Artificial Light Source Messaging Platform for Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for controlling and accessing settings of multiple devices in a system are cumbersome, time-consuming, and prone to errors, especially as the number of devices increases, requiring manual location and digital address determination, and often necessitate specific knowledge of control systems and graphical user interfaces.
Innovation Solution
An artificial light source based messaging platform that uses modulated light to transmit and receive data, allowing devices to be controlled wirelessly through a light sensor device, enabling efficient viewing and changing of device settings without the need for manual location or specific knowledge of control systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional methods are used to control and access device settings, then devices can be controlled, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming as the number of devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the lighting system. The mobile device receives light signals containing device information, retrieves settings from a database, and presents them through a user interface. This intermediary approach eliminates the need for users to manually locate devices or understand complex control systems, significantly reducing time and improving efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (physically locating devices, accessing control panels, understanding system architecture) with optical signaling and automated information retrieval. Light-emitting diodes transmit device identifiers and settings data optically, which are then automatically processed by the mobile device, substituting mechanical search and control operations with automated optical-electronic processes.
2Measurement precision
If manual methods are used to determine digital addresses and locate devices, then device identification is possible, but the process is prone to errors and increasingly unwieldy with more devices
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting devices automatically transmit their own identification information and settings data through light signals. When a mobile device detects the light signal, it automatically retrieves the corresponding device information from the database without requiring manual intervention. This self-service mechanism eliminates human error in device identification and maintains ease of operation regardless of system size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates optical copies of device identification and settings data by encoding this information in light signals emitted by the LEDs. Instead of requiring users to physically locate and read device labels or addresses, the system transmits accurate device information optically to the mobile device, which then retrieves and displays the correct settings, eliminating transcription errors and misidentification.
3Ease of operation
If control systems with graphical user interfaces are implemented in each device, then device control is possible, but the cost of devices increases and installation becomes impractical
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the mobile device universal by enabling it to control multiple different lighting devices through a single application. The mobile device serves as a universal remote control that can interface with various devices in the lighting system without requiring each individual device to have its own control interface. This multi-functionality approach eliminates the need for expensive per-device control systems while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary that consolidates control functionality for the entire lighting system. Instead of embedding expensive control systems in each device, the intermediary mobile device handles all user interactions, retrieves settings from a centralized database, and manages control operations, thereby reducing per-device costs while maintaining full control capability.
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
Facilitates efficient and error-reduced control of device settings by using modulated light for data transmission, improving accessibility and reducing complexity in managing multiple devices within a system.
Implementation Method 1
modulating an artificial light source associated with the processor based on the data. The modulation results in generating modulated light via the artificial light source
Implementation Method 2
receiving data from the light sensor device over a wireless communication link
Data Source
AI summary
A processor receives data associated with a device. On the basis of the data associated with the device, the processor modulates a light from the artificial light source at a rate imperceptible to a human eye while detectable by a light sensor device. The modulated light is representative of the data associated with the device. The modulated light is detected, demodulated, and decoded by the light sensor device to retrieve the data associated with the device. Further, the data associated with the device is presented by the light sensor device to a user. In addition, the light sensor device is configured to receive input data from the user and communicate the input data to the processor via a wireless link. The processor is configured to receive the input data from the light sensor device and effect a change in a characteristic of the device based on the received input data.