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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Philips Lighting Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Melanie Jane Windridge, Amersham, GB;
Julian Charles Nolan, Pully, CH;
Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk, Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis Jojakim Jalink, Utrecht, NL;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for granting control of a shared-access system. The method comprises: obtaining () an identity of a user; obtaining () a priority rating associated with the user, wherein the priority rating is updated in response to one or more observed activities of the user, the one or more observed activities being linked to the shared-access system (); comparing the priority rating with a threshold; and granting () control of at least a part of the shared-access system () to the user if the priority rating is above the threshold. For example, each user may have a respective 'strength of association' with the shared-access system or part thereof; the shared-access system may comprise one or more lighting units arranged to illuminate an environment, and a user who is present most often in the environment may be deemed to have the 'strongest association' with the shared-access system.