LIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND LIGHT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20130135333A1
• Filed: 02/16/2012
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: CHEN, Chun-Kuang, CHEN, Yuan-Ching, CHEN, Tung-Yu
• Application Number:
  US13/398,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20130135333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/589
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A light system includes a lamp, a user operation interface, a control unit and a communication unit. The user operation interface is adapted to be used by a user to select a brightness value or a color temperature value, wherein the user operation interface includes a display unit and a touch control unit. The display unit is used to output a graphical interface. The touch control unit is used to detect a touch action upon the graphical interface of the display unit. The control unit is electrically connected to the user operation interface for receiving and processing a selection of the brightness value or the color temperature value from the user operation interface. The communication unit is electrically connected to the control unit for transmitting the selection of the brightness value or the color temperature value to the lamp via a wireless protocol.

Claims

1. A light adjustment device comprising:

a user operation interface adapted to be used by a user to select a brightness value or a color temperature value, wherein the user operation interface comprises;

a display unit for outputting a graphical interface; and

a touch control unit for detecting a touch action upon the graphical interface of the display unit;

a control unit being electrically connected to the user operation interface for receiving and processing a selection of the brightness value or the color temperature value from the user operation interface; and

a communication unit being electrically connected to the control unit for transmitting the selection of the brightness value or the color temperature value to a target lamp.

2. The light adjustment device of claim 1, wherein the graphical interface includes an arc-shaped touch control section and a touch control inhibiting section, and the arc-shaped touch control section and the touch control inhibiting section collectively form a close-loop ring, and the arc-shaped touch control section is capable of displaying a plurality of color gradients of the brightness value or the color temperature value.

3. The light adjustment device of claim 2, wherein the graphical interface further comprises a selection value display section disposed within the close-loop ring.

4. The light adjustment device of claim 2, wherein the arc-shaped touch control section further comprises a plurality of scales disposed on an edge thereof

5. The light adjustment device of claim 2, wherein the control unit is capable of displaying a pointer corresponding to where the user is in contact with the arc-shaped touch control section.

6. The light adjustment device of claim 2, wherein the arc-shaped touch control section comprises an initial end and a terminal end, and the touch control inhibiting section is disposed between the initial end and the terminal end.

7. The light adjustment device of claim 1, wherein the graphical interface comprises a long-strip touch control section, and the long-strip touch control section display is capable of displaying a plurality of color gradients of the brightness value or the color temperature value.

8. The light adjustment device of claim 7, wherein the graphical interface further comprises a selection value display section disposed adjacent to the long-strip touch control section.

9. The light adjustment device of claim 7, wherein the long-strip touch control section comprises a plurality of scales disposed on an edge thereof

10. The light adjustment device of claim 7, wherein the control unit is capable of displaying a pointer corresponding to where the user is in contact with the long-strip touch control section.

11. A light system comprising:

a lamp;

a user operation interface adapted to be used by a user to select a brightness value or color temperature value, wherein the user operation interface comprises;

a display unit for outputting a graphical interface; and

a touch control unit for detecting a touch action upon the graphical interface of the display unit;

a control unit being electrically connected to the user operation interface for receiving and processing a selection of the brightness value or the color temperature value from the user operation interface; and

a communication unit being electrically connected to the control unit for transmitting the selection of the brightness value or the color temperature value to the lamp via a wireless protocol.

12. The light system of claim 11, wherein the graphical interface includes an arc-shaped touch control section and a touch control inhibiting section, and the arc-shaped touch control section and the touch control inhibiting section collectively form a close-loop ring, and the arc-shaped touch control section is capable of displaying a plurality of color gradients of the brightness value or the color temperature value.

13. The light system of claim 12, wherein the graphical interface further comprises a selection value display section disposed within the close-loop ring.

14. The light system of claim 12, wherein the arc-shaped touch control section further comprises a plurality of scales disposed on an edge thereof

15. The light system of claim 12, wherein the control unit is capable of displaying a pointer corresponding to where the user is in contact with the arc-shaped touch control section.

16. The light system of claim 12, wherein the arc-shaped touch control section comprises an initial end and a terminal end, and the touch control inhibiting section is disposed between the initial end and the terminal end.

17. The light system of claim 11, wherein the graphical interface comprises a long-strip touch control section which is capable of displaying a plurality of color gradients of the brightness value or the color temperature value.

18. The light system of claim 17, wherein the graphical interface further comprises a selection value display section disposed adjacent to the long-strip touch control section.

19. The light system of claim 17, wherein the long-strip touch control section comprises a plurality of scales disposed on an edge thereof

20. The light system of claim 17, wherein the control unit is capable of displaying a pointer corresponding to where the user is in contact with the long-strip touch control section.

21. The light system of claim 11, wherein the lamp is an LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lamp.

22. The light system of claim 11, wherein the wireless protocol comprises an infared, micromave, RF, Zigbee, Wimax, 2G, 3G, 4G, bluetooth or WIFI protocol.