Lighting panel and a system for controlling the lighting panel

1 . A lighting panel comprising:

one or more light sources;

a control unit, configured to:

allow a user to set one or more control parameters for the lighting panel;

update a Flag value associated with the lighting panel;

a connection interface, configured to:

enable the lighting panel to communicate with a plurality of other lighting panels within a network;

transmit and receive data corresponding to the Flag value and the one or more control parameters among the plurality of other lighting panels;

wherein the control unit is further configured to:

compare the Flag value of the lighting panel with a Flag value received from each of the plurality of other lighting panels;

identify a highest Flag value lighting panel among the plurality of other lighting panels; and

adopt the one or more control parameters associated with the highest Flag value lighting panel.

2 . The lighting panel of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to: update the Flag value manually by receiving an input from the user, or update the Flag value automatically when the one or more control parameters are modified for the lighting panel.

3 . The lighting panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more control parameters of the lighting panel is associated with a corresponding Flag value; and

the control unit is configured to update the corresponding Flag value in response to a modification of the associated control parameter for the lighting panel.

4 . The lighting panel of any of claim 1 , wherein the control unit allows a user to set a Group ID for the lighting panel and the connection interface is configured to transceive data corresponding to the Group ID, the Flag value and the one or more control parameters for the lighting panel.

5 . The lighting panel of any of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to compare the Flag value of the lighting panel and the Flag value received from each of the plurality of other lighting panels having the Group ID same as of the Group ID of the lighting panel, identify a highest Flag value lighting panel and adopts the one or more control parameters associated with the highest Flag value lighting panel.

6 . The lighting panel of claim 1 , wherein the one or more light sources comprises therapeutic light source.

7 . The lighting panel of claim 1 , wherein the lighting panel is configured to connect with an external device to monitor and update the one or more control parameters of the lighting panel.

8 . The lighting panel of claim 1 , wherein the lighting panel further comprises one or more sensors for monitoring parameters of a target surface, and the lighting panel, and the control unit communicate the ambient conditions to the plurality of other lighting panels in the network.

9 . A lighting panel control system comprising:

a network of a plurality of lighting panels, each of the plurality of lighting panels comprising:

one or more light sources;

a control unit configured to assign a Flag Value and allow a user to set a one or more control parameters for the lighting panel;

a connection interface that enables each of the plurality of lighting panels to connect with each other to transceive data corresponding to the Flag value and the one or more control parameters for the lighting panel;

wherein each of the plurality of lighting panels acts as a node in the network; and

wherein each of the plurality of lighting panels compares the Flag value for the plurality of lighting panels to identify a highest Flag value lighting panel and adopts the one or more control parameters associated with the highest Flag value lighting panel.

10 . The lighting panel of claim 9 , wherein the control unit is further configured to: assign the Flag value manually by receiving an input from the user, or assign the Flag value when the one or more control parameters are modified for a lighting panel.

11 . The lighting panel of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more control parameters for the lighting panel is associated with a corresponding Flag value; and

the control unit is configured to update the corresponding Flag value in response to a modification of the associated control parameter for corresponding lighting panel.

12 . The lighting panel of claim 9 , wherein the control panel allows a user to set a Group ID for the lighting panel, and the connection interface transceive data corresponding to the Group ID, the Flag value and the one or more control parameters for the lighting panel.

13 . The lighting panel of claim 9 , wherein the control unit compares the Flag value of the lighting panel and the Flag value received from each of the plurality of other lighting panels having the Group ID same as of the Group ID of the lighting panel, identify a highest Flag value lighting panel and adopts the one or more control parameters associated with the highest Flag value lighting panel.

14 . A lighting panel control system comprising:

a network of a plurality of lighting panels to exchange data between each of the plurality of lighting panels;

wherein each of the plurality of lighting panels comprises:

a connection interface to connect with each of the plurality of lighting panels in the network;

a control unit that allows a user to set a Group ID, and one or more control parameters for the lighting panel, wherein each of the one or more control parameters is associated with a corresponding Flag value;

wherein each of the plurality of lighting panels acts as a node in the network and each of the plurality of lighting panels with a value of the Group ID same are identified as a member of a same group; and

wherein the control unit in each of the plurality of lighting panels is configured to:

monitor the Flag value corresponding to each of the one or more control parameters of the members of the same group;

identify, for each of the one or more control parameters, a highest Flag value member; and

adopt each of the one or more control parameters associated with the highest Flag value member.

15 . The lighting panel control system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more control parameters comprises intensity, wavelength, frequency, duty cycle, pulse width, power, duration, dosage, rate of emission, and mode.

16 . The lighting panel control system of claim 14 , wherein one of the one or more control parameters is intensity of light, and is associated with a first Flag value such that each of the plurality of lighting panels monitor for a highest first Flag value and update the intensity of light for each of the plurality of lighting panels corresponding to value of one or more control parameter with the highest first Flag value.

17 . The lighting panel control system of claim 14 , wherein one of the one or more control parameter is wavelength of light, and is associated with a second Flag value such that each of the plurality of lighting panels monitor for a highest second Flag value and update wavelength of light for each of the plurality of lighting panel corresponding to value of one or more control parameter with the highest second Flag value.

18 . A method for controlling a plurality of lighting panels in a network, the method comprising:

connecting the plurality of lighting panels in the network wherein each of the plurality of lighting panels acts as a node in the network and comprises a control unit;

assigning a Flag value to each lighting panel;

allowing a user to set one or more control parameters for each lighting panel;

transceiving data corresponding to the Flag value and the one or more control parameters among the plurality of lighting panels;

detecting in the network for a change in the Flag value for each of the plurality of lighting panels;

comparing the Flag values of each of the plurality of lighting panels;

identifying a highest Flag value lighting panel among the plurality of lighting panels; and

adopting, by each lighting panel, the one or more control parameters associated with the highest Flag value lighting panel.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein assigning the Flag value includes one of:

manually assigning the Flag value in response to an input from a button;

automatically updating the Flag value when a user modifies at least one of the one or more control parameters; or

assigning a separate Flag value for each one or more control parameters, and automatically updating the corresponding Flag value in response to a modification of the associated one or more control parameters to each of the lighting panel.

20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

assigning a Group ID to each of the plurality of lighting panels using the control unit;

transceiving the data corresponding to the Group ID, the Flag value, and the one or more control parameters for the lighting panel using the connection interface;

monitoring, within the network, the Flag values of each of the plurality of lighting panels in the same group to identify a highest Flag value lighting panel; and

updating the control parameters of each of the plurality of lighting panels with the control parameters associated with highest Flag value lighting panel.

21 . A method for controlling a plurality of lighting panels within a network, the method comprising:

connecting the plurality of lighting panels in the network, each of the plurality of lighting panels having one or more light sources, a control unit, and a connection interface to form the network wherein each of the plurality of lighting panels acts as a node;

assigning a Group ID in each of the plurality of lighting panels using the control unit such that each of the plurality of lighting panels having same value of the Group ID is assigned to a same group;

setting one or more control parameters using the control unit, wherein each of the one or more control parameters is associated with a Flag value;

monitoring, within the network, the Flag values of each of the one or more control parameters of each of the plurality of lighting panels in the same group;

identifying a highest Flag value lighting panel for each of the one of the one or more control parameters; and

updating the one of the one or more control parameters of each of the plurality of lighting panels with a value associated with the highest Flag value lighting panel.