CONTROL DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT

• US 20150112455A1
• Filed: 07/11/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Hung, Chia-Ming, LIN, Ching-Hsien, HUANG, Ming-Hung
• Application Number:
  US14/329,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20150112455A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/47
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25062 Detect physical location of field device

Abstract

A control device with automatic adjustment includes: a GPS module, for receiving a GPS satellite information; and a microcontroller unit, coupled to the GPS module. The microcontroller unit updates a control setting value based on the GPS satellite information from the GPS module, and the microcontroller unit controls a controlled device based on the control setting value.

Claims

1. A control device with automatic adjustment, comprising:

a GPS module for receiving a GPS satellite information; and

a microcontroller unit coupled to the GPS module for updating a control setting value based on the GPS satellite information and for controlling at least a controlled device based on the control setting value.

2. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an ambient light sensor for sensing an ambient luminance to obtain an ambient luminance information;

wherein, the microcontroller unit further controls the controlled device based on the control setting value and the ambient luminance information.

3. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a waterproof housing;

a battery for providing power to the microcontroller unit and the GPS module; and

a circuit board installed inside the waterproof housing, wherein the microcontroller unit, the GPS module and the battery are disposed on the circuit board.

4. The control device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a communication module installed on the circuit board and powered by the battery, wherein the microcontroller unit transmits a location information provided from the GPS satellite information to the communication module, which sends out the location information.

5. The control device according to claim 1, wherein

the GPS satellite information is a time information;

the control setting value is a time reference; and

the microcontroller unit updates the time reference based on the time information for adjusting a counter.

6. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the GPS satellite information is a time information;

and

the microcontroller unit performs a self-on-site learning operation based on the time information.

7. The control device according to claim 6, wherein the microcontroller unit divides a day into a plurality of time sessions;

the microcontroller unit reads a respective ambient luminance information at each time session; and

the microcontroller unit obtains a statistic value from the ambient luminance information at the time sessions and uses the statistic value as the control setting value.

8. The control device according to claim 6, wherein

the microcontroller unit reads a plurality of ambient luminance information corresponding to a specific time session in a plurality of days based on the time information provided by the GPS module;

and

the microcontroller unit obtains a statistic value from the ambient luminance information and uses the statistic value as the control setting value.

9. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the GPS satellite information includes a location information, the control setting value is a turned-on condition, and the microcontroller unit obtains a local ambient parameter based on the location information and updates the turned-on condition based on the local ambient parameter.

10. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the local ambient parameter comprises at least one of a sunrise/sunset time information and a sun angle information.