LED lighting device and wireless speaker

• US 9,561,449 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2014
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zhejiang Shenghui Lighting Company Limited (Tongxiang Shenghui Lighting Electrical Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Zhejiang Shenghui Lighting Company Limited (Tongxiang Shenghui Lighting Electrical Company Limited)
• Inventors: Wang, Xia, Shen, Jinxiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Laekemariam, Yosef K
• Application Number:
  US14/420,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20160023124A1
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• Field of Search: 381/28, 381/57, 381/58, 381/77, 381/85, 381/120, 381/122, 381/123, 381/161, 381/323, 381/300
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 17/00 Apparatus for performing colour-music
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/82 the transmission system being the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/003 Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/005 Audio distribution systems for home, i.e. multi-room use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/00 Circuits for transducers , loudspeakers or microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

The present invention provides an LED lighting device and a wireless speaker system. The LED lighting device includes an LED power supply circuit configured to power the LED lighting device; an LED light source module configured to emit light, the LED light source being connected to the power supply circuit; a DLNA wireless communication module configured to receive and process audio signals and commands transmitted from a smart terminal, and control the LED lighting device based on the commands received from the smart terminal; an audio power amplifier unit configured to receive processed audio signals from the wireless communication module; and a speaker unit configured to play audio signals received from the audio power amplifier unit, the audio amplifier unit driving the speaker unit based on the signals received from the wireless communication module.

Claims

1. An LED lighting device with communication capabilities to connect with a smart terminal, comprising:

an LED power supply circuit configured to supply power to the LED lighting device;

an LED light source module configured to emit light, the LED light source module being connected to the LED power supply circuit;

a wireless communication module configured to receive and process audio signals and commands transmitted from a smart terminal, and control the LED lighting device based on the commands received from the smart terminal, the wireless communication module supporting DLNA protocols;

an audio power amplifier unit configured to receive processed audio signals from the wireless communication module; and

a speaker unit configured to play audio signals received from the audio power amplifier unit, the audio amplifier unit driving the speaker unit based on the signals received from the wireless communication module;

wherein the LED light source module is further configured to change at least one of a light color and a light intensity according to a rhythm and a volume of the audio signals played through the speaker unit based on a command from the smart terminal.

2. The LED lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module supports one or more of 2.4 GHz, 5.2 GHz, and 5.8 GHz frequency bands and the wireless communication module is a full duplex module.

3. The LED lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the smart terminal monitors and controls status of the LED lighting device, and the smart terminal includes a DLNA module.

4. The LED lighting device according to claim 3, wherein the smart terminal communicates with the LED lighting device via DLNA protocols.

5. The LED lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the smart terminal transmits audio signals to the LED lighting device and transmits commands to dim the LED lighting device wirelessly.

6. The LED lighting device according to claim 5, wherein the smart terminal is a smart phone, a smart television, a tablet, or a desktop computer.

7. The LED lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the smart terminal transmits audio signals from an Internet radio station or a music file to the LED lighting device.

8. The LED lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the smart terminal comprises a USB dongle supporting DLNA protocols and the USB dongle transmits audio signals to the LED lighting device.

9. The LED lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the LED lighting device connects to Internet, sends a built-in list of Internet radio stations or a playlist of music to the smart terminal, and then plays audio signals from the Internet radio station or the music selected by the smart terminal.

18. The LED lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor configured to detect a position and a movement of a person in a surrounding environment.

19. The LED lighting device according to claim 18, wherein:

the speaker unit is further configured to adjust the playing audio signals based on the position and the movement of the person.

20. The LED lighting device according to claim 19, wherein:

the LED light source module is further configured to adjust the light intensity based on the position and the movement of the person.

10. A method for playing audio signals and controlling lighting wirelessly by an LED lighting device, comprising:

establishing a connection between a smart terminal and the LED lighting device via DLNA protocols, wherein the smart terminal and the LED lighting device include wireless communication modules supporting DLNA protocols;

controlling lighting of the LED lighting device based on a command received from the smart terminal;

playing audio signals transmitted from the smart terminal on the LED lighting device; and

changing at least one of a light color and a light intensity according to a rhythm and a volume of the played audio signals based on a command from the smart terminal.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a command from the smart terminal to connect to Internet;

sending a built-in list of Internet radio stations or a playlist of music to the smart terminal;

receiving a selection of an Internet radio station or a music file from the smart terminal; and

playing audio signals from the selected Internet radio station or the music file.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

playing the audio signals from the Internet radio station or music file transmitted to the LED lighting device by the smart terminal.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

playing the audio signals transmitted to the LED lighting device by a USB dongle supporting DLNA protocols.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a command to dim an LED light source from the smart terminal; and

dimming the LED light source in the LED lighting device.

15. A wireless multifunctional sound system supporting DLNA protocols, comprising:

a number of multifunctional LED lighting devices; and

a smart terminal configured to monitor and remotely control the multifunctional LED lighting devices;

wherein the smart terminal sets up a first multifunctional LED lighting device as a central device, and the other multifunctional LED lighting device as receiving devices, the central device receiving control signals or audio signals from the smart terminal and sending the signals to the receiving devices;

and wherein at least one of the multifunctional LED lighting devices change at least one of a light color and a light intensity according to a rhythm and a volume of the received audio signals based on a command from the smart terminal.

16. The wireless multifunctional sound system according to claim 15, wherein the smart terminal controls audio broadcasting and light emission of the multifunctional LED lighting devices using DLNA protocols.

17. The wireless multifunctional sound system according to claim 15, wherein the multifunctional LED lighting devices and the smart terminal form a mesh network.