Lighting control system and lighting control method thereof
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05B-037/00
H05B-037/02
H05B-033/08
H04L-029/06
H04W-012/08
H04W-012/06
F21Y-115/10
F21V-029/74
F21V-007/04
F21V-019/00
F21K-009/235
F21K-009/232
F21K-009/238
F21K-009/272
F21K-009/278
F21V-023/00
출원번호
US-0234453
(2016-08-11)
등록번호
US-9832845
(2017-11-28)
우선권정보
KR-10-2015-0162155 (2015-11-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Cho, Ho Chan
출원인 / 주소
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
대리인 / 주소
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
39
초록▼
A lighting device included in a network of a plurality of lighting devices includes: a lighting unit; a communication interface configured to receive a control signal generated at an external device directly from the external device or by way of another lighting device in the network, depending on a
A lighting device included in a network of a plurality of lighting devices includes: a lighting unit; a communication interface configured to receive a control signal generated at an external device directly from the external device or by way of another lighting device in the network, depending on a connection relationship between the plurality of lighting devices; a memory configured to store information about the lighting device; and a controller configured to, according to the control signal and the information about the lighting device, selectively perform one of controlling an operation of the lighting unit and relaying the control signal to at least one other lighting device in the network through the communication interface to control an operation of at least one target lighting device included in the network. Here, the at least one other lighting device itself may be the at least one target lighting device.
대표청구항▼
1. A lighting device comprising: a lighting unit;a communication interface configured to receive a control signal generated at an external device directly from the external device or by way of another lighting device in a network of a plurality of lighting devices comprising the lighting device and
1. A lighting device comprising: a lighting unit;a communication interface configured to receive a control signal generated at an external device directly from the external device or by way of another lighting device in a network of a plurality of lighting devices comprising the lighting device and the other lighting device, depending on a connection relationship between the plurality of lighting devices;a memory configured to store information about the lighting device; anda controller configured to, according to the control signal and the information about the lighting device, selectively perform one of directly controlling an operation of the lighting unit and transmitting the control signal to the network through the communication interface so that the control signal is relayed to at least one other lighting device in the network through the communication interface for the external device to indirectly control an operation of at least one target lighting device included in the network by way of the lighting device. 2. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein in response to the control signal indicating that the control signal is directed to the lighting device, the controller is configured to directly control the operation of the lighting device, and wherein in response to the control signal indicating that the control signal is directed to the at least one target lighting device, the controller is configured to transmit the control signal to the network so that the control signal is relayed to the at least one other lighting device in the network through the communication interface for the external device to indirectly control the operation of the at least one target lighting device included in the network by way of the lighting device. 3. The lighting device of claim 2, wherein the operation of the lighting unit or the at least one target lighting device comprises adjusting at least one of color, color temperature, brightness and chroma of light emitted from the lighting unit or a lighting unit of the at least one target lighting device, respectively. 4. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the memory is configured to store identification information about the lighting device, and wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the identification information to the external device through the communication interface for the external device to identify the lighting device. 5. The lighting device of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to receive and relay identification information about the at least one other lighting device to the external device through the communication interface for the external device to identify the at least one other lighting device. 6. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the at least one other lighting device is the at least one target lighting device. 7. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive the control signal directly from the external device using a data channel, and receive the control signal by way of the other lighting device using an advertising channel different from the data channel. 8. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the memory is further configured to store a password required for another external device to use to access the lighting device to control the operation of the lighting unit or another lighting device included in the network, the password being received from the external device. 9. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the information about the lighting device comprises group identification information about a group comprising the lighting device and another lighting device included in the network, the group identification information being generated by the external device, and wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the control signal is directed to the group to control an operation of the group or another group comprising the at least one target lighting device to control an operation of the other group. 10. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the network is a mesh network, and the control signal is directly received at the communication interface from the external device using a Bluetooth™ low energy protocol. 11. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein, when control signals are received from a plurality of external devices including the external device, the controller is configured to select the control signal generated at the external device, among the control signals, to selectively perform one of the controlling the operation of the lighting unit and the transmitting the control signal to the network so that the control signal is relayed to the at least one other lighting device based on priority information set to each of the plurality of external devices and stored in the memory. 12. A method of controlling at least one lighting device in a network comprising a plurality of lighting devices, the method comprising: receiving, at a lighting device included in the network, a control signal generated at an external device directly from the external device or by way of another lighting device included in the network, depending on a connection relationship between the plurality of lighting devices;storing information about the lighting device in a memory of the lighting device; andaccording to the control signal and the information about the lighting device, selectively performing one of directly controlling an operation of the lighting unit and transmitting the control signal to the network so that the control signal is relayed to at least one other lighting device in the network for the external device to indirectly control an operation of at least one target lighting device included in the network by way of the lighting device. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein in response to the control signal indicating that the control signal is directed to the lighting device, the operation of the lighting device is directly controlled, and wherein in response to the control signal indicating that the control signal is directed to the at least one target lighting device, the control signal is transmitted to the network so that the control signal is relayed to the at least one other lighting device in the network for the external device to indirectly control the operation of the at least one target lighting device included in the network by way of the lighting device. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the operation of the lighting device or the at least one target lighting device comprises adjusting at least one of color, color temperature, brightness and chroma of light emitted from the lighting device or the at least one target lighting device, respectively. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the information about the lighting device comprises identification information about the lighting device, and wherein the method further comprises transmitting the identification information to the external device for the external device to identify the lighting device. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising relaying identification information about the at least one other lighting device included in the network to the external device for the external device to identify the at least one other lighting device. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one other lighting device is the at least one target lighting device. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein when the control signal is received directly from the external device, a data channel is used, and wherein when the control signal is received by way of the other lighting device, an advertising channel different from the data channel is used. 19. The method of claim 12, further comprising storing a password required for another external device to use to access the lighting device to control the operation of the lighting device or another lighting device included in the network, the password being received from the external device. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein the information about the lighting device comprises group identification information about a group comprising the lighting device and another lighting device included in the network, the group identification information being generated by the external device, and wherein the method further comprises determining whether the control signal is directed to the group to control an operation of the group or another group comprising the at least one target lighting device to control an operation of the other group. 21. The method of claim 12, wherein the network is a mesh network, and the control signal is directly received at the communication interface from the external device using a Bluetooth™ low energy protocol. 22. The method of claim 12, further comprising selecting the control signal generated at the external device, among control signals received from a plurality of external devices including the external device, to selectively perform one of the controlling the operation of the lighting unit and the transmitting the control signal to the network so that the control signal is relayed to the at least one other lighting device based on priority information set to each of the plurality of external devices and stored in the memory. 23. A non-transitory computer readable medium having recorded thereon instructions executable by a processor of an external device to perform a method comprising: searching for a lighting device in a network comprising a plurality of lighting devices which is to be connected to the external device;generating a control signal which selectively controls one of an operation of the lighting device and an operation of at least one target lighting device connected to the lighting device in the network; andtransmitting the control signal directly to the lighting device,wherein, in response to the control signal indicating that the control signal is directed to the lighting device, the operation of the lighting device is directly controlled, andwherein, in response to the control signal indicating that the control signal is directed to the at least one target lighting device, the control signal is transmitted to the network so that the control signal is relayed to the at least one other lighting device in the network for the external device to indirectly control the operation of the at least one target lighting device by way of the lighting device. 24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, further comprising: receiving signals respectively generated from two or more lighting devices in the network;comparing strengths of the signals one another; andselecting the lighting device which has transmitted a signal having a highest strength among the signals to directly transmit the control signal to the lighting device. 25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, further comprising receiving and storing, at a memory of the external device, identification information about each of the plurality of lighting devices, wherein the control signal is generated based on the identification information. 26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, further comprising: generating group identification information identifying a plurality of groups, each group comprising one or more lighting devices included in the network; andtransmitting the group identification information to the plurality of lighting devices through the lighting device,wherein the control signal is used to selectively control one of an operation of a group comprising the lighting device and an operation of another group comprising the at least one target lighting device. 27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, further comprising: generating at least one password required for another external device to use to access the lighting device to control the operation of the lighting device or another lighting device included in the network; andtransmitting the at least one password to the plurality of lighting devices through the lighting device.
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