Voice-Command Lighting Commissioning via Speech Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for commissioning lighting control systems, such as those involving LED drivers, are time-consuming and costly, requiring manual configuration and address assignment for each device, which increases the possibility of errors.
Innovation Solution
A voice-command-based system that uses speech recognition to simplify the commissioning process by assigning groups and configuring devices, allowing for the detection of replacement parts and storage of configuration data, with a microphone attached to a switch for audio input and a controller to translate voice commands into device configuration data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual configuration and address assignment methods are used for commissioning lighting devices, then device configuration can be completed, but the process is time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration methods with voice recognition technology. The voice recognition system captures spoken commands, converts them to text, and automatically configures lighting devices, eliminating the need for manual address assignment and configuration steps that previously required physical interaction with device interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service commissioning where the lighting devices automatically receive configuration data through voice commands. The voice recognition system allows installers to configure multiple devices sequentially without manual intervention for each device, making the commissioning process more autonomous and efficient.
2Reliability
If manual configuration methods are used for commissioning lighting devices, then device setup can be completed, but error possibility increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces error-prone manual configuration with automated voice recognition processing. The system captures voice commands, converts them to structured configuration data, and transmits it to devices, eliminating manual transcription errors and misconfigurations that occur during manual address assignment and setup procedures.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional commissioning methods are used, then device configuration can be achieved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables installers to independently configure lighting devices using voice commands without requiring specialized training or knowledge of complex configuration protocols. The voice recognition system handles the technical complexity of device communication and configuration, making the commissioning process accessible to personnel with minimal technical background.
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AI summary
A lighting control system is provided to reduce the time, cost, and potential for error during device commissioning. A controller is programmed to obtain voice commands from a user and to identify and implement device commissioning modes based at least on the obtained voice commands. In a first commissioning mode, the controller configures one or more buttons or equivalent actuators on a control switch mounted in association with a lighting zone. In a second commissioning mode, the controller assigns device grouping and/or configuration data for a plurality of lighting devices (e.g., lighting fixtures, occupancy sensors, light sensors) in operable connection with the control switch. The controller may further in another commissioning mode identify one or more second lighting devices added to or exchanged with one or more of the plurality of first lighting devices and assign device grouping and/or configuration data thereto.