Lighting control system

• US 9,332,622 B1
• Filed: 04/15/2015
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rajendra Dutt
• Original Assignee: Rajendra Dutt
• Inventors: Dutt, Rajendra
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Tung X
• Application Number:
  US14/687,735
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 315/291, 315/307, 315/308, 315/312, 315/360
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

A lighting system for emulating at a first location the lighting conditions of a remote location includes a lighting control circuit that controls the brightness and color of each of a plurality of lamps at the first location. The lighting control circuit further includes a power source, a networking module that is adapted to receive lighting scene information, via a network, a non-transitory storage medium, and optionally at least one mirror. A remote command module is accessible by the networking module of the control circuit and is adapted to provide the lighting scene information to the lighting control circuit. The remote command module is preferably resident at least in part in a portable electronic device of a user. Alternately, the remote command module may be resident on the remote network server that is in communication with the networking module of the lighting control circuit through the network.

Claims

1. A lighting system for emulating at a first location the lighting conditions of a remote location, comprising:

a lighting control circuit with a plurality of lamps at the first location, the control circuit adapted to adjust the color and brightness of each of the lamps to correspond with one of a plurality of lighting scenes, and further including a power source, a networking module adapted to receive lighting scene information via a network, and a non-transitory storage medium for storing a unique identification code and at least one of the lighting scenes;

a remote command module accessible by the networking module of the control circuit and adapted to provide lighting scene information to the lighting control circuit as identified with the unique identification code thereof;

an indicia fixed proximate the plurality of lamps, the indicia corresponding to the unique identification code of the lighting control circuit, the indicia being a Quick Response (QR) code corresponding to a unique network address of the remote network server and associated with the unique identification code of the lighting control circuit;

whereby a lighting scene is assigned by the remote command module to the lighting control circuit based on the unique identification code thereof, the networking module receiving the lighting scene information from the remote command module and emulating the lighting scene at the first location by adjusting the color and brightness of each of the lamps accordingly, and whereby the user, after scanning the QR code with a camera of the portable electronic device, is afforded control of the lighting system by the remote network server through the portable electronic device, at least a portion of the command module being resident on the portable electronic device.

2. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the remote command module is resident on a portable electronic device of a user, the portable electronic device in wireless communication with the networking module of the lighting control circuit, whereby the user changes the lighting scene of the lighting control circuit by using the portable electronic device.

3. The lighting system of claim 2 wherein the portable electronic device is in direct wireless communication with the networking module of the lighting control circuit via a Bluetooth paired connection.

4. The lighting system of claim 2 wherein the portable electronic device is in indirect wireless communication with the networking module of the lighting control circuit via a WiFi connection through the network.

5. The lighting system of claim 2 wherein the portable electronic device is in indirect wireless communication with the networking module of the lighting control circuit via a remote network server on the network.

6. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the remote command module is resident on a remote network server in communication with the networking module of the lighting control circuit through the network, whereby the user changes the lighting scene of the lighting control circuit by using the network server via the network.

7. The lighting system of claim 1 further including a mirror fixed proximate the plurality of lamps.

8. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the lighting control circuit further includes a timer and a default scene storable in the non-transitory storage medium, whereby a predetermined time after a lighting scene change the lighting control circuit reverts back to the default scene.

9. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein each lighting scene includes a parameter for recording the time of day.

10. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein each lighting scene includes a parameter for recording the time of year.

11. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein each lighting scene includes a weather parameter for recording a type of weather condition.

12. A lighting system for emulating at a first location the lighting conditions of a remote location, comprising:

a lighting control circuit with a plurality of lamps at the first location, the control circuit adapted to adjust the color and brightness of each of the lamps to correspond with one of a plurality of lighting scenes, and further including a power source, a networking module adapted to receive lighting scene information via a network, and a non-transitory storage medium for storing a unique identification code and at least one of the lighting scenes;

a remote command module accessible by the networking module of the control circuit and adapted to provide lighting scene information to the lighting control circuit as identified with the unique identification code thereof;

an indicia fixed proximate the plurality of lamps, the indicia corresponding to the unique identification code of the lighting control circuit, the indicia being a scan code corresponding to a unique network address of the remote network server and associated with the unique identification code of the lighting control circuit;

whereby a lighting scene is assigned by the remote command module to the lighting control circuit based on the unique identification code thereof, the networking module receiving the lighting scene information from the remote command module and emulating the lighting scene at the first location by adjusting the color and brightness of each of the lamps accordingly, and whereby the user, after scanning the scan code with a camera of the portable electronic device, is afforded control of the lighting system by the remote network server through the portable electronic device, at least a portion of the command module being resident on the portable electronic device.