METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING WITH A PORTABLE POINTER DEVICE

• US 20150366036A1
• Filed: 01/28/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Merivaara Oy (Lojer Oy)
• Original Assignee: Merivaara Oy (Lojer Oy)
• Inventors: LUOSTARINEN, Markku
• Granted Patent: US 9,560,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/2048 using an accelerometer or inertia sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/28 suspended from the ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/30 Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/35 Supports therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

A method (100) for controlling lighting includes using a portable pointer device, intended for the focusing of lighting, to determine (310) its position for establishing position data, and transmitting (150) the position data to a control unit, which is intended for controlling a lighthead and which controls the lighthead in such a way that the lighthead produces lighting for an object from a direction determined by the position data and location data, the location data having been established by determining a location of the pointer device in relation to the lighthead.

Claims

1. A method (100) for controlling lighting with a portable pointer device, wherein the method comprises

determining (130), in the pointer device intended for the focusing of lighting, its position for establishing position data, and

transmitting (150) the position data to a control unit intended for controlling a lighthead, which unit controls the lighthead in such a way that the lighthead produces lighting for an object from a direction determined by the position data and location data, said location data having been established by determining a location of the pointer device in relation to the lighthead.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1, comprising determining a position of the pointer device with at least one acceleration sensor.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising determining (140), in the pointer device, the intensity of lighting on the basis of a command, obtained by way of a control button intended for its adjustment, for establishing intensity data.

4. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising determining, in the pointer device, its distance to an object of illumination for establishing distance data.

5. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising determining, in the pointer device, the size and/or shape of an area of intended illumination on the basis of a command obtained by way of a control button intended for the adjustment thereof, and on the basis of the position data of the pointer device, for establishing area-related data.

6. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising determining, in the pointer device, the color temperature of lighting on the basis of a command, obtained by way of a control button intended for its adjustment, for establishing color temperature data.

7. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising transmitting (150) wirelessly, along with the position data, to a control unit at least one of the following:

intensity data, distance data, and color temperature data, and the control unit controls the lighthead on the basis of data received thereby.

8. A portable pointer device (200, 310, 410), which is adapted to carry out a method as set forth in claim 1.

9. A computer program (290), which is adapted to carry out a method as set forth in claim 1 when it is executed in a computer.

10. A lighting control system (300, 400), which is adapted to carry out a method as set forth in claim 1.

11. A method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising determining (140), in the pointer device, the intensity of lighting on the basis of a command, obtained by way of a control button intended for its adjustment, for establishing intensity data.

12. A method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising determining, in the pointer device, its distance to an object of illumination for establishing distance data.

13. A method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising determining, in the pointer device, the size and/or shape of an area of intended illumination on the basis of a command obtained by way of a control button intended for the adjustment thereof, and on the basis of the position data of the pointer device, for establishing area-related data.

14. A method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising determining, in the pointer device, the color temperature of lighting on the basis of a command, obtained by way of a control button intended for its adjustment, for establishing color temperature data.

15. A method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising transmitting (150) wirelessly, along with the position data, to a control unit at least one of the following:

intensity data, distance data, and color temperature data, and the control unit controls the lighthead on the basis of data received thereby.