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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Fetze Pijlman, Eindhoven, NL;
Jasper Van Dorp Schuitman, Eindhoven, NL;
Armin Gerhard Kohlrausch, Eindhoven, NL;
Okke Ouweltjes, Veldhoven, NL;
Stefan Henricus Swinkels, Valkenswaard, NL;
Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Roermond, NL;
Ronaldus Maria Aarts, Geldrop, NL;
Cornelis Henridricus Bertus Arnoldus Van Dinther, Mierlo, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G08B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); G08B 21/0469 (2013.01); G08B 21/06 (2013.01); H05B 37/0236 (2013.01); H05B 37/0245 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a lighting system, sound levels are detected in the vicinity of at least one lighting unit to determine when there is a sound level above a threshold. The illumination provided by the lighting unit is adapted in such a way as to encourage a reduction of noise generation.