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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
May. 10, 2006
Peter Alexander Duine, Eindhoven, NL;
Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Eindhoven, NL;
Helmut Zahn, Eindhoven, NL;
Marten Sikkens, Eindhoven, NL;
Jorrit Ernst DE Vries, Eindhoven, NL;
Remco Alphonsus Hendrikus Breen, Eindhoven, NL;
Peter Alexander Duine, Eindhoven, NL;
Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Eindhoven, NL;
Helmut Zahn, Eindhoven, NL;
Marten Sikkens, Eindhoven, NL;
Jorrit Ernst De Vries, Eindhoven, NL;
Remco Alphonsus Hendrikus Breen, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A lighting device is provided for projecting a pixelated lighting pattern to be viewed onto a surface facing said device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of independently controllable lighting units (), each lighting unit comprising at least one light-emitting diode (), and a controller () for controlling the emission of light from said lighting units. A device according to the present invention allows ambient illumination of a surface and projection of images and patterns.