Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijkle Philips N.v.

Gerardus Henricus Adrianus Johannes Broeksteeg

Lorenzo Feri

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Berent Willem Meerbeek

Tatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina

Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk

Marcel Beij

Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel

George Frederic Yianni

Dennis Van De Meulenhof

Giovanna Wagenaar Cacciola

Annemarie Paulien Buddemeijer-Lock

Tess Speelpenning

Jente De Pee

George Frederic Frederic Yianni

Dirk Valentinus René Engelen

In a wireless docking system a dockee device () communicates with a host device () that is coupled to at least one peripheral (). The host device has a host communication unit () and a docking processor () arranged for docking at least one dockee device. The dockee device has a dockee communication unit (), and a dockee processor () for docking to the host device. The dockee processor is arranged for providing at least one virtual peripheral device in a virtual docking environment, the virtual peripheral device having a privacy level. When docking, the virtual peripherals are mapped on actual peripherals so as to apply the privacy level to the actual peripheral. When docked, data transfer with the actual peripheral is controlled according to the respective peripheral privacy level.

Wireless docking device

Methods and apparatus related to controlling illumination in a space. The method may include determining a heading of a daylight blocking element and/or a lighting fixture () and automatically adjusting at least one characteristic of the daylight blocking element and/or the lighting fixture based at least in part on the determined heading (). The method may additionally or alternatively include proactively determining likely daylight conditions at a future time and beginning to adjust at least one characteristic of a daylight blocking element and/or a lighting fixture prior to the future time (). Daylight blocking elements and/or lighting fixtures are also provided that may facilitate one or more aspect of the methods of controlling illumination.

Methods and apparatus for control of illumination in an interior space

A controller for a lighting arrangement is provided, comprising a detector unit having a field of view and a pointing direction. The controller furthermore includes an interface unit for interfacing with the lighting arrangement, and a processing unit connected to the detector unit and the interface unit. The detector unit is arranged to provide detection data including parameters related to one or more identifiable beacons within the field of view of the detector unit. The processing unit is arranged to associate the detection data with a set of lighting parameters for the lighting arrangement and to control the lighting arrangement via the interface unit in accordance with the set of lighting parameters. Also a method of controlling alighting arrangement is provided.

System and method for physical association of lighting scenes

The present invention relates to a control unit () for a lighting system () comprising at least two individually controllable light sources (), wherein the control unit () is connectable to the at least two individually controllable light sources () and configured to control the at least two individually controllable light sources (), wherein the control unit () is further configured to control a first lighting system configuration comprising the at least two individually controllable light sources () so as to cause it to emit a first illumination pattern () provided jointly by the at least two light sources () of the first lighting system configuration, detect and store an initial set of illumination parameters being indicative of the first illumination pattern (), determine a subsequent set of illumination parameters being indicative of a second illumination pattern () provided by a second lighting system configuration comprising individually controllable light sources (), the second lighting system configuration being different from the first lighting system configuration, and control, in dependence on the initial set and the subsequent set of illumination parameters, the second lighting system configuration so as to cause it to emit a third illumination pattern (), the third illumination pattern () being an approximation of the first illumination pattern (). The present invention provides advantages in respect of e.g. automatic 'healing' of the lighting system (), for example in the case where a light source () of the lighting system () fails or is only capable of providing less than the normal rated light output.

Adaptable lighting system

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Veldhoven, Netherlands

Gerardus Henricus Adrianus Johannes Broeksteeg