Wireless Illumination Control Apparatus Grouping via Visual Icon Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional illumination control systems require complex operations for users to generate and register connection information and group information between control apparatuses and illumination apparatuses, making the process cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
An illumination control system with a control apparatus that performs wireless communication with multiple illumination apparatuses, allowing users to visually confirm and control target illumination apparatuses through icons, receive group identifiers, and register connection and group information via a user-friendly interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If connection information and group information are generated according to user operations through different procedures, then the control system can establish proper connections and grouping, but the user has to perform complicated operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the generation of connection information and group information into a single integrated procedure. When a user selects an illumination apparatus icon on the display unit, the system simultaneously generates both connection information (for wireless communication pairing) and group information (for logical grouping), eliminating the need for separate procedures and reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control apparatus preliminarily generates connection information during the icon selection phase before actual control operations begin. By pre-establishing the connection framework and grouping structure when the user first interacts with the system, subsequent control operations can proceed without requiring additional setup steps.
2Loss of information
If multiple different procedures are used to generate connection information and group information, then comprehensive control data can be collected, but the operation process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the collection of connection information and group information into a single operational flow. When the user selects an illumination apparatus icon, the system concurrently collects both types of information in one action, preventing information loss while eliminating the time waste associated with multiple separate setup procedures.
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AI summary
Illumination control system 1 includes illumination apparatuses 10 and control apparatus 20 for controlling them. Each illumination apparatus 10 includes: communication unit 101 that performs wireless communication with control apparatus 20; and controller 102 that receives from control apparatus 20 instruction on operation and causes illumination apparatus 10 to perform the instructed operation. Control apparatus 20 includes: communication unit 201 that establishes connection to perform wireless communication with illumination apparatuses 10; display unit 202 that displays an icon representing target illumination apparatus 10; second controller 203 that transmits instruction on operation of target illumination apparatus 10 to enable a user to visually confirm target illumination apparatus 10; receiver 204 that receives from the user an identifier identifying a group of target illumination apparatus 10 in association with the icon; and registration unit 205 that registers group information indicating the identified group and connection information in association with each other.