# US 11,310,895 B2 · Lighting system and lighting device

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- Number: US 11,310,895 B2
- Document ID: US11310895B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/659,951
- Filed: 2019-10-22
- Published: 2020-10-08
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-05
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Chang Seob Kim; Taek Hyu Lee; Ho Chan Cho; Sang Jin Hong
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310895B2

## CPC

- H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission
- H04W 84/02: Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
- H04W 88/16: Gateway arrangements
- H05B 47/155: Coordinated control of two or more light sources
- H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas}
- H01Q 5/00: Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements (combinations of separate active antenna units operating in different wavebands and connected to a common feeder system H01Q21/30)
- H05B 47/1965: {using handheld communication devices}
- Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS

## Abstract

A lighting system includes a plurality of lighting devices installed in a predetermined space and connected to one another to communicate with one another using at least one of a first communication method and a second communication method, and a mobile device directly connected to at least one of the plurality of lighting devices to communicate therewith according to the first communication method. The first communication method and the second communication method are different. Each of the plurality of lighting devices includes a communication module configured to support the first communication method and the second communication method, and a driver configured to drive a light source in response to a control command received by the communication module.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A lighting system comprising:
a plurality of lighting devices installed in a predetermined space and connected to one another to communicate with one another using at least one of a first communication method and a second communication method; and
a mobile device directly connected to at least one of the plurality of lighting devices to communicate therewith according to the first communication method,
wherein the first communication method and the second communication method are different,
each of the plurality of lighting devices includes a communication module having a first communication chip supporting the first communication method, a second communication chip supporting the second communication method, a shared antenna connected to and shared by the first and second communication chips, and a driver configured to drive a light source in response to a control command received by the communication module, and
at a first time while the first communication chip occupies the shared antenna, the communication module selectively activates the first communication chip and deactivates the second communication chip, and at a second time while the second communication chip occupies the shared antenna, the communication module selectively activates the second communication chip and deactivates the first communication chip.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The lighting system of claim 1, wherein:
the communication module of the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices deactivates the second communication method when directly connected to the mobile device according to the first communication method.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The lighting system of claim 1, wherein:
the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices transfers the control command, directly received from the mobile device according to the first communication method, to the other remaining lighting devices among the plurality of lighting devices according to the first communication method.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The lighting system of claim 1, wherein:
the first communication method is Bluetooth or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication and the second communication method is Zigbee® or Z-Wave communication.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The lighting system of claim 1, further comprising:
a gateway connected to at least one of the plurality of lighting devices to communicate with the plurality of lighting devices according to the second communication method.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The lighting system of claim 5, wherein:
the mobile device is connected to the gateway to communicate with the gateway according to a third communication method that is different from the second communication method.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The lighting system of claim 6, wherein:
the mobile device transmits the control command regarding the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices to the gateway according to the third communication method, and
the gateway transmits the control command to the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices according to the second communication method.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The lighting system of claim 5, wherein:
the communication module of the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices deactivates the first communication method when connected to the gateway according to the second communication method.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The lighting system of claim 8, wherein:
the communication module of the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices activates the first communication method when disconnected from the gateway according to the second communication method.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The lighting system of claim 9, wherein:
the communication module of the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices establishes a connection to the mobile device by activating the first communication method.

### Claim 11 (depends on 5)

The lighting system of claim 5, wherein:
the mobile device is directly connected to the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices according to the first communication method in the predetermined space, and is connected to the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices through the gateway outside the predetermined space.

### Claim 12 (depends on 5)

The lighting system of claim 5, wherein:
the communication module of the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices outputs data in a beacon mode of the first communication method when connected to the gateway according to the second communication method.

### Claim 13 (depends on 5)

The lighting system of claim 5, wherein:
the mobile device includes a lighting control application configured to generate the control command, and
the lighting control application processes first data directly received from the at least one of the plurality of lighting devices according to the first communication method and second data received from the gateway according to the second communication method.

### Claim 14

A lighting device comprising:
a communication module having a first communication chip supporting a first communication method, a second communication chip supporting a second communication method, and a shared antenna connected to and shared by the first and second communication chips;
a light source having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs); and
a driver configured to drive the light source in response to a control command received by the communication module,
wherein the first communication method and the second communication method are different,
the first and second communication chips share the shared antenna in an activated state in a time division manner,
the communication module processes a first RF signal based on the first communication method when the shared antenna is allocated to the first communication chip and not allocated to the second communication chip, and processes a second RF signal based on the second communication method when the shared antenna is allocated to the second communication chip and not allocated to the first communication chip, and
at a first time while the first communication chip occupies the shared antenna, the communication module selectively activates the first communication chip and deactivates the second communication chip, and at a second time while the second communication chip occupies the shared antenna, the communication module selectively activates the second communication chip and deactivates the first communication chip.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The lighting device of claim 14, wherein:
the communication module directly communicates with an external mobile device according to the first communication method and communicates with at least one of the external gateway and an external communication module according to the second communication method.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The lighting device of claim 15, wherein:
the communication module sets the first communication method to a beacon mode, while communicating with at least one of the external gateway and the external communication module according to the second communication method.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The lighting device of claim 14, wherein:
the communication module includes one radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to process the first RF signal based on the first communication method and the second RF signal based on the second communication method.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The lighting device of claim 17, wherein:
the first communication method and the second communication method use the same frequency band.

### Claim 19

A lighting system comprising:
a plurality of lighting devices installed in a predetermined space and connected to one another to communicate directly with one another using a first communication method without communicating through a gateway;
the gateway connected to at least one of the plurality of lighting devices to communicate with the plurality of lighting devices according to a second communication method; and
a mobile device directly connected to at least one of the plurality of lighting devices to communicate therewith according to the first communication method,
wherein the first communication method and the second communication method are different,
each of the plurality of lighting devices includes a communication module configured to support the first communication method and the second communication method, and a driver configured to drive a light source in response to a control command received by the communication module, and
when one of the plurality of lighting devices is directly connected to at least another one of the plurality of lighting devices using the first communication method, the one of the plurality of lighting device is disconnected from the gateway.