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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Philips Lighting Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Petrus Johannes Hendrikus Seuntiens, Hoogeloon, NL;
Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Chris Damkat, Eindhoven, NL;
Bram Knaapen, Eindhoven, NL;
Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Nuenen, NL;
Wei Pien Lee, Eindhoven, NL;
Tim Dekker, Eindhoven, NL;
Stefan Donivan Twigt, Dordrecht, NL;
Robertus Antonius Jacobus Maria Hovers, Raamsdonksveer, NL;
Bertrand Rigot, Veldhoven, NL;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to assisting a user in selecting a lighting device () design through receiving an image of a scene, e.g. the user taking a picture using his/her smartphone of his/her living room () and analyzing this image in order to select or generate a lighting device () design. The analysis can comprise determining the presence of a pattern, material or color in the scene and a lighting device () design can be selected (e.g. from an electronic catalog) that comprises a similar pattern, material or color. As another example, a lighting device () design can be generated to match such a pattern, material or color. The invention further comprises a system and computer program product for implementation of this method.