TWI471064B - Light adjusting system and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Light adjustment system and its operation method

The present invention relates to a light adjustment system and method of operation thereof.

In everyday life, lighting devices are an indispensable tool. The lighting device may include a light source such as a fluorescent tube, an incandescent bulb, a halogen bulb, and a light emitting diode. Switches for existing lighting devices are typically placed on the lighting device itself or on the wall. When the lighting device needs to be turned on or off, the user can operate by the switch.

Due to the rapid development of technology, home lighting devices can be controlled by the light control system. For example, a lighting control system may contain multiple lights, controllers, and computers. The electric lights are electrically connected to the controller, and the controller is connected to the computer. The controller can control each light to be turned on or off. The user can turn the light on or off by the controller simply by operating on the computer. However, the controller and the computer are products that are matched with each other. The controller and the computer need to be pre-installed and set corresponding to the control software before installation, and then the connection can be operated. The control software on the computer is used to provide a picture of the user controlling the lights.

In this way, when the control software of the computer needs to be reinstalled due to damage, or when the user wants to upgrade the computer, since the control software of the computer is limited by the controller, it is impossible to reinstall the control software of the computer and replace the computer. Users can only ask the manufacturer of the lighting control system to reinstall and set up the computer's control software or replace the computer, resulting in a lot of money. In addition, the computer's control software only provides text or graphic images to represent the lights. In the state, the user cannot switch between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional images arbitrarily, which causes inconvenience.

One aspect of the present invention is a lighting adjustment system.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a lighting adjustment system includes a lamp control box, a lamp, and at least one smart wireless operating device. The luminaire control box includes a storage device, a memory and a first transmission unit. The storage device is used to store the operating program. Memory is used to store scene information. The first transmission unit is electrically connected to the storage device and the memory for transmitting the operating program and the scene information. The luminaire includes a light source, a brightness adjustment unit, and a second transmission unit. The brightness adjustment unit is electrically connected to the light source. The second transmission unit is electrically connected to the brightness adjustment unit and the first transmission unit for receiving scene information, so that the brightness adjustment unit adjusts the brightness of the light source. The smart wireless operating device includes a third transmission unit, a setting unit, and a display screen. The third transmission unit is wirelessly connected to the first transmission unit. The setting unit is electrically connected to the third transmission unit for downloading and executing the operating program, downloading, executing and updating the scene information, and uploading the updated another scene information to the memory by the third transmission unit and the first transmission unit. Store. Display the screen electrical connection setting unit to display the operating program and scene information.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first transmission unit and the third transmission unit respectively comprise an Ethernet interface, a Bluetooth interface, a wireless network interface or a third generation mobile communication interface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the scene information includes a position of the luminaire, a brightness of the luminaire, a projection angle of the luminaire, a wattage and a capacity of the luminaire Set the space for the luminaire.

In an embodiment of the invention, the smart wireless operating device comprises a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.

In an embodiment of the invention, the lamp control box further includes a first processor electrically connected to the storage device, the memory and the first transmission unit.

In an embodiment of the invention, the luminaire further includes a second processor electrically connected to the brightness adjusting unit, the light source and the second transmission unit.

In an embodiment of the invention, the smart wireless operating device further includes a third processor electrically connected to the third transmission unit, the setting unit, and the display screen.

In an embodiment of the invention, the smart wireless operation device further includes an image conversion unit electrically connected to the display screen for converting the scene information, so that the display screen can selectively display the two-dimensional or three-dimensional image.

In an embodiment of the invention, the lighting adjustment system further includes a network bridge wirelessly connected between the first transmission unit and the third transmission unit.

One aspect of the present invention is a method of operating a lighting adjustment system.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a method of operating a light adjustment system includes the following steps:

(a) Providing a luminaire control box, a luminaire and a smart wireless operating device, wherein the luminaire control box is electrically connected to the luminaire.

(b) Connect the smart wireless operating device to the luminaire control box.

(c) Download the operation of the lamp control box storage in the smart wireless operating device Program.

(d) Executing an operating program on the smart wireless operating device and displaying the operating program on the display screen of the smart wireless operating device.

(e) The intelligent wireless operating device downloads the scene information stored in the luminaire control box by the operating program.

(f) The intelligent wireless operating device executes the scene information so that the luminaire receives the scene information from the luminaire control box.

(g) The brightness adjustment unit of the lamp adjusts the brightness of the light source of the lamp according to the scene information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step (e) further includes the smart wireless operating device updating the scene information stored by the light fixture control box by using an operating program.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the second transmission unit of the luminaire is electrically connected to the brightness adjustment unit and the first transmission unit of the luminaire control box. When the second transmission unit receives the scene information transmitted by the first transmission unit, the brightness adjustment unit of the luminaire can adjust the brightness of the light source. The setting unit of the smart wireless operating device is electrically connected to the third transmission unit, and the operating program transmitted by the first transmission unit can be downloaded and executed. In addition, the setting unit of the smart wireless operating device may further download, execute, and update the scene information transmitted by the first transmission unit, and upload the updated another scene information to the luminaire control by using the third transmission unit and the first transmission unit. The memory of the box is stored. Furthermore, the screen electrical connection setting unit is displayed to display the operating program and scene information.

In use, the intelligent wireless operating device can download the operating program and the scene information from the lighting control box. When the smart wireless operating device updates the scene information, another scene information can be uploaded to the memory of the lighting control box. The brightness adjustment unit of the lamp is adjusted to adjust the brightness of the light source. When the smart wireless operating device is added or replaced, the smart wireless operating device can download the operating program and the scene information from the lamp control box, so that the user can install the operating program of the smart wireless operating device. In this way, the lighting adjustment system does not require the manufacturer to reinstall and set the operating program of the smart wireless operating device, which can save money.

The embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the following drawings, and the details of However, it should be understood that these practical details are not intended to limit the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the invention, these practical details are not necessary. In addition, some of the conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner in order to simplify the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a light adjustment system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram of the light adjustment system 100 of FIG. 1. Referring also to FIGS. 1 and 2, the lighting adjustment system 100 includes a luminaire control box 110, a luminaire 120, and a smart wireless operating device 130. The luminaire control box 110 includes a storage device 112, a memory 114, and a first transmission unit 116. The storage device 112 can store an operating program. The memory 114 can store a scene information. The first transmission unit 116 is electrically connected to the storage device 112 and the memory 114, and can transmit the operating program and the scene information.

In this embodiment, the luminaire control box 110 can further include a first processor 118 electrically connected to the storage device 112, the memory 114 and the first transmission unit 116 for controlling the storage device 112, the memory 114 and the first transmission unit. The timing of the use of 116. In addition, the operating program can be a software for controlling the luminaire 120. The scene information may include the location of the luminaire 120, the brightness of the luminaire 120, the projection angle of the luminaire 120, the wattage of the luminaire 120, and the space in which the luminaire 120 is housed (eg, living room or room), but is not limiting of the present invention.

The luminaire 120 includes a light source 122, a brightness adjustment unit 124, and a second transmission unit 126. The brightness adjusting unit 124 is electrically connected to the light source 122. The second transmission unit 126 is electrically connected to the brightness adjustment unit 124 and the first transmission unit 116 of the luminaire control box 110. The second transmission unit 126 can receive the scene information stored by the lamp control box 110, so that the brightness adjustment unit 124 adjusts the brightness of the light source 122. In addition, the luminaire 120 can further include a second processor 128 electrically connected to the brightness adjusting unit 124, the light source 122 and the second transmitting unit 126. In the present embodiment, the light source 122 may be an incandescent bulb, a halogen bulb, a light emitting diode or a fluorescent tube, but is not limited to the above.

The smart wireless operating device 130 includes a third transmission unit 132, a setting unit 134, and a display screen 136. The third transmission unit 132 is wirelessly connected to the first transmission unit 116 of the luminaire control box 110. The setting unit 134 is electrically connected to the third transmission unit 132, and can download and execute an operation program stored in the lamp control box 110. The display screen 136 is electrically connected to the setting unit 134 to display the operation program and the scene information. In addition, the setting unit 134 can also download, execute, and update the scene information stored by the luminaire control box 110, and upload the updated another scene information to the luminaire control box 110 by using the third transmission unit 132 and the first transmission unit 116. The memory 114 is stored.

In this embodiment, the smart wireless operation device 130 may further include a third processor 138 electrically connected to the third transmission unit 132, the setting unit 134 and the display screen 136 for controlling the third transmission unit 132 and the setting unit. 134 and the use timing of the display screen 136. The smart wireless operating device 130 can be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant. The display screen 136 can be operated by the touch screen for the convenience of the user, but does not limit the present invention. In addition, the first transmission unit 116 and the third transmission unit 132 may be connected by wire or wireless, and the invention is not limited. For example, the first transmission unit 116 and the third transmission unit 132 may respectively be connected to each other by a wired Ethernet interface, or respectively comprise a wireless Bluetooth interface, a wireless network interface or a third generation mobile communication (3G). The interfaces are connected to each other, but not limited to the above connection methods.

The smart wireless operating device 130 and the luminaire control box 110 can be connected to each other by the third transmission unit 132 and the first transmission unit 116 for scanning detection. In addition, the luminaire control box 110 can transmit the corresponding operating program to the smart wireless operating device 130 according to the operating system (eg, ios, android, or windows) of the smart wireless operating device 130. In use, the smart wireless operating device 130 may first download the appropriate operating program from the luminaire control box 110. After the operating program is to be executed, the scene information is downloaded from the luminaire control box 110.

That is, the user can execute the downloaded operating program and scene information by the smart wireless operating device 130. After the lighting control box 110 receives the execution signal of the smart wireless operating device 130, the light control box 110 can adjust the brightness of the light fixture 120. Unit 124 adjusts the brightness of light source 122. In addition, after the smart wireless operating device 130 updates the scene information, another scene information may be uploaded to the memory 114 of the lamp control box 110 for storage. When the smart wireless operating device 130 executes the updated scene information, the brightness adjusting unit 124 of the luminaire 120 can be based on the new scene stored by the luminaire control box 110. Information to adjust the brightness of the light source 122.

On the other hand, after the lighting adjustment system 100 adds or replaces the smart wireless operation device 130, the newly installed smart wireless operation device 130 can download the operation program and the scene information from the lamp control box 110, so that the user can install the smart type by himself. The operating program of the wireless operating device 130. In this way, the user who uses the light adjustment system 100 does not need to ask the manufacturer to reinstall and set the operation program of the smart wireless operation device 130, thereby saving money and time.

It is to be understood that the component-to-component connection relationship that has been described in the above embodiments will not be repeated. In the following description, only the components and functions that the light adjustment system 100 can further include will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a light adjustment system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The lighting adjustment system 100 includes a luminaire control box 110, a luminaire 120, and a smart wireless operating device 130. The difference from the above embodiment is that the light adjustment system 100 further includes the network bridge 140 being wirelessly connected between the first transmission unit 116 of the luminaire control box 110 and the third transmission unit 132 of the smart wireless operation device 130. A transmission unit 116 and a third transmission unit 132 are connected to each other by a network bridge 140. In the present embodiment, the network bridge 140 is a wireless network bridge, but in other embodiments, the network bridge 140 can also be a wired network bridge, which does not limit the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a smart wireless operation device 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the above embodiment is that the smart wireless operation device 130 further includes an image conversion unit 139 electrically connected to the display screen 136. The image conversion unit 139 can convert the scene information to make the display The screen 136 can selectively display two-dimensional or three-dimensional images. The smart wireless operation device 130 in the present embodiment can be applied to the light adjustment system 100 of FIGS. 1 and 3, so that the user can switch the scene information to a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the smart wireless operation device 130 of FIG. 4 when the image conversion unit 139 is used. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the display screen 136 of the smart wireless operating device 130 can selectively display two-dimensional (2D) scene information or three-dimensional (3D) scene information. The display screen 136 on the left side of FIG. 5 displays the two-dimensional luminaire 120, the television 210 and the sofa 220, and the display screen 136 on the right side of the fifth figure displays the three-dimensional luminaire 120, the television 210 and the sofa 220. The image conversion unit 139 of the smart wireless operation device 130 can switch the scene information into a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image according to the user's needs.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the brightness adjustment pattern 137 when the lamp 120 of Fig. 5 is set. For example, when the luminaire 120 of FIG. 5 is clicked, the display screen 136 displays the brightness adjustment pattern 137. In the present embodiment, the brightness adjustment pattern 137 includes a high brightness setting button 131, a medium brightness setting button 133, and a low brightness setting button 135. When the scene information originally stored and executed by the luminaire control box 110 and the smart wireless operation device 130 is the high-luminance luminaire 120, the light source 122 emits high-intensity light. When the brightness setting button 133 or the low brightness setting button 135 is pressed, the smart wireless operating device 130 can upload new scene information to the lamp control box 110, so that the lamp control box 110 reduces the light source 122 by the brightness adjusting unit 124 of the lamp 120. Brightness.

FIG. 7 illustrates a light adjustment system according to an embodiment of the present invention A perspective view of 100. The lighting adjustment system 100 includes a luminaire control box 110, a luminaire 120, and a smart wireless operating device 130. What is different from the above embodiment is that the lighting adjustment system 100 further includes a smart wireless operating device 150 having a display screen 156, a smart wireless operating device 160 having a display screen 166, and a light fixture 170. In the present embodiment, the smart wireless operating device 130 can be a tablet computer, the smart wireless operating device 150 can be a mobile phone, and the smart wireless operating device 160 can be a notebook computer. Moreover, the luminaire 120 is different in type from the luminaire 170, such as the shape of the light source 122 and the light source 172. The smart wireless operating devices 130, 150, 160 can download and execute operating programs, download, execute, and update scene information from the light fixture control box 110, respectively, and the smart wireless operating devices 130, 150, 160 can respectively update the updated ones. The scene information is uploaded to the luminaire control box 110 for storage. Display screens 136, 156, and 166 can display operating programs and scene information, respectively.

For example, the user can update the scene information by setting the smart wireless operation device 130, and upload the updated scene information to the lamp control box 110 for storage. When the user or another user uses the smart wireless operating device 150 (or the smart wireless operating device 160), the updated scene information can be downloaded by the light control box 110 to enable the smart wireless operating device 150 (or wisdom). The type wireless operating device 160) can also set the luminaire 120 to the updated scene information.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a method of operating a light adjustment system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation method of the lighting adjustment system comprises the following steps: First, in step S1, a lamp control box, a lamp and a smart wireless operation device are provided, wherein the lamp control box is electrically connected to the lamp. Then at step In step S2, the smart wireless operating device and the lamp control box are wirelessly connected. Then, in step S3, the operating program stored in the lamp control box is downloaded to the smart wireless operating device. Next, in step S4, the operating program is executed by the smart wireless operating device, and the operating program is displayed on the display screen of the smart wireless operating device. Then, in step S5, the smart wireless operating device downloads the scene information stored in the lamp control box by the operating program. Next, in step S6, the smart wireless operating device executes scene information to cause the luminaire to receive scene information from the luminaire control box. Finally, in step S7, the brightness adjusting unit of the lamp adjusts the brightness of the light source of the lamp according to the scene information.

In step S3, in addition to downloading the operating program from the lighting control box, the smart wireless operating device can also download the operating program from the software provider (for example, App Store or App Market) via the network.

In addition, in step S5, the smart wireless operating device may also be included to update the scene information stored in the lamp control box by the operating program.

Compared with the prior art, the above embodiment of the present invention has the following advantages:

(1) The second transmission unit of the luminaire is electrically connected to the brightness adjustment unit and the first transmission unit of the luminaire control box. When the second transmission unit receives the scene information transmitted by the first transmission unit, the brightness adjustment unit of the luminaire can adjust the brightness of the light source.

(2) The setting unit of the smart wireless operating device is electrically connected to the third transmission unit, and the operating program transmitted by the first transmission unit can be downloaded and executed.

(3) The setting unit of the smart wireless operating device can download, execute, and update the scene information transmitted by the first transmission unit, and upload the updated another scene information to the luminaire control by the third transmission unit and the first transmission unit. The memory of the box is stored.

(4) The image conversion unit of the smart wireless operation device is electrically connected to the display screen, and can convert the scene information so that the display screen can selectively display two-dimensional or three-dimensional images.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100‧‧‧Light adjustment system

110‧‧‧Lighting control box

112‧‧‧Storage device

114‧‧‧ memory

116‧‧‧First transmission unit

118‧‧‧First processor

120‧‧‧Lighting

122‧‧‧Light source

124‧‧‧Brightness adjustment unit

126‧‧‧Second transmission unit

128‧‧‧second processor

130‧‧‧Smart wireless operating device

131‧‧‧High brightness setting button

132‧‧‧ third transmission unit

133‧‧‧中 brightness setting button

134‧‧‧Setting unit

135‧‧‧low brightness setting button

136‧‧‧display screen

137‧‧‧Brightness adjustment pattern

138‧‧‧ third processor

139‧‧‧Image Conversion Unit

140‧‧‧Network Bridge

150‧‧‧Smart wireless operating device

156‧‧‧display screen

160‧‧‧Smart wireless operating device

166‧‧‧display screen

170‧‧‧Lights

172‧‧‧Light source

210‧‧‧TV

220‧‧‧ sofa

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S2‧‧‧ steps

S3‧‧‧ steps

S4‧‧‧ steps

S5‧‧ steps

S6‧‧ steps

S7‧‧ steps

1 is a perspective view of a light adjustment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the light adjustment system of Figure 1.

3 is a block diagram of a light adjustment system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of a smart wireless operating device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the use of the image conversion unit by the smart wireless operation device of FIG. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the brightness adjustment pattern when the lamp of Fig. 5 is set.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a light adjustment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a method of operating a light adjustment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Light adjustment system

110‧‧‧Lighting control box

112‧‧‧Storage device

114‧‧‧ memory

116‧‧‧First transmission unit

118‧‧‧First processor

120‧‧‧Lighting

122‧‧‧Light source

124‧‧‧Brightness adjustment unit

126‧‧‧Second transmission unit

128‧‧‧second processor

130‧‧‧Smart wireless operating device

132‧‧‧ third transmission unit

134‧‧‧Setting unit

136‧‧‧display screen

138‧‧‧ third processor

Claims (10)

A lighting adjustment system comprising: a lighting control box comprising: a storage device for storing an operating program; a memory for storing a scene information; and a first transmission unit electrically connected to the storage device and The memory is configured to transmit the operating program and the scene information; a light fixture comprising: a light source; a brightness adjusting unit electrically connected to the light source; and a second transmitting unit electrically connected to the brightness adjusting unit and the The first transmission unit is configured to receive the scene information, and the brightness adjustment unit adjusts the brightness of the light source; and the at least one smart wireless operation device includes: a third transmission unit wirelessly connected to the first transmission unit; a setting unit electrically connected to the third transmission unit, configured to download and execute the operating program, download, execute, and update the scene information, and the third transmission unit and the first transmission unit will update the other one The scene information is uploaded to the memory storage; and a display screen is electrically connected to the setting unit for displaying the operation program and the scene resource ; Wherein the scenario information includes the position of the lamp, the brightness of the lamp, the projection angle of the lamp, the lamp wattage of the lamp and a receiving With space. The lighting adjustment system of claim 1, wherein the first transmission unit and the third transmission unit respectively comprise an Ethernet interface, a Bluetooth interface, a wireless network interface or a third generation mobile communication interface. The lighting adjustment system of claim 1, wherein the smart wireless operating device comprises a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant. The lighting adjustment system of claim 1, wherein the lighting control box further comprises: a first processor electrically connected to the storage device, the memory and the first transmission unit. The lighting adjustment system of claim 1, wherein the luminaire further comprises: a second processor electrically connected to the brightness adjusting unit, the light source and the second transmission unit. The lighting adjustment system of claim 1, wherein the smart wireless operating device further comprises: a third processor electrically connected to the third transmission unit, the setting unit and the display screen. The lighting adjustment system of claim 1, wherein the smart wireless operating device further comprises: an image conversion unit electrically connected to the display screen for converting the scene information, so that the display screen can be selectively displayed. Dimensional or three-dimensional images. The lighting adjustment system of claim 1, further comprising: a network bridge, wirelessly connected between the first transmission unit and the third transmission unit. A method for operating a lighting adjustment system, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a lamp control box, a lamp and at least one smart wireless operating device, wherein the lamp control box is electrically connected to the lamp; (b) wirelessly connecting the a smart wireless operating device and the luminaire control box; (c) downloading, by the smart wireless operating device, an operating program stored in the luminaire control box; (d) executing the operating program in the smart wireless operating device, and displaying the Operating the program on a display screen of the smart wireless operating device; (e) the smart wireless operating device downloads a scene information stored by the light control box by the operating program, the scene information including the position of the light fixture, the light fixture Brightness, the projection angle of the luminaire, the wattage of the luminaire and a space for accommodating the luminaire; (f) the smart wireless operating device executes the scene information to cause the luminaire to receive the scene information from the luminaire control box; and (g) a brightness adjusting unit of the luminaire adjusts the brightness of a light source of the luminaire according to the scene information . The operating method of the lighting adjustment system of claim 9, wherein the step (e) further comprises: the smart wireless operating device updating the scene information stored by the lighting control box by the operating program.