Automated Lighting Zone Setup via Illumination Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack an efficient method for intuitively setting up and controlling groups or zones of lighting devices in a specific area, often requiring manual user input and leading to errors in configuration.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that transmits control signals to lighting devices, acquires image or illumination information, and determines groups or zones based on the received signals, using techniques like equivalent time sampling and frequency domain conversion to match control signals with device states, enabling automatic grouping and zone setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual user input is used for setting up lighting device groups, then user control is achieved, but configuration errors increase and setup time extends
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting devices automatically perform group identification and configuration by transmitting their device states and illumination information back to the electronic device, eliminating the need for manual user input and reducing configuration errors
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from lighting devices (illumination information and device states) to automatically determine group configurations, replacing manual user input with automated detection and reducing setup time
2Loss of time
If automated grouping is implemented using illumination information, then setup time is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration operations with automated optical detection using illumination information and device state analysis, reducing setup time while managing complexity through software-based automation
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An electronic device and an operation method for setup of a lighting device are provided. The operation method includes transmitting a control signal corresponding to at least one lighting device, acquiring lighting output information of the at least one lighting device, and determining a group of the at least one lighting device based on the lighting output information and the control signal.