Light control apparatus and method of controlling light thereof
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1. A light control apparatus comprising:
- a touch screen configured to display a first graphical user interface for registering unregistered lights of a plurality of lights installed near the light control apparatus; and
a controller that is wirelessly connected to and that wirelessly controls the plurality of lights, the controller being configured to store register information of the unregistered lights that is set through the first graphical user interface and to control lights registered based on the stored register information,wherein the first graphical user interface comprises;
a first area in which information about the unregistered lights is displayed; and
a second area in which location information for setting an installed location of a first light selected from the unregistered lights displayed in the first area is displayed,wherein the controller is configured toinitiate a search for the unregistered lights of the plurality of lights installed near the light control apparatus,display, in the first area of the first graphical user interface, a first list of the unregistered lights when the unregistered lights are detected,display, in the second area of the first graphical user interface, a second list of previously registered installing places when the first light is selected from the first list,display, in the second area of the first graphical user interface, the location information of the first light corresponding to a previously registered installing place selected from the second list,display a second graphic user interface for controlling the registered lights on the touch screen when the unregistered lights are registered,wherein the second graphic user interface includes a third area for displaying group information corresponding to a previously registered light group, anda fourth area for displaying location information corresponding to a specific light group preselected from the light groups included in the third area,wherein the location information displayed on the fourth area includes an image corresponding to an installed place of the specific light group selected through the third area, and light state icons displayed on the image to represent lights belonging to the selected specific light group,wherein the light state icons represent information of a current operating state of a corresponding light, and the information of the current operating state includes power state information and brightness information,wherein when the first light is turned on, a light state icon corresponding to the first light is displayed based on a color of light radiated from the first light,wherein the brightness information is a numeral representing a level of brightness of a corresponding light,wherein the controller is configured to display on the third area, a light group icon representing a light group,wherein the light group icon further includes information of a number of lights belonging to a corresponding light group,wherein the controller is configured to display on the third area, a control tap for batch controlling and separately controlling a light belonging to the corresponding light group,wherein the light group icon is displayed in mutually different forms according to whether the light belonging to the corresponding light group exists,wherein when a previously registered light exists in a first group, the light group icon corresponding to the first group is displayed while being activated,wherein when any previously registered lights do not exist in a second group, the light group icon corresponding to the second group is displayed while being inactivated,wherein the location information of the first light is stored in an image captured at the first installing place,wherein the register information includes the installed location of the first light,wherein the setting of the installed location of the first light is performed by touch dragging the installed location information about the first light displayed in the first area to a first location on the image displayed in the second area,wherein the image displayed in the second area is divided into a plurality of areas when the information about the first light is dragged on the first graphical user interface,wherein the first light is classified into a group corresponding to the first installing place,wherein the first light and a second light are grouped into a same group when the first and second lights are set in a state in which the image of the same installed place is displayed, andwherein the unregistered lights corresponding to the light state icons are registered by moving the light state icons onto images of actual installation places of the unregistered lights.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a light control apparatus. The light control apparatus includes: a touch screen to display a first graphical user interface for registering a light; and a control unit to store register information about the light set through the first graphical user interface and to control the registered light by using the stored register information, wherein the first graphical user interface includes: a first area on which information about a light to be registered is displayed; and a second area on which location information for setting an installed location of a first light selected from lights displayed on the first area is displayed, wherein the location information displayed on the second area includes working field information about an actual installation place of the first light, and wherein the working field information includes a photo photographed at the actual installation place of the first light.
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1. A light control apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen configured to display a first graphical user interface for registering unregistered lights of a plurality of lights installed near the light control apparatus; and a controller that is wirelessly connected to and that wirelessly controls the plurality of lights, the controller being configured to store register information of the unregistered lights that is set through the first graphical user interface and to control lights registered based on the stored register information, wherein the first graphical user interface comprises; a first area in which information about the unregistered lights is displayed; and a second area in which location information for setting an installed location of a first light selected from the unregistered lights displayed in the first area is displayed, wherein the controller is configured to initiate a search for the unregistered lights of the plurality of lights installed near the light control apparatus, display, in the first area of the first graphical user interface, a first list of the unregistered lights when the unregistered lights are detected, display, in the second area of the first graphical user interface, a second list of previously registered installing places when the first light is selected from the first list, display, in the second area of the first graphical user interface, the location information of the first light corresponding to a previously registered installing place selected from the second list, display a second graphic user interface for controlling the registered lights on the touch screen when the unregistered lights are registered, wherein the second graphic user interface includes a third area for displaying group information corresponding to a previously registered light group, and a fourth area for displaying location information corresponding to a specific light group preselected from the light groups included in the third area, wherein the location information displayed on the fourth area includes an image corresponding to an installed place of the specific light group selected through the third area, and light state icons displayed on the image to represent lights belonging to the selected specific light group, wherein the light state icons represent information of a current operating state of a corresponding light, and the information of the current operating state includes power state information and brightness information, wherein when the first light is turned on, a light state icon corresponding to the first light is displayed based on a color of light radiated from the first light, wherein the brightness information is a numeral representing a level of brightness of a corresponding light, wherein the controller is configured to display on the third area, a light group icon representing a light group, wherein the light group icon further includes information of a number of lights belonging to a corresponding light group, wherein the controller is configured to display on the third area, a control tap for batch controlling and separately controlling a light belonging to the corresponding light group, wherein the light group icon is displayed in mutually different forms according to whether the light belonging to the corresponding light group exists, wherein when a previously registered light exists in a first group, the light group icon corresponding to the first group is displayed while being activated, wherein when any previously registered lights do not exist in a second group, the light group icon corresponding to the second group is displayed while being inactivated, wherein the location information of the first light is stored in an image captured at the first installing place, wherein the register information includes the installed location of the first light, wherein the setting of the installed location of the first light is performed by touch dragging the installed location information about the first light displayed in the first area to a first location on the image displayed in the second area, wherein the image displayed in the second area is divided into a plurality of areas when the information about the first light is dragged on the first graphical user interface, wherein the first light is classified into a group corresponding to the first installing place, wherein the first light and a second light are grouped into a same group when the first and second lights are set in a state in which the image of the same installed place is displayed, and wherein the unregistered lights corresponding to the light state icons are registered by moving the light state icons onto images of actual installation places of the unregistered lights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a light, the method comprising:
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initiating a search, via a controller, for unregistered lights of a plurality of lights installed near a light control apparatus, wherein the controller is wirelessly connected to and wirelessly controls the plurality of lights; displaying a first graphical user interface for registering the unregistered lights, via the controller, when the unregistered lights are detected, wherein the first graphical user interface comprises a first area in which information about the unregistered lights is displayed; and
a second area in which location information for setting an installed location of a first light selected from the unregistered lights displayed in the first area is displayed,displaying, via the controller, in the second area of the first graphical user interface, a second list of previously registered installing places when the first light is selected from a first list, displaying, via the controller, in the second area of the first graphical user interface, the location information of the first light corresponding to a previously registered installing place selected from the second list, setting, via the controller, an installed location of the first light by touch dragging the installed location information about the first light displayed in the first area to a first location on an image displayed in the second area, and storing, via the controller, register information of the first light that is set through the first graphical user interface, wherein the register information includes the installed location of the first light, displaying, via the controller a second graphical user interface for controlling the registered light, wherein the second graphic user interface includes a third area for displaying group information corresponding to a previously registered light group, and a fourth area for displaying location information corresponding to a specific light group preselected from the light groups included in the third area, wherein the location information displayed on the fourth area includes an image corresponding to an installed place of the specific light group selected through the third area, and light state icons displayed on the image to represent lights belonging to the selected specific light group, wherein the light state icons represent information of a current operating state of a corresponding light, and the information of the current operating state includes power state information and brightness information, wherein when the first light is turned on, a light state icon corresponding to the first light is displayed based on a color of light radiated from the first light, wherein the brightness information is a numeral representing a level of brightness of a corresponding light, wherein a light group icon representing a light group is displayed on the third area, via the controller, wherein the light group icon further includes information of a number of lights belonging to a corresponding light group, wherein a control tap for batch controlling and separately controlling a light belonging to the corresponding light group is displayed in the third area, via the controller, wherein the light group icon is displayed in mutually different forms according to whether the light belonging to the corresponding light group exists, wherein when a previously registered light exists in a first group, the light group icon corresponding to the first group is displayed while being activated, wherein when any previously registered lights do not exist in a second group, the light group icon corresponding to the second group is displayed while being inactivated, wherein the first list of the unregistered lights includes Media Access Control addresses of the unregistered lights, wherein the image displayed in the second area is divided into a plurality of areas when the information about the first light is dragged on the first graphical user interface, wherein a light icon corresponding to the first light is displayed at the first location of the image according to the touch dragging, wherein the installed location of the first light is set at a location in a physical space corresponding to the first location on the image, and wherein the unregistered lights corresponding to the light state icons are registered by moving the light state icons onto images of actual installation places of the unregistered lights. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Current AssigneeLG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
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Original AssigneeLG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
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InventorsKim, Dae Hun, Song, Seung Hwan
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Primary Examiner(s)To, Jennifer N
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Assistant Examiner(s)Filosi, Terri L
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Application NumberUS14/858,443Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,313 DaysField of Search715735US Class CurrentCPC Class CodesG06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or vi...G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of s...G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to c...H05B 47/10 Controlling the light sourceH05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two ...H05B 47/17 Operational modes, e.g. swi...H05B 47/19 via wireless transmissionH05B 47/1965 using handheld communicatio...
