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Lighting control system using motion and sound

A motion and sound technology, applied in the field of lighting control systems, can solve problems such as waving your arms and powering off the lights

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-09-18
SONY CORP
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[0003] As understood herein, the disadvantage of such a system is that occasionally there is a situation where a person is working in the room and the lights need to remain on even though the person's movement is relatively small
However, if not enough motion is sensed to keep the lights on, the lights may be automatically powered down, requiring waving arms etc. to be a nuisance to an annoyed person in the room

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[0026] first reference figure 1 In the non-limiting exemplary embodiment shown, system 10 includes a wall mounted lighting controller 12 in wireless communication with a smart home appliance control computer 14 to implement the present principles. While controller 12 is shown operating in conjunction with control computer 14, it is to be understood that in other embodiments, controller 12 (which may include controller processor 16) may be a stand-alone device, wherein processor 16 performs the present logic.

[0027] In the example shown, controller processor 14 has access to a computer-readable storage medium 18 (eg, a disk-based or solid-state storage device) bearing instructions that cause controller processor 14 to operate in accordance with the present principles. The components of controller 12 may be powered by one or more power sources 20 (eg, DC batteries, AC power converters, etc.). Controller 12 may also include a switch 22 controlled by processor 16 for energizin...

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The invention provides a lighting control system using both motion and sound. The lighting control system uses both motion and sound inputs to control indoor lighting. In the event that a person's motion initially causes the lighting to be energized, the lighting will not be deenergized even if the person's activity is low motion because certain sounds such as doors closing, typing on a keyboard, etc. prevent the lights off timeout from triggering.

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technical field [0001] The present application generally relates to lighting control systems using motion and sound as control inputs. Background technique [0002] Indoor lighting systems have been provided that conveniently relieve people of the burden of having to fumble for light switches by automatically energizing indoor lighting when motion is detected. Such a system also advantageously saves power because after a person leaves the room (perhaps forgetting to turn off the lights), the lights are automatically turned off after a period of time when no motion is detected. [0003] As understood herein, a disadvantage of such systems is that there are occasional situations where a person is working in the room and the lights need to remain on even though the person's movement is relatively small. However, if not enough motion is sensed to keep the lights on, the lights may be automatically powered down, requiring waving of arms, etc. to be a nuisance to an annoyed perso...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H05B37/02
CPCH05B47/115H05B47/12Y02B20/40
Inventor 近藤量资村越象彼得·新谷
Owner SONY CORP