Remote Controller Color Acquiring Unit for Adaptive Lighting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional remote controllers for color lamps can only control a limited set of fixed colors, making it difficult to match the lighting environment, which can lead to monotonous lighting and potential health hazards due to light pollution.

Innovation Solution

A remote controller with a color acquiring unit and wireless transmission unit that allows for the acquisition and adjustment of color information from a target region, enabling the lighting device to emit light of varying colors, and a pairing unit for connecting with the lighting device to control its color output.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional remote controller with pre-recorded fixed colors is used, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to different lighting environments deteriorates and lighting quality becomes monotonous

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to lighting environmentVSAvoidremote controller structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The remote controller automatically acquires color information from the surrounding environment through the color acquiring unit (sensing element), and the lighting device automatically adjusts its emitted light color to match the acquired environment color, enabling the system to serve itself without manual color selection by the user

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The lighting device changes its emission color parameters dynamically based on the acquired environmental color information, allowing the light color to adapt to different lighting environments rather than being fixed to predetermined colors

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If traditional remote controller with fixed colors is used, then ease of operation is improved, but lighting quality and user satisfaction deteriorate due to inability to match environment

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor adjustment operationVSAvoidmatching lighting environment
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic color matching through the color acquiring unit and wireless transmission unit, eliminating the need for users to manually select colors while ensuring the lighting always matches the environment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Object-affected harmful factors

If fixed color remote controller is used, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but health safety deteriorates due to light pollution from color conflict with environment

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight pollutionVSAvoidcolor matching capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The lighting device automatically detects environmental colors through the sensing element and adjusts its emission accordingly, preventing color conflict with the lighting environment and eliminating light pollution without requiring complex user intervention

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system establishes a feedback loop where the color acquiring unit continuously monitors the lighting environment and the lighting device adjusts its output based on this feedback, ensuring harmonious color integration and preventing harmful light pollution

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

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 flexible and personalized color adjustment of lighting devices, reducing the risk of light pollution and enhancing user satisfaction by allowing the lighting to match the surrounding environment.

Implementation Method 1

a sensing element and a light compensating element

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhotoelectric Effect: Photoelectric Effect

Implementation Method 2

a sensing element and a light compensating element; the light compensating element faces the light compensating through hole

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight compensation:

Data Source

PatentEP3447367B1Remote control and lighting device
Publication Date: 2021.08.04 OPPLE LIGHTING CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a remote controller, a lighting device and a lighting system, and the remote controller is configured for controlling color of light emitted by a target lighting device and includes: a housing; a main control panel of a remote control terminal, located in the housing and provided with a color acquiring unit for acquiring color information of a target region, and a wireless transmission unit for transmitting the color information to the target lighting device; a color acquiring switch, located on the housing and electrically connected with both the color acquiring unit and the wireless transmission unit, and the color acquiring switch being configured for turning on/off the color acquiring unit and the wireless transmission unit. The remote controller has a simple structure and convenient operation, so that the color of the light emitted by the lighting device may be freely adjusted according to individual needs, which is convenient.