Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Koninklijkle Philips N.v.

Dirk Valentinus René Engelen

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu

Tim Dekker

Philip Steven Newton

Tatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina

Berent Willem Meerbeek

Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout

Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe

Anthonie Hendrik Bergman

Jonathan David Mason

Sanae Chraibi

Volkmar Schulz

Bram Knaapen

Mustafa Tolga Eren

Matthias Wendt

Mark Henricus Verberkt

Jérôme Eduard Maes

Leon C A Van Stuivenberg

Salvador Expedito Boleko Ribas

Bozena Erdmann

Leendert Teunis Rozendaal

Remco Magielse

Frederik Jan De Bruijn

Armand Michel Marie Lelkens

Wolfgang Otto Budde

Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk

Bas Driesen

Paul Anthony Shrubsole

Johannes Weda

Roel Peter Geert Cuppen

Antonie Leonardus Johannes Kamp

Oliver Schreyer

Gerardus Cornelis Petrus Lokhoff

Annemarie Paulien Buddemeijer-Lock

Gerardus Henricus Adrianus Johannes Broeksteeg

Tommy Reinhoudt

Tess Speelpenning

Salvador Expedito Boleko

Jochen Renaat Van Ghelluwe

Anthonie Hendrik Bergmall

Angelique Carin Johanna Maria Kessels

Bernt Meerbeek

Jente De Pee

Hendrik Jan Bel

Michel Ronald Breugom

Peter Van De Poel

Bartel Marinus Vab De Skuis

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

A mobile system () comprises a camera () and at least one processor (). The at least one processor is configured to capture an image with the camera, e.g. of a light beacon (), to determine whether a certain object is recognized in the captured image, e.g. by querying a database (), and to start detecting and/or decoding data being communicated via visible light in dependence on the certain object being recognized.

Visible light communication detecting and/or decoding

A method of controlling a plurality of light sources based on a source image is disclosed. The method comprises controlling a first light source according to a first light setting based on a first color of the source image, receiving an input indicative of a change of the first light setting of the first light source, determining a color of the changed first light setting, modifying the source image by modifying the first color in the source image based on the color of the changed light setting, and rendering the modified image on a display.

Lighting control system for controlling a plurality of light sources based on a source image and a method thereof

Systems, and methods are described herein for identifying and/or controlling influence and/or potential influence of one or more signals on one or more properties of light emitted by one or more lighting units (). In various embodiments, one or more signals may be identified that influence, or potentially influence, a manner in which a lighting unit controller () controls one or more properties of light to be emitted by a lighting unit (). In some embodiments, a user instruction may be received to alter the manner in which the one or more signals influence how the lighting unit controller () controls the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit () may be received. The lighting unit controller () may control a manner in which light output of the lighting unit () is influenced by the one or more signals in accordance with the user instruction.

Identifying and controlling signal influence on one or more properties of emitted light

Inventive methods and apparatus for interactive control of a lighting environment. In some embodiments an interactive system for controlling redirectable lighting in a lighting environment may be provided. In some embodiments systems and methods may be provided that enable the display of adjustable lighting parameters in a virtual environment.

Methods and apparatus for controlling lighting

The invention relates to a system () for identifying a device using a camera and for remotely controlling the identified device. The system is configured to obtain an image () captured with a camera. The image captures at least a surrounding of a remote controllable device (). The system is further configured to analyze the image to recognize one or more objects () and/or features in the surrounding of the remote controllable device and select an identifier associated with at least one of the one or more objects and/or features from a plurality of identifiers stored in a memory. The memory comprises associations between the plurality of identifiers and remote controllable devices and the selected identifier is associated with the remote controllable device. The system is further configured to determine a control mechanism for controlling the remote controllable device and control the remote controllable device using the determined control mechanism.

Determining a control mechanism based on a surrounding of a remove controllable device

A system () is configured to obtain a target light level, determine a first set of light settings for one or more lights () and/or a first set of daylight blocker settings for one or more daylight blockers () based on the target light level, control these devices based on the first set(s) of settings, and receive from a user device () information indicating a quality of a light-modulated data signal received by the user device from the one or more lights, as determined by the user device. The system is further configured to determine a second set of light settings based on the first set of light settings and the determined signal quality and/or a second set of daylight blocker settings based on the first set of daylight blocker settings and the determined signal quality and control these devices based on the second set(s) of settings.

Determining light settings and/or daylight blocker settings based on data signal quality

A system () for providing a user device () access to a resource or data is disclosed. The system () comprises: the user device () comprising: a light detector () configured to detect light () emitted by a light source (), which light () comprises an embedded code comprising a light source identifier of the light source (), a communication unit () configured to communicate with a network device (), a processor () configured to retrieve the light source identifier from the light (), and to communicate the light source identifier to the network device (). The system () further comprises the network device (), comprising: a receiver () configured to receive the light source identifier from the user device (), and a controller () configured to identify the light source () based on the light source identifier, to encrypt an access key or data with a public key corresponding to a private key, and to control the light source () such that the light () comprises an updated embedded code comprising the encrypted access key or the encrypted data. The processor () of the user device () is further configured to retrieve the encrypted access key or the encrypted data from the updated embedded code comprised in the light (), and to decrypt the encrypted access key or the encrypted data with the private key, and access the resource with the decrypted access key or retrieve the decrypted data.

System for providing a user device access to resource or data and a method thereof

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

A mobile device comprising: a processor configured to execute a two-way messaging application, comprising: a message leaving component configured to leave a message to be retrieved via a luminaire by: generating message content according to message generation inputs from a user of a mobile device; using at least one light sensing device to extract, from light emitted by the luminaire, a code embedded in the light as non-visible modulations; and using the received code to cause the message content to be stored in association with the luminaire for retrieval by one or more recipient users; and a message retrieving component configured to retrieve a message via a luminaire of the lighting system by: using the at least one light sensing device to extract the message content or data for retrieving the message embedded in the light as non-visible modulations, and output the message content via a user interface.

Exchanging messages using visible light

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved device for positioning information at a location in an image. Hence the invention provides a device () for positioning information () at a location () in an image (), the device () comprising: a detector () for recording the image (), the image () comprising a light source (), wherein a lighting characteristic () of the light source () comprises a code () indicative of the information () and the location () where to position the information () in the image (); a processor () arranged for processing the image () to retrieve the code (), retrieving the information () indicated by the code (), retrieving the location () indicated by the code (), processing the image () into a processed image () by positioning the information () at the location () in the image (); an image rendering device () for rendering the processed image ().

Device for positioning information at a location in an image

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

A method () of rendering virtual objects is disclosed. The method () comprises: detecting () light () emitted by a lighting device (), which light () comprises an embedded code representative of a property of the lighting device (), obtaining () a virtual object, determining () an appearance and/or a behavior of the virtual object based on the property of the lighting device (), and rendering () the virtual object on an image rendering device () according to the determined appearance and/or behavior.

System for rendering virtual objects and a method thereof

An electronic device () is configured to use a sensor, e.g. a camera, to receive data from multiple light beacons () via visible light, the data enabling reproduction of content items associated with the light beacons, to select one content item, e.g. a content stream, from the content items associated with the light beacons (e.g. by selecting a content item associated with a selected light beacon ()) based on one or more properties determined by the electronic device, and to reproduce, e.g. display, the selected content item.

Selecting from content items associated with different light beacons

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Dirk Valentinus René Engelen