Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a lighting control switch using magnetic sensing and touch sensing and a method using the lighting control switch. The lighting control switch includes a magnetic sensing module for generating a magnetic sensing signal by sensing a magnetic signal that is generated in order to control a lighting device, a touch-sensing module for generating a touch-sensing signal by sensing a touch signal that is generated in order to control the lighting device, and a control unit for receiving the magnetic signal and the touch signal based on logic control in response to generation of at least one of the magnetic sensing signal and the touch-sensing signal and controlling the lighting device by generating a control signal in consideration of the magnetic signal and the touch signal.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for measuring a position of a light are disclosed. The apparatus for measuring a position of a light includes: an inputting unit configured to receive position information on a building and a floor in which a user is positioned; a position coordinate calculating unit configured to measure distances between a position of the user and wall surfaces in the building in each direction and calculate a position coordinate of the user based on the distances in each direction; a position determining unit configured to apply the position coordinate to a plan view corresponding to the position information to determine an initial position of the user; and a position information combining unit configured to receive a light identifier depending on movement of the user and store position information of the light corresponding to the light identifier.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a visible light communication method and device using a DMX-512 network. In the visible light communication method, dimming data packets are received. Visible Light Communication (VLC) data packets are generated. The dimming data packets and the VLC data packets are scheduled so that one or more of the VLC data packets are transmitted to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting devices connected over a Digital Multiplex (DMX)-512 network between transmission times of the dimming data packets.
Abstract:
An individual lighting control apparatus and method are disclosed herein. The individual lighting control apparatus includes a reception unit, a terminal connection unit, a sensor unit, and a lighting environment sensing and terminal state determination unit. The reception unit receives the location information of a corresponding individual illumination light. The terminal connection unit acquires the state information of a terminal corresponding to the location information of the illumination light. The sensor unit acquires the sensor information of the set surrounding area of the terminal. The lighting environment sensing and terminal state determination unit sets operation mode based on the state of the connection with the terminal, and then monitors the state of the terminal or the state of the set surrounding area of the terminal in accordance with the set operation mode. The individual illumination light is controlled by providing state change information to a lighting control scheduler.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling lighting are disclosed. The apparatus includes a reception unit, a determination unit, a state determination unit, and a lighting control command transmission unit. The reception unit receives an event message from a light sensor. The determination unit determines whether the event message is an event message attributable to a change in luminance or an event message related to a DALI system. If it is determined that the event message is the event message attributable to a change in the luminance, the state determination unit determines the luminance change state of a lit space using the event message attributable to a change in the luminance. The lighting control command transmission unit sends a lighting control command corresponding to the luminance change state using a control group address.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an intelligent lighting control apparatus and method, which control an intelligent lighting unit including multiple sensors depending on time, place, scene, environment, or the like, based on the results of sensing by the sensors. The intelligent lighting control apparatus includes a multi-sensor unit including multiple sensors, the multi-sensor unit sensing motion of a person or an object within a set sensing area using at least one of the multiple sensors. A lighting control unit controls an operation of a lighting unit based on frequency data corresponding to results of sensing by the multi-sensor unit and a class of lighting type corresponding to the frequency data.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a motion sensor and method of operating the motion sensor, which can adjust the range of a detection area. For this, the motion sensor according to the present invention includes a detection unit for outputting a variation signal corresponding to motion. A threshold level setting unit variably sets at least one changeable threshold level. A comparison unit detects the motion by performing a comparison operation based on the changeable threshold level and the variation signal at threshold sensitivity corresponding to the changeable threshold level.
Abstract:
A shop management apparatus and method are disclosed therein. The apparatus includes an input unit, a product information management unit, a communication unit, and a shop management unit. The input unit receives product information and discount event information within a shop. The product information management unit compares the product information and the discount event information with previously stored information, sends changed product information and changed discount event information, acquired based on a result of the comparison, to a lighting control scheduler, and receives a corresponding reception Ack message. The communication unit receives VLC data and illuminance information for each light ID, corresponding to the product information and the discount event information, from a portable manager device. The shop management unit checks an error of the VLC data, checks the illuminance of a corresponding LED light within the shop based on the illuminance information, and then manages the shop.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of processing a Digital Multiplex (DMX)-Visible Light Communication (VLC) address and a device using the method. In the method of processing a DMX-VLC address, a DMX-512 packet is received. It is determined whether the DMX-512 packet includes dimming data by using a start code of the DMX-512 packet. Lighting data is processed using an address recorded in a DMX-512 address field of a DMX-VLC address included in the DMX-512 packet if it is determined that the DMX-512 packet includes the dimming data. Non-lighting data is processed using an address recorded in a DMX-VLC extended address field of the DMX-VLC address if it is determined that the DMX-512 packet does not include dimming data.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for controlling a fault in a lighting network The apparatus includes power selection units respectively provided in a plurality of lighting units connected to one another over a network, each power selection unit being configured to compare a reference voltage with an output voltage sensed from power supply signals input from power supply units respectively provided in a lighting unit, located ahead of a faulty lighting unit, and the faulty lighting unit if a fault occurs in the lighting unit, and to select supply power to be supplied to the faulty lighting unit. Lighting control units control driving of the faulty lighting unit using the selected supply power.