Methods and apparatus for providing workspace lighting and facilitating workspace customization
First Claim
1. A workspace, comprising:
- at least one work surface;
at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace;
a plurality of LED-based lighting units to generate visible light in the workspace;
at least one controller to control at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units, the at least one controller being disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider;
at least one power supply disposed in the interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider, the at least one power supply receiving as an input an AC line voltage and providing as an output a DC voltage, wherein the DC voltage provides operating power for at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units; and
at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one controller, to facilitate control of at least one characteristic of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace by at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for customization of a workspace, including lighting in the workspace. Multiple LED-based lighting units arranged in a personal workspace may be conveniently controlled by an occupant of the workspace to customize or personalize workspace lighting. Workspace customization, including lighting conditions, further is facilitated by various power distribution schemes to allow convenient access to power in the workspace for lighting units and other electronic devices. Workspace dividers, partitions and walls may be particularly configured to accommodate power distribution systems and various components of networked lighting systems in the workspace environment.
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64 Claims
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1. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface;
at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace;
a plurality of LED-based lighting units to generate visible light in the workspace;
at least one controller to control at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units, the at least one controller being disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider;
at least one power supply disposed in the interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider, the at least one power supply receiving as an input an AC line voltage and providing as an output a DC voltage, wherein the DC voltage provides operating power for at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units; and
at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one controller, to facilitate control of at least one characteristic of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace by at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing lighting in a workspace including at least one work surface, the method comprising acts of:
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A) generating visible light in the workspace via at least one LED-based lighting unit; and
B) controlling at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace via at least one user-interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface;
at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace; and
at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit, to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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