Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
315292000 | Keyboard operated or pattern controlled regulator | 56 |
20080224633 | Lighting System with Lighting Dimmer Output Mapping - A system and method map dimming levels of a lighting dimmer to light source control signals using a predetermined lighting output function. The dimmer generates a dimmer output signal value. At any particular period of time, the dimmer output signal value represents one of multiple dimming levels. In at least one embodiment, the lighting output function maps the dimmer output signal value to a dimming value different than the dimming level represented by the dimmer output signal value. The lighting output function converts a dimmer output signal values corresponding to measured light levels to perception based light levels. A light source driver operates a light source in accordance with the predetermined lighting output function. The system and method can include a filter to modify at least a set of the dimmer output signal values prior to mapping the dimmer output signal values to a new dimming level. | 09-18-2008 |
20080231210 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED DECORATION - A remote-controlled decoration includes a decorative main body and a remote controller. The decorative main body includes an internal chamber, and a base mounted to a lower open end of the chamber. The base is provided with a circuit board connected to a power source, at least one LED light, and a receiver. The remote controller includes a signal transmitter for remotely transmitting a control signal to the receiver on the decorative main body, so as to control the LED light to light or extinguish. | 09-25-2008 |
20080265797 | System and Method for Creating Artificial Atomosphere - A lighting system ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080265798 | Method and System of Controlling a Color Lighting Device - A method for adjusting a color lighting device, comprising the following steps: (a) selecting in a user interface to generate a control instruction having various colors with different mixing ratios; (b) transmitting the control instruction to the color lighting device, and storing the control instruction in a memory of the color lighting device; and (c) adjustably emitting color lighting according to the control instruction of step (b). The present invention provides the users the capability of adjusting the color lighting device, thereby furnishing atmosphere of enjoyment to the life of the users. | 10-30-2008 |
20080265799 | Illumination control network - The present invention addresses the problem of providing illumination in a manner that is energy efficient and intelligent. In particular, the present invention uses distributed processing across a network of illuminators to control the illumination for a given environment. The network controls the illumination level and pattern in response to light, sound, and motion. The network may also be trained according to uploaded software behavior modules, and subsets of the network may be organized into groups for illumination control and maintenance reporting. | 10-30-2008 |
20080272714 | PROGRAMMABLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A flashlight ( | 11-06-2008 |
20090140667 | LIGHTING CONTROL CONSOLE FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting control console for controlling a lighting control system including a digital processor and a digital storage unit. The lighting control console can comprise several control elements, in particular keys, linear regulators and/or induction regulators, which are arranged on the top of the casing and can be used to enter operating commands. The lighting control console encompasses a display device with at least one screen that is arranged on the top of the casing. The data for the user can be graphically displayed on the screen. The lighting control console can include a casing provided with at least one cover, which can be adjusted between a closed position and an open position, wherein the cover covers at least one extra control element arranged in or on the casing in its closed position, thereby protecting the extra control element against external influences in its closed position. | 06-04-2009 |
20090160359 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE CONTROL CIRCUIT WITH CONSTANT-CURRENT CIRCUIT - A light emitting diode (LED) control circuit can control a liquid crystal display (LCD). The LED control circuit includes a switch and a constant-current circuit. Typically, the switch includes an input terminal connected to a power source via an LED to be controlled, a control terminal configured for receiving a control signal to turn on or turn off the switch, and an output terminal. The constant-current circuit includes a first transistor and a first resistor. A collector of the first transistor is connected to a control terminal of the switch. An output terminal of the switch and a base of the first transistor are both connected to an emitter of the first transistor via the first resistor. If the switch is turned on according to the control signal, then the power source is connected to provide a constant current for controlling the LED to emit light. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174343 | Multiple LED Driver - A driver circuit driving at least a first light emitting diode. The driver circuit includes: a first bypass current source coupled in parallel to the first light emitting diode. The first bypass current source and the first light emitting diode form a first parallel circuit. A main current source is coupled in series with the first parallel circuit. A first regulator unit is configured to control a first bypass current of the first bypass current source. | 07-09-2009 |
20090179586 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH USER INTERFACE FOR LIGHT CONTROL - The present invention relates to a lighting device ( | 07-16-2009 |
20090237002 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT FIXTURES - A system and method for controlling a plurality of light fixtures to create light and music, including a processor having a memory. Software is loaded in the memory and is executable by the processor to operate a plurality of light fixtures and at least one music speaker. At least one DMX controller is operable by the software to control the color of at least one of the plurality of light fixtures, the at least one light fixture controllable by the DMX controller including an LED light engine. The system and method generates light and sound displays by operating the lights in synchronization with music played through the music speaker. The color of at least one of the plurality of light fixtures is altered in synchronization with the music by the DMX controller. Also disclosed is a light fixture suitable for use in the light and music displays. | 09-24-2009 |
20090243509 | USER INTERFACE FOR WIRELESS LIGHTING CONTROL - A system apparatus for controlling a lighting environment having one or more remote switches that control one or more lighting loads, has an active mode under which the system operates for a user, a linking mode to connect one or more switches to one or more lighting loads, an unlinking mode to disconnect one or more switches from the one or more lighting loads, one or more channels connecting one or more switches to one or more lighting loads, and a scene mode connecting one or more channels and dimming all the lighting loads to a desired dimness level in all connected channels to create a scene. | 10-01-2009 |
20100001660 | Product Display System, And Method For Illuminating A Product - The invention provides a product display system and a method for illuminating a product. The product display system | 01-07-2010 |
20100052567 | COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER AND COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - This invention discloses a color temperature controller and a color temperature control method of a light emitting diode (LED). The color temperature controller applied in an LED lamp includes touch switches and a control element. After a color of a color pattern on any touch switch is clicked and selected by a user, a signal of the color is outputted to the control element, and the control element outputs a corresponding pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to control either the current or the voltage of a three-color LED in the LED lamp, so that the LED lamp produces a same color temperature change of the signal of the color to improve the color temperature control of a conventional LED lamp, and provides a flexible color change of the LED lamp. | 03-04-2010 |
20100079083 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL LIGHTING - Remote lighting control methods, devices and systems are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a light device. The light device includes a light source for emitting light and a control circuit for setting an intensity level of the light source based on receipt of control data via a power line when the light device is electrically coupled to the power line. The control data is generated in response to user input to an input panel of a remote lighting control module for the light device. In addition, the light device comprises a unique address associated with a region on the input panel. | 04-01-2010 |
20100164398 | SELF-LEARNING LIGHTING SYSTEM | 07-01-2010 |
20110169419 | PORTABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM - Various techniques are provided to facilitate the indication of visual signals, such as SOS signals, strobe signals, and/or types of signals using a portable lighting system. The system may be implemented as a flashlight, a headlamp, or other type of lighting system. The system may be operated using a push-button switch, a rotatable potentiometer, or other appropriate types of user control interfaces. In one example, the system includes a light source adapted to emit light. The system also includes a user control interface adapted to receive user input and generate one or more control signals based on the user input. The system further includes a control circuit adapted to receive the one or more control signals from the user control interface, determine a function sequence based on a pattern provided by the one or more control signals, and cause the light source to operate in accordance with the function sequence. | 07-14-2011 |
20120104971 | Operating Device for Driving a Multicolored Light Source and Illumination Device - An operating device ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120181949 | PROGRAMMABLE CURRENT SOURCE FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ARRANGEMENTS - An adjustable power supply ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120194095 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONTROL OF LIGHTING PARAMETERS - A multi-dimensional controller ( | 08-02-2012 |
20120286698 | Product Display System, Profile Assembly For A Product Display System, And Method For Illuminating A Product - A product display system has a product carrier and a lighting device including a plurality of light sources, each having two or more LEDs of different light colour, and a control device. The control device can control the various light sources, and even the various LEDs in the light sources, in order, in this way, to achieve a different luminosity and/or light colour per light source. The control device reads an information carrier having information associated with the product, and adjusts a light source which illuminates a place of the product carrier designed for the product on the basis of information read from the information carrier. | 11-15-2012 |
20120306405 | LIGHT CONTROLLER - A light controller is provided in the present invention. The light controller for adjusting a plurality of lights in a space, including a body having a slot, a touch interface and a control module; a spatial information map replaceably contained in the slot and schematically showing an information in the space; a touch interface configured on the body corresponding to the spatial information map and receiving a touch input; and a control module electrically connected with the touch interface and the plurality of lights and setting a controlled relationship on the touch interface with respect to each of the plurality of lights in accordance with the information shown by the spatial information map. | 12-06-2012 |
20130063042 | Wireless lighting control system - A lighting device includes a DC/DC power converter, a controller/processor electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, a light emitting diode (LED) current control circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and electrically connected to the DC/DC power converter, and two or more LEDs comprising at least a first color LED and a second color LED electrically connected to the LED current control circuit. The LED current control circuit provides an on/off signal having a cycle time to each LED in response to one or more control signals received from the controller/processor such that the two or more LEDs produce a blended light having a specified color based on how long each LED is turned ON and/or OFF during the cycle time. | 03-14-2013 |
20130127369 | DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHTING FIXTURES - An LED lighting array control system for a lighting array including a power/control wiring system and a master controller including a memory for storing lighting programs which comprise control codes for controlling operation of the LEDs and a current program identification code including a program selection code identifying a lighting program to be executed and at least one parameter code identifying a controllable aspect of the lighting program. A user input control device with a rotatable and depressible control for selecting and generating the program selection code of the lighting program to be executed and the at least one parameter code, which may be transmitted to the fixtures through a control bus or through a powerline control system. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COLOR TEMPERATURE - A color temperature adjusting system includes a processing unit, a constant-current drive unit, and an light emitting unit (LED) unit including two unmatched LED modules with different basic color temperatures. A table records a relationship between coefficient values and current values for the current(s) flowing through the two LED modules. The processing unit selects one of a number of predetermined formulas to calculate the coefficient value by comparing a desired value with a threshold value, and further determines the current values according to the calculated coefficient value listed in a table. The constant-current drive unit includes two drive module generating modulating signals to adjust the respective values of the current flowing through the two LED modules to match the determined current values, thereby adjusting the color temperature value of the LED unit to the desired level. A related method is also provided. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141009 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING WITH REMOTE LIGHTING CONTROLLER - The specification discloses a lighting device and a method for controlling lighting with a lighting controller, wherein an example of the lighting device includes at least one light emitting device, and a lighting controller for controlling the light emitting device by predetermined communication protocol, wherein the lighting controller includes a touch unit provided to a front portion thereof having n points×m points gradations applied thereto for controlling at least one level of a color temperature level and a dimming level of the light emitting device based on information on at least one point generated according to user's touch, and the lighting controller further includes a control unit for generating and transmitting a control signal for controlling at least one level of the color temperature level and the dimming level according to information on at least one point from the touch unit. | 06-06-2013 |
20130162172 | CONTROLLING A COLOR VARIATION OF A COLOR ADJUSTABLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A method of generating a control signal for control of a color variation of a color adjustable illumination device, using a user interface ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130200818 | Motorized Lighting Fixture with Motor and Light Dimming Control - A lighting fixture includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis, a lamp carriage assembly disposed inside the housing and supporting one or more lamps parallel with the longitudinal axis, and a motor coupled between the housing and the lamp carriage assembly and operative for pivoting the lamp carriage assembly relative to the housing about a pivot axis of the lamp carriage assembly. A method of operating the lighting fixture includes (a) causing a lamp carriage assembly disposed inside the housing to be in a home position and outputting light in response to illumination of the one or more lamps of the lamp carriage assembly, and (b) causing the lamp carriage assembly to pivot about its pivot axis thereby redirecting where the light output by the lamp carriage assembly travels in response to the illumination of the one or more lamps of the lamp carriage assembly. | 08-08-2013 |
20130214698 | Method and a User Interaction System for Controlling a Lighting System, a Portable Electronic Device and a Computer Program Product - The invention provides a user interaction system ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130221872 | CONTROL SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES - The present invention discloses a control system, comprising user interface that includes an input/output module for assignment of address and control configurations for a fixture; and uses a light for outputting a precise indication and feedback confirmation of exact settings for address and control configurations | 08-29-2013 |
20130249433 | LIGHTING CONTROLLER - A lighting controller provides a user interface module and a lighting controller engine. The user interface module allows a user to specify settings for one or more lighting fixtures using descriptive, absolute or relative values, which the lighting controller engine translates into fixture-dependent values before sending them to the lighting fixtures. The user interface module also provides context-based displays and context-based controls. | 09-26-2013 |
20130293142 | Control device - The disclosed embodiments relate to functional and decorative lighting. At least one control device ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130328500 | ILLUMINATION CONTROLLER AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - An illumination controller, which is configured to control a light source unit, includes: a dial, which is rotatable, used to adjust a color temperature and a quantity of light irradiated from the light source unit, a memory which stores one or more control curves in which the color temperature and the quantity of light irradiated from the light source unit change in conjunction with each other; and a curve selection unit used to select one curve among the control curves stored in the memory. When the dial is rotated, the color temperature and the quantity of light irradiated from the light source unit change according to values defined on the control curve selected by the curve selection unit. | 12-12-2013 |
20130342131 | GROUP MANAGEMENT OF A WIRELESS POWER OUTAGE LIGHTING SYSTEM - Aspects of the presently disclosed embodiments may include a wireless power outage lighting system comprising one or more power change detection apparatuses and one or more wireless lighting modules where the system is implemented to allow management of multiple groups in the same area such that interference may be avoided when there are multiple transmissions in the same area. A power change detection apparatus may be configured to transmit to avoid interference with another power change detection apparatus. A power change detection apparatus may also be configured through the user input method to operate different groups of wireless lighting modules such that lighting zones may be created. Multiple lighting zone allow a user to configure lighting provided by the wireless power outage lighting system based on their preference. | 12-26-2013 |
20140015438 | TUNABLE LIGHT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Methods of tuning a luminaire having a first light source, a second light source, and a third light source, wherein each light source produces a different color of light including receiving a selected warmth, include the step of determining whether the light emitted by the first light source matches the amount of light needed from the first light source to match the selected warmth. It may be determined whether the first and second light sources are emitting sufficient light, and each may be adjusted to emit light having the selected warmth. | 01-16-2014 |
20140062334 | ILLUMINATION CONTROL SYSTEM - An illumination control system includes a controller configured to set a lighting condition including a color temperature and a dimming level of a light outputted from an illumination apparatus. The controller includes: a wireless communication unit for outputting a control signal including the lighting condition, a touch panel provided on a display to sense a position touched thereon, and an image capture unit for capturing an image of the illumination apparatus, wherein when the image of the illumination apparatus is displayed on the display and the touch panel is touched to produce a touch pattern, the wireless communication unit outputs the control signal including the lighting condition set based on the touch pattern. | 03-06-2014 |
20140084809 | VARIABLE-BEAM LIGHT SOURCE AND RELATED METHODS - Light sources with arrangements of multiple LEDs (or other light-emitting devices) disposed at or near the focus of a reflecting optic and controllable individually or in groups facilitate varying the angular distribution of the light beam (e.g., the beam divergence) via the drive currents supplied to the LEDs. | 03-27-2014 |
20140091731 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - The lighting system includes lighting devices and a controller of the lighting devices. The controller includes a display unit and a storage unit which stores area information including target areas in which the lighting devices are arranged, the identification information of the lighting devices, the lighting information regarding different lighting conditions of the lighting devices, and scene setting information regarding a state change pattern for changing a lighting state of one or more lighting devices allotted to each target area. The control unit controls the display unit to display a scene operation screen having pictorial signs each indicating one piece of scene setting information, and selects, if one of the pictorial signs is touched, a corresponding scene setting information represented by the pictorial sign, and controls the display unit to display a state change pattern of each lighting device allotted to the selected piece of scene setting information. | 04-03-2014 |
20140132180 | Lighting Control Device, Lighting Control System and Program Product - A lighting control device displays a plurality of graphics in a plurality of lighting devices on a screen of a monitor in correspondence with an installation layout of the plurality of lighting devices having a color control function, and displays a color indicator by superimposing the color indicator on the screen using a created or selected color. The device allocates a color of the color indicator displayed on the screen to all or a part of the plurality of graphics displayed on the screen, for each scene, displays a thumbnail of the plurality of graphics corresponding to the installation layout of the plurality of lighting devices using the color allocated by the color allocation unit. Information on the color allocated to each of the graphics by the color allocation unit is stored in a storage device, for each scene. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING AND COORDINATING ILLUMINATION CHARACTERISTICS - A method of controlling illumination, including transmitting location information from a communication device to a computer; receiving illumination data with the communication device, where the illumination data is generated by the computer based at least in part on the location information; and transmitting an illumination signal from the communication device to a wearable accessory containing at least one light source, where the illumination signal is based at least in part on the received illumination data and is operable to actuate the at least one light source. | 05-15-2014 |
20140139135 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an illumination apparatus includes a light source that emits at least two types of lights having different spectral distributions and a controller. The controller starts controlling of the light source. The controller sequentially performs switching-controlling of pre-set lighting-up patterns of the light source so as to switch at least one of a combination of the lights having different spectral distributions of the light source and a combination of intensities of the light source in response to the start of the control of the light source. The controller ends controlling of the light source after at least the switching-controlling of all the pre-set lighting-up patterns of the light source is performed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140203727 | LIGHT CONTROLLER WITH LOCKED SPLIT HANDLE - The present invention relates to a light controller for controlling a lightning system, where the lightning system comprises a number of light emitting devices such as controllable light fixtures, controllable light emitting visual devices and/or controllable display devices adapted to emit video content. The light controller comprises a first slide controller, a second slide controller, and a locking mechanism adapted to fix the first slide controller and the second slide controller in relation to each other, such that movement of at least one of the slide controllers forces the other slide controller to perform a corresponding movement. | 07-24-2014 |
20140239844 | INTELLIGENT LIGHTING APPARATUS - The present invention teaches self-contained lighting units which may be AC or DC powered, for example LED bulbs, and wherein the operation of said lighting units may be configured by a user through touch events or gestures, or through the use of switches or buttons. For example, operational parameters such as colour of light emitted, colour temperature, light level and an auto-off period, amongst others, may be adjusted, and stored in NVM. Use of touch swipe recognition and sliders structures for said configuration is taught. A number of intelligent luminaire embodiments are also disclosed, such as lamps with text character recognition and a wide range of connectivity options. Simple touch controlled dimmers that generate minimal EMI are described. A number of teachings on the provision of user feedback is presented. Self-contained lighting units such as LED bulbs which may be configured via IR are disclosed. | 08-28-2014 |
20140246991 | LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - Embodiments relate to controlling a lighting control according to at least one of received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a preset lighting mode. Brightness or/and color temperature of the lighting device may be automatically controlled to two or more levels according to the RSSI and a user's taste. A switch application of the lighting device using the | 09-04-2014 |
20140252983 | Method for Controlling Lamps and Computer Program Product Thereof - A method for controlling a plurality of lamps is disclosed. The method is applied to an electrical apparatus, such that the user can control the plurality of lamps by the electrical apparatus. The method includes the following steps: receiving a plurality of different identification codes, wherein the identification codes represent each of the lamps respectively; setting at least two identification codes of the plurality of identification codes to be in the same control group according to a group setting command; and setting the control parameter of each of the lamps represented by each of the identification codes of the same control group to be the same. | 09-11-2014 |
20140265918 | LAMP DIMMER SYSTEM - A lamp dimmer system for dimming multiple lamps in a room having unswitched receptacles, and switched receptacles under control of a single wall switch. A user control module connected to an unswitched receptacle transmits momentary wireless brightness command signals in response to user-actuation of a brightness control. Each lamp in the room includes a lamp control module connected to both the unswitched and switched receptacles and to the lamp. The lamp control modules include a receiver which receives the brightness command signals and a control circuit which generates a steady state brightness control signal in response to the momentary command signals. A dimmer circuit responsive to the brightness control signal, and connected between the unswitched receptacle and the lamp, controls the power supplied to the lamp according to the level of the brightness control signal. An AC detector circuit within the lamp control module and connected to the switched receptacle conditions the dimmer circuit to full brightness upon the wall switch being switched on, and to minimum brightness upon the wall switch being switched off, thereby enabling normal operation of lamps by the wall switch. | 09-18-2014 |
20140292222 | WIRELESS CONTROLLER FOR LIGHTING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system and method for controlling at least one lighting system by means of a portable wireless remote control device. The system comprises a portable wireless remote control device, a lighting system controller, and at least one lighting system coupled to the lighting system controller. Each lighting system comprises one or more lighting modules (e.g., light emitting diodes (LEDs), incandescent bulbs, etc.). The portable wireless remote control device comprises a wireless transceiver, processor, memory, light control logic, user interface (UI), and an antenna. The lighting system controller-comprises a wireless transceiver, processor, memory, light control logic, and an antenna. Each lighting system coupled (e.g., wired) to the lighting system controller may be wirelessly controlled via the remote control device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140320040 | LIGHTING FOR SHELF DIVIDER IN REFRIGERATOR - An apparatus, system and method for illuminating the interior of a refrigerated appliance such as refrigerator, freezer or combination includes storage shelf or surface in the appliance, a divider positioned relative at shelf or storage surface, and a divider lighting subassembly on the divider. Electrical power is provided from an electrical power source in the appliance to the divider lighting subassembly on the divider. Light sources of the divided light subassembly can be selected to illuminate from a position on the divider. Different lighting schemes can be instructed to the light sources. The light sources can be LEDs. | 10-30-2014 |
20140346969 | DUAL FUNCTION LIGHT CONTROLLER WITH STAND-ALONE AND PERIPHERAL MODE OF OPERATION - The present invention relates to a dual function light controller for a lighting system comprising a number of light emitting devices. The dual function light controller acts in a stand-alone mode of operation as an independent light controller controlling the lighting system and acts in a peripheral mode of operation act as a peripheral device which at least partially is controlled by a main controller controlling the lighting system. The dual function light controller comprises user switching means enabling a user to switch between the stand-alone mode of operation and the peripheral mode of operation. The present invention relates also to a lighting system comprising such dual function light control device. | 11-27-2014 |
20150008845 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A lighting system according to the embodiment includes a lighting device; and a graphic user interface displayed on a touch screen of a lighting control device to control the lighting device. The graphic user interface includes a first region to display a map for an installation space of the lighting device and a lighting icon corresponding to the lighting device in the map; and a second region to display a menu for setting a control condition of the lighting device corresponding to the lighting icon. The map includes a plurality of division spaces obtained by dividing the installation space into a plurality of regions and the lighting icon is displayed in a specific division space corresponding to an actual installation portion of the lighting device. | 01-08-2015 |
20150042240 | LIGHTING ELEMENT-CENTRIC NETWORK OF NETWORKS - A lighting system utilizes intelligent system elements, such as lighting devices, user interfaces for lighting control or the like and possibly sensors. The system also has a data communication network. Some number of the intelligent lighting system elements, including at least two of the lighting devices, also support communication with non-lighting-system devices at the premises. Each such element has a communication interface system configured to provide a data communication link for use by non-lighting-system devices at the premises in proximity to the respective intelligent system element. Also, in such an element, the processor is configured to control communications via the communication interface system so as to provide access to the data network and through the data network to the wide area network outside the premises for non-lighting related communications of the non-lighting-system devices. | 02-12-2015 |
20150061539 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input display controller, a converter, a transmitter. The input display controller displays a setting area for setting one or more control parameters with respect to lighting control of a lighting device on a display and to accept a touch operation on the setting area. The converter converts position coordinates of the touch operation on the setting area into the one or more control parameters corresponding to the position coordinates. The transmitter transmits a control command indicative of the one or more control parameters to the lighting device and to transmit, when the touch operation is continuously performed for a first duration, a first control command indicative of one or more first control parameters corresponding to the position coordinates of the touch operation continuously performed for the first duration to the lighting device at a first transmission interval. | 03-05-2015 |
20150305116 | Lighting Control System and Method - A graphical user interface is displayed to a user on a display in signal communication with the computer system. The graphical user interface has a first lighting control schedule area and a first interface object representing a lighting control device. The first interface object is located outside of the first lighting control schedule area. A second lighting control schedule area is displayed adjacent the first lighting control schedule area when the first lighting control schedule area is empty of any interface object representing a lighting control device and the first interface object is moved into the first lighting control schedule area. | 10-22-2015 |
20150373810 | A LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING A CONTROLLER THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A SELECTED LIGHT SCENE, AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A SYSTEM - A lighting system comprising light sources for illuminating an area and a control unit adapted to control the light sources. The control unit has a user interface allowing a user to select a light scene. The user interface has a screen for displaying information to the user. The control unit is adapted to control the user interface to display selected content on the screen, which content is selected such that light emitted from the screen during display of the content contributes to the selected light scene. When the screen is used in this way, i.e. as a part of the light scene created by the lighting system, the screen enhances the light scene and the risk of the screen interfering with the light scene is reduced, resulting in an improved user experience. | 12-24-2015 |
20160007423 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control. Presence of a lighting control element ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160165659 | WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM AND SMART DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD USING LED LIGHTING DEVICES - The present disclosure provides a wireless network system and a smart device management method using LED lighting devices. The wireless network system includes a wireless router and a plurality of LED lighting devices with WI-FI modules that have wireless access and network switch capabilities. Through the WI-FI modules, the LED lighting devices may access the wireless network provided by the wireless router or the WI-FI modules of any other LED lighting devices that have been wirelessly connected to the wireless router. The network address of the wireless router and the network addresses of the LED lighting devices are in the same network segment. The present disclosure provides a wireless switch cascade method. The WI-FI module of the LED lighting device has wireless switch capabilities, allowing the IP address of the accessed devices and the module itself to be in the same network segment, and enabling centralized control of the connected devices. The smart devices in a home or office environment therefore are not limited by space and can wirelessly interconnect freely, further enhancing the users' smart home user experience. | 06-09-2016 |