Luminaire Registration via Batch RFID Reading
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for registering multiple apparatuses, such as luminaires, require significant time and labor due to the need to select and match specific address information with arrangement information on an operation terminal, especially as the number of apparatuses increases.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus registration method that involves consecutively reading specific information from multiple apparatuses using a reading apparatus and associating this information with corresponding arrangement information stored on the operation terminal, allowing for simultaneous or specified association of items, thereby reducing the time and effort required for registration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional individual registration method is used for each apparatus, then accurate association between specific information and arrangement information can be achieved, but registration time and labor increase significantly as the number of apparatuses increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual registration operations into a single batch registration operation. By reading specific information from multiple apparatuses consecutively and associating them with arrangement information in one process, the system achieves both accuracy and efficiency. The reading apparatus consecutively reads specific information (e.g., serial numbers, barcodes) from multiple apparatuses, and the operation terminal automatically associates this information with corresponding arrangement information stored in advance, eliminating the need for repeated individual selection and matching operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing arrangement information (such as spatial positions, installation locations, or logical groupings) in the operation terminal before the actual registration process. This allows the system to quickly match read specific information with pre-prepared arrangement data, significantly reducing registration time while maintaining accurate association. The arrangement information is prepared in advance based on the expected number and types of apparatuses to be registered.
2Manufacturing precision
If individual selection and matching is performed for each apparatus on the map interface, then precise position association is achieved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual position association operations into a single batch processing operation. Instead of requiring the operator to individually select and match each apparatus position on the map interface, the system reads specific information from multiple apparatuses consecutively and automatically associates them with pre-stored arrangement information that includes position data. This merging approach maintains precise position association while dramatically simplifying the operation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically matching read specific information with corresponding arrangement information without requiring manual intervention for each apparatus. The operation terminal automatically compares the consecutively read specific information with the pre-stored arrangement information and completes the association process autonomously, eliminating the need for operators to manually select positions on the map for each apparatus while maintaining high precision.
3Productivity
If batch reading of specific information is performed, then registration efficiency improves, but the complexity of information processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of a reading apparatus that systematically manages the batch reading process. The reading apparatus consecutively reads specific information from multiple apparatuses and transmits this information to the operation terminal in an organized manner. This intermediary structure simplifies the overall information processing complexity by providing a dedicated device that handles the reading and initial organization of data, allowing the operation terminal to focus on the association process without managing the complexity of individual reading operations.
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AI summary
There are provided an apparatus registration method capable of efficiently associating specific information about apparatuses and arrangement information about the apparatuses stored in an operation terminal, a program for implementing the method, and an apparatus system. A method for registration of luminaires associates a plurality of luminaires with items of arrangement information about the luminaires stored in an operation terminal for operating the luminaires. The method for registration of luminaires is adapted to include the steps of: consecutively reading at least two or more of items of specific information about the luminaires included in the luminaires using a RF reader; storing items of arrangement information about the luminaires into the operation terminal; and consecutively associating the at least two or more items of specific information consecutively read by the RF reader with at least two or more items of arrangement information among the items of arrangement information about the luminaires.