The present invention relates to a control system, and more particularly to an audio-lighting control system.
A display system that provides music broadcasting and lighting effects simultaneously is often applied in numerous entertaining systems or stage performances. Moreover, to make the lighting effects work in line with the music played, it is also common to set up a detecting module to detect the tempo, rhythm, or volume, etc. of the music, and produce a lighting control signal according to the detection outcome, thereby controlling the colors, on-off orders, and rhythms of multiple lighting devices. In order to set up such a performing system in a wide space, short range wireless transmission modules such as Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth module, or ZigBee module are usually installed in the lighting devices to receive the lighting control signal, thus achieving the goal of controlling the lighting devices according to the music being played.
However, to equip multiple lighting devices with the Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth module, or ZigBee module can be quite costly; therefore, the conventional display system needs to be improved.
An objective of the present invention is to provide an audio-lighting control system.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the audio-lighting control system includes a first device, a second device, and a wireless transmission device. The first device includes an audio module, a first processor unit, and a first wireless module. The audio module generates an audio data and plays music according to the audio data. The first processor unit is electrically connected to the audio module, and the first processor unit generates a lighting control signal. The first wireless module is electrically connected to the first processor unit. The wireless transmission device is wirelessly connected to the first wireless module of the first device, and receives the lighting control signal from the first device. The second device includes a second wireless module and a lighting module, while the second wireless module is wirelessly connected to the wireless transmission device, and the lighting module is electrically connected to the second wireless module. The second wireless module receives the lighting control signal from the wireless transmission device, and the lighting module receives the lighting control signal and displays lighting effects according to the lighting control signal.
The wireless transmission device is wirelessly connected to the first wireless module and the second wireless module through 2.4 GHz wireless communication.
The first processor unit of the first device generates the lighting control signal and transmits the lighting control signal to the second device through the wireless transmission device, wherein the lighting module of the second device displays lighting effects along with the music played by the first device. The second device requires only a 2.4 GHz communication module that is cheaper compared to other wireless communication modules such as Wi-fi module, Bluetooth module, or ZigBee module. The control system of the present invention is of much lower cost than the conventional display system, while still effectively provides music and lighting effects simultaneously.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The wireless transmission device 13 is wirelessly connected to the first wireless module 113 and the second wireless module 122 through 2.4 GHz wireless communication. The first processor unit 112 of the first device 11 generates the lighting control signal and transmits the lighting control signal to the second device 12 through the wireless transmission device 13, wherein the lighting module 121 of the second device 12 displays lighting effects along with the music played by the first device 11. The second device 12 requires only a 2.4 GHz communication module to receive the lighting control signal. Since the 2.4 GHz communication module is cheaper compared to other wireless communication modules such as Wi-fi module, Bluetooth module, or ZigBee module, the control system of the present invention is of much lower cost than a conventional display system, while still effectively provides music and lighting effects simultaneously.
Preferably, the first wireless module 113 of the first device 11, the second wireless module 122 of the second device 12, and the wireless transmission device 13 are communicating through a 2.4 GHz communication protocol. As IEEE Standard protocols such as Wi-fi, Bluetooth or Zigbee are designed to perform high load of data transmission and build complicated network and therefore require complicated data protocols, using the 2.4 GHz communication protocol is not only cost-effective but also reduces the reaction time of the system, and thus prevents time delay between the reaction of the first device 11 and the second device 12. As a result, the audio-lighting control system has a fast response between the first device 11 and the second device 12, achieving the main purpose of controlling the music and the lighting effects to display simultaneously and well synchronized.
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Preferably, the first processor unit 112 generates the lighting control signal according to the audio data. For instance, the first processor unit 112 detects the rhythm, tempo, or volume of the music that is played with the audio data and generates the lighting control signal according to the detection outcome. Therefore, by receiving the lighting control signal, the lighting module 121 displays lighting effects that match the music by displaying different colors, frequencies, or intensities of lights.
Preferably, the first device 11 further includes a first lighting module 115. The first lighting module 115 is electrically connected to the first processor unit 112 and receives the lighting control signal from the first processor unit 112, while the first lighting module 115 displays lighting effects according to the lighting control signal. The first device 11 and the second device 12 are both equipped with a lighting module, while the second device 12 receives the lighting control signal wirelessly through the wireless transmission device 13, and both the first lighting module 115 of the first device 11 and the lighting module 121 of the second device 12 display lighting effects according to the lighting control signal at the same time, providing an even more vivid performance.
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In the embodiment, the audio-lighting control system further includes the audio device 14, which is wirelessly connected to the first device 11 and thus controls the playing of the music by transmitting the second music file to the first device 11. The first device 11 then further generates the lighting control signal according to the audio data, and sends the lighting control signal to the second device 12 in order to control the lighting module 121 of the second device 12. Since the audio device 14 is wirelessly connected to the first device 11 through wireless communication modules such as Bluetooth modules, a user is able to control the audio-lighting control system by operating the audio device 14 remotely, further improves the convenience and adaptability of the audio-lighting control system.
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However, in another embodiment, the second processor unit 151 generates an audio-lighting control signal. As the second communication interface 132 of the wireless transmission device 13 receives the audio-lighting control signal from the third wireless module 152 through the router 16, the first communication interface 131 receives the audio-lighting control signal and further transmits the audio-lighting control signal to the first wireless module 113 of the first device 11 and the second wireless module 122 of the second device 12. As a result, the main control device 15 controls the lighting module 121 of the second device 12 with the audio-lighting control signal, and when the first device 11 receives the audio-lighting control signal, the first processor unit 112 controls the audio module 111 according to the audio-lighting control signal. For instance, the audio-lighting control signal contains a pause order, an amplification order, or a diminishing order, such that the audio of the first device 11 and the lighting effects of the second device 12 perform audio and lighting effects that match.
Preferably, the main control device 15 is a mobile device, a smart phone, a tablet or a personal computer. Furthermore, the third wireless module 152 of the main control device 15 and the second communication interface 132 of the wireless transmission device 13 are both communication modules operating according to the IEEE 802.11 Wi-fi standard.
As a result, the user can control and adjust the performing of the music and light effects synchronized. Since the main control device 15 is connected to the wireless transmission device 13 through the router 16 with Wi-fi connection, which has a far longer distance of transmission than Bluetooth or 2.4 GHz wireless communication, a user is able to operate the first device 11 and the second device 12 remotely from a faraway location.
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Since the main control device 15 is connected to the router 16 through the cloud server 17 and therefore connected to the wireless transmission device 13, the distance between the main control device 15 and the wireless transmission device 13 is not limited. Namely, no matter where the main control device 15 is, when the main control device 15 can connect to the cloud server 17, the main control device 15 can communicate with the first device 11 and the second device 12. That is, a user can operate the first device 11 and the second device 12 from anywhere as long as the main control device 15 can connect to the cloud server 17, thus further improving the convenience and the adaptability of the audio-lighting system.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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