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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention provides a control device for controlling at least one wirelessly connected lighting device within a wireless network, wherein the control device comprises: a transceiver configured to overhear and transmit a message within the wireless network; a light sensor configured to detect a light signal comprising a temporal characteristic that is characteristic for a first artificial light source; a processor operatively coupled to the light sensor and the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to: determine, based on analyzing said temporal characteristic, a first condition that the light signal belongs to the of artificial light source, and transmit a control message to the at least one wirelessly connected lighting device upon determining said first condition.