Network-based lighting equipment remote monitoring and management system
First Claim
1. A network-based lighting equipment remote monitoring and management system for use to integrate to a network system for providing a user-operated monitoring and management function on at least one set of remotely-located lighting equipment system;
- the network-based lighting equipment remote monitoring and management system being based on a distributed architecture comprising a server-side unit and an equipment-side unit;
whereinthe server-side unit is integrated to a server linked to the network system and is capable of allowing a client workstation to be linked via the network system to the server for user-operated monitoring and management tasks on the lighting equipment system, and which includes;
a remote network communication module, which is used to allow the server-side unit to communicate with the equipment-side unit via the network system;
a user interface module, which is capable of providing a user interface to the client workstation being linked to the server, and capable of providing a lighting-equipment operating-status displaying function and a human-operated control command issuing function;
wherein the lighting-equipment operating-status displaying function is capable of displaying a set of operating status data about the lighting equipment system, while the human-operated control command issuing function is capable of providing a set of lighting control commands for user selection and issuing each user-selected lighting control command via the network system to the lighting equipment system; and
an operation data storage module, which is used for storage of a set of operation data about the lighting equipment system downloaded from the equipment-side unit and capable of displaying the operation data on the client workstation through the user interface module; and
wherein;
the equipment-side unit is integrated to the lighting equipment system and linked to the network system, and which includes;
a network linking module, which is capable of linking the equipment-side unit to the network system;
an equipment-side server module, which is linked to the network linking module and capable of providing a two-way data communication function between the lighting equipment system and the server-side unit; and
an operating-status monitoring module, which includes an operation inspection mechanism and an operation control mechanism;
wherein the operation inspection mechanism is capable of inspecting the operating status of the lighting equipment system during operation to acquire a set of operating characteristics data thereof, and further capable of sending the detected operating characteristics data to the equipment-side server module for transfer to the server-side unit via the network system;
while the operation control mechanism is capable of controlling the lighting equipment system to operate in a user-specified manner based on each lighting control command downloaded from the server-side unit via the network system.
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Abstract
A network-based lighting equipment remote monitoring and management system is proposed, which is designed for use with a network system to allow the user to carry out monitoring and management tasks on one or more remotely-located lighting equipment systems in a real-time manner via the network system. The proposed system is characterized by the provision of a user-operated network-based real-time monitoring and management function for remotely-located lighting equipment, the capability to provide efficient and cost-effective management in the utilization of lighting equipment for saving energy and cost, and the capability to provide real-time warning of abnormal operating conditions of the lighting equipment.
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9 Claims
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1. A network-based lighting equipment remote monitoring and management system for use to integrate to a network system for providing a user-operated monitoring and management function on at least one set of remotely-located lighting equipment system;
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the network-based lighting equipment remote monitoring and management system being based on a distributed architecture comprising a server-side unit and an equipment-side unit;
whereinthe server-side unit is integrated to a server linked to the network system and is capable of allowing a client workstation to be linked via the network system to the server for user-operated monitoring and management tasks on the lighting equipment system, and which includes; a remote network communication module, which is used to allow the server-side unit to communicate with the equipment-side unit via the network system; a user interface module, which is capable of providing a user interface to the client workstation being linked to the server, and capable of providing a lighting-equipment operating-status displaying function and a human-operated control command issuing function;
wherein the lighting-equipment operating-status displaying function is capable of displaying a set of operating status data about the lighting equipment system, while the human-operated control command issuing function is capable of providing a set of lighting control commands for user selection and issuing each user-selected lighting control command via the network system to the lighting equipment system; andan operation data storage module, which is used for storage of a set of operation data about the lighting equipment system downloaded from the equipment-side unit and capable of displaying the operation data on the client workstation through the user interface module; and
wherein;the equipment-side unit is integrated to the lighting equipment system and linked to the network system, and which includes; a network linking module, which is capable of linking the equipment-side unit to the network system; an equipment-side server module, which is linked to the network linking module and capable of providing a two-way data communication function between the lighting equipment system and the server-side unit; and an operating-status monitoring module, which includes an operation inspection mechanism and an operation control mechanism;
wherein the operation inspection mechanism is capable of inspecting the operating status of the lighting equipment system during operation to acquire a set of operating characteristics data thereof, and further capable of sending the detected operating characteristics data to the equipment-side server module for transfer to the server-side unit via the network system;
while the operation control mechanism is capable of controlling the lighting equipment system to operate in a user-specified manner based on each lighting control command downloaded from the server-side unit via the network system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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