Lighting Device Registration via LED Color Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting systems face challenges in easily recognizing and registering lighting devices, especially in large installations, due to the difficulty in identifying unique devices and binding them with switches/sensors, and the complexity of initializing registered devices without passing through gateways.
Innovation Solution
A lighting system that utilizes a mobile terminal with a short-range communication module and IR communication to recognize and register lighting devices based on their light-emitting patterns, allowing for easy binding with switches/sensors and initialization through a user-friendly application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional lighting systems are used with traditional light sources, then lighting functionality is provided, but device identification and registration becomes difficult in large installations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses different light emission colors (red, green, blue, yellow) from LEDs to encode unique identification information for each lighting device. This allows the registration device to easily identify and distinguish individual devices by detecting their specific color patterns, resolving the difficulty of device identification in large installations without adding complex identification hardware
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mobile terminal-based registration device as an intermediary between lighting devices and the control system. This intermediary captures light emission patterns through the camera, decodes the embedded identification information, and completes registration automatically, greatly simplifying the registration process compared to conventional manual methods
2Productivity
If manual registration methods are used for lighting devices, then device registration is possible, but the process is time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical registration operations with an automated optical recognition system. The mobile terminal's camera automatically captures light emission patterns, the processor decodes the embedded identification information, and registration is completed automatically, eliminating time-consuming manual input and significantly improving registration productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent embeds unique identification information into the light emission patterns before registration occurs. This preliminary encoding of identification data in the light patterns allows for rapid automatic recognition and registration, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual device identification and information entry during the registration process
3Ease of operation
If gateway intermediation is required for device initialization, then centralized control is maintained, but user convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables lighting devices to perform self-initialization by directly communicating with mobile terminals through light emission patterns. Devices encode their identification information in visible light, allowing end-users to complete initialization without requiring gateway intermediation or professional installation, greatly improving ease of operation while reducing system architecture complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient recognition and registration of lighting devices with unique IDs, facilitates easy binding operations, and allows for straightforward initialization of registered devices without the need for gateway intermediation, enhancing user convenience and management efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting diode (LED), which has advantages in efficiency, various colors, the degree of freedom for design, etc.
Implementation Method 2
the lighting registration device senses a light-emitting pattern of the light-emitting units
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are a lighting system and a method for registering a lighting device. The embodiments of the present invention comprise: a lighting device which is provided with a short-range communication module and comprises a plurality of light-emitting units; a lighting registration device which is provided with a short-range communication module and an IR communication module and registers the lighting device on the basis of the light-emitting patterns of the light-emitting units; and a lighting switch which is provided with a short-range communication module, binds with the lighting device by receiving, from the lighting registration device, an ID corresponding to the light-emitting patterns of the light-emitting units, and controls the operation of the lighting device. Further, when power is supplied to the lighting device, the lighting registration device recognizes the light-emitting patterns of the light-emitting units and registers the lighting device with an ID corresponding to the recognized light-emitting patterns.