Lighting Unit Controller Signal Influence Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the context of digital lighting technologies, there is a need to manage and control the influence of various signals on lighting units, as multiple parties with different agendas can alter how lighting units emit light without cooperation or communication, leading to confusion and lack of transparency.
Innovation Solution
A mobile computing device can identify and communicate with a lighting unit controller to obtain and display data on signals influencing light properties, allowing users to alter or prioritize these influences through a user interface, enabling control over how signals affect lighting units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple parties control signals influencing lighting units independently, then each party can implement their own lighting preferences and functions, but transparency and coordination of lighting behavior are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to users about which signals are currently influencing lighting units and what effects they produce. The computing device receives data from the lighting unit controller about active signals and displays this information to users, enabling them to understand and manage the influences on their lighting system.
Solution Approach 2:
A computing device acts as an intermediary between multiple signal sources and the lighting unit controller. It consolidates information from various signals, processes their combined influence, and presents a unified interface to users for managing all signal influences on lighting behavior.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple signals influence lighting units simultaneously, then diverse lighting functions and effects can be achieved, but confusion about which signal causes which effect occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays feedback information showing which signals are active and what lighting effects they produce. Users can see the relationship between specific signals and their resulting lighting effects, making it easy to identify cause-and-effect relationships even when multiple signals are operating simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the influence of multiple signals by displaying them as separate, identifiable entities. Each signal's contribution to lighting behavior is shown independently, allowing users to understand individual signal effects rather than experiencing a confused aggregate of influences.
3Ease of operation
If users can control all signals influencing lighting units, then complete transparency and control are achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computing device provides a universal interface that can manage multiple different types of signals through a single system. Rather than requiring separate control mechanisms for each signal type, the system offers unified control and visualization for all signals influencing lighting units.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically identifies and organizes active signals, presenting them to users in an easily understandable format without requiring users to manually configure or search for signal information. The lighting unit controller and computing device work together to self-organize the complex signal landscape.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, and methods are described herein for identifying and/or controlling influence and/or potential influence of one or more signals on one or more properties of light emitted by one or more lighting units (100). In various embodiments, one or more signals may be identified that influence, or potentially influence, a manner in which a lighting unit controller (110) controls one or more properties of light to be emitted by a lighting unit (100). In some embodiments, a user instruction may be received to alter the manner in which the one or more signals influence how the lighting unit controller (110) controls the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit (100) may be received. The lighting unit controller (110) may control a manner in which light output of the lighting unit (100) is influenced by the one or more signals in accordance with the user instruction.