Abstract: A power regulating system (100) is provided. The power regulating system (100) includes an application (102b) adapted to be installed in a user device (102a) and configured to remotely control an operation of an electronic device (110). The system further includes a Light Emitting Diode (LED) (112) operationally coupled with the electronic device (110). A controller (108) in communication with the application (102b), a motion sensor (114) and the LED (112), is configured to receive from the application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a functional mode to control an operation of the LED (112). The system (100) includes, controlling the operation of the LED (112) based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to power regulating and more particularly, to a system and a method for regulating power supply to a Light Emitting Diode (LED).
BACKGROUND
In our home or at even commercial spaces, there are multiple electronic devices, which are operated through remote user devices.
With the advent of Internet of Things (IoT), considering the ease of operations for a user the electronic devices provide functionality to remotely control operations of the electronic devices.
In the existing technology, the user may do away using the conventional switches or regulators and instead use a user-device for controlling the operations of the electronic devices. There may be chances that the user may unintentionally keep the electronic devices in running mode, thus, drawing power even when not required. To counter this, Light Emitting Diode (LED) are installed with the electronic devices. The LED apart from other task indicate the status of the electronic device whether in switch-ON state or in switch-OFF state.
But the installation of the LED pose another disadvantage. The LEDs too consume power and add up to the unnecessary billing cost to the client. Moreover, the continuous state of LED indicating the status of the electronic device may cause discomfort to the user at sleep-time, say, at nighttime.
There is a continual push to reduce energy consumption, because of rising energy costs and negative environmental impacts of energy usage and energy generation. Therefore, there is a need for improved power regulation management systems, controller and methods which help to conserve energy.
The existing technologies have failed to provide any solution to regulate power in the LEDs. Thus, the discomfort to the user and the unnecessary energy wastage remained a problem to be addressed.
SUMMARY
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a power regulating system is disclosed. The system includes an application adapted to be installed in a user device and configured to remotely control an operation of an electronic device. The system includes at least one Light Emitting Diode (LED) operationally coupled with the electronic device. The system includes a controller in communication with the application, the motion sensor and the at least one LED, the controller configured to receive, from the application, an instruction indicative of selection of a functional mode to control an operation of the at least one LED; and control the operation of the at least one LED based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of power regulating for controlling operation of a LED. The method includes receiving from an application, an instruction indicative of selection of a functional mode to control an operation of the at least one LED, wherein the application is installed in a user device and configured to remotely control an operation of an electronic device and at least one LED operationally coupled with the electronic device; and controlling the operation of the at least one LED based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a controller for a power regulating system is disclosed. The controller includes a receiving module configured to receive an instruction indicative of selection of a functional mode from an application to control an operation of the at least one LED; and a controlling module in communication with the receiving module and configured to control the operation of the at least one LED based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
To further clarify the advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.
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These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram depicting an environment of implementation of a power regulating system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of a controller for the power regulating system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 3 illustrates a flowchart depicting a method for power regulating, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4 illustrates a flowchart depicting a method for pairing the user device for controlling operation of the LED, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 5 illustrates another flowchart depicting a method to initiate a functional mode for power regulation, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Figure 6 illustrates another flowchart depicting a method to initiate a personalized functional mode for power regulation, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the present invention. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.
For example, the term “some” as used herein may be understood as “none” or “one” or “more than one” or “all.” Therefore, the terms “none,” “one,” “more than one,” “more than one, but not all” or “all” would fall under the definition of “some.” It should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the terminology and structure employed herein is for describing, teaching, and illuminating some embodiments and their specific features and elements and therefore, should not be construed to limit, restrict, or reduce the spirit and scope of the present disclosure in any way.
For example, any terms used herein such as, “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and similar grammatical variants do not specify an exact limitation or restriction, and certainly do not exclude the possible addition of one or more features or elements, unless otherwise stated. Further, such terms must not be taken to exclude the possible removal of one or more of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated, for example, by using the limiting language including, but not limited to, “must comprise” or “needs to include.”
Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, it may still be referred to as “one or more features” or “one or more elements” or “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “one or more” or “at least one” feature or element do not preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language including, but not limited to, “there needs to be one or more...” or “one or more element is required.”
Unless otherwise defined, all terms and especially any technical and/or scientific terms, used herein may be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person ordinarily skilled in the art.
Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements of the present disclosure. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of explaining one or more of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the proposed disclosure fulfil the requirements of uniqueness, utility, and non-obviousness.
Use of the phrases and/or terms including, but not limited to, “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or other variants thereof do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, one or more particular features and/or elements described in connection with one or more embodiments may be found in one embodiment, or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although one or more features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or in the context of more than one embodiment, or in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any features and/or elements described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.
Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should not necessarily be taken as limiting factors to the proposed disclosure.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram depicting an environment of implementation of a power regulating system 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 illustrates another block diagram of the power regulating system 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
The system 100 may be implemented between an electrical distribution network (not shown) and an electronic device 110. The electrical distribution network may be adapted to supply operating power to the electronic device 110.
The electronic device 110 may be residing in a residential premise or a commercial premise, and may include, but is not limited to, a smart plug 110a, or a smart switch 110b, or a smart sensor 110c, or a smart fan regulator 110d. The system 100 is adapted to ensure transmission of power supply to the electronic device 110 and a Light Emitting Diode (LED) 112. The LED 112 is operationally coupled to the electronic device 110 and may be installed in the vicinity of the coupled electronic device 110. In an example embodiment, the LED 112 may include more than one LED 112, say, a pairing LED 112a and an activity LED 112b. The pairing LED 112a and the activity LED 112b are installed adjacent to each other.
In the example, the pairing LED 112a indicates the pairing of a user device 102a with the electronic device 110 for controlling an operation of the electronic device 110 using an application 102b installed in the user device 102a. For example, the pairing LED 112a may blink and reflect green colour thus indicating that the user device 102a is not paired with the electronic device 110 coupled to said pairing LED 112a. In the example, the pairing LED 112a may not blinking, turn stable and reflect green colour thus indicating that the user device 102a is successfully paired with the electronic device 110.
In another example, the activity LED 112b may provide an indication of the operational state of the electronic device 110, say, a red colour stable light reflection from the activity LED 112b may indicate that the electronic device 110 is not operational using the user device 102b.
In another example, the activity LED 112b may provide an indication of the operational state of the electronic device 110, say, a green colour stable light reflection from the activity LED 112b may indicate that the electronic device 110 is operational using the user device 102b.
In an embodiment the application 102b may provide input for controlling an operation of the LED 112.
In an embodiment, the power regulating system 100 includes a controller 108 in communication with a gateway device 106, for receiving a functional mode as an instruction from the user device 102a relating to the power regulation for controlling the operation of the electronic device 112 and the LED 112. In an embodiment, the gateway device 106 is in communication with the user device 102a. In an embodiment, the application 102b is installed on the user device 102a and is configured to provide instructions to the controller 108 for controlling the operation of the LED 112.
In an embodiment of the invention, the user device 102a and the gateway device 106 are in communication using a router 104. The router 104 provides a network for communicating the functional mode or any other data over the network to the controller 108 in the power regulating system 100. Further, the instructions may be transmitted or received over the network via the gateway device 106. In an embodiment, the user device 102a through the application 102b sends an instruction indicative of selection of the functional mode to the controller 108 in the power regulating system 100 for controlling the operation of the LED 112. In an example, the application 102b installed in the user device 102a may control the intensity of the LED 112. In another example, the application 102b installed in the user device 102a may communicate with the controller 108. The controller 108 may control the operational state i.e., switch-ON or switch-OFF the LED 112. As may be understood, in the switch-OFF operational state the LED does not receive any power and hence does not reflect any colour.
The network may include wired networks, wireless networks, Ethernet AVB networks, or combinations thereof. The wireless network may be a cellular telephone network, an 802.11, 802.16, 802.20, 802.1Q, or WiMax network. Further, the network may be a public network, such as the Internet, a private network, such as an intranet, or combinations thereof, and may utilize a variety of networking protocols now available or later developed including, but not limited to TCP/IP based networking protocols.
In an embodiment, the smart plug 110a may include the controller 108, the pairing LED 112a and the activity LED 112b, a plug activation interface 114 and a data transmission technology interface 116, say a Radio Frequency (RF) interface. Similarly, the smart switch 110b may include the controller 108, the pairing LED 112a and the activity LED 112b, a switch activation interface and a RF interface. The smart sensor 110c may include the controller 108, the pairing LED 112a and the activity LED 112b, a Sensor Electronics Interface and the RF interface. The smart fan regulator 110d may include the controller 108, the pairing LED 112a and the activity LED 112b, a fan motor speed regulation/drive electronics interface and the RF interface. In another embodiment, the gateway device 106 may also include the pairing LED 112a and the activity LED 112b.
In an embodiment, the functional mode as the instruction for controlling the operation of LED 112 may be received by the controller 108 through a user input through the application 102b. The system 100 may include the application 102b adapted to be installed in the user device 102b of the user. The user device 102a may include, but is not limited to, a tablet PC, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a mobile-device, a palmtop computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a server, a cloud server, a remote server, a communications device, a wireless-telephone, or any other machine controllable through the wireless-network and capable of executing a set of instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine. The application 102b may be adapted to receive input from the user.
The system 100 may include, but is not limited to, the controller 108, a motion sensor 114. The motion sensor 114 may be installed in the vicinity of the electronic device 110 and the LED 112. The motion sensor 114 is in communication with the controller 108. The motion sensor 114 is adapted to detect motion of the user. In an example embodiment, the motion sensor 114 detects the motion of the user, say a user indicating a gesture or movement within the range of the motion sensor 114. The motion sensor 114 upon detecting the motion of the user, sends the instruction indicative of the functional mode to the controller 108 for controlling the operation of the LED 112. The controller 108 in communication with the application 102b, the motion sensor 114 and the LED 112, is configured to receive the functional mode from the application 102b to control the operation of the LED 112. In an example embodiment, the functional mode is pre-configured in the controller 108 using the application 102b. In the example, the functional mode may work as the instruction signals controlling the operational state of the LED 112. The functional mode is pre-configured by the user which may include configuring a sleep-mode as the functional mode. Another functional mode may be for example a default-mode.
Further, according to the user input the application 102b send signal to enable the functional mode to the controller 108. Thus, the controller 108 is configured to control the operation of the LED 112 based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
In an example, the sleep-mode is pre-configured by the user as the functional mode. During sleep-mode, the user may configure the LED 112 to perform any or all the said function:
(a) Reduce the intensity of the LED 112 to a predefined level, say by 10% of the default intensity;
(b) Switch-off the LED 112 completely;
(c) The pairing LED 112a may be configured to blink at predefined time interval
(d) The activity LED 112b may be configured to perform operation at its default setting.
In another example, the default-mode is a factory setting mode. The user may not be able to pre-configure the default-mode. During the default-mode, the LED 112 may be in the operational state of remaining switched-on.
In an embodiment, upon the motion sensor 114 detecting motion of the user in the vicinity, the instruction indicative of selection of default-mode is sent to the controller 108 for activating the default-mode indicating that the user is currently active and may not be requiring sleep-mode as the functional mode. In an example, the motion sensor 114 may be adapted to detect motion within a pre-defined stipulate time only. The controller 108 upon receiving the instruction from the motion sensor 114, checks the current enabled functional mode as determined by the user-input through the application 102b. Say, the sleep-mode is enabled by the application 102b, then the controller 108 may continue with the sleep-mode thus overriding the signal received from the motion sensor 114. Else, the controller 108 with the sleep-mode not enabled and upon receiving the signal from the motion sensor 114, enables the default-mode for controlling the operation of the LED 112.
In an example, different functional modes may be enabled for each LED 112 in the system 110.
In an example embodiment, the controller 108 may be configured to identify the user device 102a sending the functional mode using the application 102b to control the operation of the LED 112. Further, the controller 108 based upon the identification of the user device 102a control the operation of an LED 112 installed in the vicinity of said user device 102a. In said example, if the user device 102a is based in a particular room within the residential/commercial premise then the controller 108 identifies the user device 102a to be in said room and accordingly control the operations of said LED 112 of said room only.
In the example, the controller 108 identifies the user device 102a as an an administrator user, the controller 108 upon receiving functional mode may control the operation of each of the LED 112.
Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the system 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The power regulating system 100 may include, but is not limited to, the controller 108. The controller 108 may further include, but is not limited to, a processor 202, memory 204, modules 206, and data 208. The modules 206 and the memory 204 may be coupled to the processor 202.
The processor 202 can be a single processing unit or several units, all of which could include multiple computing units. The processor 202 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the processor 202 is adapted to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions and data stored in the memory 204.
The modules 206, amongst other things, include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., which perform particular tasks or implement data types. The modules 206 may also be implemented as, signal processor(s), state machine(s), logic circuitries, and/or any other device or component that manipulate signals based on operational instructions.
Further, the modules 206 can be implemented in hardware, instructions executed by a processing unit, or by a combination thereof. The processing unit can comprise a computer, a processor, such as the processor 202, a state machine, a logic array, or any other suitable devices capable of processing instructions. The processing unit can be a general-purpose processor which executes instructions to cause the general-purpose processor to perform the required tasks or, the processing unit can be dedicated to performing the required functions. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the modules 206 may be machine-readable instructions (software) which, when executed by a processor/processing unit, perform any of the described functionalities.
In an embodiment, the modules 206 may include a receiving module 210, an enabling module 212, a controlling module 214, and an identification module 216. The receiving module 210, the enabling module 212, the controlling module 214, and the identification module 216 may be in communication with each other. The data 208 serves, amongst other things, as a repository for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules 206.
Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the receiving module 210 may be configured to receive the instruction indicative of the functional mode from the application 102b. The receiving module 210 is further may be configured to receive the enabling instructions for enabling the functional mode from the application 102b based on the user-selection. As the operational features of the controller 108 described in Figure 1, the instruction indicative of the functional mode may be pre-configured such as the sleep-mode. In the example, the receiving module 210 receives the sleep-mode as the enabled functional mode and thus the controller 108 control the operation of the LED 112 accordingly.
In another example, the receiving module 210 may receive the the instruction indicative of the functional mode as the default-mode. The default-mode is the enabled functional mode from the application 102b and thus the controller 108 control the operation of the LED 112 accordingly.
In another example, the receiving module 210 is in communication with the motion sensor 114 and may be configured to receive the default-mode as the functional mode upon the motion sensor 114 detecting motion of the user.
The receiving module 210 is in communication with the enabling module 212. The enabling module 212 may be configured to enable the functional mode selected by the user through the application 102b. The enabling module activates the functional mode, say, either the sleep-mode or the default-mode for further controlling the operation of the LED 112.
The 210 is in communication with the controlling module 214. The controlling module 214 may be configured to control the operation of the LED 112 based on the functional mode enabled by the user though the application 102b.
The controlling module 210 and the receiving module 210 is in communication with the identification module 216. The identification module 216 may be configured to identify the user sending the functional mode from the application 102b to control the operation of the LED 112.
Figure 3 illustrates a flow chart depicting a method 300 of power regulating for controlling operation of the LED 112, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 300 may be a computer-implemented method executed, for example, by the controller 108. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the system 100 that are already explained in the description of Figure 1 and Figure 2, are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 3.
At a step 302, the method 300 includes receiving the functional mode from the application 102b installed on the user device 102a. The application 102b is installed in the user device 102a and may be configured to remotely control the operation of the electronic device 110 and the LED 112 operationally coupled with the electronic device 110 through the controller 108.
In an example embodiment, the method 300 includes receiving the instruction indicative of selection of the functional mode as the sleep mode which is pre-configured by the user. In another example embodiment, the method 300 includes receiving default-mode as the functional mode from the application 102b. The sleep-mode or the default-mode are as explained in the operational features of the Figure 1 and Figure 2. The method 300 further includes enabling one of one of the functional mode for controlling the operation of the LED 112.
At a step 304, the method 300 includes controlling the operation of the LED 112 based on one of the functional mode which is enabled by the user. The operation of the LED 112 is thus controlled accordingly which of the functional mode, i.e. sleep-mode or default-mode is enabled by the user.
Figure 4 illustrates a flowchart depicting a method 400 for pairing the user device 102a for controlling operation of the LED 112, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 400 may be a computer-implemented method executed, for example, by the controller 108. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the system 100 that are already explained in the description of Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3 are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 4.
At step 402, the method 400 includes supplying power to the electronic device 110.
At step 404, the method 400 includes initiating pairing sequence. The method 400 includes the user device 102a establish a communication with the electronic device 110 for handling operations of the electronic device 110 remotely. The LED 112 are operationally coupled in vicinity of the electronic device 110 and may be configured to reflect indication upon activation of the electronic device 110 or a successful pairing.
At step 406, the method 400 includes determining if the pairing between the user device 102a and the electronic device 110 is successfully established.
At step 408, the method 400 includes upon unsuccessful pairing, one of the LED 112, say the pairing LED 112a may blink and the method 400 is recycled to initiate the pairing sequence.
At step 410, the method 400 includes upon successful pairing, one of the LED 112, say the pairing LED 112a may become stable and may reflect green color.
Now, at step 412, the method 400 includes determining if the electronic device 110 is being operated by the application 102b.
At step 414, the method 400 includes upon determining that the electronic device 110 is not being operated by the application 102b, the LED 112 may indicate non-operational state. In the example, the LED 112 say the activity LED 112b may be configured to reflect red color indicating the electronic device 110 is not receiving any instructions for operation from the application 102b.
At step 416, the method 400 includes upon determining that the electronic device 110 is being operated by the application 102b, the LED 112 may indicate operational state. In the example, the LED 112 say the activity LED 112b may be configured to reflect green color indicating the electronic device 110 is receiving instructions for operation from the application 102b. In an example, in the method 400 is described the default-mode or the factory mode of the LED 112.
Figure 5 illustrates another flowchart depicting a method 500 to initiate the functional mode for power regulation, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 500 may be a computer-implemented method executed, for example, by the controller 108. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the system 100 that are already explained in the description of Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, and Figure 4, are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 5.
At step 502, the method 500 includes upon successful pairing of the user device 102a with the electronic device 110, the method 500 determines the functional mode enabled by the user through the user selection by the application 102b.
At step 504, the method 500 includes upon determining that the functional mode enabled by the user is the sleep-mode, the method 500 initiates the sleep-mode as pre-configured by the user to control the operation of the LED 112.
At step 506, the method 500 includes upon determining that the functional mode enabled by the user is the default mode, the method 500 initiates the default-mode according to the factory settings.
At step 508, the method 500 includes determining motion of the user using the motion sensor 114. In example, upon detecting absence of motion by the motion sensor 114, the sleep-mode if in enabled state is continued to remain in the enabled state thus controlling the operation of the LED 112 accordingly. In another example, the method 500 includes determining motion of the user using the motion sensor 114. In the example, upon detecting motion by the motion sensor 114, the method 500 includes determining the currently enabled functional mode as selected by the user.
Further the method 500 includes, identifying the user device 102a sending the functional mode from the application 102b to control the operation of the LED 112. The method 500 includes controlling the operation of LED 112 installed in the vicinity of said user device 102a. In the example, upon identifying the user device 102a as an administrator user the method 500 includes controlling the operation of each LED 112.
Figure 6 illustrates another flowchart depicting a method 600 to initiate a personalized functional mode for power regulation, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 600 may be a computer-implemented method executed, for example, by the controller 108. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the system 100 that are already explained in the description of Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, and Figure 4, are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 6.
At step 602, the method 600 includes upon successful pairing of the user device 102a with the electronic device 110, the method 600 determines the functional mode enabled by the user through the user selection by the application 102b.
At step 604, the method 600 includes upon determining that the functional mode enabled by the user is the default mode, the method 600 initiates the default-mode according to the factory settings.
At step 606, the method 600 includes upon determining that the functional mode enabled by the user is the sleep-mode, the method 600 initiates the sleep-mode as pre-configured by the user to control the operation of the LED 112. In an embodiment, the method 600 includes identifying, by the identification module, the user sending the instruction indicative of the functional mode as the sleep-mode from the application 102b to control the operation of the LED 112. Thus, the method 600 discloses controlling of the LED 112 in accordance with the configuration defined by the user sending the instruction. This allows the user to have a personalized functional mode and personalized operational control over the power regulation.
At step 608, the method 600 includes determining motion of the user using the motion sensor 114. In example, upon detecting absence of motion by the motion sensor 114, the sleep-mode if in enabled state is continued to remain in the enabled state thus controlling the operation of the LED 112 accordingly. In another example, the method 600 includes determining motion of the user using the motion sensor 114. In the example, upon detecting motion by the motion sensor 114 in a particular area. In an example, the particular area say is the perimeter within detection range of said motion sensor 114. The method 600 includes determining the currently enabled functional mode as selected by the user.
At step 610, the method 600 includes identifying, by the identification module 216, the user device 102a sending the functional mode from the application 102b to control the operation of the LED 112. The method 600 includes controlling the operation of LED 112 installed in the particular area or the vicinity of the identified said user device 102a. In the example, upon identifying the user device 102a as other than the administrator user, the method 600 includes controlling the operation of LED 112 located in the particular area. Thus, the method 600 provides initiating the personalized functional mode for power regulation in accordance with the embodiment of the present disclosure.
The present invention provides following technical advantages:
1. The present invention provides the user to switch off the LED thus saving energy and reducing the power consumption.
2. The present invention helps the user in reducing monthly consumed power units thus not only the user saves money but also protects the environment.
3. The present invention provides comfort to the user at sleep time especially during the night time as the user may reduce the intensity of the LED or may choose to completely switch it off.
4. The present invention provides the user advantage to remotely control operation of LED in rooms where the user device may not be present for controlling.
5. Thus, the present invention provides personalized mode of controlling the LED present in particular area of interest of the user or as per the presence of the user in the particular area. The present invention includes identifying the user and accordingly control the LED present in the particular area with presence of said user.
While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. ,CLAIMS:1. A power regulating system (100) comprising:
an application (102b) adapted to be installed in a user device (102a) and configured to remotely control an operation of an electronic device (110);
at least one Light Emitting Diode (LED) (112) operationally coupled with the electronic device (110), wherein the at least one LED (112) is indicative of an operation of the electronic device (110); and
a controller (108) in communication with the application (102b) and the at least one LED (112), the controller (108) configured to:
receive, from the application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a functional mode to control an operation of the at least one LED (112); and
control the operation of the at least one LED (112) based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
2. The power regulating system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one LED (112) comprising a pairing LED (112a) and an activity LED (112b), the pairing LED (112a) being indicative of pairing of the electronic device (110) with the user device (102a) and the activity LED (112b) being indicative of an operational state of the electronic device (110).
3. The power regulating system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller (108) is configured to:
receive, from the application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a sleep mode, wherein the sleep mode, when enabled, control the operation of the at least one LED (112) as pre-configured by:
blinking the at least one LED (112) based on a pre-defined time interval;
reducing an intensity of the at least one LED (112) based on a pre-defined level; and
switching-off the at least one LED (112).
4. The power regulating system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller (108) is configured to:
receive, from the application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a default mode, wherein the default mode, when enabled, control the operation of the at least one LED (112) as pre-configured by switching-on the at least one LED (112).
5. The power regulating system (100) as claimed in claim 4, comprising:
a motion sensor (114) installed in vicinity of the electronic device (110), wherein the motion sensor (114) is adapted to detect a motion of a user; and
the controller (108) in communication with the motion sensor (114) and configured to receive an instruction to enable the default mode based on motion detection by the motion sensor (114).
6. The power regulating system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller (108) is configured to:
identify the user device (102a) that is sending the instruction to select a functional mode to control the operation of the at least one LED (112); and
control the operation of an LED installed in the vicinity of said user device (102a) based on the identification.
7. The power regulating system (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controller (108) is configured to:
identify the user device (102a) as an administrator user; and
control the operation of each of at least one LED (112).
8. A method (300) of power regulating for controlling operation of at least one LED (112), the method comprising:
receiving (302) from an application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a functional mode to control an operation of the at least one LED (112), wherein the application (102b) is installed in a user device (102a) and configured to remotely control an operation of an electronic device (110) and at least one LED (112) operationally coupled with the electronic device (110); and
controlling (304) the operation of the at least one LED (112) based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
9. The method (300) as claimed in claim 8, comprising:
receiving the application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a sleep mode, wherein the sleep mode, when enabled, control the operation of the at least one LED (112) as pre-configured by:
blinking the at least one LED (112) based on a pre-defined time;
reducing an intensity of the at least one LED (112) based on a pre-defined level; and
switching-off the at least one LED (112).
10. The method (300) as claimed in claim 8, comprising:
receiving, from the application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a default mode, wherein the default mode, when enabled, control the operation of the at least one LED (112) as pre-configured by:
switching-on the at least one LED (112).
11. The method (300) as claimed in claim 10, comprising:
detecting, from a motion sensor (114), a motion of a user;
receiving an instruction to enable the default-mode based on motion detection by the motion sensor (114).
12. The method (300) as claimed in claim 8, comprising:
identifying the user device (102a) that is sending the instruction to select a functional mode to control the operation of the at least one LED (112); and
controlling the operation of an LED installed in the vicinity of said user device (102a) based on the identification.
13. The method (300) as claimed in claim 12, comprising:
identifying the user device (102a) as an administrator user; and
controlling the operation of each of at least one LED (112).
14. A controller (108) for a power regulating system (100), the controller (108) comprising:
a receiving module (210) configured to receive an instruction indicative of selection of a functional mode from an application (102b) to control an operation of the at least one LED (112); and
a controlling module (214) in communication with the receiving module (210) and configured to control the operation of the at least one LED (112) based on the functional mode enabled by the user.
15. The controller (108) as claimed in claim 14, comprising:
the receiving module (210) to receive from the application (102b), an instruction for enabling the functional-mode, based on a user-selection;
an enabling module (212) in communication with the receiving module (210) and configured to enable the functional mode selected by the user.
16. The controller (108) as claimed in claim 15, comprising:
the receiving module (210) configured to receive, from the application (102b), an instruction indicative of selection of a sleep-mode as the enabled functional mode from the application (102b);
the enabling module (212) configured to enable the sleeping mode for controlling the operation of the at least one LED (112) as pre-configured by:
blinking of the at least one LED (112) based on a pre-defined time;
reducing an intensity of the at least one LED (112) based on a pre-defined level; and
switching-off the at least one LED (112).
17. The controller (108) as claimed in claim 15, comprising:
the receiving module (210) configured to receive, from the application (102b), an instruction indicative of a default-mode as the enabled functional mode from the application (102b);
the enabling module (212) configured to enable the default-mode for controlling the operation of the at least one LED (112) as pre-configured by:
switching-on the at least one LED (112).
18. The controller (108) as claimed in claim 17, comprising:
the receiving module (210) configured to receive the default-mode as the functional mode upon a motion detector (114) detecting the motion of the user, wherein the motion detector (114) is installed in vicinity of the electronic device (110) and is in communication with the controller (108).
19. The controller (108) as claimed in claim 14, comprising:
an identification module (216) in communication with the receiving module (210) and the controlling module (214) and configured to identify the user sending the instruction indicative of the functional mode from the application (102b) to control the operation of the at least one LED (112).
20. The controller (108) as claimed in claim 14, wherein the controlling module (214) control the operation of the at least one LED (112), wherein the at least one LED (112) comprises:
at least one pairing LED (112a) and at least one activity LED (112b).
| # | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 202121050098-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [01-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-01 |
| 2 | 202121050098-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [01-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-01 |
| 3 | 202121050098-PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION [01-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-01 |
| 4 | 202121050098-POWER OF AUTHORITY [01-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-01 |
| 5 | 202121050098-FORM 1 [01-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-01 |
| 6 | 202121050098-DRAWINGS [01-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-01 |
| 7 | 202121050098-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [01-11-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-11-01 |
| 8 | 202121050098-Proof of Right [21-04-2022(online)].pdf | 2022-04-21 |
| 9 | 202121050098-DRAWING [28-10-2022(online)].pdf | 2022-10-28 |
| 10 | 202121050098-CORRESPONDENCE-OTHERS [28-10-2022(online)].pdf | 2022-10-28 |
| 11 | 202121050098-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [28-10-2022(online)].pdf | 2022-10-28 |
| 12 | Abstract1.jpg | 2022-11-25 |
| 13 | 202121050098-FORM 18 [22-01-2025(online)].pdf | 2025-01-22 |