IDENTIFYING AND CONTROLLING SIGNAL INFLUENCE ON ONE OR MORE PROPERTIES OF EMITTED LIGHT

• US 20170367164A1
• Filed: 11/27/2015
• Published: 12/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Philips Lighting BV (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: ENGELEN, DIRK VALENTINUS RENE, ALIAKSEYEU, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH, LASHINA, TATIANA ALEKSANDROVNA, NEWTON, PHILIP STEVEN, VAN DE SLUIS, BARTEL MARINUS
• Granted Patent: US 11,582,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

Systems, and methods are described herein for identifying and/or controlling influence and/or potential influence of one or more signals on one or more properties of light emitted by one or more lighting units (100). In various embodiments, one or more signals may be identified that influence, or potentially influence, a manner in which a lighting unit controller (110) controls one or more properties of light to be emitted by a lighting unit (100). In some embodiments, a user instruction may be received to alter the manner in which the one or more signals influence how the lighting unit controller (110) controls the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit (100) may be received. The lighting unit controller (110) may control a manner in which light output of the lighting unit (100) is influenced by the one or more signals in accordance with the user instruction.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;

a wireless communication interface operably coupled with the one or more processors; and

memory operably coupled with the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, from a lighting unit controller over the wireless communication interface, data indicative of one or more signals obtainable by the lighting unit controller that influence, or potentially influence, a manner in which the lighting unit controller controls one or more properties of light to be emitted by a lighting unit; and

display a visual representation of the one or more signals and a manner in which the one or more signals influence, or potentially influence, the manner in which the lighting unit controller controls one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit; and

obtain, from the lighting unit, an identifier associated with the lighting unit controller; and

establish communication with the lighting unit controller via the wireless communication interface based on the identifier.

2. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising a user input, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, at the user input, a user instruction to alter the manner in which the one or more signals influence how the lighting unit controller controls the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit; and

transmit, via the wireless communication interface to the lighting unit controller, an indication of the user instruction.

3. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the user input comprises a touch screen, and the memory further stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to render, on the touch screen, a user interface operable to alter the manner in which the one or more signals influence the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit.

4. The computing device of claim 3, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to render an indication of relative priorities of influence by the one or more signals.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to render one or more graphical elements that are operable by a user to alter the relative priorities of influence by the one or more signals.

8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to extract the identifier associated with the lighting unit controller from coded light emitted by the lighting unit.

10. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to extract the identifier associated with the lighting unit controller from a radio signal emitted by the lighting unit.

11. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more signals include a service or application operating on one or more remote computing devices.

14. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the one or more signals include one or more rules associated with a lighting system of which the lighting unit is a member.

17. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to ascertain one or more signals that have previously influenced how the lighting unit controller controlled, or will influence in the future how the lighting unit controller controls, one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit.

18. A lighting unit controller that controls one or more lighting units the lighting unit controller comprising:

a processor configured to;

establish a communication with a mobile computing device according to claim 1;

determine, one or more signals, external to the lighting unit controller and one or more lighting units controlled by the lighting unit controller, that influence, or potentially influence, how the lighting unit controller controls one or more properties of light to be emitted by the one or more lighting units; and

make available data indicative of the one or more signals.

19. The lighting unit controller of claim 18, wherein the processor further configured to alter a manner in which the one or more signals influence how the lighting unit controller controls the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit in accordance with a user instruction.

20. The lighting unit controller of claim 19, wherein the altering comprises:

generating one or more lighting control commands based at least in part on the user instruction; and

transmitting the one or more lighting control commands to the lighting unit.

21. The lighting unit controller of claim 20, wherein the generating comprises:

no longer taking into account at least one signal that previously influenced the manner in which the one or more signals influence how the lighting unit controller controls the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit;

or

taking into account at least one new signal that did not previously influence the manner in which the one or more signals influence how the lighting unit controller controls the one or more properties of light emitted by the lighting unit.

22. The lighting unit controller of claim 19, wherein the altering comprises altering the manner in which a first signal influences a manner in which the lighting unit controller controls a particular property of light emitted by the lighting unit relative to a second signal.

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