Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Signify Holding B.v.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Agfa Graphics Nv

Philips Lighting B.v.

Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert

Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk

Julian Charles Nolan

Matthew John Lawrenson

Huon Urbald Ogier Norbert Van De Laarschot

William Nathan Chelton

Erik Paul Boonekamp

Willem Franke Pasveer

Heiko Pelzer

Martijn Evert Paul Jansen

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu

Luc H Leenders

Philip Steven Newton

Luc J Vanmaele

Tim Dekker

Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems

Eddie R Daems

Vincent Stefan David Gielen

Bart Peter Verhoest

Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout

Joris Jan Vrehen

Georges Marie Calon

Willem Mues

René Van Honschooten

Christina Tanase

Robert Martinus Hendrikus Takken

Yalin Ti

Alexander Henricus Van Eeuwijk

Julian Charles Noland

Jackie Duprez

There is provided an illumination system () for cultivation of aquatic animals. The illumination system () comprises at least one light source () emitting light, at least one light driver () arranged to drive the at least one light source (), at least one light sensor () providing illuminance data for at least one point of interest () in said illumination system (), and a controller (). The controller () is adapted to provide control signals to the at least one light driver () driving the at least one light source () to emit light of a desired illuminance at the at least one point of interest (). An ambient light sensor may be applied to determine control signals also in accordance with ambient light data.

Illumination system for cultivation of aquatic animals

An illumination system for cultivation of aquatic animals is disclosed for cultivation of aquatic animals in a volume of water, the cultivation using a feeding system defining a feeding axis in the volume of water. The system comprises at least a first illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The system also comprises a second illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The first illumination surface and second illumination surface are different surfaces arranged to illuminate the feeding axis from substantially different directions.

Illumination system

A spatial relationship is determined between a first image of a first region of a physical space, and a second image of a second region of that space; and the first and second images are thereby stitched together into a composite image comprising first and second areas derived from the first and second images respectively. Further, there is detected an embedded signal having been embedded in light illuminating at least part of the first region of the physical space upon capture of the first image, the embedded signal conveying metadata relating to at least part of the physical space. An effect applied to at least part of the first area of the composite image based on the detected metadata; and also, based on the detected metadata and on the determined spatial relationship between the first and second images, the effect is applied to at least part of the second area of the composite image that extends beyond the first area.

Metadata in multi image scenes

A system comprising: one or more road-side illumination sources arranged to emit illumination to illuminate at least part of a road; one or more detectors arranged to detect a value of one or more parameters of a vehicle travelling on this road or this part of the road, the one or more parameters comprising a type of the vehicle and/or an identity of one or more users of the vehicle; and a controller arranged to control the illumination emitted by the one or more illumination sources, wherein the controller is configured to adapt the illumination in dependence on the detected value or values of the one or more detected parameters.

Road lighting

A first light source is arranged to provide non-ocular photo-biological stimulation to a user via a first light emission. For example, the first light source may take the form of an in-ear light source arranged to provide the photo-biological stimulation via at least one ear canal of the user. A controller coordinates control of the first light emission with a second light emission provided by at least one second light source providing ocular stimulation to the user. The second light source may take the form of one or more luminaires arranged to illuminate an environment of the user via ambient light. In embodiments, the controller may be configured to control the non-ocular light to counteract an effect on the user of the ambient light, or to enhance an effect of the ambient light.

Non-ocular photo-biological stimulation

The disclosure relates to the control of a lighting system illuminating a space such as a room. The controller receives signals from a mobile user terminal, including an indication of a user input entered by a user via an on-screen user interface of the mobile user terminal. The controller is also able to determine a position from which the user input was entered by the user. Further, each of a plurality of discrete control policies is associated with a respective positional demarcation within the space in question, where each control policy defines a respective type of response of the illumination to one or more on-screen elements of the lighting-control user interface. Based on this association, the controller selects one of the control policies associated with the determined position. The controller then controls the lighting system to provide the illumination in accordance with the response defined by the selected control policy.

Controlling a lighting system using a mobile terminal

A controller comprising: an output for controlling light source(s) arranged to emit light to illuminate an environment; and an input for receiving a signal output from at least one sensor. The controller is configured to: identify presence of a user and at least one further user based on the signal output from the sensor; determine lighting preferences of the users; detect an orientation of the users based on the signal from the sensor; estimate a field of view (FOV) of the users based on the detected orientation of the users; determine that at least one light source is positioned to emit light in both the FOVs of the users, arbitrate between the lighting preferences of the users to determine light settings to be applied to the at least one light source, and control said at least one light source based on the determined light settings.

Lighting preference arbitration

A controller for controlling a plurality of lighting devices to emit light, each in dependence on at least one respective setting, the controller being configured to perform operations of: obtaining image data representing a corneal image, captured by a camera, formed by light reflected into the camera from at least a portion of at least one cornea of a user; based on the corneal image, automatically determining updates to the respective settings of one or more of the lighting devices; controlling said one or more lighting devices in accordance with the updates; and repeating these steps of obtaining, determination and control so as to dynamically adapt the settings of the lighting devices as the user moves.

Control of lighting

A controller, method and program for controlling one or more sources of a utility to provide the utility into a space occupied by one or more users, e.g. for controlling light sources illuminating an indoor or outdoor space. An input from one or more sensors is processed to detect motions of a user in the space, to detect that the motions correspond to predetermined gestures performed by the user, and to detect a position from which each gesture was performed. Further, each of a plurality of discrete control policies is associated with a respective combination of predetermined gesture and positional demarcation within the space. Each control policy defines a respective response of the utility to the respective associated gesture. For gestures performed from each of a plurality of different positions, a different control policy is selected based on being associated with the detected gesture and detected position.

Gesture based control of a utility

A lighting system () and a method of protecting a lighting device of a lighting system against theft are provided. The lighting system comprises a lighting device () and at least one other device (). Both the lighting device and the at least one other device comprises a data storage (), a controller () and a network interface (). The lighting device additionally comprises a light emitter (). When the lighting device powers up, the other device transmits a verification value stored in its data storage to lighting device. The lighting device assesses the verification value in relation to a unique value stored in its data storage to check whether the lighting system knows the lighting device. In dependence of the assessment, the lighting device is controlled to operate in a first or in a second operational mode. In a commissioning procedure the other device may receive the verification value for storage in its data storage.

Lighting device and a method of protecting a lighting device

Methods, apparatus and computing devices are described herein for activatable lighting devices. In various embodiments, a composition of a lighting system may be ascertained based at least in part on a database () of one or more lighting device records associated with one or more lighting devices () of the lighting system. In various embodiments, it may be determined, based on the ascertained composition, that a predetermined criterion is satisfied. In various embodiments, a communication may be issued in response to the determination. The communication may be configured to facilitate activation of a deactivated lighting device function of a lighting device associated with the lighting system.

Apparatus and methods for activatable lighting devices

A lighting system comprising: one or more lighting devices operable to emit light into an environment; a controller coupled to the lighting device(s), the controller comprising an input for receiving position and/or orientation information of a wireless communication device; and a wireless receiver coupled to said controller; wherein the controller is configured to: receive parameters from said wireless communications device via the wireless receiver based on a first interaction between a user and the wireless communication device; determine a spot in said environment towards which the wireless communication device is directed based on the received position and/or orientation information; and during a second interaction, track movement of the spot based on the received location and/or orientation information, and control the lighting device(s) to emit light onto a region in said environment defined by the movement of the tracked spot based on at least one of the received parameters.

Lighting system

A method of and a device for characterizing a light source and a method of selecting a replacement light source are provided. The method obtains () a first image of a light source in operation, obtains () a second image of the illuminated environment, and obtains () first camera settings and second camera settings of the optical system and image processing system of the respective first and second camera at the respective moments in time that the first image and the second image was obtained. The first image, the second image, and the first and second camera settings are analyzed () to estimate characteristics of the light source. The characteristics of the light source may be used to propose a replacement light source and characteristics of the proposed replacement light source may be used to simulate the effect of the replacement light source on the illuminated environment.

Method of characterizing a light source and a mobile device

An apparatus comprises a controller and an input for receiving a signal from a microphone. The controller processes the signal from the microphone to detect a sound associated with the use of a consumable by a user, and generates an output in response to detecting that sound. For example the consumable may be pre-packaged and the sound may be associated with the packaging. In embodiments the controller controls ambient lighting in response to the sound of a first action (e.g. opening the cap of a container), and controls task lighting in response to the sound of a second action (e.g. dispensing the product from the container). In another embodiment the controller detects a sound indicative of the consumable running out (e.g. the hollow sound of the container being put down on a surface), and in response generates a visible indicator or transmits a signal over a network.

Enhancing experience of consumable goods

A coating device for coating a peripheral surface of a sleeve body with a coating formulation includes a vertical support column for supporting a sleeve body in a vertical position coaxial with a coating axis, a carriage slideable along the vertical support column, and an annular coating stage attached to the carriage and moveable therewith for containing the coating formulation and for coating a layer of the coating formulation onto the peripheral surface of the sleeve body during a sliding movement of the carriage along the vertical support column. The coating device includes an irradiation stage that is arranged to be moveable with the annular coating stage and to provide radiation to at least partially cure the layer of coating formulation onto the peripheral surface so as to prevent flow off of the coating formulation.

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