METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING

• US 20150061545A1
• Filed: 09/03/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Changhyun, LEE, Gyeyoung, KIM, Daedong, BAEK, Dusan, JUNG, Jaeho, KIM, Yangwook, CHUN, Haein
• Granted Patent: US 10,517,160 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/307
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/12 by detecting audible sound
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/197 Sound control or voice control
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A lighting control method and an electronic device using the same are provided. The method includes receiving pattern information for controlling lighting, generating lighting control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information, and transmitting the lighting control information.

Claims

1. A method of controlling lighting using an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving pattern information for controlling lighting;

generating lighting control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information; and

transmitting the lighting control information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pattern information comprises image information corresponding to a lighting operation time and a lighting brightness level.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the pattern information comprises:

generating a two dimensional input area including a lighting operation time and a lighting brightness level; and

receiving pattern information in the generated input area.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the lighting control information comprises:

determining two or more operation switching points based on slope information of the pattern information; and

generating lighting control information based on a time difference and a brightness level difference between the operation switching points.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the lighting control information comprises:

sampling the pattern information in a unit of set time; and

generating lighting control information based on the sampled time information and brightness level at each point.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting error generation information, wherein the outputting of the error generation information comprises outputting error information when pattern information on a plurality of brightness levels are received at an equal time point.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pattern information comprises sound information and the lighting control information is generated based on the sound information.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

identifying sound type information for identifying the sound information;

determining whether set sound type information is included in the sound information; and

generating the lighting control information based on input interval information of the sound type information included in the sound information.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the generating of the lighting control information comprises determining the brightness level information based on size information or frequency information of the sound information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the pattern information comprises text information and wherein the lighting control information is generated based on the text information.

11. An electronic device controlling lighting, the electronic device comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit/receive data for controlling lighting; and

a lighting controller configured to control to receive pattern information for controlling lighting, to generate lighting control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information, and to transmit the lighting control information.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the pattern information comprises image information corresponding to a lighting operation time and a lighting brightness level.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to generate a two dimensional input area including a lighting operation time and a lighting brightness level and to receive pattern information in the generated input area.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to determine two or more operation switching points based on slope information of the pattern information and to generate lighting control information based on a time difference and a brightness level difference between the operation switching points.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to sample the pattern information in a unit of set time and to generate lighting control information based on the sampled time information and brightness level at each point.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to output error information when pattern information on a plurality of brightness levels are received at an equal time point.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the pattern information comprises sound information and wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to generate lighting control information based on the sound information.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to identify sound type information for identifying the sound information, to determine whether set sound type information is included in the sound information, and to generate the lighting control information based on input interval information of the sound type information included in the sound information.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to determine the brightness level information based on size information or frequency information of the sound information.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the pattern information comprises text information and wherein the lighting controller is further configured to control to generate the lighting control information based on the text information.

21. A method of controlling lighting linked with an electronic device, the method comprising:

configuring mapping information of one or more electronic devices, state information of the electronic devices, and lighting devices corresponding to the state information;

receiving a state notification message from the one or more electronic devices;

identifying state information of the electronic device based on the state notification message; and

transmitting lighting control information selected based on the identified state information and the mapping information to a lighting device corresponding to the identified state information.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising;

generating the lighting control information;

receiving pattern information for controlling lighting; and

generating lighting control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information.

23. An apparatus of a server controlling lighting through a link with an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with one or more lighting devices and electronic devices; and

a controller configured to control to configure mapping information of one or more electronic devices, state information of the electronic devices, and lighting devices corresponding to the state information, to receive a state notification message from the one or more electronic devices, to identify state information of the electronic device based on the state notification message, and to transmit lighting control information selected based on the identified state information and the mapping information to a lighting device corresponding to the identified state information.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the controller is further configured to control to receive pattern information for controlling lighting and to generate the lighting control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information.