Wireless Lighting Control Gateway for Scenario-Based Mood Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting control systems require wired connections for controlling lamps, limiting flexibility and user convenience in adjusting lighting moods, brightness, and color temperatures.
Innovation Solution
A wireless lighting control system that includes a gateway for selecting and outputting control signals for on/off, color temperature, and dimming based on preset scenarios, allowing lamps to be controlled wirelessly and programmatically for various lighting moods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wired connections are used to control lamps, then control reliability is improved, but installation complexity and flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces wired mechanical connections with wireless communication technology. The control system transmits control signals between the control device and lamps through wireless communication modules, eliminating the need for physical wiring between components while maintaining control functionality. This substitution resolves the contradiction by removing installation complexity without compromising control reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If individual lamp control is implemented, then lighting flexibility is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the lighting system into independent controllable units (lamps) with individual control modules. Each lamp can be individually addressed and controlled through wireless communication, allowing independent adjustment of brightness, color temperature, and on/off states. This segmentation enables flexible individual control while keeping each control unit simple and modular.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device implements universal control capabilities that can manage multiple lamps with different functions (on/off, dimming, color temperature adjustment) through a single integrated system. The wireless communication protocol supports various control modes and scenarios, providing multi-functionality without requiring separate control systems for each lamp.
3Ease of operation
If scenario-based control is added, then user convenience is improved, but processing complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple lighting scenarios (e.g., reading mode, relaxation mode, party mode) with predetermined lamp configurations, brightness levels, and color temperatures. Users can directly select from these pre-set scenarios without manually adjusting each lamp parameter, significantly improving convenience while the system handles the processing complexity of scenario management in the background.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores multiple scenario templates that can be copied and reused. Each scenario represents a complete lighting configuration that can be quickly applied by selection rather than manual configuration. This copying approach allows users to reuse successful lighting setups across different occasions without re-processing the configuration parameters.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a lighting control system including: a switching means for selecting one of a plurality of scenarios; a gateway for matching at least one of on/off control signals, color temperature control signals, color control signals, or dimming control signals for a plurality of lamps with the plurality of scenarios, storing a resultant data, and outputting control signals matched with the scenario selected from the switching means; and a lighting device for receiving the control signals outputted from the gateway, and according to the received control signals, turning on/off each of the lamps, adjusting a color temperature or a color of each of the lamps, or a dimming level of each of the lamps.