Signify Holding B.v.

Jérôme Eduard Maes

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Peter Deixler

Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu

Dirk Valentinus René Engelen

Berent Willem Meerbeek

Bram Knaapen

Chris Damkat

Evren Özcan

Abhishek Murthy

Hugo José Krajnc

Huon Urbald Ogier Norbert Van De Laarschot

Muhammad Mohsin Siraj

Hugo Jóse Krajnc

Daksha Yadav

Evren ÖZcan

Huon Urbald Ogier Norbert Vande Laarschot

The brain control interface system comprises: a brain control interface configured to detect brain signals indicative of brain activity of a user in an environment, an input configured to obtain data indicative of a current light scene of one or more lighting devices in the environment, a memory configured to store processing methods associated with different light scenes, one or more processor configured to: select, from the processing methods stored in the memory, a processing method in accordance with the current light scene, apply the selected processing method to obtain and/or process the brain signals, derive a control command and/or a mental state of the user from the brain signals, and control the controllable device based on the derived control command and/or the derived mental state.

Brain control interface system for controlling a controllable device

A controller for controlling a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system comprises a lighting device configured to receive lighting control commands from the controller via a wireless network, and a separate power switching device configured to receive, via the wireless network, power switching control commands from the controller to switch between a first mode wherein a load connected to the power switching device is powered, and a second mode the load connected to the power switching device is unpowered. The controller comprises a transmitter configured to transmit the lighting control commands to the lighting device and configured to transmit the power switching control commands to the power switching device, one or more inputs configured to obtain one or more first signals indicative of that the lighting device is connected to the separate power switching device as the load, and to obtain a second signal indicative of a current mode of the power switching device, and a processor configured to determine that the lighting device is connected to the power switching device based on the one or more first signals, to transmit a lighting control command to the lighting device to control the lighting device, and, if the power switching device is in the second mode, to transmit a power switching control command to the power switching device to switch the power switching device to the first mode.

Controller for controlling a lighting system

A method of configuring a plurality of parameters of a lighting device; wherein the plurality of parameters are configurable in a configuration mode and in an augmented reality mode; wherein the method comprises the steps of: selecting, in the configuration mode, a configuration set comprising at least one of the plurality of parameters of the lighting device; adjusting, in the configuration mode, the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the selected configuration set; switching to the augmented reality mode upon adjustment of the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set in the configuration mode and/or based on a user input; rendering, in the augmented reality mode, a virtual model of the lighting device on an image rendering device as an overlay on a view of a physical environment; wherein the model of the lighting device comprises the adjusted at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set; automatically selecting, in the augmented reality mode, a augmented reality subset of the plurality of parameters of the lighting device; and automatically adjusting, in the augmented reality mode, parameters of the selected augmented reality subset based on environmental information of the physical environment upon switching to the augmented reality mode.

Method of configuring a plurality of parameters of a lighting device

A method for training a machine for automatizing lighting control actions, wherein the method comprises the steps of: controlling one or more lighting devices to render a first light effect based on a first set of control parameters; controlling the one or more lighting devices to render a second light effect based on a second set of control parameters by transitioning over a transitioning time period from the first light effect to the second light effect; receiving a feedback from a user during a feedback time period; wherein if the feedback has been received within a predetermined time period during the feedback time period; associating the feedback with the transition; and wherein if the feedback has been received after the predetermined time period during the feedback time period; associating the feedback with the second light effect; and wherein the method further comprises training the machine based on the associated feedback.

Controller for training a machine for automatizing lighting control actions and a method thereof

A controller () for performing presence detection with a first sensor system () and a second sensor system (-) is configured to receive sensor signals from the first sensor system and/or the second sensor system. The second sensor system is of a different type than the first sensor system. The controller is further configured to determine which first one or more areas of the plurality of areas are in both the sensor range of the first sensor system and the sensor range of the second sensor system based on the sensor signals and control the second sensor system to perform, with respect to the first one or more areas, a second task other than a first task to be performed by the first sensor system. The first task comprises obtaining sensor data to be used for presence detection in the first one or more areas.

Allocating different tasks to a plurality of presence sensor systems

A method of configuring a plurality of parameters of a lighting device (); wherein the plurality of parameters are configurable in a configuration mode and in an augmented reality mode; wherein the method comprises the steps of: selecting, in the configuration mode, a configuration set comprising at least one of the plurality of parameters of the lighting device; adjusting, in the configuration mode, the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the selected configuration set; switching to the augmented reality mode upon adjustment of the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set in the configuration mode and/or based on a user input; rendering, in the augmented reality mode, a virtual model of the lighting device on an image rendering device () as an overlay on a view of a physical environment (); wherein the model of the lighting device comprises the adjusted at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set; automatically selecting, in the augmented reality mode, a augmented reality subset of the plurality of parameters of the lighting device; and automatically adjusting, in the augmented reality mode, parameters of the selected augmented reality subset based on environmental information of the physical environment upon switching to the augmented reality mode, wherein the augmented reality subset of the one or more parameters comprises one or more dimensional physical parameters of the lighting device, and wherein the physical parameters comprise parameters related to the physical properties of the lighting device.

A method of restricting control of one or more lighting units () in a lighting system () is disclosed. The lighting system () comprises the one or more lighting units (), a first control device () for controlling the one or more lighting units () and a portable control device () for controlling the one or more lighting units (). The method comprises: determining a position of the portable control device () relative to a surface (), setting the one or more lighting units () to a first control mode or a second control mode in dependence on the position of the portable control device () relative to the surface (). When the one or more lighting units () have been set to the first control mode, the one or more lighting units () are configured to be controlled by both the first control device () and the portable control device (), and when the one or more lighting units () have been set to the second control mode, the one or more lighting units () are configured to be controlled by the portable control device (), and wherein control of the one or more lighting units () by the first control device () is at least partially restricted.

Controller for restricting control of a lighting unit in a lighting system and a method thereof

A method () for configuring a distributed microphone system is disclosed. The distributed microphone system comprises a plurality of microphone devices connected via a network. The method () comprises: analyzing () first historical audio data () received from a first microphone device () of the plurality of microphone devices, analyzing () second historical audio data () received from a second microphone device () of the plurality of microphone devices, comparing () the first historical audio data () to the second historical audio data () to identify () differences between the first historical audio data () and the second historical audio data (), and assigning () a priority level to the first and/or second microphone device based on the differences between the first historical audio data () and the second historical audio data (), wherein the priority level is indicative of a priority rule for analyzing future audio data recorded by the first and/or second microphone device, respectively, and/or wherein the priority level is indicative of a communication rule for communicating future audio data from the first and/or second microphone device, respectively, via the network.

Method and a controller for configuring a distributed microphone system

A lighting device (31) is configured to determine a group of service-providing devices (41-44) and determine a schedule for the service-providing devices in the group. The group (101) comprises at least two service-providing devices capable of performing a similar or a same lighting service. The schedule indicates for each service-providing device of the group in which time period the service-providing device is able to receive messages such that at least one device of the determined group of service-providing devices is able to receive messages. The lighting device is configured to transmit the schedule to the service-providing devices.

Determining a duty schedule for a group of lighting devices providing a similar lighting service

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

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

A lighting device () is configured to determine a group of service-providing devices (-) and determine a schedule for the service-providing devices in the group. The group () comprises at least two service-providing devices capable of performing a similar or a same lighting service. The schedule indicates for each service-providing device of the group in which time period the service-providing device is able to receive messages such that at least one device of the determined group of service-providing devices is able to receive messages. The lighting device is configured to transmit the schedule to the service-providing devices.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Jérôme Eduard Maes