Pre-writing Display Conditions to Passive LED Light Boards

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional LED light boards with fixed color temperature pose challenges for manufacturers and users, as they cannot be adjusted before being powered on, leading to inconvenience and additional costs for restocking or complex control systems.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that allows pre-writing of display conditions, including brightness and color temperature, into a passive light board using a mobile device before power-on, enabling intuitive and convenient control through near-field communication and a control application program.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If LED light board has fixed color temperature, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but adaptability to different market specifications deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidadaptability to market specification
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The LED light board transitions from a static fixed color temperature design to a dynamic adjustable color temperature design. The control system allows the color temperature to be changed according to different market requirements and user preferences, enabling the same hardware to adapt to various specifications without restocking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the operating parameters of the LED light board by introducing controllable color temperature adjustment. Different color temperatures can be selected based on market demands, allowing the product to meet diverse specifications while using the same physical components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Device complexity

If color temperature is adjustable only after power-on, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation before installation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol system complexityVSAvoidease of adjustment before power-on
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The invention enables preliminary configuration of display conditions before the LED light board is powered on. Users can pre-set color temperature and other parameters during installation or before first use, making adjustments easier and avoiding the need to power on the device just for configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

A control system acts as an intermediary between the user and the LED light board, enabling parameter configuration before power-on. This intermediary system stores the display conditions and applies them automatically when the device is powered on, bridging the gap between pre-installation setup and actual operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If complex control system is installed for pre-adjustment, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of pre-adjustmentVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The LED light board system performs self-configuration by storing display conditions in its own memory before power-on. The device automatically applies the pre-set parameters when powered on, eliminating the need for complex external control systems or manual adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates a simplified control approach by copying the display condition settings directly into the light board's memory. This allows pre-adjustment functionality without requiring complex real-time control systems, as the settings are stored and executed automatically.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Measurement precision

If remote control is required for each lamp, then individual control precision is improved, but ease of operation and installation cost deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindividual control precisionVSAvoidease of control
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The invention merges the control functionality into a centralized system that can manage multiple LED light boards. Instead of requiring separate remote controls for each lamp, a single control interface can configure and manage multiple devices, simplifying operation and reducing costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The control system is designed with multi-functionality to manage multiple LED light boards simultaneously. A universal control mechanism can set display conditions for several lamps at once, eliminating the need for individual remote controls while maintaining precise control over each device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables quick and easy pre-setting of light output conditions for LED light boards, reducing inconvenience and costs by allowing adjustments before power-on, improving user experience and efficiency for manufacturers and installers.

Implementation Method 1

the mobile device and the communication unit form a near field communication connection to pre-write the brightness parameter and the color temperature parameter into the microcontroller

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectNear-field communication: Electromagnetic Induction

Implementation Method 2

a first LED circuit and a second LED circuit... the driver drives the first LED circuit and the second LED circuit according to the execution instruction to let the passive light board display a light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight emitting diode: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS11259391B2Method and system for controlling display condition which is pre-written into passive light board by mobile device
Publication Date: 2022.02.22 GENERAL LUMINAIRE SHANGHAI LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a method and system for controlling a display condition which is pre-written into a passive light board by a mobile device. A display status is pre-written into a passive light board which is not powered by electricity before, and a control application program loaded into the mobile device is provided for a user to input a brightness parameter and a color temperature parameter. The light board which is not powered by electricity before can carry out the presetting of the display condition, and related manufacturers can set the light boards quickly and easily after the light boards exit the factory, and the light boards can display according to the conditions in compliance with the brightness parameter and the color temperature parameter after the light boards are powered on.