TW201534176A - Method for controlling light source and computer program product thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for controlling light source is disclosed. The method is applied to a handheld electronic device having an azimuth sensing module. The method includes the following the steps: receiving a azimuth information about the handheld electronic device acquired by the detection of the azimuth sensing module; Acquiring a control information according to the azimuth information; generating a control signal used for controlling at least one light source according to the control information.

Description

Method for controlling light source and computer program product for controlling light source

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a light source, and more particularly to a method of controlling the brightness or color of a light source when it is illuminated, not illuminated, or illuminated by rotating a handheld electronic device.

With the advancement of technology, the use of light is increasing. In addition to providing people with daily lighting, it can also be used to adjust the color of light to make it use different purposes, such as helping plants grow and creating an environment. ……and many more.

In the past, the light source control was mostly controlled by a fixed switch. Even if there is a remote control light source control, it is mostly a button type control switch, and most of them are only general on or off control, and there is no color or brightness. Adjustments are made, so most single sources have only a single use. However, if only the button type remote controller is used to control the color or brightness when the light source is illuminated, the amount of the button on the remote controller must be correspondingly increased, thus, the volume and weight of the remote controller are greatly increased.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a light source control method for controlling the color or brightness of a light source when the light source is illuminated or not, according to the state of the current handheld electronic device.

Another primary object of the present invention is to provide a computer program product for controlling a light source.

In order to achieve the above object, the method for controlling a light source of the present invention is applicable to a handheld electronic device, so that a user can control at least one light source by rotating the handheld electronic device, wherein the handheld electronic device includes a orientation sensing module; method of controlling the light source of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving the relevant acquired azimuth information of the handheld electronic device by the sensing module detects orientation; obtaining azimuth information according to a control information; and, in accordance with The control information generates a control signal, wherein the control signal is used to control the light source.

According to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the number of light sources is plural, the control signal controls a specific one of the plurality of light sources to emit light.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control information is obtained by querying the database according to the azimuth information; the database records the azimuth information of the complex number and the control information corresponding to the angular information of the parties.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for controlling a light source further includes the following steps: providing a news preset interface for the user to set or modify the complex azimuth information and the corresponding position information through the information preset interface Control information.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the control signal is to control the intensity, color or on and off of the light source.

The invention further provides a computer program product for controlling a light source; when a handheld electronic device including a position sensing module is loaded into the computer program product and executed, the method for controlling the light source described above can be completed.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below.

Please refer to FIG. 1 for an environment diagram of the computer program product for controlling the light source of the present invention when used in a handheld electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the method for controlling a light source of the present invention is applied to a handheld electronic device 90, wherein the handheld electronic device 90 includes a touch screen 91 and a position sensing module. 92. Memory 93 and processor 94. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the handheld electronic device 90 is a smart phone, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The touch screen 91 is used to display the interface screen, and the user can input control commands through the touch mode. The orientation sensing module 92 is configured to sense the angular orientation information of the handheld electronic device 90 to obtain an azimuth information. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the orientation sensing module 92 includes an electronic compass. And a gravity sensor (g-sensor), but the invention is not limited thereto. Since the use of an electronic compass with a gravity sensor for azimuth detection is a well-known technique known to those skilled in the art, it is not described herein.

The memory 93 is used to store the computer program product 1 and a database 80 for controlling the light source of the present invention; as shown in FIG. 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the database 80 includes an azimuth information field 81 and The information field 82 is controlled, wherein the azimuth information field 81 records the complex azimuth information, and the control information field 82 records the control information corresponding to the various corner information. The processor 94 is electrically connected to the touch screen 91, the orientation sensing module 92, and the memory 93. When the processor 94 of the handheld electronic device 90 loads and executes the computer program product, the following control can be completed. The method of the light source.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2, and please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3A to FIG. 4 together. 2 is a flow chart showing the steps of the method for controlling the light source of the present invention. The steps shown in FIG. 2 will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A to FIG. It should be noted that the following is a description of the method for controlling the light source disclosed in the present invention by using the handheld electronic device 90 as an example. However, the method is not limited to the handheld electronic device 90 described above.

First, step S1 is performed: receiving the azimuth information about the handheld electronic device detected by the orientation sensing module.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the user rotates the handheld electronic device 90, the internal orientation sensing module 92 detects different azimuth information according to the different orientations of the handheld electronic device 90. When the orientation sensing module 92 detects the azimuth information, the processor 94 receives the azimuth information.

Step S2 is performed: obtaining a control information according to the azimuth information.

When the processor 94 receives the azimuth information, it compares the received azimuth information with the azimuth information stored in the database 93 in advance to determine whether the obtained azimuth information and the plurality of preset azimuth information are One of them is in line. When it is determined that there is a match, the processor 94 can store the corresponding control information according to the azimuth information, as shown in FIG. 4, in the comparison table of the database 93.

Step S3: generating a control signal according to the control information.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A, when the processor 94 obtains the control information, the control signal is generated according to the control information, wherein the control signal is used to control the light sources B1 B B8.

As shown in Figures 3A, 3B and 4, in a first embodiment of the invention, the control signal can be used to control which of the plurality of light sources 80 are illuminated, and those that do not. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A, when one end of the handheld electronic device 90 is directed to the Y-axis direction, such that the azimuth information obtained by the orientation sensing module 92 is 0 degrees, the orientation is as shown in FIG. The correspondence between the angle information and the control information, the control signal generated by the processor 94 controls the light source B1 to emit light, and the remaining light sources do not emit light. When the handheld electronic device 90 is rotated 45 degrees in the -X axis direction as shown in FIG. 3B, the azimuth information obtained by the azimuth sensing module 92 is 325 degrees, according to the azimuth information shown in FIG. Corresponding to the control information, the control signal generated by the processor 94 controls the light source B8 to emit light, while the remaining light sources do not emit light. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the single azimuth information does not necessarily only control the illumination of a single light source, but also controls the illumination of more than two light sources at the same time, for example, when the handheld electronic device 90 rotates in the X-axis direction. After the degree, the light source B1~B3 can be controlled to emit light at the same time, and the remaining light sources do not emit light.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the control signal is used to control the illumination or non-lighting of the light source B, and the brightness when the light is emitted. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, when one end of the handheld electronic device 90 is directed to the Y-axis direction, such that the azimuth information obtained by the orientation sensing module 92 is 0 degrees, the orientation is as shown in FIG. The correspondence between the angle information and the control information, the control signal generated by the processor 94 controls the light of the maximum brightness of the light source B. When the handheld electronic device 90 is rotated 90 degrees in the X-axis direction, so that the azimuth information obtained by the azimuth sensing module 92 is 90 degrees, the processor 94 is in accordance with the correspondence between the azimuth information and the control information shown in FIG. The generated control signal controls the source B to emit 50% of the maximum brightness. When the handheld electronic device 90 is pointed in the -Y axis direction, and the azimuth information obtained by the azimuth sensing module 92 is 180 degrees, the processor 94 generates the correspondence between the azimuth information and the control information shown in FIG. The control signal will control the light source B to not emit light (also can be said to be 0% of the maximum brightness).

As shown in FIG. 7, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the control signal is used to control the light source B to perform a certain illumination mode, and each illumination mode has its own different use effect, and can emit different colors, brightness or color temperature. Light. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 , when the handheld electronic device 90 is placed such that the azimuth information acquired by the orientation sensing module 92 is between 0 and 72 degrees, the processor 94 generates control. The signal controls the light source to start the treatment of the acne illumination mode; if it is placed such that the azimuth information obtained by the orientation sensing module 92 is between 217 and 288 degrees, the control signal generated by the processor 94 controls the light source to start the treatment. Baby jaundice lighting mode. The parameter settings of the various illumination modes are stored in the light source in advance. When the light source receives the specific control signal transmitted by the handheld electronic device 90, the corresponding preset illumination mode is turned on according to the control signal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the method for controlling the light source of the present invention further provides an information preset interface for the user to set or modify the plurality of azimuth information and the control information corresponding to the respective corner information. As shown in FIG. 8, it is an implementation manner of the information preset interface I, and the user can set the correspondence between the azimuth information and the control information, wherein the information preset interface I is a color wheel with multiple colors or The picture can be displayed on the touch screen 91 at the time of setting. The user can use the color wheel or picture to select the color of the light that he wants to have. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , when the user wants to set the light source to emit yellow light, red light and green light, when setting, he can first select the yellow color position A of the color wheel. Then move to the red position B and click once, then move to the green position C and click once, then move back to the initially selected position A, A1. At this time, the processor 94 will regard the color selected by the user. 360 degrees are equally divided for each color, that is, after the setting is completed, the relationship between the azimuth information and the control information is as shown in FIG. In addition, the user can also select a color position on the color wheel and draw a closed line on the color wheel, that is, the starting point and the end position of the selected point are the same. At this time, the color change process of the closed line is It will be recorded by the processor 94, and then divided into 360 degrees for each color according to the color change that is included in the closed line.

After the above setting work is completed, the user can control the light source to emit different colors of light by rotating the handheld electronic device 90. Since the operation of the light source color control is the same as the operation of the above embodiments, no further description will be given herein. It should be noted that although the present specification only provides the information preset interface I for the color control of the light source, it should be understood that the control of the above embodiments, the information of the various corners and the control information corresponding to the position information of the respective corners. It can be set or modified by the user by providing a specific information preset interface, but it can also be preset by the system developer without providing it.

It should be noted that the handheld electronic device 90 has different placement states, and the content of the actual control signal generated by the handheld electronic device 90 can be adjusted according to the different light source, and is not limited to the above embodiment.

In summary, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means and efficacy, is showing its distinctive features of the prior art, and asks the reviewing committee to inspect the patent and grant the patent as soon as possible. It should be noted that the various embodiments described above are merely illustrative for ease of explanation, and the scope of the claims is intended to be limited by the scope of the claims.

1‧‧‧Computer products that control the light source
80‧‧‧Database
81‧‧‧Azimuth information field
82‧‧‧Control information field
90‧‧‧Handheld electronic devices
91‧‧‧ touch screen
92‧‧‧Azimuth sensing module
93‧‧‧ memory
94‧‧‧Processor
B, B1~B8‧‧‧Light source
I‧‧‧Information Preset Interface

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the environment of a computer program product for controlling a light source according to the present invention. 2 is a flow chart showing the steps of the method of controlling a light source of the present invention. 3A is a schematic diagram showing the control of turning on one of the plurality of light sources by rotating the handheld electronic device. FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram showing the opening of another light source for controlling a plurality of light sources by rotating a handheld electronic device. FIG. 4 is a first implementation diagram showing azimuth information and control information corresponding to each corner information. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the control of the light source luminance by rotating the handheld electronic device. FIG. 6 is a second implementation diagram showing azimuth information and control information corresponding to each corner information. FIG. 7 is a third implementation diagram showing azimuth information and control information corresponding to each corner information. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an implementation of an information preset interface. FIG. 9 is a fourth implementation diagram showing azimuth information and control information corresponding to each corner information.

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Claims (8)

A method for controlling a light source for a handheld electronic device to enable a user to control at least one light source by rotating the handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device including a position sensing module The method includes the following steps: receiving, by the orientation sensing module, an azimuth information about the handheld electronic device; obtaining a control information according to the azimuth information; and generating a control signal according to the control information, wherein The control signal is used to control the at least one light source. The method for controlling a light source according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one light source is plural, and the control signal is to control a specific light source of the plurality of light sources to emit light. The method for controlling a light source as described in claim 2, wherein obtaining a control information based on the azimuth information is obtained by querying a database, the database records a plurality of azimuth information and each azimuth information Corresponding control information. The method for controlling a light source as described in claim 3, further comprising the steps of: providing a news preset interface for the user to set or modify the plurality of azimuth information and the respective information through the information preset interface The control information corresponding to the azimuth information. The method of controlling a light source according to claim 1, wherein the control signal controls the intensity, color or opening and closing of the at least one light source. The method for controlling a light source according to claim 5, wherein obtaining a control information based on the azimuth information is obtained by querying a database, and the database records a plurality of azimuth information and corresponding corner information. Control information. The method for controlling a light source as described in claim 6 further includes the steps of: providing a news preset interface for the user to set or modify the plurality of azimuth information and each of the information through the information preset interface I The azimuth information corresponds to the control information. A computer program product for controlling a light source, when a handheld electronic device including a position sensing module is loaded into the computer program product and executed, the method described in claim 1 to item 7 can be completed.