Lighting Connectivity Module Wireless Control Architecture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting systems lack integrated connectivity and control capabilities, limiting user interaction and provider configuration options for lighting assemblies, and do not efficiently connect to wireless networks.
Innovation Solution
A fully integrated lighting connectivity module (LCM) that includes a baseboard, communication submodule, control submodule, and lighting mode output submodule, enabling wireless communication, user preference-based control, and power management, with optional components like antennas, sensors, and power storage systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional lighting systems are used, then the structure is simple and cost-effective, but they lack integrated connectivity and control capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional submodules (communication submodule with wireless transceiver, control submodule with processor and memory, and lighting mode output submodule) into a single integrated lighting connectivity module that interfaces with the lighting driver module. This merging approach provides comprehensive connectivity and control capabilities while consolidating complexity into a unified module rather than分散 multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting connectivity module is designed as a universal interface that can support multiple communication protocols (via the wireless transceiver in the communication submodule), various control functions (via the processor in the control submodule), and different lighting modes (via the lighting mode output submodule). This multi-functional design allows the same module to adapt to different connectivity requirements and control scenarios without requiring separate specialized components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If basic lighting control is used, then the system is simple to operate, but user interaction and provider configuration options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The control submodule acts as an intermediary between the communication submodule (which receives wireless commands and configuration data) and the lighting driver module (which controls the actual lighting output). The processor in the control submodule interprets high-level user commands and provider configuration parameters, translating them into appropriate control signals for the lighting driver. This intermediary layer enables rich user interaction and configuration options while shielding the user from the complexity of low-level lighting control operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated module architecture enables feedback loops where the control submodule can receive status information from the lighting driver module and communicate it back to wireless devices, and where provider configuration parameters can be transmitted through the communication submodule to adjust lighting behavior. This feedback capability allows for dynamic adjustment of lighting settings based on user preferences and environmental conditions while maintaining operational simplicity through wireless interfaces.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting module, including: a baseboard configured to receive a user signal indicating a user lighting preference; a communication submodule configured to receive the user signal and convert the user signal to machine readable data indicating the user lighting preference; a control submodule communicably coupled to the wireless communication submodule for receiving the machine readable data, wherein the microcontroller submodule comprises: memory configured to store a lighting parameter provided by a provider, and a processor configured to generate lighting driver instructions based on the user lighting preference and the lighting parameter; and a lighting mode output submodule configured to output the lighting driver instructions to a lighting driver module of a lighting assembly for controlling light emitting elements of the lighting assembly.