System using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments and method thereof

• US 20150223308A1
• Filed: 04/14/2015
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cincon Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cincon Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yen, Yun-Hsiao
• Application Number:
  US14/685,613
• Publication Number:
  US 20150223308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

A system using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments, which is operable on the DALI system, includes a wireless control module electronically connected and integrated with the DALI system; and a handheld device, having two-way communication with the wireless control module wirelessly. The handheld device has a graphical user interface wherein the graphical user interface has functional area blocks. One functional area block, which programs groups of functional blocks, includes menus. The screen of each group menu is divided into first and second display areas. The handheld device accesses the initialized addresses of the lighting instruments in the DALI system from the wireless control module and displays the non-programmed icons of lighting instruments in the DALI system in the second display area. By dragging the lighting instrument icons displayed in the second display area into the first display area, programming groups of the lighting instruments can be accomplished.

Claims

1. A system using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments, which is operable on the DALI system, wherein the handheld device has a graphical user interface;

the functional area blocks of the programming groups include a plurality of menu;

the screen of each group menu is divided into a first display area and a second display area;

non-programmed icons of lighting instruments in the DALI system are displayed in the second display area;

by dragging the lighting instrument icons displayed in the second display area into the first display area, programming groups of the lighting instruments can be accomplished;

on the contrary, by dragging the lighting instrument icons displayed in the first display area into the second display area, programming groups of the lighting instruments can be removed.

2. The system using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments as claimed in claim 1, wherein the DALI system comprises a DALI bus and a lighting instrument set wherein the DALI bus is electronically connected to the wireless control module and the lighting instrument set is electronically connected to the DALI bus.

3. The system using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless control module is a WIFI controller or Bluetooth controller, whereas the handheld device is a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or any other computer, communication, consumer (3C) product.

4. The system using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first display area is for users to name each group menu, which is to be programmed, by editing, whereas the second display area is to display icons of the non-programmed lighting instruments.

5. A method using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments, which is operable on the DALI system, comprising the following steps:

to provide at least one wireless control module integrated and electronically connected to one DALI system;

to provide a handheld device having a two-way communication with the wireless control module wirelessly;

to have the handheld device accessing the initialized addresses of the lighting instruments in the DALI system from the wireless control module and also to provide a graphical user interface;

to open the graphical user interface and to automatically search for the current configuration condition of a plurality of lighting instruments accessed by the wireless control module; and

to select one menu of the programming groups of functional blocks in the graphical user interface wherein the screen of the menu is divided into a first display area and a second display area, and the non-programmed icons of lighting instruments in the DALI system are displayed in the second display area, and by dragging the lighting instrument icons displayed in the second display area into the first display area, programming groups of the lighting instruments can be accomplished.

6. The method using a handheld device for programming lighting instruments as claimed in claim 5, further including the following steps:

to select one menu of programming groups of functional blocks in the graphical user interface wherein the programmed icons of lighting instruments in the DALI system are displayed in the first display area;

in addition, by dragging the lighting instrument icons displayed in the first display area into the second display area, to remove programming groups of lighting instruments.