Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Philips Electronics North America Corporation

Phillips Electronics North America Corportion

Signify Holdng B.v.

Anthonie Hendrik Bergman

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Tim Dekker

Bram Knaapen

Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe

Berent Willem Meerbeek

Dirk Valentinus René Engelen

Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg

Hubertus Maria Rene Cortenraad

Jonathan David Mason

Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu

Siebe Tjerk De Zwart

Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar

Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks

Jacobus Dingenis Machiel Van Boven

Hubertus M R Cortenraad

Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems

Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn

Ramon Pascal Van Gorkom

Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout

Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen

Sanae Chraibi

Giovanni Cennini

Pieter Jacob Snijder

Chris Damkat

Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel

Wei Pien Lee

Petrus Johannes Hendrikus Seuntiens

Marjolein Dimmie Van Der Zwaag

Simon Rycroft

Bertrand Rigot

Bram Francois Joosen

Phuong T Huynh

Stefan Donivan Twigt

Robertus Antonius Jacobus Maria Hovers

Jochen Renaat Gheluwe

Martijn Adrianus Bernardus Santbergen

Anika Nelleke Siepel

Allan Brent York

Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems

Ralph Kurt

Bart Andre Salters

Eberhard Waffenschmidt

Willem Lubertus Ijzerman

Tatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina

Adrianus Sempel

Vincentius Paulus Buil

Johannes Petrus Wilhelmus Baaijens

Teunis Willem Tukker

Johannes J Van Vaals

Johannes Henricus Maria Korst

Damien Gerard Loveland

Martin Ouwerkerk

Peter Hubertus Franciscus Deurenberg

Jeffrey Arthur Shimizu

Eduard Johannes Meijer

Dirk Valentinus Rene Engelen

Franciscus Paulus Maria Budzelaar

Murray Fulton Gillies

Peter Alexander Duine

Sriram Subramanian

Dave Willem Van Goor

Oliver Dross

Michel Marcel Jose Decre

Serge Joel Armand Bierhuizen

Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden

Lucas Leo Desiree Van Der Poel

Johannes Maria Thijssen

Gerrit G Hollemans

Serge J A Bierhuizen

Eddy B Boskamp

Marten Sikkens

Sander Bernard Francis Van De Wijdeven

Marinus Josephus Jakobus Dona

Patrick Henricus Johannes Van Stijn

Andreas Aloysius Henricus Duijmelink

Winfried Antonius Henricus Berkvens

Elena Tiziana Ferrari

Galileo June Destura

Jelm Franse

Cornelius Antonius Van Den Heuvel

Inge Van De Wouw

Aloysius Cornelis Arnoldus Maria Ketelaars

Johanna Cornelia Maria Francisca Tielens

Christopher Schutte

Jan B A M Horsten

Marc J R Op De Beeck

Ramon Pascal Van Gorkom Van Gorkom

Geradus Antonius Maria Bagen

Bram F Joosen

Hebertus M R Cortenraad

Steven Ferdinand Kleijer

Gerritjan Henri Cowan

Eindhoven Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn

Elsemieke Carola Manon Kuijpers

Coen Theodorus Hurbertus Fransiscus Liedenbaum

Johanna C Tielens

Johannes P Baaijens

Gerardus A Bagen

The invention relates to an electronic device () for obtaining a sensor signal for use in a system () which changes a sensing function in dependence on a light setting. The electronic device is configured to obtain a sensor signal from a sensor () and select based on data stored in a memory () which device and/or application of a plurality of devices () and/or applications the sensor signal should be transmitted to. The selection depends on which light setting is currently active on one or more light devices (-). The sensor is arranged to sense in a field of view. The electronic device is further configured to transmit the sensor signal to the selected device and/or application.

Selecting a destination for a sensor signal in dependence on an active light setting

A processor () receives an output from at least one component () of a lighting system (), the output indicating usage of the lighting system () by a user. The processor () accesses a database () of available lighting system products. The processor () selects a lighting system product from the database () in view of the usage of the lighting system () by the user. The processor () arranges for an indication of the selected lighting system product to be provided to the user.

Method and apparatus for monitoring usage of a lighting system

The invention provides a lighting system () comprising: &#x2014;a plurality of n light sources (), wherein each of the n light sources () is configured to generate light source light (); &#x2014;a plurality of n first beam shaping elements (), wherein each of the n first beam shaping elements () is configured downstream of a respective light source (); &#x2014;k arrays () of optical elements (), wherein each of the k arrays () comprises nk optical elements (), wherein each of the nk optical elements () is configured downstream of a respective first beam shaping element () from a subset () of the n first beam shaping elements (); wherein the optical elements () are configured to influence one or more of (i) a beam direction of the light source light (), (ii) a beam shape of the light source light (), (iii) a spectral distribution of the light source light (), and (iv) an intensity of the light source light (); and wherein n&#x2265;2, k&#x2265;1, and 1&#x2264;n&#x2264;n.

Directional LED array with optical foil structure to redirect light

A method of creating a light script for a video is disclosed. The light script comprises lighting control instructions for controlling one or more light sources when the video is being displayed. The method () comprises: &#x2014;receiving a user input indicative of a selection of a lighting control instruction for a scene (S, S, S, S, S), &#x2014;associating the lighting control instruction (L, L, L, L, L) with the scene (S, S, S, S, S), &#x2014;analyzing () the scene (S, S, S, S, S) of the video to identify a scene characteristic (C, C, C, C, C) in the scene, &#x2014;analyzing () the video or another video to recognize, in a further scene (S, S, S, S), a similar or identical scene characteristic (C, C, C, C, C), and&#x2014;associating (), based on the recognition of the similar or identical scene characteristic (C, C, C, C, C), the lighting control instruction (L, L, L, L, L) with the further scene (S, S, S, S), such that when the scene (S, S, S, S, S) and the further scene (S, S, S, S) are being displayed the one or more light sources are control led according to the lighting control instruction (L, L, L, L, L).

Method and system for creating a light script for a video

A method of controlling a plurality of lighting devices is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a 360 degree panoramic image, rendering the 360 degree panoramic image at least partially on an image rendering device, obtaining positions of the plurality of lighting devices relative to the image rendering device, mapping the 360 degree panoramic image onto the plurality of lighting devices based on the positions of the plurality of lighting devices, such that each lighting device is associated with a part of the 360 degree panoramic image, determining, for each lighting device, a light setting based on an image characteristic of the part of the 360 degree image, and controlling each lighting device according to the respective light setting.

Method and controller for controlling a plurality of lighting devices

The invention provides a lighting device () comprising a surface-mountable elongated carrier () for positioning relative to a surface (), at least one light source (), and an adjustable cover (); wherein the elongated carrier () comprises opposite to each other a first face () on a first side and a second face () on a second side, the at least one light source () is located on the first () and second face (); and 5 wherein the elongated carrier () comprises a third face () on a third side for facing the surface () in mounted position; and wherein the adjustable cover () is in connection with the carrier () and is positioned on a fourth side of the carrier () opposite to the third side, and wherein the adjustable cover () is movable relative to the elongated carrier () for controlling a light effect () originating from the at least one light source () 10 wherein the at least one light source () comprises a LED light source.

Lighting device including adjustable cover

An electronic device () is configured to obtain an image captured with a camera, determine a location for a sensor, determine a detection zone of the sensor in relation to the image based on the location determined for the sensor, and display the image, a virtual representation () of the sensor and a virtual representation () of the detection zone superimposed over the image. The electronic device is configured to allow a user to specify or adapt at least one property for the sensor (). This at least one property includes the location for the sensor and may further include the orientation and/or the settings of the sensor.

Superimposing a virtual representation of a sensor and its detection zone over an image

Disclosed is a lighting device () for generating a dynamically adjustable spotlight without moving parts. The lighting device comprises a planar array of individually addressable sets of light sources (), each set comprising at least one light source, each of said light sources being arranged to produce a luminous distribution; a controller () arranged to individually address said sets of light sources; and an optical system () comprising a plurality of refractive lenses () common to the individually addressable light sources and arranged to shape the luminous distribution of each set of light sources into a spotlight () and project said spotlight in an angular direction that is a function of a position of said set in the array.

Adjustable spot light position generation

A method of controlling a connected lighting system based on audio-visual content. The method comprises automatically performing operations of: color extraction from an image comprised in video component of the audio-visual content, calculating an audio intensity level of an audio sample of the audio component of the audio-visual content, determining of a first target light color and a first audio intensity level based on the extracted color and the calculated audio intensity level; and controlling at least one lighting device according to the determined first target light color and the first audio intensity level. This method provides for control in a manner which increases immersion of a user experiencing the audio-visual content as being rendered by, for example a TV, through providing light effects by a connected lighting system.

Rendering a dynamic light scene based on audio visual content

The invention relates to computer implemented method that enables the generation of a virtual design of a lighting device and that determines the components for the virtually designed lighting device. The computer implemented method comprises four main steps and will be performed on a computing device or system. First, the computing device receives desired lighting output information indicative of a desired lighting output. Then, it selects an initial virtual lighting device able to generate the desired lighting output. Subsequently, it adapts parameters of the initial virtual lighting device for generating the virtual design of the lighting device while retaining the desired lighting output. Finally, the components-for the virtually designed lighting device are determined based on the virtual design of the lighting device and on the desired lighting output information, wherein the step of determining the components comprises: determininga number of lumens based on the desired lighting output, determininga number of light emitters and a type of the light emittersbased on the number of lumens and based on the desired lighting output and determininga number of drivers and a type of the driversbased on the number and type of light emitters.

Computer implemented generation of a virtual design of a lighting device

A method () of generating a dynamic light effect on a light source array () is disclosed. The light source array () comprises a plurality of individually controllable light sources (). The method () comprises: obtaining () or generating () a vector, wherein the vector has a plurality of behavior parameters comprising at least a speed and a direction, and the vector has one or more appearance parameters comprising at least a color and/or a brightness, mapping () the vector onto the light source array () over time according to the behavior parameters of the vector, and controlling () the light output of the plurality of light sources () over time according to the mapping of the vector onto the light source array () and according to the appearance parameters of the vector.

Controller and method for generating a dynamic light effect on a light source array

A system () is configured to store an indicator of a first person () for which a digital message is intended and an experience effect in a memory of the system. The experience effect is part of or derived from the digital message and the digital message comprises text composed by a second person (). The system is further configured to determine whether the first person is within a certain range of an electronic device () which can be used to produce the experience effect, e.g. a luminaire, and to cause the electronic device to produce the experience effect and cause the text to be reproduced on a text rendering device at the same time upon the first person being determined to be within the certain range of the electronic device.

Orchestrating production of an experience effect

A controllerfor controlling a plurality of light sources is disclosed. The controllercomprises a receiverconfigured to receive a sound input from a plurality of microphones, the sound input being a user input from a user, a localization moduleconfigured to determine a user location of the user relative to the plurality of microphones based on differences between the sound input received at different microphones of the plurality of microphones, and a processorconfigured to receive location information indicative of locations of the plurality of light sources, determine which one or more light sources of the plurality of light sources are associated with the user location based on the location information, and control the one or more light sources based on the sound input.

Controller for controlling plurality of light sources

The invention provides a lighting system () comprising an array () of lighting elements () being controllable to create a configurable light effect having a configurable luminance distribution. A controller () is configured to effect migration of a light effect from a first position () to a second position () wherein an edge of the light effect is transformed for the duration of the migration so as to improve apparent smoothness of the movement.

Lighting system and method

A controller () and a method for indicating a presence of a virtual object () via a lighting device () are disclosed. The virtual object () has a virtual location corresponding to a physical location. The controller () comprises a receiver () configured to receive location information representative of the physical location of the virtual object () relative to the lighting device (). The controller further comprises a processor () configured to determine if the virtual object () is located within a first predetermined proximity () of the lighting device () based on the location information, and to control the lighting device () according to a light setting when the virtual object () is located within the first predetermined proximity () of the lighting device ().

Controller for indicating a presence of a virtual object via a lighting device and a method thereof

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Anthonie Hendrik Bergman