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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
Johan Cornelis Talstra, Eindhoven, NL;
Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning DE Vries, Mierlo, NL;
George Frederic Yianni, Eindhoven, NL;
Johan Cornelis Talstra, Eindhoven, NL;
Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning De Vries, Mierlo, NL;
George Frederic Yianni, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijkle Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of selecting a light source among a plurality of light sources by means of a remote controller includes the remote controller: instructing, by omnidirectional transmission, the light sources to each transmit a directional signal comprising a code, which is unique for each light source; —receiving the directional signals from the light sources; and selecting one of the light sources on basis of the received directional signals. Furthermore, the method includes: generating, remotely of the light sources, codes to be transmitted by the light sources; and—the remote controller instructing each one of the light sources which one of the remotely determined codes to transmit.