Method and apparatus for controlling lighting

Abstract

A lighting control method and an electronic device using the same are provided. The method includes receiving pattern information for controlling lighting, generating lighting control information including brightness level information corresponding to operation time information based on the received pattern information, and transmitting the lighting control information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling lighting using an electronic device, the method comprising:
 receiving a continuous pattern for controlling lighting on a predetermined duration, the continuous pattern comprising two or more slope attributes;   generating lighting control information based on the received continuous pattern; and   controlling a dimming level of a lighting device continuously during the predetermined duration based on the lighting control information.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the continuous pattern is received from a two dimensional input area including a lighting operation time of the lighting device and the dimming level of the lighting device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the lighting operation time of the lighting device is determined based on the predetermined duration. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the controlling of the dimming level of the light device is performed in real time corresponding to the receiving of the continuous pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the lighting control information is generated by determining an operation switching point based on slope information of lines in the continuous pattern. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating of the lighting control information comprises:
 determining two or more operation switching points based on slope information of lines in the continuous pattern; and   generating the lighting control information based on a time difference and a dimming level difference between the operation switching points.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating of the lighting control information comprises:
 sampling the continuous pattern in a unit of set time; and   generating the lighting control information based on the sampled time information and dimming level at each point.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein continuous pattern comprises sound information and lighting control information is generated based on the sound information. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 identifying sound type information for identifying the sound information;   determining whether set sound type information is included in the sound information; and   generating the lighting control information based on input interval information of the sound type information included in the sound information.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the generating of the lighting control information comprises determining the dimming level of the lighting device based on at least one of size information and frequency information of the sound information. 
     
     
         11 . An electronic device controlling lighting, the electronic device comprising:
 a communication unit configured to receive a continuous pattern for controlling lighting on a predetermined duration; and   a lighting controller configured to:
 generate lighting control information based on the received continuous pattern, and 
 control a dimming level of a lighting device continuously during the predetermined duration based on the lighting control information, 
   wherein the continuous pattern comprises two or more slope attributes.   
     
     
         12 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to receive the continuous pattern via a two dimensional input area including a lighting operation time of the lighting device and the dimming level of the lighting device. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic device of  claim 12 , wherein the lighting operation time of the lighting device is determined based on the predetermined duration. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to perform the controlling of the dimming level of the light device in real time corresponding to the receiving of the continuous pattern. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate the lighting control information by determining an operation switching point based on slope information of lines in the continuous pattern. 
     
     
         16 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 determine two or more operation switching points based on slope information of lines in the continuous pattern, and   generate the lighting control information based on a time difference and a dimming level difference between the operation switching points.   
     
     
         17 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 sample the continuous pattern in a unit of set time, and   generate the lighting control information based on the sampled time information and dimming level at each point.   
     
     
         18 . The electronic device of  claim 11 ,
 wherein continuous pattern comprises sound information, and   wherein the controller is further configured to generate the lighting control information based on the sound information.   
     
     
         19 . The electronic device of  claim 18 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 identify sound type information for identifying the sound information,   determine whether set sound type information is included in the sound information, and   generate the lighting control information based on input interval information of the sound type information included in the sound information.   
     
     
         20 . The electronic device of  claim 18 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the dimming level of the lighting device based on at least one of size information and frequency information of the sound information.