Assigning controllable luminaire devices to control groups
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1. A method for automatically assigning a controllable luminaire device to a control group for commonly controlling controllable luminaire devices assigned to the control group, the method comprising:
- determining a sensor value from a sensor unit assigned to the controllable luminaire device, andassigning the controllable luminaire device to the control group based on the sensor value,wherein the sensor value relates to a group of sensor value types, comprising;
a movement value,an orientation value with respect to the geomagnetic poles,an acceleration value, andan ambient air pressure value.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and devices for automatically assigning a controllable luminaire device to a control group for commonly controlling controllable luminaire devices assigned to the control group.
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1. A method for automatically assigning a controllable luminaire device to a control group for commonly controlling controllable luminaire devices assigned to the control group, the method comprising:
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determining a sensor value from a sensor unit assigned to the controllable luminaire device, and assigning the controllable luminaire device to the control group based on the sensor value, wherein the sensor value relates to a group of sensor value types, comprising; a movement value, an orientation value with respect to the geomagnetic poles, an acceleration value, and an ambient air pressure value. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for grouping a plurality of controllable luminaire devices for commonly controlling a group of controllable luminaire devices, the method comprising:
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determining for each controllable luminaire device of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices a corresponding sensor value from a sensor unit assigned to the controllable luminaire device, creating at least one control group based on the sensors values of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices, wherein the control group defines a group of controllable luminaire devices to be commonly controlled, and assigning each controllable luminaire device of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices to a control group of the created at least one control group based on the corresponding sensor value, wherein the sensor value relates to a group of sensor value types, comprising; a movement value, an orientation value with respect to the geomagnetic poles, an acceleration value, and an ambient air pressure value.
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4. A control device, comprising:
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an interface unit for receiving a sensor value from a sensor unit assigned to a controllable luminaire device, and a processing unit configured to assign the controllable luminaire device to a control group based on the sensor value, wherein the control group defines a group of controllable luminaire devices to be commonly controlled, wherein the sensor value relates to a group of sensor value types, comprising; a movement value, an orientation value with respect to the geomagnetic poles, an acceleration value, and an ambient air pressure value. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A control device, comprising:
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an interface unit for receiving sensor values of a plurality of sensor units, each sensor unit of the plurality of sensor units being assigned to a corresponding controllable luminaire device of a plurality of controllable luminaire devices, and a processing unit configured; to create at least one control group based on the sensor values of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices, wherein each control group defines a group of controllable luminaire devices to be commonly controlled, and to assign each controllable luminaire device of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices to a control group of the created at least one control group based on the corresponding sensor value, wherein the sensor value relates to a group of sensor value types, comprising; a movement value, an orientation value with respect to the geomagnetic poles, an acceleration value, and an ambient air pressure value.
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7. A system comprising:
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a controllable luminaire device, a sensor unit assigned to the controllable luminaire device, and a control device, comprising; an interface unit for receiving a sensor value from the sensor unit assigned to the controllable luminaire device, and a processing unit configured to assign the controllable luminaire device to a control group based on the sensor value, wherein the control group defines a group of controllable luminaire devices to be commonly controlled, wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one of a group of sensor units comprising; a gyroscope configured to determine a movement of the controllable luminaire device, a magnetometer configured to determine an orientation of the controllable luminaire device with respect to the geomagnetic poles, an accelerometer configured to determine an acceleration of the controllable luminaire device, a pressure sensor configured to determine an ambient air pressure of the controllable luminaire device, and a power meter configured to determine a received signal strength of an electromagnetic wirelessly transmitted communication signal received at the controllable luminaire device. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a plurality of controllable luminaire devices, a plurality of sensor units, wherein each sensor unit of the plurality of sensor units is assigned to a corresponding controllable luminaire device of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices, and a control device, comprising; an interface unit for receiving sensor values from the plurality of sensor units, and a processing unit configured; to create at least one control group based on the sensor values of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices, wherein each control group defines a group of controllable luminaire devices to be commonly controlled, and to assign each controllable luminaire device of the plurality of controllable luminaire devices to a control group of the created at least one control group based on the corresponding sensor value, wherein at least one sensor unit of the plurality of the sensor units comprises at least one of a group of sensor units comprising; a gyroscope configured to determine a movement of the controllable luminaire device, a magnetometer configured to determine an orientation of the controllable luminaire device with respect to the geomagnetic poles, an accelerometer configured to determine an acceleration of the controllable luminaire device, a pressure sensor configured to determine an ambient air pressure of the controllable luminaire device, and a power meter configured to determine a received signal strength of an electromagnetic wirelessly transmitted communication signal received at the controllable luminaire device. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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