Lighting Interface Highlighting for Recently Repositioned Fixtures

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Solution Overview

Problem

In lighting systems with multiple repositionable lighting devices, user interfaces become cluttered, making it difficult for users to identify recently repositioned devices, which hampers efficient control and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A user interface device equipped with motion sensors in each lighting device to detect repositioning, a processor to determine the most recently repositioned device, and a display to render virtual representations and indications for quick identification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple lighting devices are controlled through a single user interface, then the system can manage multiple devices, but the user interface becomes cluttered and devices become difficult to identify

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to control multiple lighting devicesVSAvoiddifficulty to identify specific lighting device

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the visual appearance of virtual representations by applying different colors or highlights to indicate the state of lighting devices. When a lighting device is repositioned, its virtual representation is highlighted with a distinct color or visual effect, enabling users to quickly identify which device has been moved without cluttering the interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides immediate visual feedback to users when a lighting device is repositioned. Motion sensors detect the repositioning event and trigger a visual indication on the user interface, allowing users to see which device has been moved without having to search through the list of all devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If the user interface displays all lighting devices, then complete control is possible, but the time to locate a specific device increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomplete control over all devicesVSAvoidtime to find a lighting device

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses color changes or visual highlights to draw attention to the recently repositioned lighting device. This allows users to immediately locate the device that has been moved without scanning through the entire list of lighting devices, significantly reducing the time required to find and control the specific device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system proactively highlights the lighting device before the user needs to control it by detecting repositioning events and pre-marking the affected device on the interface. This preliminary action saves the user from having to search for the device, reducing the time to locate and control it.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If motion sensors are installed in each lighting device to detect repositioning, then device identification is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation about device repositioningVSAvoidcomplexity of motion sensing system

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Each lighting device is equipped with a motion sensor that autonomously detects its own repositioning events. The sensor in each device independently identifies when it has been moved and communicates this information to the user interface, eliminating the need for a complex centralized monitoring system and reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The motion detection function is segmented and distributed to individual lighting devices rather than being centralized. Each device has its own motion sensor that independently detects repositioning, allowing the system to scale to multiple devices without proportionally increasing the complexity of the central control system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

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 users to immediately recognize and control the most recently repositioned lighting device, reducing the time to locate it on the interface and enhancing user experience.

Implementation Method 1

each lighting device comprising a motion sensor configured to detect a motion of the respective lighting device

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMotion detection: Accelerometer

Data Source

PatentUS20250365840A1A user interface device for controlling reorientable lighting devices

Publication Date: 2025.11.27 SIGNIFY HOLDING BV

AI summary

A user interface device for use in a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting devices, each lighting device being repositionable by a user, and each lighting device comprising a motion sensor configured to detect a motion of the respective lighting device. The user interface device comprises: a display, a receiver configured to receive one or more input signals indicative of motions of lighting devices of the plurality of repositionable lighting devices, and a processor configured to: determine which lighting device has been most recently repositioned based on the one or more input signals, render a plurality of virtual representations of the plurality of lighting devices on the display, and render an indication on the display indicating the lighting device that has been most recently repositioned.