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Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Dipyaman Banerjee, New Delhi, IN;

Kuntal Dey, New Delhi, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0236 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 29/005 (2013.01); H05B 37/0245 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method for acoustics-based light source control of a lighting system is provided. The method may include detecting sounds emitted by a sound source from positions located along the path. A velocity of the sound source is determined with respect to a point on the path based on the detected sound emissions. A spatio-temporal trajectory of the sound source is based on the determined velocity and a topography of the path at the positions of the sound source. One or more light sources positioned adjacent to the determined trajectory are identified. Responsive to determining that a distance between the sound source and the identified light sources does not exceed a predetermined threshold, the identified light sources are energized to illuminate the length of the path ahead of the sound source.


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