Systems and methods for lighting and appliance control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9756705-B2
Application number	US-201414421089-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2014
Priority date	Sep 25, 2013
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides an LED lighting device and an LED lighting control system. The LED lighting device includes an LED lighting unit configured to emit light; an LED driving circuit configured to drive the LED lighting unit, the LED driving circuit being connected to the LED lighting unit; an infrared module configured to send infrared signals to an appliance; and a Wi-Fi module configured to receive and send data. The Wi-Fi module is connected to the infrared module, and sends received data to the infrared module. Embodiments consistent with the present disclosure provide integrated control of lighting and appliances.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An LED lighting device with lighting and appliance control capabilities, comprising:
an LED lighting unit configured to emit light;
an LED driving circuit configured to drive the LED lighting unit, the LED driving circuit being connected to the LED lighting unit;
an infrared module configured to send infrared signals to an appliance; and
a Wi-Fi module configured to receive and send data, wherein the Wi-Fi module is connected to the infrared module, and the Wi-Fi module sends received data to the infrared module;
wherein a first command received by the Wi-Fi module and a second LED lighting device includes a linking control of the appliance within an infrared signal range of the infrared module and the second LED lighting device; and
when the Wi-Fi module receives a second command that requires an adjustment of the appliance, the infrared module sends the infrared signals to the appliance to perform the adjustment, and the Wi-Fi module of the first LED lighting device sends a Wi-Fi signal to the second LED lighting device for adjusting the emitted light from the second LED lighting unit based on the linking control.

2. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the LED lighting device receives a command through the Wi-Fi module, converts the command to infrared signals, and sends the infrared signals to the appliance through the infrared module.

3. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi module and the infrared module connect through an I2C, UART, SPI, or SDIO interface.

4. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi module uses an external antenna or an internally integrated antenna.

5. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi module connects the LED lighting device to the internet or a local area network.

6. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi module acts as a wireless access point, a gateway, or a repeater.

7. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi module works at 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.

8. The LED lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein the command received by the Wi-Fi module requires an adjustment of a first appliance, and the LED lighting device adjusts one or more LED lighting units based on the adjustment required by the received command.

9. An LED lighting control system with lighting and appliance control capabilities, comprising:
a smart terminal configured to send commands to control LED lighting devices and appliances;
one or more appliances configured to receive infrared control signals corresponding to the commands sent by the smart terminal through the LED lighting devices;
one or more LED lighting devices configured to receive the commands sent by the smart terminal and convert the commands to the infrared control signals for the one or more appliances; and
a Wi-Fi router configured to receive commands from the smart terminal and send received commands to the one or more LED lighting devices;
wherein a first command received by a first LED lighting device and a second LED lighting device includes a linking control of a first appliance within an infrared signal range of the first LED lighting device and the second LED lighting device; and
when the first LED lighting device receives a second command that requires an adjustment of the first appliance, the first LED lighting device sends the infrared control signals to the first appliance to perform the adjustment, and the first LED lighting device sends a Wi-Fi signal to the second LED lighting device for adjusting emitted light from the second LED lighting device based on the linking control.

10. The LED lighting control system according to claim 9 , each LED lighting device comprising:
an LED lighting unit configured to emit light;
an LED driving circuit configured to drive the LED lighting unit, the LED driving circuit being connected to the LED lighting unit; and
a Wi-Fi module configured to receive and send data;
wherein each LED lighting device works as a network node, transmitting signals to other LED lighting devices within its Wi-Fi coverage range.

11. The LED lighting control system according to claim 10 , wherein the smart terminal is a computer, a tablet, or a smart phone with wireless communication capacities and a user interface for entering data related to controlling lighting and appliances.

12. The LED lighting control system according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more appliances is an air conditioning unit, a television, a DVD player, a set top box, a satellite receiver, a refrigerator, an oven, a dishwasher, or an electric fan.

13. A method for integrated lighting and appliance control implemented by an LED lighting device, comprising:
receiving a Wi-Fi command to control one or more appliances;
converting the Wi-Fi command to infrared signals or other control signals; and
sending the infrared signals to the one or more appliances;
wherein a first command received by the LED lighting device and a second LED lighting device includes a linking control of a first appliance within an infrared signal range of the LED lighting device and the second LED lighting device; and
the method further comprises:
receiving, by the LED lighting device, a second command that requires an adjustment of a first appliance,
sending, by the LED lighting device, the infrared signals to the first appliance to perform the adjustment, and
sending, by the LED lighting device, a Wi-Fi signal to the second LED lighting device for adjusting emitted light from the second LED lighting device based on the linking control.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
adjusting one or more LED lighting units in response to the received Wi-Fi command.

15. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein
a user interface is provided to allow a user to set up one or more logic rules of the linking control.

16. The LED lighting control system according to claim 10 , the smart terminal is further configured to:
provide a user interface to allow a user to set up one or more logic rules of the linking control.

17. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
providing a user interface to allow a user to set up one or more logic rules of the linking control.

18. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein:
components of the second LED lighting device are the same as components of the LED lighting device.

19. The LED lighting control system according to claim 9 , wherein:
the LED lighting control system comprises multiple LED lighting devices; and
the Wi-Fi router is further configured to: after receiving a command from the smart terminal, select one of the multiple LED lighting devices for executing the command based on appliance information carried in the received command and location information of the multiple LED lighting devices; and send the received command to the selected LED lighting device.

Assignees

• Zhejiang Shenghui Lighting Co

Inventors

• Shen Jinxiang
• Sun Chaoqun
• Deng Shengming

Classifications

• G08C17/02 Primary

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H05B45/20

  Controlling the colour of the light · CPC title

• G08C23/04

  using light waves, e.g. infrared · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H05B47/1965

  using handheld communication devices · CPC title