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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Philips Lighting Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Julian Charles Nolan, Pully, CH;
Matthew John Lawrenson, Bussigny-Pres-de-Lausanne, CH;
Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk, Eindhoven, NL;
Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert, Grobbendonk, BE;
Huon Urbald Ogier Norbert Van De Laarschot, Eindhoven, NL;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
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.