該廣 告之一管上或與該管一起提供。進一步組態係可行的且係 在本發明範圍内。此外，使用一條碼以提供該等光源之控 制資訊改良整體系統（例如包括廣告看板及廣告）之可靠 性’因為在該廣告與該廣告看板之間不需要電接觸。此 外，g用δ亥廣告看板安裝一廣告時，使用一條碼讀取器係 簡單且快速的。 該條碼讀取器可嵌入於該框架結構中且該條碼讀取器^ 經組態以當該廣告配置於該框架結構中時偵測該條碼。本 應地，用該廣告看板安裝該廣告之使用者不必特別執行用 於控制照明圖案隸何額外步驟，而僅需將該條碼配置於 該條碼讀取器前。或者，可將該條碼讀取器可卸除地連插 至該控制單元（較佳以一無線方式）’使得用該廣告看板安 裝^廣《的使用者在安裝該廣告時簡單地掃描（债測）該條 碼，此後對應於該條碼的資訊被傳輸至該控制單元。較佳 而言’在❹—可卸除式連接之條碼讀取器巾，該條碼讀 =與該控制單元之間的通信為無線式。或者，該廣告看 板可進一步包括— *，〇連接器經特別組態以接收該 條碼讀取器（例如該條 條石^ η外 态之一連接線），藉此容許該 條“取咖控制單元之間的—接線式連接。 該廣告之該條Μ 送至該控制單元之資訊量 ：：及希望Μ廣告傳 中，該複數個先源（諸如㈣形狀。在一實施例 制且經配置成-陣列。作為色細D)係可個別控 ”’、貫例’若提供256個光源並 151541.doc -6 - 201128593 容許w個光源之各者有16個亮度級，則需要從該廣告傳 达1 〇24個位元之資訊至該廣告看 _ 用於處理定址問題及 免度級兩者，&因此用於根據對應於該條碼之資訊之一預 定照明圖案控制該等光源。使用例如— 2D條碼可輕易編碼 10 2 4個位元之資訊。 除使用該條碼之資訊來保持關於該等光源之亮度級及定 ㈣資訊之外’可使㈣條碼來識㈣廣告。^，控制 二兀可經組態以儲存複數個預定照明圖案，㈣條碼之該 貝π可用於選擇對應於藉由該條碼提供的識別資訊之一照 明圖案。為容許接收進—步預定照明圖案，該廣告看板可 進:步包括容許連接至例如當設計出新的廣告及照明圖案 時得以更新之一控制中心的通信構件。 根據本發明之另-態樣，提供_種控制_廣告看板的方 法，該廣告看板包括：一框架結構，其經組態以收納一廣 告；複數個光源；一控制單元’其用於控制該複數個光 源；及一條碼讀取器，其經連接至該控制單元，其中該方 法包括以下步驟：偵測該廣告之-條碼，並且根據基於對 應於所偵測條碼的資訊之—預定㈣控制該複數個光源。 本發明之此態樣提供如上文關於本發明之先前態樣所討論 的類似優點。 在研九隨附申請專利範圍及下列描述時將明白本發明之 進步特徵及優點。熟練技術人士瞭解在不脫離本發明範 圍的情況下本發明之不同特徵可經組合以產生不同於下列 所描述的實施例。 151541.doc 201128593 【實施方式】 由下列詳細描述及附圖可輕易理解本發明之各種態樣 (包含其特定特徵及優點）。 現將在下文中參考附圖更充分地描述本發明，附圖中展 示本發明之當前較佳實施例。然而，可以許多不同形式體 現本發明且不應將本發明理解為限制於本文中陳述之實施 例；相反’提供此等實施例係出於徹底及完整之目的並將 本發明之範圍完全傳達給熟練的技術人士。相同參考符號 始終指示相同元件。 現並行參考圖1至圖3，描繪一概念性廣告看板丨〇〇，其 包括一框架結構102 ’該框架結構102經組態以使用夾具 1 06收納並固持一廣告104。框架結構包括一光混合箱 1 〇8 ’該光混合箱i 08包括經配置成一陣列以用於透過廣告 104及透明蓋112發射光的複數個不同色彩LED 11〇(例如包 括紅色、綠色及藍色LED)。廣告看板1〇〇進一步包括：一 條碼讀取器114，其經連接至用於控制複數個lEd 110之一 控制單元116 ,以及驅動器電路丨丨8，其經連接至控制單元 1 16並經組態以用於根據一預定照明圖案驅動丨1 〇。 控制單元116可包含一微處理器、微控制器、可程式化 數位信號處理器或另一可程式化裝置。控制單元116亦可 包含（或代替地包含）：一特定應用積體電路、一可程式化 閘陣列或可程式化陣列邏輯、一可程式化邏輯裝置或一數 位信號處理器。在控制單元116包含一可程式化裝置（諸如 以上提及的微處理器、微控制器或可程式化數位信號處理 151541.doc 201128593 益）之情況下，處理器可進—步包含控制可程式化裝置之 操作的電腦可執行碼。 廣。1 04之一條碼丨2〇可例如配置於廣告i 〇4之背部上及 邊緣處。圖2中詳細繪示偵測條碼12〇之一配置圖2進一 步、’會不條碼璜取器丨丨4、控制單元丨丨6、LED驅動器電路 11 8與LED 110之間的電連接。 參考圖3，在將條碼12〇定位於廣告1〇4之背部及邊緣處 時可將嵌入於框架結構丨〇 2之條碼讀取器丨丨4定位於框架結 構邊緣處，使得廣告104之條碼12〇當由框架結構1〇2接收 時自動面朝條碼讀取器114。藉此，用於組態驅動led ιι〇 的照明圖案所需安裝時間最少。 在廣告看板100操作期間，一使用者可打開透明蓋112並 藉由打開夾具106來移除—先前廣告（未顯示）。此後，使用 者用框架結構102定位（新）廣告1〇4並關閉夾具1〇6，接著關 閉透明蓋112。在透明蓋112關閉後’控制單元ιΐ6啟動條201128593 VI. Description of the Invention: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an advertising billboard that includes a plurality of controllable light sources. The present invention is also directed to a corresponding method for controlling a plurality of light sources of an advertising billboard. [Prior Art] Recently, great progress has been made in increasing the brightness of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). As a result, the LED has become sufficiently bright and inexpensive to use as a light source in, for example, an illumination system having an adjustable color. Any number of colors, such as white, can be produced by mixing different color LEDs. Color-adjustable lighting systems are typically constructed using a large number of colors, and in one example use three primary colors 'red, green, and blue. The color of the light produced is determined by the L E D used and the mixing ratio. In order to produce "white", all three LEDs must be turned on. Preferably, one or a plurality of white LEDs (for example, blue LEDs with a phosphor for conversion to white light) are combined to achieve good light quality and also allow for light. The change in color temperature. Energy consumption can also be reduced by using LEDs, which is quite compatible with one of the current environmental trends. Further, since bright light can be provided even when a small LED is used, many different illumination systems have been proposed which are very different from standard lighting systems, which include a conventional light bulb, a light bulb or a fluorescent tube. The use of LEDs also gives the user more flexibility in controlling the lighting functionality of the lighting system (e.g., regarding brightness dimming). An example of LED functionality provided in an illumination system for use in such lighting systems is disclosed in US 2008/0143549. Clearly, 15154l.doc 201128593, US 2008/0143549 discloses - advertising, the advertisement includes a plurality of embedded lighting circuits and - hard-wired display code storage list, wherein the hard-wired DCSU output is a display + m% _ eight objects Without code, the display control is intended for one of the illumination patterns of the embedded lighting system. Accordingly, the advertisement may be illuminated in such a manner as to allow one of the advertisements to be read in a low light environment to produce an attractive appearance to attract a viewer's attention and or to be consistent with the overall aesthetic design of one of the advertisements. Start its lighting circuit in a specific order. However, due to the more complicated printing and assembly procedures, embedding the lighting circuit into the advertisement increases the manufacturing cost of the advertisement (in addition to the component cost), and because of the advertisement between the advertisement billboard and the advertisement billboard configured to receive the advertisement. It is necessary to communicate and introduce more error sources in the control advertisement billboard. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide improvements in advertising billboards with controllable lighting capabilities. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to an aspect of the present invention, the above is at least partially satisfied by an advertising billboard comprising: a frame structure configured to receive an advertisement (such as an announcement or a signboard); a light source; and a control unit for controlling the plurality of light sources, wherein the advertisement kanban step comprises a code reading H, the barcode reading material is connected to the (4) unit and configured to detect the advertisement a bar code, a wherein the control unit is adapted to control the plurality of light sources based on a predetermined illumination pattern based on information corresponding to the detected bar code. The advantages of Earth Moon include keeping the process of advertising as simple as possible, as the _bar code is only provided for the ad. For example, such a bar code can be printed on the edge and/or back of the advertisement 'but one of the barcodes can be provided, for example, for storing the advertisement, before the advertisement is configured using the framework of the advertisement billboard 151541.doc 201128593. Provided on or with the tube. Further configurations are possible and are within the scope of the invention. In addition, the use of a single code to provide control information for such sources improves the reliability of the overall system (e.g., including billboards and advertisements) because no electrical contact is required between the advertisement and the billboard. In addition, when using g to install an advertisement, it is simple and fast to use a code reader. The bar code reader can be embedded in the frame structure and the bar code reader is configured to detect the bar code when the advertisement is configured in the frame structure. In this context, the user who installs the advertisement with the advertisement billboard does not have to perform any additional steps for controlling the illumination pattern, but only needs to configure the barcode in front of the barcode reader. Alternatively, the barcode reader can be removably inserted into the control unit (preferably in a wireless manner) to enable the user to install the advertisement with the advertisement billboard to simply scan (debt) The barcode is measured, and information corresponding to the barcode is thereafter transmitted to the control unit. Preferably, the bar code reader towel in the ❹-removable connection, the bar code read = communication with the control unit is wireless. Alternatively, the advertising kanban may further include - *, the 〇 connector is specially configured to receive the barcode reader (eg, one of the strips of the outer state), thereby allowing the "coffee control" The connection between the units - the connection of the advertisement Μ The amount of information sent to the control unit: and the desired advertisement, the plurality of precursors (such as (4) shape. In an embodiment and configured Into the array. As the color fine D) can be individually controlled "', the example" if providing 256 light sources and 151541.doc -6 - 201128593 allows each of the w light sources to have 16 brightness levels, then from the ad Communicate 1 〇 24 bits of information to the advertisement _ for processing both the addressing problem and the waiver level, & therefore, for controlling the light sources according to a predetermined illumination pattern corresponding to one of the information corresponding to the barcode. Information such as 10 2 4 bits can be easily encoded using, for example, a 2D barcode. In addition to using the bar code information to maintain the brightness level of the light sources and the (four) information, the (four) bar code can be used to identify (4) the advertisement. ^, the control unit can be configured to store a plurality of predetermined illumination patterns, and the (4) barcode π can be used to select a illumination pattern corresponding to one of the identification information provided by the barcode. To allow the reception to advance the predetermined illumination pattern, the advertising billboard can include a communication component that allows for connection to a control center, such as when a new advertisement and lighting pattern is designed. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a billboard, the billboard comprising: a frame structure configured to receive an advertisement; a plurality of light sources; a control unit 'for controlling the a plurality of light sources; and a code reader coupled to the control unit, wherein the method comprises the steps of: detecting the bar code of the advertisement, and based on the predetermined (four) control based on the information corresponding to the detected bar code The plurality of light sources. This aspect of the invention provides similar advantages as discussed above with respect to the previous aspects of the invention. The advanced features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the scope of the appended claims. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the various features of the invention may be combined to produce embodiments other than those described below without departing from the scope of the invention. [0014] The various aspects of the present invention (including its specific features and advantages) are readily understood from the following detailed description and drawings. The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which <RTIgt; However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Skilled technical person. The same reference symbol always indicates the same component. Referring now in conjunction with Figures 1 through 3, a conceptual advertising billboard is depicted that includes a frame structure 102' that is configured to receive and hold an advertisement 104 using a fixture 106. The frame structure includes a light mixing box 1 〇 8 '. The light mixing box i 08 includes a plurality of different color LEDs 11 that are configured in an array for emitting light through the advertising 104 and the transparent cover 112 (eg, including red, green, and blue Color LED). The advertisement billboard 1 further includes: a code reader 114 connected to a control unit 116 for controlling a plurality of lEds 110, and a driver circuit 8 connected to the control unit 1 16 and grouped State for driving 丨1 根据 according to a predetermined illumination pattern. Control unit 116 can include a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a programmable digital signal processor, or another programmable device. Control unit 116 may also include (or alternatively include) a particular application integrated circuit, a programmable gate array or programmable array logic, a programmable logic device, or a digital signal processor. Where the control unit 116 includes a programmable device (such as the microprocessor, microcontroller or programmable digital signal processing 151541.doc 201128593 mentioned above), the processor can further include control programmable A computer executable code that operates the device. wide. One of the barcodes 12〇 can be arranged, for example, on the back and the edge of the advertisement i 〇4. In Fig. 2, the configuration of one of the detection bar codes 12 is shown in detail in Fig. 2, and the electrical connection between the bar code extractor 、4, the control unit 丨丨6, the LED driver circuit 117 and the LED 110 is shown. Referring to FIG. 3, the barcode reader 丨丨4 embedded in the frame structure 丨〇2 can be positioned at the edge of the frame structure when the barcode 12〇 is positioned at the back and the edge of the advertisement 〇4, so that the barcode of the advertisement 104 is 12〇 automatically faces the bar code reader 114 when received by the frame structure 1〇2. In this way, the lighting pattern used to configure the driving of the led ιι〇 requires the least installation time. During operation of the advertising kanban 100, a user can open the transparent cover 112 and remove it by opening the jig 106 - a previous advertisement (not shown). Thereafter, the user positions the (new) advertisement 1〇4 with the frame structure 102 and closes the jig 1〇6, and then closes the transparent cover 112. After the transparent cover 112 is closed, the control unit ιΐ6 start strip
碼讀取器114，繼而條碼讀取器114將偵測廣告之條碼HQ 並將對應於條碼120之資訊提供至控制單元116。控制單元 Π 6將搜尋遍及複數個（例如在控制單元丨16中）先前儲存之 預定照明圖案並選擇對應於條碼12〇之資訊的一照明圖 案0 基於所選擇照明圖案，控制單元控制驅動器電路1 ^使 得可能地關於經設計以對應於例如廣告之文字及/或圖形 7L素的m、強度及色彩之_組合而調整複數個咖 110。 151541.doc 201128593 可容許例如關於當天時刻或年度日期動態調整照明圖 案。另外，對廣告顯示的總時間内之不同時期可提供不同 照明圖案。此外，例如，可藉由容許廣告看板1〇〇透過例 如通信構件（未顯示）連接至具有關於新的及額外預定照明 圖案之資訊的-控制中心（未顯心更新複數似前儲存 之預定照明圖案。 雖然已參考本發明之特定例示性實施例描述本發明，但 熟習此項技術者將明白許多不同變更、修改及類似者。熟 、東的技術人士在貫踐所主張之本發明中由研究圖式、說明 書及隨附申請專利範圍可理解並實現對所揭示實施例的變 動此外，在申凊專利範圍内，用詞「包括」不排除其他 元件或步驟，且不定冠詞「一」或「一個」不排除複數 個。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1繪不根據本發明之一當前較佳實施例的一概念性廣 告看板； 圖2繪示廣告之一條碼的—詳細視圖；及 圖3繪示嵌入於圖1之廣告看板中的一條碼讀取器之一詳 細視圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 100 廣告看板 102 框架結構 104 廣告 106 夾具 151541.doc 201128593 108 光混 110 發光 112 透明 1 14 條碼 116 控制 118 驅動 120 條碼 合箱 二極體（LED)/光源 蓋 讀取器 XJO —» 早兀 器電路 151541.doc -11 -The code reader 114, and then the bar code reader 114 will detect the bar code HQ of the advertisement and provide information corresponding to the bar code 120 to the control unit 116. The control unit 将 6 will search for a plurality of (for example, in the control unit ) 16) previously stored predetermined illumination patterns and select an illumination pattern 0 corresponding to the information of the barcode 12 基于 based on the selected illumination pattern, the control unit controls the driver circuit 1 ^ makes it possible to adjust a plurality of coffees 110 with respect to a combination of m, intensity and color that are designed to correspond to, for example, the text and/or graphics of the advertisement. 151541.doc 201128593 Allows, for example, to dynamically adjust the lighting pattern for the time of day or year of the year. In addition, different lighting patterns can be provided for different periods of time during which the advertisement is displayed. In addition, for example, a control center having information about new and additional predetermined illumination patterns can be connected by allowing, for example, a communication board (not shown) (not intended to update a predetermined number of pre-stored predetermined illuminations) The present invention has been described with reference to a particular exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art will recognize many variations, modifications, and the like. The use of the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the indefinite article "a" or BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 depicts a conceptual advertising billboard not according to one of the presently preferred embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 2 depicts a detailed view of a bar code of an advertisement; 3 depicts a detailed view of one of the code readers embedded in the advertising billboard of Figure 1. [Main component symbol description] 100 Advertising billboard 102 frame Structure 104 Advertising 106 Fixture 151541.doc 201128593 108 Light Mix 110 Illumination 112 Transparent 1 14 Barcode 116 Control 118 Drive 120 Barcode Binary Diode (LED) / Light Source Cover Reader XJO —» Early 电路 Circuit 151541.doc - 11 -