Lighting Infrastructure Control via Virtual Room View
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex lighting infrastructures with multiple light units require more intuitive control methods beyond simple switches or dimming wheels, as users need to create and modify lighting atmospheres, but existing systems limit users to pre-programmed scenes and lack an intuitive interface for personal customization.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that generate a single room view of a three-dimensional space, allowing users to combine different views of surfaces and lighting effects, enabling intuitive control of lighting infrastructure through input signals processed into control signals for light units, similar to computer paint programs, using a computer program that translates user inputs into control values for lighting units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex lighting infrastructure with multiple light units is implemented, then the ability to create diverse lighting atmospheres is improved, but the complexity of control increases and existing control tools become insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical room environment displayed on a screen, where users can interact with a two-dimensional representation of walls, floors, and light units. This virtual model allows intuitive control without directly managing the complexity of multiple physical light units, resolving the contradiction by providing a simplified interface that mirrors the physical system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a computer screen displaying a virtual room model as an intermediary between the user and the actual lighting infrastructure. Users control lighting atmospheres by interacting with the virtual representation rather than directly configuring multiple light units, thus reducing perceived control complexity while maintaining full adaptability.
2Ease of operation
If pre-programmed scenes are used for controlling lighting, then the ease of operation is improved, but the user's ability to create and adapt personal lighting atmospheres is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static, fixed nature of pre-programmed scenes into a dynamic, interactive experience. Users can freely adjust lighting parameters, move light units, and create custom atmospheres in real-time within the virtual environment, combining the simplicity of scene-based control with the flexibility of personal customization.
Solution Approach 2:
By providing a virtual model of the room where users can experiment with different lighting configurations, the system allows users to create and test personal lighting atmospheres without affecting the actual physical system until they choose to apply changes, thus maintaining ease of operation while enabling full adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple control devices are provided for each light unit, then the adaptability of lighting control is improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges control for multiple light units into a single unified interface displayed on a computer screen. Instead of requiring separate control devices for each light unit, the system combines all control functions into one virtual environment where users can manage the entire lighting infrastructure through a single interactive display, thus maintaining adaptability while dramatically improving ease of operation.
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AI summary
The invention relates to the control of a lighting infrastructure such as a complex lighting system.An embodimentofthe invention provides a method for controlling a lighting infrastructure by means of a computer comprising the acts of -generating a single room view (10) of a room with the lighting infrastructure by combining differentviews of the room on a display (12; S10), -receiving and processing of input signals (14) with regard to the generated single room view (S12), and -creating output signals (16) for controlling the lighting infrastructure in response to the processed input signals (S14). The single room view allows an intuitive control of a lighting infrastructure similar to a computer paintprogram.