Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Signify Holdng B.v.

Stefan Donivan Twigt

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Bram Knaapen

Chris Damkat

Wei Pien Lee

Petrus Johannes Hendrikus Seuntiens

Tim Dekker

Anthonie Hendrik Bergman

Bertrand Rigot

Robertus Antonius Jacobus Maria Hovers

The present invention relates to assisting a user in selecting a lighting device design by providing a lighting device design based on a model or image of a lighting device design (e.g. the user uploading an image of an existing lighting device in his/her home). The lighting device design of the model or image is analyzed in order to determine a lighting device design related variable (e.g. type, shape or color of lighting device design). This variable is then used to select a lighting device design from a set of lighting device designs (e.g. to select a lighting device design of the same color, from an electronic catalogue of lighting device designs); or to generate a lighting device design (e.g. to generate a lighting device design that is a copy of the lighting device design in the image, only smaller and in a different color). The invention further includes a system and computer program product for implementation of this method.

Assisting a user in selecting a lighting device design

The present invention relates to suggesting a lighting device () design to a user, such as in an advertisement for a lighting device design. The suggestion is based on acquiring user interest information relating to the user from a data source such as an online user profile. A lighting device () design related variable (e.g. intensity, colour temperature) is determined based on the acquired user interest information using, for example, a lookup table or rules. A lighting device () design is then provided (e.g. selected or generated) based on the lighting device design related variable and an image () of the provided lighting device () design is displayed.

The present invention relates to assisting a user in selecting a lighting device () design through receiving an image of a scene, e.g. the user taking a picture using his/her smartphone of his/her living room () and analyzing this image in order to select or generate a lighting device () design. The analysis can comprise determining the presence of a pattern, material or color in the scene and a lighting device () design can be selected (e.g. from an electronic catalog) that comprises a similar pattern, material or color. As another example, a lighting device () design can be generated to match such a pattern, material or color. The invention further comprises a system and computer program product for implementation of this method.

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Stefan Donivan Twigt