LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20140239852A1
• Filed: 09/18/2013
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Ki Young, LEE, Sang Gon, JUNG, Yong Min, KIM, Tae Eung
• Application Number:
  US14/030,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20140239852A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/312
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/00 Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
• 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 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1985 Creation of lighting zones or scenes

Abstract

A lighting control system and a method for controlling the same are provided. The lighting control system includes at least one lighting device transmitting a wireless communication signal having unique identification information and controlled by a received wireless communication signal, and a user terminal receiving the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device, sorting and registering the at least one lighting device according to a strength of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device, and pairing the user terminal with the registered lighting device to control the lighting device. Accordingly, a plurality of lighting devices located in a remote area can be conveniently registered and controlled from a certain location.

Claims

1. A lighting control system comprising:

at least one lighting device configured to transmit a wireless communication signal, the at least one lighting device having unique identification information; and

a user terminal configured to receive the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device, sort and register the at least one lighting device according to a strength of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device, and pair the user terminal with the registered lighting device, the user terminal configured to control the registered lighting device.

2. The lighting control system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal comprises:

a memory unit configured to store the unique identification information included in the wireless communication signal and a strength of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device;

a wireless communication module configured to transmit and receive a wireless communication signal to and from the at least one lighting device; and

a controller configured to compare the strength of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device with respect to a reference value, and store the unique identification information included in the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device in the memory unit when the strength of the wireless communication signal transmitted from the at least one lighting device is equal to or greater than the reference value.

3. The lighting control system of claim 1, wherein the unique identification information includes a media access control (MAC) address.

4. The lighting control system of claim 1, wherein the lighting device emits white light generated by at least one of combining yellow, green, or red phosphors to a blue LED chip and by combining green or red LED chips and having two or more peak wavelengths, the white light is provided in a segment linking (x,y) coordinates (0.4476, 0.4074), (0.3484, 0.3516), (0.3101, 0.3162), (0.3128, 0.3292), (0.3333, 0.3333) of a CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram or provided in a region surrounded by a spectrum of black body radiation and a color temperature of the white light corresponds to a range from 2,000K to 20,000K.

5. The lighting control system of claim 1, wherein the lighting device includes a plurality of LED chips having a plurality of nano-scale light emitting structures, each of the LED chips comprising:

a base layer on a substrate;

a masking layer on the base layer, the masking layer having a plurality of open regions defined therein;

a nano-scale light emitting structure including,

a first conductivity-type nano-core selectively protruding from the base layer through the open regions, and

an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer on a surface of the first conductivity-type nano-core; and

first and second ohmic electrodes connected to the first conductivity-type nano-core and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, respectively.

6. The lighting control system of claim 1, wherein the lighting device includes an LED chip, and the LED chip includes,

a light emitting structure including first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers, the first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers respectively providing first and second main surfaces, the first and second main surfaces facing one another,

an active layer between the first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers;

a first electrode on the second main surface, a protrusion of the first electrode passing through the second conductive-type semiconductor layer and the active layer and contacting the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and

a second electrode below the second main surface of the light emitting structure, connected thereto.

7-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A method for controlling a lighting control system, the method comprising:

scanning, by a user terminal, unique identification numbers assigned to lighting devices accessible by a wireless communication signal;

sorting lighting devices transmitting wireless communication signals having strengths equal to or higher than a reference value;

storing in the user terminal the unique identification numbers of and strengths of signals from the sorted lighting devices;

pairing the user terminal and a lighting device using a wireless communication signal based on the stored unique identification information; and

controlling the paired lighting device using a wireless communication signal.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the sorting lighting devices comprises:

scanning, by using the user terminal available to transmit and receive a wireless communication signal, the lighting devices accessible by the wireless communication signal;

checking the unique identification numbers of the scanned lighting devices and the strengths of the wireless communication signals; and

comparing the strengths of the wireless communication signals with the reference value.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the unique identification information includes a media access control (MAC) address.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein in the storing the unique identification numbers of and strengths of signals from the sorted lighting devices in the user terminal,

the unique identification numbers of the sorted lighting devices are aligned based on the strengths of the wireless communication signals.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

after the sorting lighting devices transmitting wireless communication signals having strengths equal to or higher than the reference value,

adding a lighting device that transmits a wireless communication signal having strength lower than the reference value.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the adding lighting device that transmits a wireless communication signal having strength lower than the reference value comprises:

storing authentication numbers of the corresponding lighting devices in the user terminal.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the authentication number includes at least one of a media access control (MAC) address, a personal identification number (PIN) code, and a quick response (QR) code.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the user terminal includes an application configured to pair the user terminal with the lighting device, and the user terminal configured to control the lighting device.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein in the storing the unique identification numbers of and strengths of signals from the sorted lighting devices in the user terminal, a unique address is assigned to each of the unique identification numbers, and the sorted lighting devices are arranged according to the strengths of signals from the sorted lighting devices.

18. The method of claim 9, after the storing in the user terminal the unique identification numbers of and strengths of signals from the sorted lighting devices, further comprising:

terminating communication with the sorted lighting device.

19. The method of claim 18, after the terminating communication with the sorted lighting device, further comprising:

repeating the method of claim 7 with respect to unsaved lighting devices.

20. A lighting control system comprising:

a user terminal configured to detect a first wireless communication signal from at least one lighting device, sort and register the at least one lighting device according to unique identification information and a strength of the first wireless communication signal, and pair the user terminal with the registered lighting device.

21. The lighting control system of claim 20, wherein the user terminal is further configured to generate a second wireless communication signal to control an operation of the at least one lighting device.

22. The lighting control system of claim 20, wherein the unique identification information includes at least one of a media access control (MAC) address and a personal identification number (PIN) code of the lighting device.