LIGHTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20170325324A1
• Filed: 11/25/2015
• Published: 11/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KWAG, Heui-sam, KIM, Jin-sung, LEE, Chung-hee, JUNG, Ju-young
• Granted Patent: US 10,356,884 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0435 activated by remote control means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/199 Commissioning of light sources

Abstract

Provided is a lighting apparatus including a memory configured to store wireless network information of the lighting apparatus, a detection circuit configured to detect an alternating current signal supplied to the lighting apparatus, and a processor configured to initialize wireless network information of the lighting apparatus, based on the detected alternating current signal

Claims

1. A lighting apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store wireless network information a the lighting apparatus;

a detection circuit configured to detect an alternating current signal supplied to the lighting apparatus; and

a processor configured to initialize wireless network information of the lighting apparatus, based on the detected alternating current signal.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a communication module configured to set up a wireless network of the lighting apparatus in accordance with initialization of the wireless network information.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain decision information about initializing the wireless network information and initializes the wireless network information stored in the memory, and the communication module is further configured to set up the wireless network different from the wireless network in which the wireless network information has been set up prior to the initialization.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detection circuit is further configured to detect a number of ON states and a number of OFF states of the alternating current signal during a predetermined period of time, and the processor is further configured to obtain decision information about initializing the wireless network information based on the number of ON states and the number of OFF states.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to initialize the wireless network information when a total of the number of ON states and the number of OFF states of the AC signal is greater than a predetermined number.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the detection circuit is further configure to supply power to the communication module when the alternating current signal is in the OFF state.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless network information obtains identification information of a gateway configured to control the lighting apparatus.

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detection circuit comprises:

an input unit configured to receive the alternating current signal;

a first converting unit configured to convert the alternating current signal into a first direct current signal;

a second converting unit configured to convert the first direct current signal into a second direct current signal predetermined in the communication module;

a third converting unit configured to convert the alternating current signal to a signal which is convertible to a digital signal in the communication module; and

an output unit configured to Output the converted alternating current signal and the second direct signal.

9. The lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first converting unit and the second converting unit are connected in series and the third converting unit is connected in parallel to an input terminal of the first converting unit and the output terminal of the second converting unit.

10. The lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second converting unit is connected in parallel to the third converting unit, and an output terminal of the first converting unit is connected in series to an input terminal of a parallel circuit to which the second converting unit and the third converting unit are connected.

11. The lighting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the third converting unit comprises at least two of resistors and at least one of capacitors.

12. The lighting apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one of capacitors is connected parallel to a single resistor from among the at least two of resistors.

13. A method of controlling a lighting apparatus, the method comprising:

detecting an alternating current signal supplied to the lighting apparatus; and

initializing wireless network information of the lighting apparatus, based on the detected alternating current signal.

14. The method of controlling the lighting apparatus of claim 13, further comprising setting up a wireless network of the lighting apparatus in accordance with initialization of the wireless network information.

15. The method of controlling the lighting apparatus of claim 14, further comprising obtaining decision information for the initialization of the wireless network information, wherein the setting up of the wireless network of the lighting apparatus comprises setting up the wireless network information on the wireless network different from the wireless network preset prior to completion of the initialization.

16. The method of controlling the lighting apparatus of claim 15, wherein the detecting an alternating current signal supplied to the lighting apparatus comprises detecting a number of ON states and a number of OFF states of the alternating current signal during a predetermined period of time, and the obtaining the decision information for initializing wireless network information of the lighting apparatus comprises obtaining decision information for initializing the wireless network information based on the number of ON states and the number of OFF states.

17. The method of controlling the lighting apparatus of claim 16, wherein the obtaining the decision information for initializing the wireless network information of the lighting apparatus comprises obtaining the decision information for initializing the wireless network information when the number of ON states and the number of OFF states of the alternating current signal are greater than a predetermined number.

18. The method of controlling the lighting apparatus of claim 16, further comprising supplying power to a communication module of the lighting apparatus when the alternating current signal is in the OFF state.

19. The method of controlling the lighting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the wireless network information comprises identification information of a gateway configured to control the lighting apparatus.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program including instructions for executing a method of controlling a lighting apparatus, the method of controlling the lighting apparatus comprises detecting an alternating current signal supplied to the lighting apparatus and initializing wireless network information of the lighting apparatus, based on the detected alternating current signal.