TW201816367A - Method for monitoring illumination quantity and system for monitoring illumination quantity enabling the user to monitor the illumination quantity received any time for enhancing effect of photo-therapy - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for monitoring illumination quantity, which comprises: when a processing unit receives a sensing data generated by an illumination quantity sensing unit and indicates the illumination quantity, the processing unit stores the sensing data in a storage unit; when the processing unit determines that the current time fits one of a plurality of predetermined time points, the processing unit calculates a cumulative illumination quantity , the cumulative illumination quantity corresponds to the sum of the illumination quantity indicated by the stored sensing data within a time range of one of the predetermined time points; when the processing unit determines that the cumulative illumination quantity does not fall within the predetermined range of illumination quantity, the processing unit outputs, via a prompting unit, a prompt output indicating that the cumulative illumination quantity does not fall within the predetermined range of illumination quantity.

Description

Light quantity monitoring method and light quantity monitoring system

The invention relates to a method for monitoring the amount of light, in particular to a method for monitoring the amount of light using a light amount sensing unit. The invention also relates to a light quantity monitoring system.

In recent years, studies have shown that the amount of light that people receive can affect their circadian rhythm, sleep quality and mood, so it is recommended to use light therapy to adjust people's circadian rhythm, improve poor sleep quality and depression. The inventor of the present case then thought that if a new light quantity monitoring method and light quantity monitoring system can be developed, which can remind users whether the amount of light received each day is within the ideal range, it will be helpful to the implementation of light therapy.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for monitoring the amount of light.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a light quantity monitoring system.

Therefore, the light quantity monitoring method of the present invention includes: when a processing unit receives sensing data generated by a light quantity sensing unit and indicating the light quantity, the processing unit stores the sensing data in a storage unit; when the processing unit The unit judges that the current time has reached one of a plurality of predetermined time points, and the processing unit calculates a cumulative light amount which is stored by the sensing data in a time range corresponding to the one of the predetermined time points. The sum of the indicated light amounts, and the processing unit determines whether the accumulated light amount falls within a predetermined light amount range; and when the processing unit determines that the accumulated light amount does not fall within the predetermined light amount range, the processing unit passes A prompt unit outputs a prompt output indicating that the accumulated light amount does not fall within the predetermined light amount range.

In some embodiments, the light amount sensing unit is configured to sense light having a wavelength between 420 and 480 nm.

The light quantity monitoring system of the present invention includes a light quantity sensing unit, a storage unit, a prompting unit, and a processing unit. The light amount sensing unit generates sensing data indicating the light amount. The processing unit is electrically connected to the light amount sensing unit, the storage unit and the prompt unit. When the processing unit receives the sensing data, the processing unit stores the sensing data in the storage unit. When the processing unit judges that the current time reaches one of a plurality of predetermined time points, the processing unit calculates a cumulative light amount, which is a sense of being stored within a time range corresponding to the one of the predetermined time points. The total amount of light indicated by the measurement data is measured, and the processing unit determines whether the accumulated light amount falls within a predetermined light amount range. When the processing unit determines that the accumulated light quantity does not fall within the predetermined light quantity range, the processing unit outputs a prompt output indicating that the accumulated light quantity does not fall within the predetermined light quantity range via the prompt unit.

In some embodiments, the light quantity sensing unit includes a filter that allows light having a wavelength between 420 and 480 nm to pass through. The light quantity sensing unit is configured to sense light having a wavelength between 420 and 480 nm.

The effect of the present invention is that: the processing unit periodically determines whether the accumulated light amount falls within the predetermined light amount range, and outputs the prompt output through the prompting unit, which can effectively help the user to monitor the amount of light received by himself and further Contribute to the implementation of light therapy.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a light quantity monitoring method according to the present invention is implemented by a light quantity monitoring system. The light amount monitoring system includes a light amount sensing unit 1, a storage unit 2, a prompting unit 3, and a processing unit 4 electrically connected to the light amount sensing unit 1, the storage unit 2, and the prompting unit 3. The light amount sensing unit 1 can generate sensing data indicating the amount of light. In this embodiment, the light amount sensing unit 1 generates the sensing data once an hour, but not limited to this. In other implementation aspects, the light The measurement sensing unit 1 generates the sensing data every second.

The following describes the process steps of this embodiment in conjunction with the flowchart shown in FIG. 2. First, as shown in step S01, the processing unit 4 determines whether the sensing data generated by the light-amount sensing unit 1 is received, and if yes, executes step S02 and then executes step S03; if not, directly executes step S03.

In step S02, the processing unit 4 stores the sensing data in the storage unit 2.

Step S03 is that the processing unit 4 determines whether the current time reaches one of a plurality of predetermined time points, and if so, executes step S04, and if not, executes step S01 again. In this embodiment, the predetermined time points are 12 noon and 6 pm each day (this time point may be the sunset time obtained by the processing unit 4 by the server of the Central Meteorological Bureau), but this is not the case. However, the predetermined time points may also be 12 noon, 6 pm, and 10 pm (sleeping time input by the user) each day.

In step S04, the processing unit 4 calculates a cumulative light amount. The accumulated light amount is a total light amount indicated by the stored sensing data in a time range corresponding to one of the predetermined time points. In this embodiment, if the current time reaches the predetermined time point at 12 noon, the time range corresponding to the predetermined time point is 6 am on the day (this time point may be the time when the user enters to get up) to the day There are a total of six hours at 12 noon; if the current time arrives at the scheduled time point of 6 pm, the time range corresponding to the scheduled time point is a total of twelve hours from 6 a.m. That is, if the current time reaches 12 noon, the cumulative light amount calculated by the processing unit 4 is the sum of the light amount indicated by the stored sensing data between 6 a.m. and 12 noon of the day; If the current time reaches 6:00 PM, the cumulative amount of light calculated by the processing unit 4 is the sum of the amount of light indicated by the stored sensing data between 6:00 AM that day and 6:00 PM that day.

Next, as shown in step S05, the processing unit 4 determines whether the accumulated light amount calculated in step S04 falls within a predetermined light amount range. If not, step S06 is performed, and if so, step S01 is performed again. In this embodiment, the predetermined light amount range can be customized by the user's input, and the predetermined light amount range represents a proper amount of light amount range, and if the cumulative light amount is higher than the predetermined light amount range, it represents a user The amount of received light is too much. If the accumulated amount of light is lower than the predetermined range of light amounts, it means that the amount of light received by the user is insufficient.

In step S06, the processing unit 4 outputs a prompt output indicating that the accumulated light amount does not fall within the predetermined light amount range through the prompt unit 3, for the user to adjust the light amount received during the remaining time of the day through the prompt output. For example, when the user knows that the amount of light received in the morning is insufficient through the prompt output, the user can go out to the outdoor light in the afternoon or light up the lamps in the environment to make up for the amount of daylight. The method for outputting the prompt output may be a light emitting module emitting light, a speaker module emitting a warning sound, a vibration module generating a vibration, or a display module displaying a prompt message.

It is added that, in this embodiment, the processing unit 4 is composed of a first processing module of a wearable light quantity sensing device (such as an electronic bracelet) and a portable electronic device (such as a smart phone). A second processing module is configured; the storage unit 2 is composed of a first storage module of the wearable light amount sensing device and a second storage module of a portable electronic device. The wearable light amount sensing device further includes a light amount sensing unit 1 and a first communication module (such as a Bluetooth communication module). The portable electronic device includes a prompting unit 3 and a second communication module (such as a blue communication module). Bud communication module). The first processing module can control the first storage module to store the sensing data, and can also send the sensing data to the portable electronic device through the first communication module for the second processing module to communicate through the second communication. The module receives it and stores it in the second storage module. The second processing module executes to determine whether the current time reaches a predetermined time point, calculates the accumulated light amount, determines whether the accumulated light amount falls within the predetermined light amount range, and controls the prompt unit 3 to output the prompt output. The hardware structure for implementing the present invention is not limited to the foregoing, and may be implemented by the wearable light amount sensing device alone. In addition, the implementation of the wearable light amount sensing device is not limited to an electronic bracelet. The wearable light amount sensing device may also be integrated on a pin, brooch, button, necklace pendant, tag, or glasses.

Furthermore, in another embodiment, the light amount sensing unit 1 includes a blue light filter, so that the light amount sensing unit 1 can detect light with a wavelength between 420 and 480 nm, but the present invention does not use The blue light filter is limited, and the light amount sensing unit 1 may also include a filter for filtering light of other wavelength bands. In addition, the processing unit 4 can display a plurality of pieces of sensing data stored in the storage unit 2 through the display module, so that the user can know the long-term light quantity.

To sum up, in the embodiment of the method for monitoring light amount of the present invention, the processing unit 4 periodically determines whether the accumulated light amount falls within the predetermined light amount range, and outputs the prompt output through the prompt unit 3, which can effectively help users Monitoring the amount of light received by itself can help to implement light therapy, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited in this way, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the content of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

1‧‧‧light amount sensing unit

2‧‧‧Storage unit

3‧‧‧ Prompt Unit

4‧‧‧ processing unit

S01 ~ S06‧‧‧Process steps

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a hardware connection relationship diagram of an embodiment of the light quantity monitoring method of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is the A flowchart of the embodiment.

Claims (4)

A light amount monitoring method includes: when a processing unit receives sensing data generated by a light amount sensing unit and indicating the light amount, the processing unit stores the sensing data in a storage unit; when the processing unit judges the current When the time reaches one of a plurality of predetermined time points, the processing unit calculates an accumulated light amount, which is the light indicated by the stored sensing data in a time range corresponding to one of the predetermined time points. The processing unit determines whether the accumulated light amount falls within a predetermined light amount range; and when the processing unit determines that the accumulated light amount does not fall within the predetermined light amount range, the processing unit passes a prompt unit A prompt output indicating that the accumulated light quantity does not fall within the predetermined light quantity range is output. The method for monitoring light quantity according to claim 1, wherein the light quantity sensing unit is configured to sense light having a wavelength between 420 and 480 nm. A light amount monitoring system includes: a light amount sensing unit that generates sensing data indicating the amount of light; a storage unit; a reminder unit; and a processing unit electrically connected to the light amount sensing unit, the storage unit, and the A prompting unit; when the processing unit receives the sensing data, the processing unit stores the sensing data in the storage unit; when the processing unit judges that the current time reaches one of a plurality of predetermined time points, the processing unit calculates A cumulative light amount, the cumulative light amount is a sum of the light amounts indicated by the stored sensing data within a time range corresponding to one of the predetermined time points, and the processing unit determines whether the cumulative light amount falls within Within a predetermined light amount range; when the processing unit determines that the accumulated light amount does not fall within the predetermined light amount range, the processing unit outputs, via the prompting unit, an indication that the accumulated light amount does not fall within the predetermined light amount range Prompt output. The illumination amount monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein the illumination amount sensing unit includes a filter that allows light having a wavelength between 420 and 480 nm to pass through, and the illumination amount sensing unit is configured to sense a wavelength between 420 and Light between 480nm.