Patent ID: 8711131
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. A switching module including a plurality of first to n-th switching modules, wherein each of the first to n-th switching modules includes: a button unit including a plurality of switching buttons capable of operating lamps for each of a plurality of zones in which a plurality of lamps are previously divided for each region; a state display unit including a plurality of display lamps corresponding to each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit, each of the plurality of display lamps displaying an operational state of the corresponding switching buttons; a switch controller configured to control an operation of the state display unit according to an operation of each of the plurality of switching buttons in the button unit, generate switching control signals including operational information on each of the plurality of switching buttons to control transmission of the switching control signals, and control the operation of the state display unit according to the operational information included in received switching control signals; and a switch communication unit configured to generate wireless switching control signals according to a predetermined applicable communications protocol, transmit the wireless switching control signals including the switching control signals generated from the switch controller, and provide the switching control signals included in the wireless switching control signals received according to the applicable communications protocol to the switch controller.