METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT

• US 20120268365A1
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: KIM, Ki-young, LEE, Sang-gon, LEE, Sang-hun, LEE, Chang-sub
• Application Number:
  US13/451,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20120268365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3406 Control of illumination source illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices

Abstract

Methods, systems and apparatuses for controlling light. A method of controlling light includes displaying on a display unit at least one light property representing a property of the light of a lighting apparatus; if a user command for selecting a property value of the light property is input, displaying a lighting state corresponding to the selected property value; and if a user command representing that selection is completed is input, determining the displayed lighting state as a lighting state of the lighting apparatus.

Claims

1. A method of controlling light, the method comprising:

displaying on a display unit at least one light property representing a property of the light of a lighting apparatus;

if a user command for selecting a property value of the light property is input, displaying a lighting state corresponding to the selected property value; and

if a user command representing that selection is completed is input, determining the displayed lighting state as a lighting state of the lighting apparatus.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the light property is information regarding color, brightness, color temperature, or dimming cycle of the light emitted from the lighting apparatus.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the light property is displayed, a current lighting state of the lighting apparatus is also displayed on the display unit.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the light property is displayed as a plurality of property values corresponding to the light property.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the light property comprises a first light property and a second light property, and

wherein the method further comprise, if a user command for selecting a first property value of the first light property is input, displaying a plurality of property values of the second light property related to the first property value.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first light property is color, and the second light property is brightness.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the plurality of property values of the second light property comprise the first property value and property values of the second light property which sequentially vary with respect to the first property value.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a first lighting state,

wherein the light property comprises a plurality of color icons representing colors of the light, and

wherein the displaying of the lighting state comprises, if a user command for selecting at least one of the plurality of color icons is input as the user command for selecting the property value, displaying a second lighting state obtained by calculating a color corresponding to the selected color icon onto the first lighting state, instead of the first lighting state on the display unit.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first lighting state is a current lighting state or a previous lighting state of the lighting apparatus.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the displaying of the second lighting state comprises:

generating a second lighting code by calculating a predetermined color code onto a first lighting code corresponding to the first lighting state; and

displaying the second lighting state corresponding to the second lighting code.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of color icons comprise a first color icon representing a first color and a second color icon representing a second color, and

wherein each of the first and second lighting codes comprises a first code region representing the first color and a second code region representing the second color.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, if a user command for selecting the first color icon is input, the predetermined color code is calculated onto the first code region, and

wherein, if a user command for selecting the second color icon is input, the predetermined color code is calculated onto the second code region.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the color is red, green, or blue.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the light property comprises a brightness icon representing a brightness level of the light, and

wherein the displaying of the lighting state further comprises, if a user command for selecting the brightness icon is input as the user command for selecting the property value, displaying a third lighting state obtained by calculating a brightness level corresponding to the selected brightness icon onto the second lighting state, instead of the second lighting state on the display unit.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the brightness icon is displayed as at least one of black, white, and an achromatic color.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the displaying of the third lighting state comprises:

generating a third lighting code by calculating a predetermined brightness code onto a second lighting code corresponding to the second lighting state; and

displaying the third lighting state corresponding to the third lighting code on the display unit.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein each of the second and third lighting codes comprises a first code region representing the first color and a second code region representing the second color, and

wherein, if a user command for selecting the brightness icon is input, the predetermined brightness code is calculated onto each of the first and second code regions.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising, if a user command for requesting to execute the lighting state is input, transmitting to the lighting apparatus an execution request message for requesting to execute the determined lighting state.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if a user command for selecting the lighting apparatus is input, obtaining identification information of the lighting apparatus; and

storing the identification information of the lighting apparatus by matching the identification information to information regarding the lighting state.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information of the lighting apparatus comprises a static Internet protocol (IP) address of the lighting apparatus.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising, if the lighting apparatus is communicable, transmitting to the lighting apparatus a message for requesting to execute the lighting state.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the lighting apparatus is communicable via a relay apparatus.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the relay apparatus is an access point (AP).

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the identification information of the lighting apparatus comprises identification information and port information of the relay apparatus for forwarding a port to the lighting apparatus.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the identification information of the relay apparatus comprises a static IP address of the relay apparatus.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the identification information of the relay apparatus comprises domain information of the relay apparatus.

27. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving a message representing that the lighting state is executed, from the lighting apparatus via the relay apparatus; and

displaying on the display unit an indicator representing that the lighting state is completely executed.

28. The method of claim 21, further comprising, if the communication with the lighting apparatus is disconnected, displaying on the display unit an indicator representing that the execution of the lighting state is terminated.

29. A control apparatus comprising:

a display unit for displaying on a display unit at least one light property representing a property of light of a lighting apparatus;

a user input unit for receiving a user command for selecting a lighting state of the lighting apparatus; and

a control unit for, if a user command for selecting a property value of the light property is input, displaying a lighting state corresponding to the selected property value on the display unit and, if a user command representing that selection is completed is input, determining the displayed lighting state as the lighting state of the lighting apparatus.

30. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the light property is information regarding color, brightness, color temperature, or dimming cycle of the light emitted from the lighting apparatus.

31. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the control unit displays a current lighting state of the lighting apparatus on the display unit.

32. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the light property is displayed as a plurality of property values corresponding to the light property.

33. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the light property comprises a first light property and a second light property, and

wherein, if a user command for selecting a first property value of the first light property is input, the control unit displays a plurality of property values of the second light property related to the first property value on the display unit.

34. The control apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first light property is color, and the second light property is brightness.

35. The control apparatus of claim 33, wherein the plurality of property values of the second light property comprise the first property value and property values of the second light property which sequentially vary with respect to the first property value.

36. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the light property comprises a plurality of color icons representing colors of the light,

wherein a first lighting state is displayed on the display unit, and

wherein, if a user command for selecting at least one of the plurality of color icons is input as the user command for selecting the property value, the control unit displays a second lighting state obtained by calculating a color corresponding to the selected color icon onto the first lighting state, instead of the first lighting state on the display unit.

37. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first lighting state is a current lighting state or a previous lighting state of the lighting apparatus.

38. The control apparatus of claim 37, wherein the control unit generates a second lighting code by calculating a predetermined color code onto a first lighting code corresponding to the first lighting state, and displays the second lighting state corresponding to the second lighting code.

39. The control apparatus of claim 38, wherein the plurality of color icons comprise a first color icon representing a first color and a second color icon representing a second color, and

wherein each of the first and second lighting codes comprises a first code region representing the first color and a second code region representing the second color.

40. The control apparatus of claim 39, wherein, if a user command for selecting the first color icon is input, the control unit calculates the predetermined color code onto the first code region, and

wherein, if a user command for selecting the second color icon is input, the control unit calculates the predetermined color code onto the second code region.

41. The control apparatus of claim 36, wherein the light property comprises a brightness icon representing a brightness level of the light, and

wherein, if a user command for selecting the brightness icon is input as the user command for selecting the property value, the control unit displays a third lighting state obtained by calculating a brightness level corresponding to the selected brightness icon onto the second lighting state, instead of the second lighting state on the display unit.

42. The control apparatus of claim 41, wherein the brightness icon is displayed as at least one of black, white, and an achromatic color.

43. The control apparatus of claim 41, wherein the control unit generates a third lighting code by calculating a predetermined brightness code onto a second lighting code corresponding to the second lighting state, and displays the third lighting state corresponding to the third lighting code on the display unit.

44. The control apparatus of claim 43, wherein each of the second and third lighting codes comprises a first code region representing the first color and a second code region representing the second color, and

wherein, if a user command for selecting the brightness icon is input, the control unit calculates the predetermined brightness code onto each of the first and second code regions.

45. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein, if a user command for requesting to execute the lighting state is input, the control unit transmits to the lighting apparatus an execution request message for requesting to execute the determined lighting state.

46. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein, if a user command for selecting the lighting apparatus is input, the control unit obtains identification information of the lighting apparatus, and stores the identification information of the lighting apparatus by matching the identification information to information regarding the lighting state.

47. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the identification information of the lighting apparatus comprises a static Internet protocol (IP) address of the lighting apparatus.

48. The control apparatus of claim 47, wherein, if the lighting apparatus is communicable, the control unit transmits to the lighting apparatus a message for requesting to execute the lighting state.

49. The control apparatus of claim 48, wherein the lighting apparatus is communicable via a relay apparatus.

50. The control apparatus of claim 49, wherein the relay apparatus is an access point (AP).

51. The control apparatus of claim 49, wherein the identification information of the lighting apparatus comprises identification information and port information of the relay apparatus for forwarding a port to the lighting apparatus.

52. The control apparatus of claim 51, wherein the identification information of the relay apparatus comprises a static IP address of the relay apparatus.

53. The control apparatus of claim 51, wherein the identification information of the relay apparatus comprises domain information of the relay apparatus.

54. The control apparatus of claim 48, wherein, if a message representing that the lighting state is executed is received from the lighting apparatus via the relay apparatus, the control unit displays on the display unit an indicator representing that the lighting state is completely executed.

55. The control apparatus of claim 48, wherein, if the communication with the lighting apparatus is disconnected, the control unit displays on the display unit an indicator representing that the execution of the lighting state is terminated.

56. The control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the control apparatus is a mobile device.