METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING

• US 20140343699A1
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Engelen, Dirk Valentinus Ren, Aliakseyeu, Dzmitry Viktorovich, Van De Sluis, Bartel Marinus
• Granted Patent: US 10,465,882 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/003 the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/506 Illumination models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/04 Architectural design, interior design
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/22 using optical feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/81 Anodes
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/854 comprising scattering means
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 71/00 Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 71/621 Providing a shape to conductive layers, e.g. patterning or selective deposition

Abstract

Inventive methods and apparatus for interactive control of a lighting environment. In some embodiments an interactive system for controlling redirectable lighting in a lighting environment is provided. The system enables a user to control one or more desired lighting effects. In some embodiments a method of controlling a lighting system for lighting an environment is provided and includes manipulation of a lighting representation in an interactive display and corresponding manipulation of light output of a light source. In some embodiments systems and methods are provided that enable the display of adjustable lighting parameters in a virtual environment.

Claims

1. An interactive system for controlling redirectable lighting in a lighting environment, comprising:

an interactive display having a representation of said lighting environment, said representation including at least one repositionable lighting representation;

said repositionable lighting representation associated with at least one redirectable light source and including a light source representation and a lighting effect representation;

said light source representation including at least one of a source variable size and a source variable shading corresponding to a current value of an adjustable lighting parameter of said redirectable light source;

said lighting effect representation including at least one of an effect variable size and an effect variable shading corresponding to a lighting effect of said redirectable light source at a current position of said repositionable lighting effect representation.

2. The interactive system of claim 1, wherein said source variable size corresponds to a current beam width of an adjustable beam width of said light source.

3. The interactive system of claim 2, wherein said light source representation includes both said source variable size and said source variable shading.

4. The interactive system of claim 1, wherein said source variable shading corresponds to a current dimming level of an adjustable dimming level of said light source.

5. The interactive system of claim 1, wherein said effect variable size corresponds to a size of said lighting effect at said current position.

6. The interactive system of claim 5, wherein said lighting effect representation includes both said effect variable size and said effect variable shading.

7. The interactive system of claim 6, wherein said effect variable shading corresponds to an illumination level of said current position.

8. The interactive system of claim 1, wherein said light source representation is encapsulated within said light effect representation.

9. The interactive system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of said redirectable light source are provided, and wherein said lighting representation is selectively associable with at least one of the plurality of said redirectable light source.

10. The interactive system of claim 1, wherein said adjustable lighting parameter is adjustable via manipulation of said lighting representation on said display.

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37. A method of displaying lighting parameters in a virtual environment, comprising:

identifying a location of a lighting effect of a light source within a virtual environment indicative of a real word environment;

determining at least one of a first size and a first shading of a first shape to correspond to a current value of an adjustable lighting parameter of said light source;

determining at least one of a second size and a second shading of a second shape to correspond to said lighting effect of said light source at said location; and

overlaying said first shape and said second shape over said location in said virtual environment.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein said first shape is encapsulated within said second shape.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising providing a representation of said light source in said virtual environment and positioning a fiducial marking between said representation and said first shape and said second shape in said virtual environment.

49. The method of claim 37, further comprising determining an adjustment of the adjustable lighting parameter to an adjusted lighting parameter and altering said at least one of said second size and said second shading to correspond to said adjustment.

50. The method of claim 37, further comprising receiving user input to move the first shape to a new location within the virtual environment and altering said at least one of said first size and said first shading to correspond to said lighting effect of said light source at said new location

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