Patent Publication Number: US-2010114341-A1

Title: System and method for controlling electronic devices

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a system and method for intelligently controlling electronic devices. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Electronic devices, such as computers, television sets, mobile phones, and air conditioners, are widely used in a typical home. However, remembering how to control each of the electronic devices is troublesome and inconvenient. Therefore, a system and method for intelligently controlling electronic devices is provided. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device controlling system for a home; and 
         FIG. 2  is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for controlling electronic devices. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , an embodiment of an electronic device controlling system for a home includes a data processing center  100 , a light detector  30  connected to the data processing center  100 , a temperature detector  40  connected to the data processing center  100 , a noise detector  50  connected to the data processing center  100 , and a plurality of electronic devices. In the illustrated embodiment, for conveniently illustrating the electronic device controlling system for the home, the electronic devices includes a television (TV) set  60 , a sound box  70 , a luminous device  80 , and an air conditioner  90 . The data processing center  100  includes a computer and a Digital Media Adapter (DMA)  20 . The computer  10  communicates with the electronic devices via the DMA  20 . 
     The light detector  30  detects an intensity of ambient light both inside and outside of the home, and sends light data to the data processing center  100 . 
     The temperature detector  40  detects ambient temperature inside the home, and sends temperature data to the data processing center  100 . 
     The noise detector  50  detects noise inside or outside of the home, and sends noise data to the data processing center  100 . 
     The data processing center  100  processes the data from the detectors  30 ,  40 ,  50  by comparing the data with predetermined parameters, and then sending control signals to control the electronic devices in the home accordingly. 
     In one embodiment, when a user is inside the home, the user may operate a power switch installed, for example, near a doorway, to power on the data processing center  100  and the detectors  30 ,  40 ,  50 . The data processing center  100  may send control signals to switch the luminous device  80  on or off according to the light intensity detected by the light detector  30 , to switch on or off the air conditioner  90  and further regulate the current temperature setting of the air conditioner  90  according to the temperature data from the temperature detector  40 , and to change the volume of the TV set  60  and the sound box  70  according to the noise data from the noise detector  50 . The user may also operate the power switch again to power off the data processing center  100  which sends signals to power off the electronic devices. If the user desires to control the electronic devices manually instead of utilizing the data processing center  100 , the controlling function of the data processing center  100  may be disabled. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , an embodiment of a method utilizing the electronic device controlling system for a home includes steps of: 
     S 01 : powering on the data processing center  100  and the detectors  30 ,  40 , and  50 ; 
     S 02 : measuring levels of light, temperature, and noise from the light detector  30 , the temperature detector  40 , and the noise detector  50 , respectively; 
     S 03 : receiving data from the detectors; 
     S 04 : comparing the data with predetermined parameters, for example, comparing the light intensity detected by the light detector  30  with a predetermined light intensity, comparing the temperature detected by the temperature detector  40  with a predetermined temperature, and comparing the volume of the noise detected by the noise detector  50  with a predetermined volume; 
     S 05 : sending control signals to control the electronic devices, for example, when the light intensity detected by the light detector  30  is lower than the predetermined light intensity and it is dark outside, the luminous device  80  is turned on; when the temperature detected by the temperature detector  40  is higher or lower than the predetermined temperature, the air conditioner  90  is turned on or off accordingly; when the noise level detected by the noise detector  50  exceeds a predetermined noise level, the volume of the TV set  60  and the volume of the sound box  70  is turned up. 
     It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.