Luminaire Camera Wireless Pairing Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring consumer electronics to pair with a WiFi network can be complex, especially for devices without interfaces, requiring users to understand electronics or IT protocols, and often involves cumbersome proprietary methods with hardware compatibility issues.
Innovation Solution
A wireless pairing system that includes a luminaire with a camera, network interface, and controller, capable of capturing and analyzing configuration codes to connect to a network, eliminating the need for proprietary protocols and minimizing complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If proprietary protocols and software are used for wireless pairing, then device pairing capability is achieved, but hardware compatibility issues and software platform specificity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a configuration server as an intermediary component that mediates the pairing process between the wireless device and the network. The configuration server handles protocol translation and authentication, allowing devices to pair without requiring proprietary protocols embedded in each device. This intermediary approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining pairing capability while reducing hardware compatibility issues and software platform specificity.
2Ease of operation
If wired connection methods (USB or Ethernet) are used for initial device connection, then device configuration becomes possible, but the advantage of wireless connectivity is degraded and additional hardware requirements are imposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical wired connection system (USB or Ethernet cables) with a wireless communication system. The device establishes initial contact and receives configuration data wirelessly through its wireless interface, eliminating the need for physical cable connections during the configuration phase. This substitution maintains ease of operation for configuration while preserving the wireless advantage and reducing additional hardware requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If devices without interfaces (display or keyboard) are paired to WiFi network, then wireless connectivity is achieved, but the pairing process becomes complicated requiring user understanding of encryption and cipher parameters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service pairing mechanism where the configuration server automatically provides all necessary pairing parameters (encryption type, cipher, password) to the device without requiring user input or understanding. The server generates and transmits these parameters automatically, and the device simply receives and applies them. This eliminates the complexity of manual configuration while maintaining wireless connectivity capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration server provides a universal pairing solution that works with all wireless devices regardless of their interface capabilities. By centralizing the configuration functionality on the server side, the system becomes universally applicable to devices with or without displays, keyboards, or other input interfaces, simplifying the pairing process for all device types.
Data Source
AI summary
A wireless pairing system and method are presented, the system having a network and a luminaire, which may include an electrical base, an enclosure, and a heat sink, as well as a light source, a network interface, a camera, and a controller in communication with the electrical base. The light source, the network interface, and the camera may be in communication with the controller, the controller having a central processing unit (CPU), and an input/output (I/O) interface. The controller, the camera, the light source and the network interface may be carried by the enclosure. The camera may capture an image having a configuration code associated with the network and the CPU may analyze the image to determine the existence of the configuration code. The CPU may then configure the network interface to connect the luminaire to the network so that the luminaire may be operated or monitored through the network.