Two-way interactive light control device

• US 9,045,185 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2013
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chin Piao Chen
• Original Assignee: Chin Piao Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Chin Piao
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US13/956,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20150035661A1
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 340/432, 315/185.R, 315/192, 315/294, 315/312, 315/315
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/46 for giving flashing caution signals during drive, other than signalling change of direction, e.g. flashing the headlights or hazard lights
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/165 Wireless switches
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/26 warning or informing other road users, e.g. police flash lights
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/30 Driver circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control

Abstract

A two-way interactive light control device includes a plurality of lamps. Each lamp includes a microcomputer processor, a controlling code setting unit, a controlled code setting unit, a signal transmitting and receiving unit, a light drive unit and light emitting diodes. When the device is started, it can receive a wireless signal automatically and decode to identify whether the lamp is the same product. If there is no same lamp around, the device will set itself as the controller to keep searching the same lamps and to drive the light emitting diodes to twinkle. When the device receives a signal from the same lamps, the same lamps will be the controlled with their light emitting diodes to twinkle synchronously. Thus, when many same lamps meet, they can provide safe and warning effects.

Claims

1. A two-way interactive light control device, comprising a plurality of lamps, each lamp comprising a microcomputer processor, a controlling code setting unit, a controlled code setting unit, a signal transmitting and receiving unit, a light drive unit and light emitting diodes;

the controlling code setting unit being connected with the microcomputer processor, the signal transmitting and receiving unit, the light drive unit and the controlled code setting unit, wherein when the device is started and there are no other lamps around, the controlling code setting unit encodes and sets itself as a controller;

the controlled code setting unit being connected with the microcomputer processor, the signal transmitting and receiving unit and the light drive unit, wherein when the device receives a signal from other same lamps, the controlled code setting unit sends a controlled code signal and sets the other same lamps as a controlled;

the signal transmitting and receiving unit being connected with the microcomputer processor for receiving a wireless signal and transmitting a control signal;

the light drive unit and the light emitting diodes being connected with the controlling code setting unit and the controlled code setting unit, wherein when the light drive unit receives the control signal, the light drive unit drives the light emitting diodes to twinkle;

the microcomputer processor having functions of signal comparison, operation and sending the control signal;

thereby, the device controlling one of the lamps as the controller and the other lamps as the controlled to control the light emitting diodes of the controller and the controlled to twinkle synchronously.