Lighting User Interface Automation for Home Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for managing light accessories using electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring complex user interfaces, multiple key presses, and manual adjustments for settings like color temperature and brightness throughout the day, without providing automatic adjustments to resemble natural light.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a user interface on electronic devices that includes affordances for efficiently managing light accessories, such as adjusting color temperature based on environmental characteristics like time of day, and allowing users to set specific color temperatures with minimal input, thereby reducing the cognitive burden and conserving power in battery-operated devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing techniques are used to control lighting accessories, then users can adjust color temperature and brightness settings, but the user interface becomes complex and time-consuming with multiple key presses required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple lighting control functions (color temperature adjustment, brightness control, and natural light simulation) into a single unified user interface affordance. Instead of requiring separate controls for each parameter, the system merges these functions so that a single user input can trigger coordinated adjustments across multiple lighting parameters, thereby simplifying the interface while maintaining comprehensive control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic color temperature adjustment that resembles natural light throughout the day without requiring manual user intervention. The lighting accessory autonomously adjusts its color temperature based on the time of day, eliminating the need for users to manually change settings multiple times daily. This self-service capability reduces the cognitive burden on users while maintaining optimal lighting conditions.
2Extent of automation
If existing techniques are used to manage lighting accessories, then users can set schedules, but manual changes to color temperature and brightness settings are required throughout the day
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring automatic color temperature adjustment schedules that mimic natural light patterns throughout the day. Instead of requiring users to manually adjust settings at various times, the system is programmed in advance to automatically transition between color temperatures corresponding to different times of day (e.g., warmer tones in the evening, cooler tones during daytime). This preliminary automation eliminates the need for repeated manual interventions.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system serves itself by autonomously adjusting color temperature and brightness settings based on pre-set schedules and environmental characteristics. The system monitors the time of day and automatically modifies lighting parameters without user intervention, thereby eliminating the time users would otherwise spend making manual adjustments throughout the day while maintaining optimal lighting conditions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing techniques are used for lighting control, then basic on/off and color changes are possible, but automatic adjustment to resemble natural light is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic color temperature adjustment that automatically adapts to different times of day, mimicking the natural progression of sunlight. The lighting accessory transitions smoothly between color temperatures (e.g., warmer in the evening, cooler during daytime) based on environmental characteristics and time of day, providing adaptability that manual systems cannot achieve. This dynamic behavior enhances user experience while reducing the need for manual interventions.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system autonomously adjusts its color temperature to resemble natural light throughout the day without requiring user input. By monitoring environmental characteristics and time of day, the system self-regulates its output to match natural lighting patterns, thereby providing adaptability while conserving both user time and device energy that would otherwise be spent on manual adjustments.
4Use of energy by moving object
If existing techniques are used for lighting management, then control functions are available, but unnecessary user inputs are required wasting battery power
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system autonomously manages color temperature and brightness adjustments based on pre-configured schedules and environmental sensors, eliminating the need for repeated user inputs. The system self-regulates its operation to match natural light patterns throughout the day, thereby reducing the frequency of user interactions and the associated energy consumption from both the device and battery, while maintaining ease of operation through automatic adaptation.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to lighting user interfaces. A notification corresponding to an automated lighting feature is displayed on a user interface of a home automation system in accordance with a determination that the user interface is displayed for the first time since associating a lighting accessory with the home automation system. The notification includes an activation user interface object and a cancel user interface object.