System for controlling a parameter

• US 20020054075A1
• Filed: 06/20/2001
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Van De Sluis, Bartel Marinus, Youdenko, Konstantin
• Granted Patent: US 6,983,445 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/730
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23197 Curve entered with pen on touchscreen
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1904 variable in time

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for controlling a parameter by programming said parameter using a programmable control device. The system according to the invention comprises drawing means which enable a user to create a drawing. The system further comprises means for converting said drawing to a programming of said parameter.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a parameter, comprising programming means for programming said parameter, characterized in that the system comprises drawing means for enabling a user to create a drawing, the programming means being arranged for converting said drawing to a programming of said parameter.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, each point of said drawing having an x-coordinate and a y-coordinate with respect to two orthogonal coordinate axes, said coordinate determining a point of time in said programming.

3. A system as claimed in claim 2, the programming means being arranged for identifying a stroke in said drawing, and programming said parameter in accordance with at least one property of said stroke.

4. A system as claimed in claim 3, the programming means being arranged for deriving a value of said parameter at a certain point of time from an y-coordinate and/or a thickness and/or a color of said stroke at the x-coordinate corresponding to said point of time.

5. A system as claimed in claim 4, said parameter being an ambient temperature, said value being a height of said ambient temperature.

6. A system as claimed in claim 4, said parameter being an audio and/or video presentation, said value being a sound level of said presentation.

7. A system as claimed in claim 4, said parameter being an audio and/or video presentation, said value being a category of said audio and/or video presentation.

8. A system as claimed in claim 4, said parameter being an ambient light, said value being an intensity of said ambient light.

9. A system as claimed in claim 3, the system being capable of controlling a plurality of parameters, the programming means being arranged for deriving an identity of said parameter from said y-coordinate and/or a thickness and/or a color of said stroke, and/or a label near said stroke.

10. An apparatus suitable for use in a system as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9, comprising programming means for programming a parameter, characterized in that the system comprises drawing means for enabling a user to create a drawing, the programming means being arranged for converting said drawing to a programming for said parameter.

12. A computer program product for causing, when executed on a suitable computing device, said computing device to constitute a system as claimed in claim 1 to 9.

11. A method of controlling a parameter, comprising a step of programming said parameter, characterized in that the method further comprises a step a creating a drawing, and a step of converting said drawing to a programming of said parameter.