Lighting System Event Log for Trigger Attribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Connected lighting systems often produce unexpected behavior due to multiple triggers and user configurations, making it difficult for users to understand why specific lighting events occur, especially in systems controlled by various applications and users.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow users to view a chronological sequence of past lighting events on a user device, displaying attributes and triggers associated with each event, enabling users to modify triggers and attributes to prevent future occurrences of undesired events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple triggers and user configurations are implemented in a connected lighting system, then the system becomes more versatile and adaptable, but the system produces unexpected behavior and users lose track of which trigger is associated with each lighting event
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by displaying a chronological sequence of past lighting events with their associated triggers and attributes. This allows users to see what triggered each lighting event and understand the system's behavior, directly addressing the confusion caused by multiple triggers and configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interface (display device showing event sequence) between the complex lighting system and the user. This intermediary translates the complex interactions of multiple triggers and configurations into a comprehensible chronological sequence, making the system easier to understand without reducing its versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users implement their own rules within the system, then the system becomes more adaptable to different user needs, but uncertainty arises when a particular lighting event occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The chronological sequence display provides feedback about which user's rule triggered each lighting event, preserving the attribution information that would otherwise be lost. Users can see exactly which of their rules caused each event, eliminating uncertainty while maintaining the ability for multiple users to implement their own rules.
3Loss of information
If a chronological sequence of past lighting events with attributes and triggers is displayed, then users gain clarity on lighting system behavior, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information display into distinct chronological events, each showing only the relevant attributes and triggers for that specific event. This segmentation prevents information overload while maintaining completeness, allowing users to understand each event without being overwhelmed by the entire system's complexity.
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AI summary
A method of controlling a lighting system comprising one or more illumination sources each controllable to emit respective illumination for illuminating an environment, the method comprising: causing a user interface of a user device to output an indication of one or more past lighting events associated with a set of the one or more illumination sources, wherein the indication comprises: one or more attributes of the illumination associated with a respective lighting event from the one or more past lighting events, and a trigger which led to the respective lighting event from the one or more past lighting events.