Lighting System and Related Method Capable of Reducing Electricity Consumption

• US 20100052939A1
• Filed: 06/01/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Liang, Po-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US12/475,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20100052939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.720
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/51 Remote controlling of devices based on replies, status thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A lighting system capable of reducing electricity consumption includes a switch device, a mobile communication device and a control device. The mobile communication device includes a position detection module for detecting a position to generate a position data, a light sensing module for detecting luminance to generate a light sensing data, a wireless transmission module for wirelessly outputting data, and a first processing module for transmitting the position data and the light sensing data to the air via the wireless transmission module. The control device includes a wireless reception module for receiving the position data and the light sensing data, and a second processing module for outputting a control command to the switch device according to the position data and the light sensing data, to control a twinkle state of a related lighting device.

Claims

1. A lighting system capable of reducing electricity consumption comprising:

a switch device, coupled to a plurality of lighting devices, for controlling a twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices according to a control command;

a mobile communication device comprising;

a position detection module, for detecting a position of the mobile communication device to generate a position data;

a light sensing module, for sensing luminance in a position of the mobile communication device, to generate a light sensing data;

a wireless transmission module, for wirelessly outputting data; and

a first processing module, coupled to the light sensing module, the position detection module and the wireless transmission module, for receiving the position data and the light sensing data, and transmitting the position data and the light sensing data to via the wireless transmission module; and

a control device comprising;

a wireless reception module, for wirelessly receiving the position data and the light sensing data outputted from the wireless transmission module; and

a second processing module, coupled to the wireless reception module and the switch device, for outputting the control command to the switch device according to the position data and the light sensing data.

2. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the position detection module is an Assistant Global Positioning System receiver.

3. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the second processing module outputs the control command to the switch device according to the position data and the light sensing data when the mobile communication device enters an area, to increase luminance of a lighting device corresponding to the area.

4. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the second processing module outputs the control command to the switch device according to the position data and the light sensing data when the mobile communication device leaves an area, to decrease luminance of a lighting device corresponding to the area.

5. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the second processing module compares the luminance in the position of the mobile communication device with a luminance threshold according to the position data and the light sensing data, to output the control command to the switch device.

6. The lighting system of claim 5, wherein the second processing module outputs the control command to the switch device to increase luminance of a lighting device corresponding to the position of the mobile communication device when the luminance in the position of the mobile communication device is lower than the luminance threshold.

7. The lighting system of claim 5, wherein the second processing module outputs the control command to the switch device to decrease luminance of a lighting device corresponding to the position of the mobile communication device when the luminance in the position of the mobile communication device is higher than the luminance threshold.

8. The lighting system of claim 5, wherein the mobile communication device further comprises a setup module for setting the luminance threshold.

9. The lighting system of claim 5, wherein the control device further comprises a storage module for storing the luminance threshold.

10. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is a Personal Digital Assistant.

11. A method for reducing electricity consumption in a lighting system comprising a plurality of lighting devices, the method comprising:

obtaining a position data of a mobile communication device;

obtaining a light sensing data of the mobile communication device; and

controlling a twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices according to the position data and the light sensing data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein obtaining the position data of the mobile communication device is obtaining the position data of the mobile communication via an Assistant Global Positioning System.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein controlling the twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices according to the position data and the light sensing data is increasing luminance of a lighting device corresponding to an area according to the position data and the light sensing data when the mobile communication device enters the area.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein controlling the twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices according to the position data and the light sensing data is decreasing luminance of a lighting device corresponding to an area according to the position data and the light sensing data when the mobile communication device leaves the area.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein controlling the twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices according to the position data and the light sensing data is comparing luminance in a position of the mobile communication device with a luminance threshold according to the position data and the light sensing data, to control the twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein controlling the twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices according to the position data and the light sensing data is increasing luminance of a lighting device corresponding to the position of the mobile communication device when the luminance in the position of the mobile communication device is lower than the luminance threshold.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein controlling the twinkle state of each of the plurality of lighting devices according to the position data and the light sensing data is decreasing luminance of a lighting device corresponding to the position of the mobile communication device when the luminance in the position of the mobile communication device is higher than the luminance threshold.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprises setting the luminance threshold.

19. The method of claim 15 further comprises storing the luminance threshold.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the mobile communication device is a Personal Digital Assistant.