REMOTE LIGHTING CONTROL

• US 20110273114A1
• Filed: 05/09/2008
• Published: 11/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Bagen, Gerardus Antonius Maria, Ogg, Felix Henric Govert
• Granted Patent: US 8,937,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/312
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control

Abstract

A lighting system (100) includes light sources (110) and a user interface (130) configured to display an image of an environment including an object provided with a first illumination. The image may be provided by a camera (140) to a remote display device (260). A processor (120) may be configured to change the first illumination to a second illumination in response to a signal and to select at least one of the light sources to provide the second illumination based on attributes of the second illumination and availability and specifications of the light sources. The signal may be provided by a user viewing the image. Alternatively or in addition, the processor (120) may be further configured to generate the signal by detecting a change of the object using content analysis of the image in comparison with a previous image.

Claims

1. A lighting system (100) comprising:

light sources (110);

a user interface (130) configured to display an image of an environment including an object provided with a first illumination; and

a processor (120) configured to change the first illumination to a second illumination in response to a signal and to select at least one of the light sources to provide the second illumination based on attributes of the second illumination and availability and specifications of the light sources.

2. The lighting system (100) of claim 1, further comprising a camera (140) configured to monitor the environment and provide the image.

3. The lighting system (100) of claim 1, wherein the signal is provided by a user viewing the image.

4. The lighting system (100) of claim 1, wherein the processor (120) is further configured to generate the signal by detecting a change of the object using content analysis of the image in comparison with a previous image.

5. A lighting system (100) comprising:

a light source (110) configured to illuminate an object at a first location in an environment; and

a processor (120) configured to detect a change in the environment including a change of location of the object from the first location to a second location, and to select a further light source for illumination of the object at the second location based on attributes of the illumination and availability and specifications of light sources.

6. The lighting system (100) of claim 5, further comprising a camera (140) configured to monitor the environment and provide an image of the environment to a display (260) located remotely from the environment.

7. The lighting system (100) of claim 5, wherein the processor (120) is configured to detect the change based on content analysis of a current image of the environment in comparison with a previous image of the environment.

8. The lighting system (100) of claim 5, wherein the signal is provided by a user viewing the image.

9. A method of controlling a lighting system (100) including light sources comprising the acts of:

displaying an image of an environment including an object provided with a first illumination; and

changing the first illumination to a second illumination in response to a signal and to select at least one of the light sources to provide the second illumination based on attributes of the second illumination and availability and specifications of the light sources.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the acts of:

monitoring the environment; and

provide the image to a display located remotely from the environment.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the signal is provided by a user viewing the image.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the acts of detecting a change of the object using content analysis of the image in comparison with a previous image to generate the signal.