KR20150141129A - Lighting apparatus for controlling home appliaiance with infrared communication - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a lighting apparatus capable of controlling a home appliance though infrared communications, which comprises: a controller for receiving a control command of a home appliance through short distance communications from a wireless Internet router so as to transmit the control command of the home appliance to a selected lighting unit; and a lighting unit for outputting an infrared signal to a corresponding home appliance according to the control command of the home appliance received through the short distance communications or wired communications with the controller. According to the present invention, the control command is received through the short distance wireless communications from the wireless Internet router when the lighting apparatus of the present invention is installed in a conventional workplace or a house, so an additional wire is not needed, and a blind spot for controlling the home appliance is not generated since a light emitting device for infrared (IR) is installed on ceiling.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus capable of controlling home appliances through infrared communication,

The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus, and more particularly, to a lighting apparatus capable of controlling home appliances through infrared communication that can reduce energy by controlling the operation of lighting and home appliances in a business place or a home in a remote place .

In general, a home network system refers to a network home appliance (TV, washing machine, microwave, gas range, audio, air conditioner, boiler, etc.) connected to a home server, a lighting, a gas valve, And remote control through the Internet and a mobile communication terminal outside the home. There are various wireless network standards used in the home network system. Examples of the wireless network specifications include a wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11x) standard, a Bluetooth (BLUETOOTH, IEEE 802.15.1) standard, and a Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4) have. Meanwhile, in accordance with the spread of mobile communication terminals and the expansion of a high-speed communication network, a wireless Internet router (Access Point) capable of using a wireless Internet network is installed in a business place and a home.

On the other hand, in the case of a home appliance among home appliances, operation is controlled by an infrared type remote controller in the case of a home model, and it is difficult to directly link with a home network system because a network communication module (for example, to be.

An infrared remote control system having a repeater-type lighting device is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0010563 as a prior art related to a lighting device capable of controlling household appliances through infrared communication. The prior art is directed to an infrared remote control system comprising an infrared remote control lighting device with a fixture, at least one infrared remote control electronics, a first infrared remote control transmitter for the illuminator, and at least one second infrared remote control transmitter , The infrared remote control lighting apparatus includes a receiving device for receiving an infrared control signal from one of the first and second infrared remote control control transmitters, a driver for driving the illuminator, and an infrared remote control electronic device for retransmitting the infrared control signal to the infrared remote control electronic device The retransmission device, and the receiving device, the method comprising: determining whether the infrared control signal received by the first infrared remote control transmitter is generated from the first or second infrared remote control transmitter; and when the infrared control signal is generated from the first infrared remote control transmitter, or To operate the print driver to, when the infrared control signal to be generated from the infrared remote control transmitter of the second consists of a control apparatus for operating a retransmission device for re-transmitting the infrared control signal to the infrared control device of the second.

The prior art provides a repeater between an infrared remote control transmitter and an electronic device to eliminate a rectangular area when the electronic devices are unable to receive infrared control signals due to obstructions or are far away, The infrared signal output from the remote control is not controlled remotely but controls the electronic device via the repeater.

Therefore, it is possible to control the lighting at remote sites and control the appliances not equipped with the network module, without having to pay for constructing the home network system for remote control of home appliances in the workplace or home, It is necessary to develop a lighting device capable of enhancing the brightness.

1. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0010563 (2003.02.05)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an infrared communication system capable of enhancing the efficiency of energy management by controlling appliances having no lighting and network modules in a workplace or a home, So that it is possible to control the household appliance through the lighting device.

In order to solve the above problems, an illumination device capable of controlling home appliances through infrared communication, which is one embodiment of the present invention, includes a lighting control command and a local communication A command information processor for comparing the illumination unit identification number included in the received light control command and the home appliance control command with the previously stored illumination unit identification number to determine and selecting the illumination unit to be controlled and transmitting the control command to the selected illumination unit, And a short-range communication transmitter for transmitting the control command to the selected illumination unit through short-range communication, a light-emitting element for IR and a light-emitting element for IR, a controller 100 for controlling the illumination control signal or the appliance control signal according to a control command received from the controller A light control unit for generating An LED driver for receiving an illumination control signal to turn on / off the illumination light emitting element, or to operate the dimming control signal to receive the dimming control signal, and a controller for controlling the IR light emitting element according to a home appliance control signal generated by the illumination controller. And an infrared transmitting unit operable to output an infrared signal to the household appliance.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the illumination control unit may control all the IR light emitting elements connected to the LED light source unit to output the same infrared ray signal to control one household appliance, or may control the infrared ray output And the infrared ray output information is obtained by converting an infrared ray signal for operation of the home appliance through the infrared ray transmitter into each IR And the light-emitting elements emit light when the household appliances are turned on as the light-emitting elements sequentially output the light-emitting elements.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to receive an illumination control command and a home appliance control command from a remote place through a wireless Internet access point (AP) and to control the operation of appliances having an infrared ray receiving module through infrared communication A relatively low cost is consumed in comparison with the cost for constructing the home appliances to work with the home network system.

In addition, since the control command is received from the wireless Internet router through the short distance wireless communication when installing the lighting apparatus of the present invention in the existing workplace or home, additional wiring is not required, and since the IR light emitting element is installed on the ceiling, Area does not occur.

1 is a block diagram of a lighting device capable of controlling household appliances through infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a controller of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a lighting unit of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates an LED light source according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of controlling home appliances through illumination control and infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description is merely an example, and is merely an example of the present invention. Further, the principles and concepts of the present invention are provided for the purpose of being most useful and readily explaining.

Accordingly, it is not intended to provide a more detailed structure than is necessary for a basic understanding of the present invention, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in various forms.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a lighting device capable of controlling household appliances through infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the lighting apparatus 1000 includes a controller 100 for receiving and processing an illumination control command and a home appliance control command from a wireless Internet access router (AP) 30, (For example, Zigbee) or a wired communication (for example, RS232, RS485 or RS422), or to control the household appliances 41 and 42 And an illumination unit 200 for generating an apparatus control signal and outputting an infrared signal.

The lighting units 200 may be installed in the ceilings of the living room, the room 1, the room 2, the warehouse, the verandah, etc., which are divided into the respective rooms. The lighting units 200 may be connected to the controller 100 through a short distance communication (for example, Zigbee) A control command can be received. The lighting unit 200 generates a home appliance control signal and generates an identification code ID, on / off, and temperature settings for the home appliances 41 and 42 that are set in advance to control the operation of the home appliances 41 and 42 / The case of the radiator) can be stored in the memory and managed.

The controller 100 registers and manages an identification number for identifying at least one or more illumination units 200 installed in a predetermined ceiling, processes the control command received from the wireless Internet router 30, The control command can be transmitted. The lighting control command controls on / off of the illumination light emitting elements installed on the ceiling. The home appliance control commands include on / off of the home appliances 41 and 42 registered and managed in the lighting unit 200, Setting and the like can be controlled.

The illumination control command and the appliance control command received by the controller 100 may be input by a computer or mobile communication terminal 10 (for example, a smart phone) located externally through a network, And can be transmitted to the wireless Internet router 30 installed in the room according to the managed IP address information. In addition, the illumination control command and the appliance control command received by the controller 100 may be input through a local computer (Wi-fi) or a mobile communication terminal 10 (for example, a smart phone). Herein, the computer or the mobile communication terminal for inputting the control command may display a graphical user interface screen for inputting a control command on the display unit, and the IP information of the wireless Internet router connected to the lighting device to be controlled may be set have.

Hereinafter, the illumination apparatus 1000 including the controller 100 and the illumination unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 through FIG. 5, and the short-range communication receiver and the short- The controller includes a short-range communication transmitter or receiver for bidirectional short-range communication with the wireless Internet router and the illumination unit. When data is transmitted through wired communication between the controller and the illuminator, the short- It is to be understood that the receiving unit can be understood as a wired communication transmitting unit and a receiving unit.

2 is a block diagram of a controller of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the controller 100 includes a local communication receiving unit 110 capable of receiving an illumination control command and an appliance control command through a local communication (Wi-fi, for example) with the wireless Internet router 30, A command information processor for determining and selecting a lighting unit to be controlled by comparing the lighting unit identification number included in the received illumination control command and the home appliance control command with a lighting unit identification number stored in advance and controlling the selected lighting unit to transmit a control command, And a local communication transmitter 130 for transmitting the control command to the selected illumination unit 200 through a local communication (e.g., Zigbee). The command information processing unit 120 receives the dimming control command received from the wall switch 90 and transmits the dimming control command to the illuminating unit. The illuminating unit 200 generates a dimming control signal according to the received dimming control command, The operation of the light emitting element for illumination can be controlled.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a lighting unit of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 illustrates an LED light unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the illumination unit 200 includes a short-range communication receiver 210, a lighting controller 220, an infrared transmitter (not shown) for receiving a control command via the short-range communication (Wi-fi, for example) 230, an LED driver 240, and an LED light source 400.

The illumination control unit 220 generates an illumination control signal or a home appliance control signal in accordance with the control command received from the controller 100 through the short distance communication receiving unit 210 and controls the LED light source unit 400 according to the generated control signal And controls the infrared transmission unit 230 and the driving unit 240 to operate. That is, the illumination control unit 220 may process the received illumination control command (dimming control command) to control dimming of the illumination light emitting device 420 on / off and the illumination light emitting device 420 on , And can control the on / off and the cooling / heating temperature of the corresponding home appliance by processing the received home appliance control command.

The LED driving unit 240 receives the illumination control signal generated by the illumination control unit 220 and can turn on / off the light emitting element for illumination or operate the dimming control signal to dim the on illumination. The infrared ray transmitter 230 can operate the IR light source 410 to output an infrared ray signal to the home appliances according to the appliances control signal generated by the lighting controller 220. [

4, the LED light source unit 400 includes IR light emitting devices 411, 412, 413 and 414 and a light emitting device 420 for illumination. The IR light emitting devices 411, 412, 413 and 414 output infrared signals to the corresponding home appliances by the infrared ray transmitting unit 230 and the LED driving units 411, 240 is turned on by the light emitting element for illumination.

In order to control one home appliance, the lighting control unit 220 controls all the IR light emitting elements connected to the LED light source unit 400 to output the same infrared signal or only one IR light emitting element set in advance in the home appliance It is possible to control to output an infrared signal.

The IR light emitting devices 411, 412, 413, and 414 can operate a predetermined home appliance disposed in a corresponding space in which the lighting device is installed without a rectangular area of the infrared signal when the infrared control signal So that the LED light source unit can emit light. Referring to FIG. 4, the first IR light emitting device 411 is connected to the 0 o'clock direction, the second IR light emitting device 412 is connected to the 3 o'clock direction, and the third IR light emitting device 412 The device 413 may be installed at the 6 o'clock position and the fourth IR light emitting device 414 may be installed at the 9 o'clock position on the LED mounting chip mounted on the printed circuit board. Therefore, the lighting unit 200 installed at the center of the ceiling can output the infrared signal generated from the ceiling toward the bottom of the home appliance, so that the operation of the home appliances can be controlled without the square area of the infrared signal.

In addition, the lighting control unit 220 may set the infrared output information so that one IR light emitting device controls one household appliance. For this purpose, first, the infrared control device 220 controls infrared The setting can be set using registered and managed appliance operation information. For example, the lighting control unit 220 sequentially outputs infrared signals for TV operation through the infrared transmission unit 230 using the home appliance operation information stored in the storage unit, so that the TVs are turned on The infrared ray output information can be set so that the illuminated IR light emitting element controls the TV operation.

That is, the lighting unit 200 is fixed at the center of the ceiling of the living room, and the infrared ray output information is preset so that the first IR light emitting device 411 controls the operation of the TV when the TV is placed at 0:00. When receiving the TV control command from the controller 100, the lighting control unit 220 converts the television (home electric appliance) control command into a TV (home electric appliance) control signal in accordance with the preset infrared ray output information, The controller 230 can control the first light emitting device 411 to output an infrared signal toward the TV according to the generated TV (home electric appliance) control signal.

5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of controlling home appliances through illumination control and infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the lighting control unit 220 receives the lighting control command and the home appliance control command from the controller 100 through the short-distance wireless communication (S51), and determines whether it is an illumination control command or an appliance control command (S52 ). Subsequently, the illumination control unit 220 generates an illumination control signal for driving the LED driving unit to control the illumination control unit to turn on / off or dim the illumination light emitting unit (S53). On the other hand, when the lighting control unit 220 receives the home appliance control command, it generates a home appliance control signal by using the home appliance information and the preset output information of the IR light emitting device, and the infrared transmitting unit lights the corresponding IR light emitting device And controls to output an infrared signal (S54). The corresponding home appliances that detect the output infrared signal may be turned on / off according to the infrared signal or the target temperature may be set in the case of the cooling / heating device.

Accordingly, the lighting apparatus 1000 receives the home appliance control command for controlling the operation of home appliances in the room and outputs the infrared control signal from the ceiling to the home appliances so that the appliances having only the infrared receiving module Can be efficiently controlled. At the same time, the lighting apparatus 1000 receives the illumination control command from a remote place, and can control the dimming by receiving the dimming control command from the on / off switch of the light emitting element for illumination or from the wall switch.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, I will understand.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

100: controller 120: command information processor
200: illumination unit 220: illumination control unit
230: Infrared ray transmitter 240: LED driver
400: LED light source unit 410, 411, 412, 413, 414:
420: Light emitting device for illumination 1000: Lighting device

Claims (2)

A short distance communication receiver capable of receiving a light control command and a home appliance control command through a short distance communication with a wireless Internet router,
An instruction information processing unit for comparing the illumination unit identification number included in the received illumination control command and the appliance control command with a preset illumination unit identification number to determine and selecting an illumination unit to be controlled and controlling the selected illumination unit to transmit a control command,
A controller (100) including a local communication transmitter for transmitting a control command to a selected illumination unit via a local communication;
A light emitting element for IR and a light emitting element for illumination,
A lighting controller for generating a lighting control signal or a home appliance control signal according to a control command received from the controller,
An LED driving unit for receiving the illumination control signal generated by the illumination control unit and turning on / off the illumination light emitting device or operating the dimming control signal to dim the on illumination;
And an infrared ray transmitter for operating the IR light emitting device to output an infrared ray signal to the household appliances according to a home appliance control signal generated by the lighting controller, Device.
The method according to claim 1,
The illumination control unit
In order to control one home appliance, all of the IR light emitting elements connected to the LED light source unit are controlled to output the same infrared signal, or only one IR light emitting element emits infrared signals Output,
The infrared ray output information is obtained by sequentially outputting an infrared ray signal for operation of a home appliance through the infrared ray transmitting unit by using the appliance operation information stored in the storage unit, And the device is set so as to control the home electric appliance.

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