Controller for controlling a lighting unit of a lighting system and a method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11839005B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17631630

    申请日:2020-08-03

    CPC classification number: H05B47/115 H05B47/14

    Abstract: A method (400) of controlling a lighting unit (110) of a lighting system (100a, 100b) is disclosed. The lighting system (100a, 100b) comprises the lighting unit (110) and a lighting control device (120) comprising a user input element (122) for receiving a continuous user input for changing an intensity of the light output of the lighting unit (110). The method (400) comprises receiving (402) a signal indicative of the continuous user input, obtaining (404) one or more parameters, the one or more of parameters comprising at least a current light setting of the lighting unit (110), the current light setting having an intensity level between a predefined maximum intensity level and a predefined minimum intensity level, and controlling the intensity of the light output of the lighting unit (110) over time while the continuous user input is being provided, wherein the intensity of the light output is either increased or decreased based on the one or more parameters.

    Presence simulation by mimicking lighting settings at an unoccupied environment using light settings from another environment

    公开(公告)号:US10970984B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16304716

    申请日:2017-05-23

    Abstract: A presence mimicking system comprises a first lighting system (1A) arranged to illuminate a first environment and a second lighting system (1B) arranged to illuminate a second environment. A computer system configured to receive from the first lighting system an indication of a sequence of illumination settings, at least some of which have been applied to the first lighting system by at least one user when present in a first environment illuminated thereby. The computer system is configured, in response to a mimic instruction, to mimic in the unoccupied second environment the presence of the at least one user of the first environment, by applying a matching sequence of illumination settings to the second lighting system, wherein the computer system is configured to select the first lighting system for use in the presence mimicking from a set of candidate lighting systems, by comparing a profile of the second lighting system with profiles of the candidate lighting systems.

    Control system for configuring a lighting system and a method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11596044B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US17416699

    申请日:2019-12-17

    Abstract: A method (400) of configuring a lighting system (100) is discloses. The lighting system (100) comprises a first light switch (110) for controlling a first lighting device (130) and a second light switch (120) for controlling a second lighting device (140). The method (400) comprises: receiving (402) a signal indicative of an activation of a first user input element (112) of the first light switch (110), wherein the activation is indicative of a selection of a first light scene, controlling (404) the first lighting device (130) according to the first light scene, and associating (406) a second light scene with a second user input element (122) of the second light switch (120) based on the selected first light scene, such that when the second user input element (122) is activated by a user, the second lighting device (140) is controlled according to the second light scene.

    Controlling a lighting system
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11589442B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17553896

    申请日:2021-12-17

    Inventor: Remco Magielse

    Abstract: A method of controlling a lighting system comprising a plurality of illumination sources each controllable to emit illumination for illuminating the environment and a plurality of control apparatus for use in controlling the illumination emitted from one or more of the plurality of illumination sources, the method comprising: determining the relative position of a first control apparatus compared to a second control apparatus; assigning a function to the first control apparatus, the function defining how the first control apparatus is to control the illumination of one or more illumination sources, wherein the function of the first control apparatus is assigned based on the determined relative position; whereby a first user input can be received at the first control apparatus and the illumination of the one or more illumination sources can be controlled in response to the fist user input based on the assigned function of the first control apparatus.

    Lighting control
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11172562B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16334472

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Abstract: A system comprising: a controller configured to apply at least one illumination setting to at least one illumination source, thereby causing the illumination source to emit light according to the applied illumination setting; electronic storage accessible to the controller; and a locking device configured to generate a lock command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, wherein the system is configured to mark the illumination setting as locked in the electronic storage in response to the lock command; wherein the controller is configured to receive a control command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, and modify the applied illumination setting according that control command unless the illumination setting is marked as locked when it is received, wherein the illumination setting is not modified in response to that control command in that event.

    Illumination control
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10595379B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US16333769

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Abstract: A lighting control system and method for controlling a plurality of lighting units wherein an image of a space including the lighting units is obtained, and certain non-lighting objects in the space are identified. The objects can be associated with light settings, and the relative position of lighting units to the objects allows the lighting units to be selectively associated with those light settings also. Linking of lighting units, non-lighting objects, and control settings in this way arranged can be achieved with minimal user input, and provides improved control of lighting in an environment.

    Use of a lighting system to indicate application status

    公开(公告)号:US10405412B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US16300277

    申请日:2017-05-03

    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving a first user input signal indicating that the user has performed a first interaction with a user input element of a lighting system; based thereon, controlling the illumination emitted by at least one luminaire of the lighting system; detecting a notification generated by an application, wherein the application provides the user with a second service other than controlling a lighting system, and the notification is indicative of an event occurring within the second service; in response to detecting this notification, automatically controlling the lighting system in order to alert the user to the event; receiving a second user input signal indicating that the user has performed a second interaction with the user input element of the lighting system following the alerting of the user; and in response to the receipt of the second user input signal, automatically performing an action in relation to the second service.

    Forming groups of devices by analyzing device control information

    公开(公告)号:US11602034B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US16612048

    申请日:2018-05-03

    Abstract: A system (1) is configured to receive device control information. The device control information specifies how devices, e.g. lights, should be controlled. The device control information may identify specific devices or specify device requirements, for example. The system is further configured to form a group of identified devices by analyzing the device control information, the identified devices of the group being controlled similarly according to the device control information. The system is also configured to transmit at least one message comprising an identifier of the group to allow the identified devices to be configured to carry out one or more commands comprising the identifier when receiving such one or more commands. The at least one message identifies the identified devices of the group.

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