Gateway Lighting Control for Authorized Mobile Scene Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern lighting systems lack the ability to adapt quickly to changing user needs in facilities, often requiring manual intervention by technicians to adjust lighting settings, which is inefficient and impractical.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device control system that includes a gateway controller communicatively coupled with lighting devices, allowing for remote control via a portable electronic device, which can receive light operation requests, authorize changes, and adjust optical characteristics such as brightness, color, and beam direction, with options for timed operations and authorization through a remote server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If lighting systems are set in fixed arrangements, then system simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to changing user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A gateway controller serves as an intermediary between portable electronic devices and lighting devices, enabling remote control and scene management without requiring direct complex connections between user devices and lighting fixtures. The gateway controller receives control signals from portable electronic devices and translates them into appropriate control commands for the lighting devices, thereby providing adaptability while maintaining system simplicity.
2Ease of operation
If manual adjustment by technicians is used, then lighting settings can be changed, but operational efficiency and convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service lighting control where users can independently adjust lighting settings, select scenes, and control lighting devices using portable electronic devices without requiring technician intervention. Users can directly interact with the lighting system through user-friendly interfaces on their personal devices, eliminating the need to wait for technician availability and empowering end-users to make real-time adjustments according to their needs.
Solution Approach 2:
Pre-programmed scenes are configured in advance with specific lighting settings, intensities, and configurations for different events or times of day. When a user selects a pre-programmed scene, the system automatically applies all the necessary lighting adjustments without requiring users to manually configure each parameter, thereby saving time and simplifying operation while maintaining the ability to adapt to different user needs.
3Productivity
If technicians are stationed at facilities for manual control, then lighting can be adjusted, but system cost and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical approach of having physical technicians present at facilities with an electronic/digital control system. Portable electronic devices communicate with lighting devices through wireless or wired networks, allowing remote control and automation of lighting adjustments. This substitution eliminates the need for human technicians to be physically present while maintaining full lighting control capabilities, thereby improving productivity without increasing operational structure complexity.
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AI summary
A lighting device control system for controlling one or more lighting devices includes a gateway controller communicatively coupled with at least one lighting device. The gateway controller is configured to receive a signal indicating that a portable electronic device is in a proximate range of either the gateway controller or the at least one lighting device. Upon receipt of the signal the gateway controller is further configured to receive a light operation request from the portable electronic device, determine whether the portable electronic device is authorized to initiate the light operation request, and in response to determining that the portable electronic device is authorized to submit the light operation request, cause the at least one lighting device to emit light that exhibits the settings for the one or more optical characteristics included in the light operation request.