TWI584687B - Equipment controlling system and lighting system using the same - Google Patents

Description

Equipment control system and lighting system applying the same

The present invention relates to a device control system and a lighting system using the same. Specifically, in particular, a device control system using an optical signal and a lighting system using the same.

With the development of technology, electronic devices are becoming more and more diverse, and there are more and more products around the living environment. There may be many different functions on the electronic device. In some cases, the electronic device is only suitable for turning on certain functions to avoid accidental touch or activation of unwanted functions. However, depending on the existing electronic device, there is no related function.

In addition, excessive electronic equipment can also cause interference, such as excessive wire and associated electrical interference in electronic equipment in the operating room. Therefore, how to reduce the problem of electrical interference in a special environment is one of the topics that applicants are eager to pay attention to.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus control system including a first illumination apparatus and apparatus. The first lighting device includes a receiving unit, a central control unit, a driving unit, and a lighting unit. The device has a light sensing unit, a signal conversion unit, and a device control unit. The first lighting device emits the first optical signal, and the device control unit sets whether all or part of the operating functions of the device can be turned on or not turned on according to the first optical signal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an illumination system including a first illumination sheet The first control module, the first light emitting module, the synchronous control module, the second lighting unit, the second control module, and the second light receiving module.

Wherein, the first control module receives the external signal and generates the first according to the external signal The illumination signal adjusts the first illumination parameter of the first illumination unit and generates a first control signal to control the first light emission module to emit a first optical signal. The synchronous control module receives the first optical signal and emits a second optical signal accordingly. The second light receiving module receives the second light signal, and the second control module adjusts the second lighting parameter of the second lighting unit according to the second light signal.

Compared with the prior art, the device control system of the present invention and the lighting system using the same The system can provide different specific operational functions according to different light sources, and can reduce the interference of complicated circuits of too many electronic devices.

1‧‧‧Device Control System

11‧‧‧First lighting device

11a‧‧‧First lighting fixture

11b‧‧‧Second lighting device

111‧‧‧ Receiving unit

112‧‧‧Central Control Unit

113‧‧‧ drive unit

114‧‧‧Lighting unit

121‧‧‧Light sensing unit

122‧‧‧Signal Conversion Unit

123‧‧‧Device Control Unit

21‧‧‧First lighting unit

22‧‧‧First Control Module

23‧‧‧First light emitting module

31‧‧‧Second lighting unit

32‧‧‧Second control module

33‧‧‧Second light receiving module

E1‧‧‧ equipment

R‧‧‧reflector

S‧‧‧Synchronous Control Module

S11‧‧‧Synchronous optical transceiver module

S12‧‧‧Synchronous controller

1A is a block diagram of an embodiment of the system of the present invention.

1B is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention.

In the following, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in the accompanying drawings. For the purpose of clarity, the details of the invention are described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not intended to limit the invention. In addition, some of the known structures and elements are illustrated in the drawings in a simplified schematic representation.

Please refer to FIG. 1A. FIG. 1A is a block diagram of an embodiment of a system of the present invention. Equipment control The system 1 includes a first illumination device 11 and a device E1. The first lighting device 11 preferably includes a receiving unit 111, a central control unit 112, a driving unit 113, and a lighting unit 114. The receiving unit 111 can be used to receive an input signal from an external controller, such as a control signal of a mobile phone, a computer, a tablet computer or the like. It should be noted that the external input signal can be transmitted by wire or wirelessly. For example, the wired signal can be a communication protocol such as RS-232, RS485, and a plurality of serial ports. The wireless signal can be a communication protocol such as infrared (IR), Bluetooth, or wireless network, but This is limited to this. The central control unit 112 is coupled to the receiving unit 111 for receiving signals transmitted by the receiving unit 111. The central control unit 112 preferably gives different setting parameters to the driving device 113, and the driving device 113 activates the lighting unit 114 to emit the first optical signal according to the corresponding parameter.

It should be noted that the lighting unit 114 can be a dimmable light emitting diode. (Light-Emitting Diode, LED) bulb, but not limited to this, as long as it is a light-emitting device with adjustable brightness. Here, it should be understood that the emitted optical signal preferably includes optical characteristics such as intensity, illuminance, frequency, luminance, and duty ratio. The different optical characteristics correspond to different setting parameters, such as coding. The user can store the setting parameters in the memory (not shown), but not limited thereto.

The device E1 has a plurality of different operational functions for the user to operate, the device E1 preferably includes a light sensing unit 121, a signal conversion unit 122, and a device control unit 123. The light sensing unit 121 is configured to receive the optical signal from the illumination unit 114. The signal conversion unit 122 is coupled to the light sensing unit 121 and can be used to convert the first optical signal into a first signal. The first signal is, for example, an electrical signal. Not limited to this. The first signal is the first optical signal corresponding to the different setting parameters; the device control unit 123 is coupled to the signal conversion unit 122 for receiving the first signal and then According to the corresponding parameters, all or part of the operation functions of the device E1 are set to be enabled or not enabled. Briefly, the device E1 receives the optical signal from the first illumination device 11 and sends different parameters, and the corresponding operation function can be turned on.

It is worth mentioning that you can also set the recorder (or timer, etc.) in device E1. A similar device), according to which the usage time of the device E1 in different environments can be recorded. Further, it is possible to know the number of hours when a particular operational function is used, and it is convenient to remind the user when to replace the relevant consumables. Of course, in addition to the recorder, other devices with different functions can be installed.

In other embodiments, the first illumination device 11 emits different optical signals. Different devices can be controlled separately. With this design, synchronous or asynchronous control of multiple devices can be simultaneously performed in the illumination area, which increases the convenience of use.

In other preferred embodiments, the light sensing unit 121 can also be disposed in other In the light source device, the first illumination device 11 can be used to modulate other light source devices, such as intensity, illuminance, frequency, luminance, duty ratio, etc., to achieve regional control.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the device control system can be set in different environments or empty In between. For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, the environment 1 is provided with a first lighting device 11a, which is preferably provided with a receiving unit, a central control unit, a driving unit and a lighting unit; the environment 2 is provided with a second lighting device 11b. Preferably, a receiving unit, a central control unit, a driving unit and a lighting unit are also provided; the device E1 preferably comprises a light sensing unit, a signal conversion unit and a device control unit.

The lighting device 11a of the environment 1 and the lighting device 11b of the environment 2 are continuously transmitted, respectively. Fixed optical signals, such as the first optical signal and the second optical signal, but the optical signals of the two environments The numbers are different. The device E1 has a light-sensing unit. When the device E1 is in the environment 1, the light-sensing unit in the device E1 receives the first light signal sent by the first lighting device 11a. After the internal signal is converted, the device E1 can be correspondingly configured. The first function can be turned on.

On the other hand, when the device E1 moves to the environment 2, the light sensing unit in the device E1 Receiving the second optical signal sent by the second illuminating device 11b, after the internal signal is converted, the second function can be opened correspondingly, and the first function system opened by the device E1 according to the first optical signal It is in a state where it cannot be turned on. It should be understood that if the device E1 leaves the environment 1 and the environment 2, the corresponding functions (ie, the first function and the second function) are in an unopenable state.

In brief, the device E1 of this embodiment corresponds to different environments in different environments. The optical signal can be turned on or off, and the corresponding specific operation function can be turned on.

In practical applications, for example, a medical device E1 has an anesthetic function. When the device E1 is pushed into the environment 1 (for example, an environment in which an anesthesia function is used in an operating room), the function related to the anesthesia of the device is set to be ready to be turned on by the first optical signal corresponding to the environment 1. For the user to open the operation; conversely, when the device E1 moves to the environment 2 (for example, an area where the anesthesia function is not possible), the anesthesia related function is different because the second optical signal is different from the parameters included in the first optical signal. Will be set to not open, to avoid user error.

In other embodiments, the present invention can also be applied to rights management, for example, When the public mobile device (such as a notebook computer) is in the general office area, it can only open the browsing function when it corresponds to the optical signal in the general office area; when the public mobile device is moved to the computer room, it corresponds to the inside of the computer room. When the optical signal is activated, the function of modifying the related program is enabled.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the record may also be set in the device E1. The function and application of the device (or a similar device such as a timer) are the same as those of the foregoing embodiment, and are not described herein.

Another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2A, is a lighting system, the main It can be applied to the environment of the cutting room, but not limited to this. The surgical lamp holder in the operating room is provided with a synchronous control module S. The surgical lamp connected to the surgical lamp holder is provided with a first lighting unit 21 coupled to the first control module 22 and the first light emitting module 23. The second illumination unit 31 can be disposed on the other operation lamps, and is coupled to the second control module 32 and the second light receiving module 33. The first control module 22 receives an external signal (such as a wired or wireless signal) and generates a first illumination signal, and the first illumination signal can be used to adjust the first illumination parameter of the first illumination unit 21. The first illumination parameter includes optical characteristics such as intensity, illuminance, frequency, luminance, and duty ratio. The first control module 22 generates a first control signal according to the first illumination parameter for controlling the first light emitting module 23 to emit a first optical signal corresponding to the first illumination parameter. In this embodiment, the first illumination unit 21 and the second illumination unit 31 may be a dimmable light-emitting diode (LED) bulb, but not limited thereto.

When the synchronous control module S receives the first optical signal, it will correspondingly emit the second light. Signal. When the second light receiving module 33 receives the second light signal, the second control module 32 adjusts the second lighting parameter of the second lighting unit 31 according to the second light signal. That is to say, the second illumination parameter may correspond to the first illumination parameter adjustment, and the second illumination parameter also includes optical characteristics such as intensity, illumination, frequency, luminance, and duty ratio.

It should be noted that the synchronous control module S preferably includes a synchronous optical transceiver module. S11 and synchronization controller S12. When the synchronous control module S receives the first optical signal, the synchronous optical transceiver module S11 can control the synchronous optical transceiver module S11 to send the second optical signal. The synchronous optical transceiver module S11 may include an adjustable light-emitting diode (LED) bulb, but not Limited.

It is worth mentioning that, in other embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2B, The step control module S is provided with a reflecting device R, which may be a mirror or the like. When the synchronous control module S receives the first optical signal, the first optical signal can be reflected by the reflective device R into the second optical signal. When the second light receiving module 33 receives the second light signal, the second control module 32 adjusts the second lighting parameter of the second lighting unit 31 according to the second light signal. With this design, other surgical lights in the surgical lamp holder can be simultaneously activated.

In other embodiments, the first lighting device and the first light emitting module may also be The first control module integrates the first illumination signal and the first control signal into a first combined signal for driving the first illumination unit. Among them, the ordinary people in the field should be able to understand the way the signal is integrated, and will not be repeated here.

However, in other preferred embodiments, when the first lighting unit 21 is manually adjusted For example, the brightness or color temperature is adjusted, and the first light signal is sent to the first light signal to notify the synchronization control module S. The synchronization control module S sends a second light signal according to the first light signal to notify other operations. light. When the other surgical lights receive the second optical signal, the brightness or color temperature of the connected lighting unit is adjusted according to the second optical signal.

With the design of this embodiment, the signal is transmitted through the light, in addition to reducing the operation In addition to the interference of too much electronic equipment in the room, it can also reduce the problems caused by the excessive wire of the original surgical lamp holder. For example, when the surgical lamp needs to be rotated 360 degrees, it may be broken due to excessive winding of the wire.

Compared with the prior art, the device control system of the present invention and the lighting system using the same The system can open and close different specific operating functions according to different light sources, and can reduce the interference of complicated circuits of too many electronic devices.

The features and spirits of the present invention are intended to be more apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments described herein. Various changes and retouchings can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

21‧‧‧First lighting unit

22‧‧‧First Control Module

23‧‧‧First light emitting module

31‧‧‧Second lighting unit

32‧‧‧Second control module

33‧‧‧Second light receiving module

S‧‧‧Synchronous Control Module

S11‧‧‧Synchronous optical transceiver module

S12‧‧‧Synchronous controller

Claims (4)

A device control system, comprising: a first lighting device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving an external input signal; a central control unit coupled to the receiving unit; a driving unit coupled to the central control unit; And a lighting unit coupled to the driving unit, wherein the central control unit controls the driving unit to drive the lighting unit to emit a first optical signal according to the external input signal received by the receiving unit; and a device, the device A plurality of different operational functions are available for the user to operate, including: a light sensing unit for receiving the first optical signal; and a signal conversion unit coupled to the optical sensing unit for converting the first optical signal a first signal; a device control unit coupled to the signal conversion unit to receive the first signal; wherein the device control unit sets a part of the operation function of the device to be enabled according to the received first signal Operation is used or cannot be used by the open operation. The system of claim 1, wherein the first optical signal comprises optical characteristics such as intensity, illuminance, frequency, luminance, duty ratio, and the like. The system of claim 1, further comprising a recorder for recording the operation time of the light sensing unit. The system of claim 1, wherein the external input signal is a wired or wireless transmission mode.