A PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM AND A LIGHTING SYSTEM

• US 20130200254A1
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
• 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: Johnson, Mark Thomas, Cennini, Giovanni, Van Dooren, Marieke
• Application Number:
  US13/879,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20130200254A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 250/208.2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0059 using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence A61B5/0093, A61B5/1455, A61B5/02416 and A61B5/0261 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 8/20 using multiple transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/181 using active radiation detection systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

A presence detection system (1) for detecting a living being (10) within an area (12). The area (12) comprises at least two zones (12A;12B). The system (1) in total comprises at least two light sources (2A;2B) each of them having a different predefined spectrum and each of them radiating light in a different zone (12A;12B). The system comprises at least two sensing means (4A;4B) sensitive to light of the first predefined spectrum and the second predefined spectrum respectively. Each of the sensing means (4A;4B) is arranged for detecting light reflected from the living being (10) if present in the zone (12A;12B) of the area (12) and for generating a presence signal (14A;14B) based on detected light. The system comprises a processor device (8) that concludes the presence of the living being (10) within the area (12) in a zone wise way based on the presence signals. Such presence detection system provides relatively precise presence detection. The invention also relates to a lighting system comprising the above mentioned presence detection system (1).

Claims

1. A presence detection system for detecting a living being within an area comprising at least two zones, the system comprising:

at least two light sources each of them having a different predefined spectrum, a first spectrum and a second spectrum, and each of them radiating light in a different zone, and

at least two sensing means sensitive to light of the first predefined spectrum and the second predefined spectrum respectively, wherein each of the sensing means is arranged for detecting light reflected from the living being if present in the zone of the area and for generating a presence signal based on detected light,

a processor device for concluding the presence of the living being within the area based on the presence signals.

2. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing means comprises a photo sensor sensitive to the light of the predefined spectrum.

3. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing means comprises a photo sensor equipped with a spectral filter for filtering the light of predefined spectrum.

4. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two light sources are comprised in a single light-radiation device, which the light-radiation device is arranged to radiate lights of at least two different predefined spectrums in two zones.

5. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first spectrum and the second spectrum are substantially non-overlapping.

6. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the living being is a human and wherein the presence signal represents a human'"'"'s vital signal.

7. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the presence signal represents the vital signals of at least two humans present in a same zone within the area and wherein the processor device distinguishes between the respective vital signals of the at least two humans present in the zone.

8. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the predefined spectrum of light emitted by the light sources is from the visible spectrum.

9. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the predefined spectrum of light emitted by the light sources is from the non visible spectrum.

10. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the photo sensors comprises a photodiode.

11. The presence detection system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the photodiodes are together arranged in a photodiode array.

12. A lighting system, comprising the presence detection system as claimed in claim 10 and a further light source for illuminating one or more of the zones or illuminating the area, wherein the presence detection systems is arranged for controlling the further light source based on the presence signals.