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Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2010
Applicants:

Damien Gerard Loveland, Richmond, CA;

Aloysius Cornelis Arnoldus Maria Ketelaars, Breda, NL;

Lucas Leo Desiree Van Der Poel, Waalre, NL;

Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Nuenen, NL;

Winfried Antonius Henricus Berkvens, Sint-Oedenrode, NL;

Allan Brent York, Langley, CA;

Assignee:

Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G09G 5/08 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/12 (2013.01); H05B 37/029 (2013.01);
Abstract

Light-based systems for communicating information associated with the formation of social connections are disclosed. One or more lighting controllers controlling individually controllable luminaires are used in conjunction with communication networks in order to identify and form remote light-based social connections. Additionally, visualization controllers are used in conjunction with visualization infrastructures, visualization actuators, localization systems and identification systems to visually identify proximally present potential social connections.


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