LAMP CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20160323979A1
• Filed: 04/28/2016
• Published: 11/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.
• Original Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.
• Inventors: HU, Wei-Wen, WU, Peng-Hsiang, LIN, Jon-Hong, SUN, Chun-Yi
• Granted Patent: US 9,883,569 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

A lamp control system includes at least one first lamp network, at least one second lamp network and a lamp control gateway. The first lamp network is configured to emit light and to transmit a first message, and includes a first physical layer. The second lamp network is configured to emit light and to transmit a first message, and includes a second physical layer different from the first physical layer. The lamp control gateway includes a processing module that is configured to receive the first message and the second message and to convert the first message and the second message in such a way that a first converted message and a second converted message comply with a predefined protocol.

Claims

1. A lamp control system comprising:

at least one first lamp network configured to emit light, including a first physical layer, and configured to transmit a first message;

at least one second lamp network configured to emit light, including a second physical layer different from said first physical layer, and configured to transmit a second message; and

a lamp control gateway including a processing module configured to receive the first message and the second message and to convert the first message and the second message in such a way that a first converted message and a second converted message comply with a predefined protocol.

2. The lamp control system of claim 1, wherein said lamp control gateway further includes:

at least one first transmission interface including a first gateway physical layer that complies with a standard with which said first physical layer of said first lamp network complies, and coupled between said processing module and said first lamp network; and

at least one second transmission interface including a second gateway physical layer that complies with a standard with which said second physical layer of said second lamp network complies, and coupled between said processing module and said second lamp network;

said processing module communicating with said first lamp network and said second lamp network respectively through said first transmission interface and said second transmission interface.

3. The lamp control system of claim 2, wherein said processing module includes:

a protocol unit including a media access control (MAC) layer that complies with the predefined protocol;

at least one first controller coupled between said protocol unit and said first transmission interface; and

at least one second controller coupled between said protocol unit and said second transmission interface;

each of said first controller and said second controller modulating a signal from said protocol unit and outputting a modulated signal to said first transmission interface and/or said second transmission interface, and demodulating a signal from said first transmission interface and/or said second transmission interface and outputting a demodulated signal to said protocol unit.

4. The lamp control system of claim 1, wherein said first lamp network complies with a first protocol, said second lamp network complies with a second protocol, and the predefined protocol is different from the first and second protocols.

5. The lamp control system of claim 1, wherein said first lamp network complies with a first protocol, said second lamp network complies with a second protocol, and the predefined protocol is identical with one of the first and second protocols.

6. A lamp control system comprising:

at least one slave lamp network configured to emit light, and including a first physical layer;

at least one master network including a second physical layer different from said first physical layer, and configured to send a command set; and

a lamp control gateway including a processing module configured to receive the command set, to convert the command set in such a way that a converted command set complies with a predefined protocol, and to transmit the converted command set to said slave lamp network.

7. The lamp control system of claim 6, wherein said slave lamp network complies with a slave protocol, said master network complies with a master protocol, and the predefined protocol is identical with the slave protocol.

8. The lamp control system of claim 6, wherein said master network includes a terminal setter for outputting the command set based on an input.

9. The lamp control system of claim 8, wherein said terminal setter is one of a portable device, a wired device, and a wireless device.

10. The lamp control system of claim 6, wherein said lamp control gateway further includes:

at least one first transmission interface including a first gateway physical layer that complies with a standard with which said first physical layer of said slave lamp network complies, and coupled between said processing module and said slave lamp network; and

at least one second transmission interface including a second gateway physical layer that complies with a standard with which said second physical layer of said master network complies, and coupled between said processing module and said master network;

said processing module communicating with said slave lamp network and said master network respectively through said first transmission interface and said second transmission interface.

11. The lamp control system of claim 10, wherein said processing module includes:

a protocol unit including a media access control (MAC) layer that complies with the predefined protocol;

at least one first controller coupled between said protocol unit and said first transmission interface; and

at least one second controller coupled between said protocol unit and said second transmission interface;

each of said first controller and said second controller modulating a signal from said protocol unit and outputting a modulated signal to said first transmission interface and/or said second transmission interface, and demodulating a signal from said first transmission interface and and/or said second transmission interface and outputting a demodulated signal to said protocol unit.

12. A control system comprising:

a plurality of networks, at least one of said plurality of networks includes a physical layer different from that of each of remaining ones of said plurality of networks, and is configured to send a command set; and

a control gateway including a plurality of transmission interfaces that are respectively coupled to said plurality of networks, and a processing module that is coupled to said plurality of transmission interfaces, and that is configured to receive the command set, and to convert the command set in such a way that a converted command set complies with a predefined protocol.

13. The control system of claim 12, wherein said at least one of said plurality of networks complies with a first protocol, said remaining ones of said plurality of networks comply with a second protocol, and the predefined protocol is identical with one of the first and second protocols.

14. The control system of claim 12, wherein said at least one of said plurality of networks complies with a first protocol, said remaining ones of said plurality of networks comply with a second protocol, and the predefined protocol is different from the first and second protocols.

15. The control system of claim 12, wherein said at least one of said plurality of networks includes a terminal setter for outputting the command set based on an input.

16. The control system of claim 15, wherein said terminal setter is one of a portable device, a wired device, and a wireless device.

17. The control system of claim 12, wherein at least one of said remaining ones of said plurality of networks includes a controlled terminal for receiving the converted command set, and for executing the converted command set.

18. The control system of claim 17, wherein said controlled terminal is one of a lamp, a home appliance and a consumer electronic device.