APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A LIGHT SCENE

• US 20100191353A1
• Filed: 07/02/2008
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Engelen, Dirk Valentinus Rene, Wendt, Matthias, Ogg, Felix Henric Govert, Boleko Ribas, Salvador Expedito
• Application Number:
  US12/667,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20100191353A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control

Abstract

The invention relates in general to an apparatus and a method for modifying a light scene. According to an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus (204) for modifying a light scene composed from an abstract description is provided, wherein the apparatus comprises means (252) for selecting an area of the light scene, means (254) for modifying a light condition of the area, means (256) for recording at least one parameter referring to a modification of the light condition of the area and means (258) for adapting the abstract description based on the at least one parameter.

Claims

1. Apparatus (204) for modifying a light scene composed from an abstract description, comprising:

means (252) for selecting an area of the light scene;

means (254) for modifying a light condition of the area;

means (256) for recording at least one parameter referring to a modification of the light condition of the area; and

means (258) for adapting the abstract description based on the at least one parameter.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the abstract description comprises an abstract description language script.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (252) for selecting comprises a pointing tool allowing a user to select the area.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (254) for modifying comprises a user interface allowing a user to input a modification command and wherein the means for modifying is configured to modify the light condition of the area based on the modification command.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (254) for modifying is configured to interact with a control system which controls the light scene and/or to change the abstract description in order to modify the light condition of the area.

7. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (254) for modifying comprises a movable light emitting device allowing a user to modify the light condition of the area.

8. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (256) for recording comprises at least one detector for measuring the at least one parameter.

9. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (258) for adapting is configured to adapt the abstract description by deducing at least one value of the abstract description.

10. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (258) for adapting are configured to display the at least one value to the user.

11. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means (258) for adapting is configured to adapt the abstract description by determining a filter which defines an interpretation of the abstract description.

12. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the filter comprises a look-up-table for storing interpretation values which are assigned to values of the abstract description.

13. A lighting system comprising:

means (202) for composing a light scene from an abstract description; and

an apparatus (204) according to claim 1.

6. (canceled)

14. Method for modifying a light scene composed from an abstract description, comprising the steps of:

selecting (352) an area of the light scene;

modifying (354) a light condition of the area;

recording (356) at least one parameter referring to a modification of the light condition of the area; and

adapting (358) the abstract description based on the at least one parameter.

15. A computer program enabled to carry out the method according to claim 14 when executed by a computer.

16. A record carrier storing a computer program according to claim 15.

17. A computer programmed to perform a method according to claim 14 and comprising an interface for communication with a lighting system.