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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2023
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Stefan Tertinek, Graz, AT;
Bernhard Grosswindhager, Graz, AT;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a networkable lighting device is provided, comprising: an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication unit; a mode controller operatively coupled to the UWB communication unit; wherein the mode controller is configured to cause the UWB communication unit to operate in a radar mode; and wherein the UWB communication unit is configured to, when operating in said radar mode, detect at least one living object present within a predefined area around or near the lighting device. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a networkable lighting device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for carrying out said method.