SWITCHING MODULE AND SWITCHING SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM

• US 20110234555A1
• Filed: 03/29/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHO, Ho Chan, PARK, Jung Hwan, KIM, Chang Seob, YUN, Sang Kyeong, KWAG, Heui Sam
• Granted Patent: US 8,711,131 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/204
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

There are provided a switching module and a switching synchronization system. The switching module includes a plurality of first to n-th switching modules according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein each of the first to n-th switching modules includes: a button unit that includes a plurality of switching buttons; a state display unit that includes a plurality of display lamps corresponding to each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit; a switch controller that controls the operation of the state display unit according to the operation of each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit; and a switch communication unit that transmits the wireless switching control signal including the switching control and provides the switching control signals included in the wireless switching control signals received to the switch controller.

Claims

1. A switching module including a plurality of first to n-th switching modules, wherein each of the first to n-th switching modules includes:

a button unit that includes a plurality of switching buttons capable of operating lamps for each of a plurality of zones in which a plurality of lamps are previously divided for each region;

a state display unit that includes a plurality of display lamps corresponding to each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit, each of the plurality of display lamp displaying the operational state of the corresponding switching buttons;

a switch controller that controls the operation of the state display unit according to the operation of each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit, generates the switching control signals including the operational information on each of the plurality of switching buttons to control the transmission of the switching control signals, and controls the operation of the state display unit according to the operational information included in the received switching control signals; and

a switch communication unit that generates the wireless switching control signals according to a predetermined applicable communications protocol and transmits the wireless switching control signal including the switching control signals generated from the switch controller and provides the switching control signals included in the wireless switching control signals received according to the applicable communications protocol to the switch controller.

2. The switching module of claim 1, wherein the button unit includes:

a plurality of zone buttons corresponding to each of the plurality of zones;

program buttons corresponding to the plurality of predetermined zones; and

a plurality of functional buttons corresponding to each of the plurality of functions.

3. The switching module of claim 2, wherein the state display unit includes:

a plurality of zone display lamps corresponding to the plurality of zone buttons;

program display lamps corresponding to the program buttons; and

a plurality of function display lamps corresponding to the plurality of functional buttons.

4. The switching module of claim 1, wherein the wireless switching control signal includes operational information that has the number of zones, zone number, and state information related to an on/off state of a lamp and a lamp brightness state.

5. A switching synchronization system, comprising:

a lamp part that includes a plurality of first to n-th lamp modules, each of the plurality of first to n-th lamp modules including a lamp unit that includes a plurality of lamps included in a predetermined corresponding zone and a control circuit unit that controls the operation of a plurality of lamps in the lamp unit according to received wireless switching control signals; and

a switch part that includes a plurality of first to n-th switching modules capable of operating lamps for each of a plurality of zones of the lamp part, each of the first to n-th switching modules including operational information on the plurality of switching buttons, transmitting and receiving wireless switching control signals according to a predetermined applicable communications protocol, and performing switching synchronization according to the operational information.

6. The switching synchronization system of claim 5, wherein each of the first to n-th switching modules includes:

a button unit that includes a plurality of switching buttons capable of operating lamps for each of a plurality of zones in which a plurality of lamps are previously divided for each region;

a state display unit that includes a plurality of display lamps corresponding to each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit, each of the plurality of display lamp displaying the operational state of the corresponding switching buttons;

a switch controller that controls the operation of the state display unit according to the operation of each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit, generates the switching control signals including the operational information on each of the plurality of switching buttons to control the transmission of the switching control signals, and controls the operation of the state display unit according to the operational information included in the received switching control signals; and

a switch communication unit that generates the wireless switching control signals according to a predetermined applicable communications protocol and transmits the wireless switching control signal including the switching control signals generated from the switch controller and provides the switching control signals included in the wireless switching control signals received according to the applicable communications protocol to the switch controller.

7. The switching synchronization system of claim 6, wherein the button unit includes:

a plurality of zone buttons corresponding to each of the plurality of zones;

program buttons corresponding to the plurality of predetermined zones; and

a plurality of functional buttons corresponding to each of the plurality of functions.

8. The switching synchronization system of claim 7, wherein the state display unit includes:

a plurality of zone display lamps corresponding to the plurality of zone buttons;

program display lamps corresponding to the program buttons; and

a plurality of function display lamps corresponding to the plurality of functional buttons.

9. The switching synchronization system of claim 6, wherein the wireless switching control signal includes operational information that has the number of zones, zone number, and state information related to an on/off state of a lamp and a lamp brightness state.