LIGHTING CONTROL

• US 20100213876A1
• Filed: 08/29/2007
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Budde, Wolfgang O., Adamson, Tony, Erdmann, Bozena
• Granted Patent: US 8,339,247 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/312
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 11/10 Arrangements of light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/045 the sensor receiving a signal from a remote controller
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/405 for shop-windows or displays
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

The invention relates to a data tag (6, 21, 32) storing at least one setting (13, 43) for controlling one or more lights (4, 18, 29). There is also provided a system and method for controlling a plurality of lights by receiving information (43) indicative of lighting settings for the plurality of lights (18, 29) from a data tag (21, 32) and controlling the plurality of lights (18, 29) in accordance with the lighting settings.

Claims

1. A data tag storing at least one setting for controlling one or more lights comprising at least one light-emitting diode, the at least one setting being selected from the list of a colour setting for each of the one or more lights, an intensity setting defining the intensity of light to be produced by each of the one or more lights, a light directivity setting defining a direction to which light produced by the one or more lights should be emitted, a selection of a subset of lights from a plurality of lights, a beam angle setting, a spot light setting, a diffuse light setting, an ambient light setting, a dynamic characteristics setting for the one or more lights and a combination of these settings.

3. A data tag according to claim 1, wherein the at least one setting defines a lighting effect.

4. A data tag according to claim 1, comprising a radio frequency identification tag.

5. A data tag according to claim 1, storing information relating to an object associated with the data tag.

6. A data tag according to claim 5, wherein the object comprises an item of merchandise.

7. A data tag according to claim 6, wherein the information is indicative of the manufacturer and/or an identifier of the item of merchandise.

8. A data tag according to claim 1 comprising a security tag.

2. (canceled)

9. A lighting controller, comprising:

means for receiving data from a data tag, the data corresponding to at least one setting for a plurality of lights; and

means for controlling each of the plurality of lights based at least in part on the at least one setting to produce a lighting effect.

10. A lighting controller according to claim 9, wherein the controlling means comprises means for mapping the data to the at least one setting.

11. A lighting controller according to claim 9, wherein the data relates to a plurality of settings, wherein the receiving means is operable to receive further data from a further data tag, and wherein the controlling means is configured to select from the plurality of settings based on the further data.

12. A lighting controller according to claim 14, wherein the mapping means further comprises means for accessing a database and wherein the data indicates the location of the settings stored in the database.

13. A lighting controller according to claim 12, wherein the database is connected to a local area network or to the internet.

14. A lighting controller according to claim 9, wherein the data tag comprises data tag storing at least one setting for controlling one or more lights.

15. A lighting controller according to claim 9, wherein the controlling means comprises a lighting control interface for receiving the lighting instructions from the mapping means and for providing corresponding control signals for controlling the plurality of lights.

17. A lighting controller according to claim 9, wherein the data relates to an object with which the data tag is associated.

18. A lighting controller according to claim 17, wherein the data relates to a manufacturer or identifier of the object and settings are mapped dependent on object'"'"'s exposition time or popularity.

19. A system, comprising:

a plurality of lighting controllers, each according to claim 9; and

a plurality of sets of lights, each set to be controlled independently by one of the lighting controllers.

20. A system according to claim 19, wherein the lighting controllers are configured to communicate with each other.

22. A system according to claim 19, wherein the plurality of lights is mounted on an item of furniture.

24. A system according to claim 22, wherein the receiving means is configured to receive the data from only data tags located proximate to the item of furniture.

25. A system according to claim 19, further comprising a data tag (6, 21, 32) storing at least one setting for controlling one or more lights.

21. (canceled)

16. A lighting controller according to claim 21, wherein the lighting control interface operates according to the DMX, DALI, ZigBee, LON works, Konnex or BACnet protocol.

23. (canceled)

26. A method of controlling a plurality of lights comprising:

receiving information indicative of lighting settings for the plurality of lights from a data tag; and

controlling the plurality of lights in accordance with the lighting settings to produce a lighting effect.

27. A method according to claim 26, further comprising accessing a database to retrieve the lighting settings based on the information from the data tag.

28. A method according to claim 26, wherein the data tag is associated with an object.

29-32. -32. (canceled)