Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090154433 | LOCAL AREA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for local area communication between Bluetooth and MBOA-MAC devices is provided. A new Bluetooth Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL) is implemented to adapt a Bluetooth host module and an MBOA-MAC to each other so as to enable use of conventional legacy Bluetooth applications in a wireless network environment employing a WiMedia Multiband OFDM Alliance (MBOA)-based Media Access Control (MAC) layer. This allows devices equipped with a conventional Bluetooth host module to perform high-speed data communication based on MBOA-MAC, thereby increasing the efficiency of utilization of networks. | 06-18-2009 |
20100136910 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEVICE SEARCH FOR HIGH-SPEED BASED BLUETOOTH APPLICATIONS - Provided are a device searching method of a Bluetooth application and an apparatus using the same. The apparatus includes an application unit that generates a command for searching a Bluetooth device in a surrounding area of the device searching apparatus, a stack unit that performs a Bluetooth device initialization process and processes the command generated in the application unit, a first module unit that searches first Bluetooth devices in the surrounding area of the device searching apparatus, and a second module unit that searches second Bluetooth devices in the surrounding area of the device searching apparatus. | 06-03-2010 |
20120146804 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIGHT INDICATION - A lighting indication device is connected to a plurality of LED sensing lightings via a lighting network. A receiver receives sensing information from at least one of the plurality of LED sensing lightings via the lighting network, and determines whether the sensing information includes a warning code. A warning position identifier identifies a position of an LED sensing lighting in which warning occurs based on the sensing information when the sensing information includes the warning code. A path setting unit generates a warning lighting signal for indicating warning generation information and an escape guide lighting signal indicating an escape guide direction based on the position of the LED sensing lighting in which the warning occurs. A transmitter transmits the warning lighting signal and the escape guide lighting signal to the plurality of LED sensing lightings via the lighting network. | 06-14-2012 |
20120153837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING LIGHT - Light emitted from a lighting device including a white LED and RGB LEDs is sensed when the lighting device is driven based on a predetermined reference value, sensed data is converted into values corresponding to color coordinates, and a difference between the value and a reference value is calculated. It is determined whether or not the lighting device is corrected on the basis of the calculated difference, and the lighting device is selectively corrected depending on the determination result. | 06-21-2012 |
20120161642 | LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A device for controlling an LED lighting in an LED lighting control system including a plurality of LED lightings which are connected via a network is provided. A lighting data receiver receives a first lighting control signal and extracts first lighting control data for the LED lighting from the first lighting control signal including a confirmation code. A verifier verifies the first lighting control data based on the confirmation code, and an error processor records error information when the verifier fails to verify the first lighting control data. A driving signal processor converts the first lighting control data to a driving signal when the verifier succeeds to verify the first lighting control data. An LED driver controls lighting of an LED light source based on the driving signal. | 06-28-2012 |
20120183111 | PROMPT GAMMA-RAY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING CHEMICAL MATERIALS USING FEMTOSECOND PULSE LASER-INDUCED NEUTRONS - Disclosed herein is a prompt gamma-ray detection apparatus for analyzing chemical materials using femtosecond pulse laser-induced neutrons, which can be effectively used in the nondestructive inspection of various materials, such as metals, coal, cement, radioactive materials and the like as well as explosives and chemical materials, and which can provide better measurement results for the analysis of basic materials, and a method of measuring prompt gamma-rays using the apparatus. The prompt gamma-ray detection apparatus is advantageous because it can non-destructively analyze the elements in a chemical sample using a femtosecond pulse laser-induced neutron generator that solves the problems of an atomic reactor for research or a radioactive isotope as a neutron radiation source. | 07-19-2012 |
20130188968 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD USING DMX-512 NETWORK AND APPARATUSES FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a Visual Light Communication (VLC) method and apparatus using a DMX-512 network. The VLC apparatus includes a DMX signal generation unit and a DMX signal transmission unit. The DMX signal generation unit generates VLC data packets each including a DMX header, fragmentation information, and a data fragment. The DMX signal transmission unit transmits the VLC data packets to an LED lighting apparatus coupled over a DMX-512 network in order to perform VLC. | 07-25-2013 |
20130234607 | LED LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - Disclosed herein is an LED lighting control apparatus and method based on visible light communication. The LED lighting control apparatus includes lighting information collection means for collecting status information about lighting means and environmental information about surroundings of the lighting means, and transmitting the collected information to lighting control means. The lighting information collection means includes a visible light reception processing unit for receiving the status information about the lighting means contained in a visible light signal emitted from the lighting means, a lighting information analysis unit including a plurality of environmental information sensors for detecting the environmental information about the surroundings of the lighting means, the lighting information analysis unit analyzing the environmental information detected by the environmental information sensors, and a lighting information control unit for collecting the status information and the analyzed environmental information and transmitting the collected information to the lighting control means. | 09-12-2013 |
20130343768 | INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to an inter-vehicle communication apparatus and method using visible light communication. The inter-vehicle communication apparatus using visible light communication includes a spreading code application unit for applying a spreading code to transmission data desired to be transmitted, and a transmission unit for generating a transmission frame based on the transmission data to which the spreading code is applied, and transmitting the transmission frame via a lighting lamp of a vehicle. The transmission frame includes a preamble field required to synchronize the transmission frame, a data field required to transmit the transmission data, and a position field required to provide hopping information of the transmission data. | 12-26-2013 |
20140009083 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FAULT IN LIGHTING NETWORK - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for controlling a fault in a lighting network The apparatus includes power selection units respectively provided in a plurality of lighting units connected to one another over a network, each power selection unit being configured to compare a reference voltage with an output voltage sensed from power supply signals input from power supply units respectively provided in a lighting unit, located ahead of a faulty lighting unit, and the faulty lighting unit if a fault occurs in the lighting unit, and to select supply power to be supplied to the faulty lighting unit. Lighting control units control driving of the faulty lighting unit using the selected supply power. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010540 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed herein are a visible light communication method and apparatus. The visible light communication method includes determining whether a current location is the start of a symbol of a transmission signal, setting a sample index, a signal accumulated value for an accumulation region of a front half portion of the symbol, and a signal accumulated value for an accumulation region of a rear half portion of the symbol, determining whether the sample index belongs to an accumulation region of the front or rear half portion of the symbol, and accumulating samples of the transmission signal in accordance with the location to which the sample index belongs, determining whether a current location corresponds to the end of the symbol, and outputting a Variable Pulse Position Modulation (VPPM) communication signal corresponding to the transmission signal. | 01-09-2014 |
20140052390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ERROR AND VARIATION IN LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHTTING - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for sensing an error and a variation in Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting. In the method, a PWM signal including required light emission information is generated. Tail data including operation information is generated. A CRC value based on the tail data is also generated. A tail-CRC signal is generated by combining the tail data with the CRC value. Finally, a PWM-tail signal is generated by combining the tail-CRC signal with the PWM signal. | 02-20-2014 |
20140110571 | MOTION SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a motion sensor and method of operating the motion sensor, which can adjust the range of a detection area. For this, the motion sensor according to the present invention includes a detection unit for outputting a variation signal corresponding to motion. A threshold level setting unit variably sets at least one changeable threshold level. A comparison unit detects the motion by performing a comparison operation based on the changeable threshold level and the variation signal at threshold sensitivity corresponding to the changeable threshold level. | 04-24-2014 |
20140139113 | LIGHTING NETWORK CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling a lighting network. The apparatus for controlling lighting network includes a control device and a plurality of control gears. The control device generates and transfers commands to control lighting. The plurality of control gears receives the commands from the control device and control lighting. The control device assigns a right to use a lighting network to the control gears, and the control gears send information about a change in a lighting state or error details to the control device using the right to use a lighting network. | 05-22-2014 |
20140199071 | METHOD OF PROCESSING DMX-VLC ADDRESS USING DMX-512 NETWORK AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of processing a Digital Multiplex (DMX)-Visible Light Communication (VLC) address and a device using the method. In the method of processing a DMX-VLC address, a DMX-512 packet is received. It is determined whether the DMX-512 packet includes dimming data by using a start code of the DMX-512 packet. Lighting data is processed using an address recorded in a DMX-512 address field of a DMX-VLC address included in the DMX-512 packet if it is determined that the DMX-512 packet includes the dimming data. Non-lighting data is processed using an address recorded in a DMX-VLC extended address field of the DMX-VLC address if it is determined that the DMX-512 packet does not include dimming data. | 07-17-2014 |
20140199078 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD USING DMX-512 NETWORK AND DEVICE FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a visible light communication method and device using a DMX-512 network. In the visible light communication method, dimming data packets are received. Visible Light Communication (VLC) data packets are generated. The dimming data packets and the VLC data packets are scheduled so that one or more of the VLC data packets are transmitted to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting devices connected over a Digital Multiplex (DMX)-512 network between transmission times of the dimming data packets. | 07-17-2014 |
20140236480 | REAL-TIME MOVEMENT PATH ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to a real-time movement path estimation apparatus using visible light communication. A server for performing communication with an agent for tracking a location of a client which is a target to be tracked includes an agent management unit for setting the agent and the client. A server communication unit receives management information of the agent at intervals of a preset monitoring period. A path prediction unit derives a predicted path for a movement path of the client, based on the location information of the client included in the management information and tracked by a location determination device including a visible light communication device or an image capturing device in the agent. | 08-21-2014 |
20140292209 | INTELLIGENT LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an intelligent lighting control apparatus and method, which control an intelligent lighting unit including multiple sensors depending on time, place, scene, environment, or the like, based on the results of sensing by the sensors. The intelligent lighting control apparatus includes a multi-sensor unit including multiple sensors, the multi-sensor unit sensing motion of a person or an object within a set sensing area using at least one of the multiple sensors. A lighting control unit controls an operation of a lighting unit based on frequency data corresponding to results of sensing by the multi-sensor unit and a class of lighting type corresponding to the frequency data. | 10-02-2014 |
20140306609 | LED LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND LED LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an LED lighting control apparatus and an LED lighting control system using the apparatus. The proposed system includes a wired lighting unit connected to LED lighting in a wired manner and configured to perform lighting control on LED lighting. A wireless lighting unit performs lighting control on the LED lighting via wireless communication with a wireless terminal and operates in conjunction with the wired lighting unit. A location communication unit allocates individual IDs of LED lighting and performs transmission/reception of data to/from an external terminal. A multi-sensor unit supports multiple sensors and analyzes sensor data collected from the multiple sensors. An active heat dissipation unit dissipates heat from the LED lighting based on analyzed sensor data. A processor control unit controls operations of the wired lighting unit, the wireless lighting unit, the location communication unit, the multi-sensor unit, and the active heat dissipation unit. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316738 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION OF LIGHT - An apparatus and a method for measuring a position of a light are disclosed. The apparatus for measuring a position of a light includes: an inputting unit configured to receive position information on a building and a floor in which a user is positioned; a position coordinate calculating unit configured to measure distances between a position of the user and wall surfaces in the building in each direction and calculate a position coordinate of the user based on the distances in each direction; a position determining unit configured to apply the position coordinate to a plan view corresponding to the position information to determine an initial position of the user; and a position information combining unit configured to receive a light identifier depending on movement of the user and store position information of the light corresponding to the light identifier. | 10-23-2014 |