CHRISTMAS STRING LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND STRING LIGHT DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20140091719A1
• Filed: 10/03/2012
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: George Tsai
• Original Assignee: George Tsai
• Inventors: TSAI, GEORGE
• Application Number:
  US13/644,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20140091719A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/185.S
• 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 string light device employs a mobile device to control a string light thereof through a bluetooth connection module thereof. The mobile device is activated to switch to one of the display modes of the string light so as to operate the string light to exhibit a visual effect, such as blinking the string light according to rhythms of music or sounds or changing the luminance or color or the string light. Accordingly, users achieve to wirelessly control a string light by simply using a mobile device, such as a smart phone or a tablet personal computer.

Claims

1. A Christmas string light control system comprising:

a string light;

a control end device electrically connected to the string light and having a bluetooth connection module; and

a mobile device wirelessly connected to the bluetooth connection module of the control end device, and transmitting a wireless signal to the control end device for the control end device to control the string light according to a selected display mode.

2. The Christmas string light control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the mobile device has:

a touch panel serving to output an operation command according to a touch event;

a bluetooth communication module serving to transmit and receive wireless signals; and

a command generation module electrically connected to the touch panel and the bluetooth communication module, controlling the touch panel to display a command input interface for a user'"'"'s input, generating a string light control command according to the user'"'"'s input conducted on the command input interface, and transmitting the string light control command to the bluetooth communication module for the bluetooth communication module to convert the string light control command into a wireless command signal and transmit the wireless command signal;

the control end device further has;

a control module controlling the string light according to a selected display mode; and

a power input module acquiring a mains power and outputting an operating power;

wherein the bluetooth connection serves to wirelessly connect with the bluetooth communication module, the control module is electrically connected to the bluetooth connection module and the string light, when receiving the wireless command signal transmitted from the bluetooth communication module of the mobile device, the bluetooth connection module converts the wireless command signal into the string light control command and transmits the string light control command to the control module, the control module then controls the string light according to the selected display mode mapped to by the string light control command, and the power input module is connected to and supplies the operating power to the control module, the bluetooth connection module and the string light.

3. The Christmas string light control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control module has:

a micro-controller unit (MCU) electronically connected to the bluetooth connection module to receive the string light control command transmitted from the bluetooth connection module;

a storage device electronically connected to the MCU and memorizing multiple display modes of the string light;

a string light driver electronically connected to the MCU and the string light, wherein when receiving the string light control command from the bluetooth connection module, the MCU identifies a corresponding display mode in the storage device according to the string light control command, and controls the string light driver so that the string light is operated according to the identified display mode.

4. The Christmas string light control system as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the string light has a string light connector formed on one end of the string light;

and

the control end device further has a control end connector electrically connected to the string light connector of the string light, the control module and the power input module of the control end device.

5. The Christmas string light control system as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the string light connector is a plug;

the bluetooth connection module, the control module and the power input module are mounted inside a housing; and

the control end connector of the control end device is a receptacle electrically connected with the plug of the string light.

6. A string light device comprising:

a string light;

a bluetooth connection module adapted to wirelessly connect to a mobile device and receive a wireless command signal transmitted from the mobile device;

a control module electrically connected to the bluetooth connection module and the string light and serving to control the string light according to a selected display mode, wherein when receiving the wireless command signal transmitted from the mobile device, the bluetooth connection module converts the wireless command signal into the string light control command and transmits the string light control command to the control module, and the control module then controls the string light according to the display mode mapped to by the string light control command; and

a power input module serving to acquire a mains power, convert the mains power into an operating power and output the operating power, and electrically connected to and supplying the operating power to the control module, the bluetooth connection module and the string light.

7. The string light device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a control end connector, wherein

the control end connector is electrically connected to the control module and the power input module;

and

the string light has a string light connector formed on one end of the string light and electrically connected with the control end connector.

8. The string light device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control module has:

an MCU electronically connected to the bluetooth connection module to receive the string light control command transmitted from the bluetooth connection module;

a storage device electronically connected to the MCU and memorizing multiple display modes of the string light; and

a string light driver electronically connected to the MCU and the string light, wherein when receiving the string light control command from the bluetooth connection module, the MCU identifies a corresponding display mode in the storage device according to the string light control command, and controls the string light driver so that the string light is operated according to the identified display mode.

9. The string light device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the control module has:

an MCU electronically connected to the bluetooth connection module to receive the string light control command transmitted from the bluetooth connection module;

a storage device electronically connected to the MCU and memorizing multiple display modes of the string light; and

a string light driver electronically connected to the MCU and connected to the string light through the control end connector and the string light connector, wherein when receiving the string light control command from the bluetooth connection module, the MCU identifies a corresponding display mode in the storage device according to the string light control command, and controls the string light driver so that the string light is operated according to the identified display mode.

10. The string light device as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the string light connector is a plug;

the bluetooth connection module, the control module and the power input module are mounted inside a housing; and

the control end connector is a receptacle electrically connected with the plug of the string light.

11. The string light device as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the string light connector is a plug;

the bluetooth connection module, the control module and the power input module are mounted inside a housing; and

the control end connector is a receptacle electrically connected with the plug of the string light.

12. The string light device as claimed in claim 9, wherein

the string light connector is a plug;

the bluetooth connection module, the control module and the power input module are mounted inside a housing; and

the control end connector is a receptacle electrically connected with the plug of the string light.