Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Sanae Chraibi

Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu

Jonathan David Mason

Berent Willem Meerbeek

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Remco Magielse

Dirk Valentinus René Engelen

Philip Steven Newton

Tim Dekker

Anthonie Hendrik Bergman

Hui Li

Kiran Srinivas Challapali

Tatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina

Jianfeng Wang

Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe

Qing Li

Dave Alberto Tavares Cavalcanti

Fulong Ma

Michael Alex Van Hartskamp

Yi Qiang Yu

Hongxin Chen

Andrew Ulrich Rutgers

Talmai Brandão De Oliveira

John Brean Mills

Leendert Teunis Rozendaal

Kars-Michiel Hubert Lenssen

Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout

Maurice Herman Johan Draaijer

Dan Jiang

Bram Knaapen

Paul Anthony Shrubsole

Antonie Leonardus Johannes Kamp

Ralf Gertruda Hubertus Voncken

Jacobus Dingenis Machiel Van Boven

Luca Tiberi

Oscar Garcia Morchon

Zhong Huang

Daniel Jozef Piotrowski

Yong Yang

Marcin Krzysztof Szczodrak

Qin Zhao

Xianneng Peng

Liang Jia

Martin Elixmann

Yuan Shu

Bertrand Rigot

Neveen Shlayan

Marija Despenic

Maria Hendrica Verbucken

Jolijn Teunisse

Jonathan Davide Mason

Daniel J Piotrowski

Talmai BrandÃo De Oliveira

A methodof controlling at least one lighting devicein a space is disclosed. The methodcomprises the steps of receivinga first user input related to a light setting, sensinga second user input indicative of a direction relative to a user input device, obtaininginformation indicative of an orientation of the user input device, obtaininginformation indicative of a location of the user input device, obtaininginformation indicative of locations of one or more lighting devices, determining, based on the locations of the one or more lighting devicesand the location and the orientation of user input device, the location and the orientation of the user input devicerelative to the one or more lighting devices, determining, based on the location and the orientation of the user input devicerelative to the one or more lighting devices, if a lighting deviceis located in the direction, generatinga control command for the lighting devicebased on the light setting, and transmittingthe control command to the lighting deviceso as to control the lighting deviceaccording to the light setting.

Method and system for controlling a lighting device based on a location and an orientation of a user input device relative to the lighting device

The invention is directed at a method of obtaining gesture zone definition data for a control system based on user input, wherein said user input is obtained through a mobile communication device external to said control system, the method comprising: receiving, by an image capture device, images of a space, and determining from the images, by a controller, a location data of the mobile communication device; providing, through the mobile communication device, a feedback signal in response to said determining of the location data, the feedback signal providing feedback information on said location data; receiving, via an input unit of the mobile communication device, an input signal indicative of an instruction command, and determining, by the controller, based on said instruction command, the gesture zone definition data. The invention is further directed at a method of operating a mobile communication device, to a computer program product, and to a control system.

Method of obtaining gesture zone definition data for a control system based on user input

According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a method of using a lighting system comprising multiple luminaires, the method comprising: gathering information relating to a placement of a plurality of the luminaires within the environment; based on the gathered information, deducing one or more spatial characteristics of the environment, the spatial characteristics comprising information on one or more zones of the environment; and storing an environment profile for the environment in a storage location accessible by a recommendation engine, the environment profile comprising at least the spatial characteristics of the one or more zones, thereby causing the recommendation engine to filter a set of items based on the spatial characteristics and thereby recommend a subset of the items resulting from the filtering.

Method of using a connected lighting system

A controllerfor controlling a plurality of light sources is disclosed. The controllercomprises a receiverconfigured to receive a sound input from a plurality of microphones, the sound input being a user input from a user, a localization moduleconfigured to determine a user location of the user relative to the plurality of microphones based on differences between the sound input received at different microphones of the plurality of microphones, and a processorconfigured to receive location information indicative of locations of the plurality of light sources, determine which one or more light sources of the plurality of light sources are associated with the user location based on the location information, and control the one or more light sources based on the sound input.

Controller for controlling plurality of light sources

A controller () and a method for indicating a presence of a virtual object () via a lighting device () are disclosed. The virtual object () has a virtual location corresponding to a physical location. The controller () comprises a receiver () configured to receive location information representative of the physical location of the virtual object () relative to the lighting device (). The controller further comprises a processor () configured to determine if the virtual object () is located within a first predetermined proximity () of the lighting device () based on the location information, and to control the lighting device () according to a light setting when the virtual object () is located within the first predetermined proximity () of the lighting device ().

Controller for indicating a presence of a virtual object via a lighting device and a method thereof

A lighting controller for controlling illumination emitted by one or more luminaires to accompany a video game. When a first event occurs during gameplay, the controller receives an indication of an identified type of the first event from amongst a set of predefined event types, and based on this controls the illumination to produce a first lighting effect to accompany the first event during the gameplay phase. When a second event of the same type occurs in a non-gameplay phase of the video game, the controller receives an indication of this also. Based on identifying that the events are the same type, but that the video game is in the non-gameplay phase rather than the gameplay phase, the controller controls the illumination to produce a second lighting effect to accompany the occurrence of the second event during the non-gameplay phase, this effect being visibly distinct from the first lighting effect.

Lighting for video games

A lighting system comprises at least one luminaire arranged to illuminate an area shared by a plurality of users. From at least one of the users, at least one level adjustment instruction is received, denoting an illumination level instructed by that user for the shared area. When operating in a manual control mode for the shared area, the at least one luminaire is controlled to emit illumination at the illumination level denoted by the most recently received of the level adjustment instruction(s). A plurality of user profiles is generated, each of a respective one of the users and comprising preference information, wherein the preference information for the at least one user is derived from his at least one level adjustment instruction. A consensus illumination level for the shared area is determined, by combining the preference information of at least two of the user profiles stored in the memory. In an automatic control mode, the at least one luminaire emits illumination at the determined consensus illumination level.

Lighting system

The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the lights units.

Methods and apparatus for information management and control of outdoor lighting networks

A lighting system comprising multiple illumination sources is operable to vary a first and second light attribute over an array of locations. A user selects a first layer comprising an image having different values of the first attribute at different positions within the image, and at least one further layer representing motion. The first attribute at different locations in the array is mapped to the values of the first attribute at different positions in the first layer image, and the second attribute is varied based on the further layer so as to create an appearance of motion. The further layer comprises an algorithm selected by the user from amongst a plurality of predetermined algorithms, each configured so as to create the appearance of motion of a plurality of discrete, virtual lighting objects across the array, the motion of each of the virtual lighting objects being related but not coincident.

Controlling lighting dynamics

The present application relates to a lighting control apparatus () configured to control light emitted from at least one light emitting device () using one or more control signals (). The apparatus () uses data () associated with a physiological or cognitive state of a user to determine an appropriate control signal () to send to the light emitting device () when light control input data () is provided via a light control input device (). The apparatus () is used in conjunction with a network of lights providing different combinations of intensity and hue. Also presented is a method () for controlling light emitted from at least one light emitted device () using one or more control signals ().

Apparatus and methods thereof for controlling light emitting devices

A configuration system () for configuring a first device () in a lighting system is disclosed. The configuration system () comprises a memory () arranged for storing one or more light settings (), which light settings () are defined by one or more light setting rules (). The configuration system () further comprises a communication unit () arranged for communicating with the first device (). The configuration system () further comprises a processor () arranged for identifying a device property () of the first device () based on information received from the first device () via the communication unit (). The processor () is further arranged for accessing one or more light settings () stored in the memory (), and for associating the device property () with at least one of the one or more light setting rules () of at least one of the one or more light settings () only if the device property () is compliant with the respective light setting rule (), and for storing the association. This method allows a user to connect the first device () to the configuration system (), whereupon the configuration system () determines the functionality of the first device () in the lighting system based on the light settings () stored in the memory ().

Method for configuring a device in a lighting system

A lighting system controller () configured to control at least one controllable luminaire (), the lighting system controller comprising: a task definer () configured to define at least one task to be performed; a status determiner () configured to determine a status of the at least one task based on sensor data received from at least one device () physically separated from the lighting system controller (); and a control signal controller () configured to output at least one lighting system signal to the at least one controllable luminaire () based on the status determiner ().

Lighting system controller

Apparatus comprising: a transmitter for controlling one or more luminaires which illuminate at least part of an environment occupied by a user; and a controller configured to provide control functionality for controlling the luminaires via the transmitter; wherein the controller is configured to receive an altitude measurement from an altimeter disposed about the user's person, and based thereon to provide said control functionality in dependence on an altitude of the user relative to an altitude of each of the luminaires.

Lighting control

A communication system for a plurality of users in an emergency room or operating room environment, in particular for use in hospitals, efficiently assists communication in a complex environment. The communication system for a plurality of users of wearable capturing devices includes a circuit (identification circuit) including program logic arranged to identify, by a second wearable device, and capture a viewpoint of the first wearable device; a circuit (exchange circuit) includes program logic arranged to cause the first wearable device wearer to exchange the captured viewpoint with the second wearable device wearer; and a circuit (projecting circuit) includes program logic arranged to provide the exchanged viewpoint by the second wearable device as an exchanged viewpoint to the second wearable device wearer.

Method and system of communication for use in hospitals

An oral cavity apparatus includes a body portion having first and second ends and a grip portion situated between the first and second ends; an oral cleaning tool coupled to the first end and including a toothbrush head having a first and second groups of bristles of different firmness. The second group of bristles has an adjustable extension. An actuator is coupled to the second group of bristle and is configured to control an extension of the second group of bristles relative to the first group of bristles. At least one touch-sensitive (TS) sensor is mounted upon the body portion and outputs a sensor value indicative of a force applied thereto. In addition, a controller may be configured to compare the sensor value with a threshold value and actuate the actuator to extend the second group of bristles relative to the first group of bristles based upon the results of the determination.

Toothbrush with variable touch selection system and method of operation thereof

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