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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Clarisse Mazuir, San Jose, CA (US);
Arthur Y. Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew E. Last, San Jose, CA (US);
Budhadipta Dan, San Jose, CA (US);
Christy F. Cull, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan J. Garrone, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A lighting module comprising lighting elements and a controller configured to receive a control signal that identifies a user as present. In response to the control signal associated with user presence, the lighting module is configured to send a command to one or more of the lighting elements to illuminate a first zone where the user is present. The lighting module is configured to receive a control signal that identifies that illumination of a second zone was previously requested by the user at a current location, and in response to the control signal associated with the current location, send a command to one or more of the lighting elements to illuminate the second zone.