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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Bolton Po-Yu Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Cliff Pei-Ju Chen, Taipei, TW;
Patrick Chun-Chi Chen, Taipei, TW;
Michk Huang, Taipei, TW;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a monitoring and control device, applicable to an illumination apparatus. The illumination apparatus includes a lighting unit which outputs a signal representative of a status of the lighting unit. The illumination apparatus includes an apparatus identifier. The illumination apparatus includes: a monitoring circuit electrically coupled to the lighting unit, for receiving the signal and determining whether the illumination apparatus needs to be replaced in response to the signal satisfying a condition; a controller electrically coupled to the monitoring circuit; and a receiving/transmitting unit electrically coupled to the controller, wherein the controller controls the receiving/transmitting unit to transmit the apparatus identifier of the illumination apparatus to be replaced in response to the determination is affirmative. A method thereof is also disclosed.