Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Paul Philip Thursfield

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Mark Thomas Johnson

Berent Willem Meerbeek

Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden

Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel

Dennis Van De Meulenhof

Wouter Lambertus Petrus Willaert

Ian McClelland

Cornelis Petrus Hendriks

Daan Anton Van Den Ende

Lennart Yseboodt

Willem Auke Westerhof

Roland Alexander Van De Molengraaf

Willem Potze

Sander Theodoor Pastoor

Denny Mathew

Ay Ling De Goederen-Oei

Marcus Cornelis Van Meel

Ramon Eugene Franciscus Van De Ven

Frederick Maria Boekhorst

Rufus Eugen Deodatus Driessen

Johannes Trudo Cornelis Van Kemenade

Bram François Joosen

Simone Maria Stavenuiter

Paul Ulco Broekman

Werner Daniel Petrus Kauwenberg

Lucas J F Geurts

Elizabeth Hewitt Zwerver-Curtis

Lucas Jac Bus Franciscus Geurts

Ay Ling De Goederen

Denis Joseph Carel Oers

Hans Baaijens

David Copplestone Payne

Ian Mcclelland

Ay Ling De Goederen - Oei

David C Payne

The invention provides artificial skylights rendering a realistic view to the sky, by providing natural feeling patterns, dynamics and tonalities of vertical illumination, and shadow patterns. Thereto a light generating system is provided to generate dynamic and recognizable content, and in particular dapple, by providing a light generation device combining a first layer of randomly (uncontrolled) operating, low intensity LEDS with a (nested) second layer of controlled higher intensity LEDs, thereby substantially reducing device and control costs. The ratio of randomly operating LEDs/controlled LEDs is about 3:1.

Dapple lighting

An artificial skylight structured to emit light for imitating a sun-sky appearance, the artificial skylight comprising a sun-appearance imitating lighting fixture comprising a diffuser frame of visible light diffusing material, the diffuser frame forming side walls of a recessed window and a first light emitting source for emitting first light through the diffuser frame, as well as a sky-appearance imitating lighting fixture comprisinglight exit panel being of visible light transmissive material and a further light emitting source for emitting second light through the light exit panel; wherein the light exit panel is mounted on the side walls of the recessed window of the diffuser frame of the sun-appearance imitating lighting fixture, and wherein the artificial skylight further comprises an optical element configured to limit first light emitted by the sun-appearance imitating lightingfixture from exiting via the recessed light exit panel of the sky-appearance imitating lighting fixture.

Artificial skylight

A lighting system comprises a lighting arrangement () and a controller for controlling the lighting arrangement. The lighting arrangement comprises an artificial skylight (-) and a functional general lighting device () for providing horizontal light. The functional general lighting device comprises a horizontal luminous surface. The functional general lighting device is positioned in parallel and adjacent to the artificial skylight. A spacing between the functional general lighting device and the artificial skylight does not exceed the width of the artificial skylight. The controller is configured to control the artificial skylight and the functional general lighting device to render different light effects of a dynamic light scene. The dynamic light scene specifies a temporal sequence of light effects for each of a plurality of lighting devices, including the artificial skylight and the functional general lighting device.

Immersive outdoor lighting emulation

A system is configured to determine light effects from a dynamic light scene () which correspond to a first moment () in the dynamic light scene and control one or more lighting devices to render these light effects. The system is further configured to receive a user input signal, determine a second moment () in the dynamic light scene based on the user input signal, and determine a transition from the first moment to the second moment. This transition is faster than a normal transition from the first moment to the second moment, as specified in the dynamic light scene. The system is further configured to determine further light effects which correspond to the second moment in the dynamic light scene and control the one or more lighting devices to render these further light effects after the transition.

The invention relates to a shaving device for skin hairs. The device comprises a skin-contacting surface structure (), a cutter () for cutting hairs in a hair-cutting area (), a shape-changing smart material (), and a controller for controlling activation of the shape-changing smart material during use of the shaving device. The shape-changing smart material is configured, arranged and effective to adapt the relative position and/or relative orientation between at least part of the skin-contacting surface structure () and at least part of the hair-cutting area ().

Shaving device for skin hairs

The invention relates to color selection input, for example by means of a color selection wheel or pad, particularly for a lighting system. The invention provides color selection means () representing selectable colors in terms of hue gradation () along a direction thereof, wherein the hue gradation is adapted to user preferences in that the hue gradation is divided into non-equal segments () with segments of user preferred hue () larger than segments of non user preferred hue (). The invention has the main advantage that the input of a color selection may be better adapted to user preferences.

Color selection input device and method

The invention relates to an interactive system, comprising a presentation device for presenting interactive content. The system comprises an input device for controlling a presentation parameter of a content object of the interactive content. The system further comprises at least one token representing a content object, the system further comprising association means for associating said token with said input device, and means for selecting the content object represented by the token as the content object to be controlled by the input device in response to said association.

System for presenting interactive content

Apparatus and method for commissioning a wireless communication link between a remote controller device () that transmits a signal and a remote controlled device () that receives the signal include a first button () that is recessed within the housing of the remote controller () that can be pressed to cause the remote controller () to transmit a commissioning signal. A second button () that is recessed within the housing of the remote controlled device () can be pressed to cause the remote controlled device () to receive and learn the commissioning. The remote controller () and the remote controlled device () have complementary mating structures carried thereon that will simultaneously operate the first and second buttons when the remote controller () and the remote controlled device () are physically mated with another.

Method and device for commissioning a remote controller

A lighting system includes a light source and a switch configured to receive input power and provide switched power. A control module is configured to receive the switched power and control the light source. The control module is further configured to provide the switched power to the light source in response to toggling the switch more than once within a predetermined time period.

Integrated lighting control module and power switch

The present invention provides a lighting system with a color indicator surface (). The surface receives light via a cover () of the lighting system, mainly through internal reflection. Hence, the light from the light sources, here at least two different colored LEDs (), is guided away from the main light emitting surface (), such that well-mixed light with a lower intensity may be used to determine the color of the light. The color indicator surface may be a surface () of the cover (), or may be a surface () of a separate outer part (). The lighting system may be used to illuminate objects in houses, shops and so on. The color indicator surface provides a convenient and easily accessible color reference.

Lighting system and a color indicator part therefor

In a lighting unit for operating lamps (LA, LA) of a different color temperature, a number of predetermined color points can be adjusted. The color points are chosen so that the color difference calculated in the CIELAB space is the same for subsequent adjustable color points.

Lighting unit with multiple light sources of a different color temperature

An interactive display () comprising a camera () that record a message presented to the interactive display. This message comprises the name of the person for whom the message is intended. When this person is identified via the camera () by face recognition or via a voice recorder () by voice recognition, the interactive display () displays the message to this person. When the interactive display () is not used, i.e. it is not used to record a message and there are no persons within sight of the camera () that can trigger a message being displayed, the interactive camera can be used as a mirror.

Interactive display and method of displaying a message

Remote control

Compact disc player

Remote control unit

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Paul Philip Thursfield