Lighting Control Panel With Visual Scene Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current lighting control panels lack flexibility in use due to fixed scene correlations with engraved characters, and panels without engraved characters require users to remember scene associations, leading to a non-intuitive user experience.

Innovation Solution

A lighting control panel with integrated keys and display areas that reflect optical parameters such as color and brightness, using a control module to dynamically display these parameters on a screen, enhancing user understanding of scene effects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If engraved characters are used on scene panels, then the appearance is significantly affected and scenes correspond to characters, but flexibility in use is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveappearance designVSAvoidflexibility in use
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses visual copying of lighting effects through display screens to represent scene characteristics. Instead of relying on engraved characters or user memory, the system creates visual copies of the actual lighting effects (colors, brightness levels) and displays them on the panel, allowing users to intuitively understand scene properties without memorization while maintaining design flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If panels without engraved characters are used, then flexibility in use is improved, but users need to remember scene content, resulting in non-intuitive experience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflexibility in useVSAvoiduser experience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements visual feedback by displaying real-time optical parameters (color, brightness) of lighting scenes directly on the control panel. When lighting conditions change, the display automatically updates to reflect these changes, providing continuous feedback to users without requiring memorization. This creates an intuitive interface where the display state directly corresponds to the physical lighting state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically capturing and displaying lighting parameters without user intervention. The control panel autonomously monitors lighting conditions and updates its display accordingly, eliminating the need for users to manually configure or remember scene details while maintaining operational flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If display areas are added to control panels, then scene characteristics are visually conveyed, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintuitive scene representationVSAvoidpanel structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the display screen multi-functional by using it both for visual representation of lighting scenes and for user interaction control. The same display area that shows optical parameters also serves as the interface for scene selection and adjustment, eliminating the need for separate display and control components, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining intuitive visualization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4716375A1Illumination control panel and display configuration method therefor
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides an illumination control panel and a display configuration method therefor. The illumination control panel comprises keys, a display screen, a control module and a driving module. A key is bound to an illumination scene, and a corresponding display region is provided on the display screen. The control module controls the display effect of the corresponding display region according to optical parameters of the illumination scene bound to the key. The driving module supplies power to the control module and the display screen. The illumination scene corresponding to a key in the illumination control panel provided by the present disclosure may be configured by a user on his or her own, each key is provided with a corresponding display region in the display screen, and, according to the light color and brightness of the scene, different effects are displayed in the region. Compared with conventional text identifiers, the optical characteristics of the scene may be more visually reflected, thereby improving the user experience.