Methods and Systems for an Automated Design, Fulfillment, Deployment and Operation Platform for Lighting Installations

• US 20200134244A1
• Filed: 12/03/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korrus Incorporated (MKD Electric, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EcoSense Lighting Inc.
• Inventors: Harrison, Benjamin James, Koparkar, Shruti, Reynoso, Mark, Pickard, Paul, Petluri, Raghuram L.V., Vick, Gary, Villegas, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 11,450,089 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/15 specially adapted for power operation, e.g. by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/0265 the criterion being a learning criterion
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/953 Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/02 Neural networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/0409 Adaptive resonance theory [ART] networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/047 Pattern matching networks; Rete networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/08 Volume rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/10 Geometric effects
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/50 Lighting effects
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/506 Illumination models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 : Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 : Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 : involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20081 : Training; Learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/04 : Architectural design, interior design
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/56 : Particle system, point based geometry or rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2215/12 : Shadow map, environment map
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2215/16 : Using real world measurements to influence rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2012 : Colour editing, changing, or manipulating; Use of colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2024 : Style variation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/55 : from multiple images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/73 : using feature-based methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/90 : Determination of colour characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/97 : Determining parameters from multiple pictures depth or shape recovery from multiple images G06T7/55; stereo camera calibration G06T7/85
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/751 : Comparing pixel values or logical combinations thereof, or feature values having positional relevance, e.g. template matching
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 : for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 : Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 : Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• 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 47/105 : in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 : by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 : by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 : Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A platform for design of a lighting installation generally includes an automated search engine for retrieving and storing a plurality of lighting objects in a lighting object library and a lighting design environment providing a visual representation of a lighting space containing lighting space objects and lighting objects. The visual representation is based on properties of the lighting space objects and lighting objects obtained from the lighting object library. A plurality of aesthetic filters is configured to permit a designer in a design environment to adjust parameters of the plurality of lighting objects handled in the design environment to provide a desired collective lighting effect using the plurality of lighting objects.

Claims

1-82. -82. (canceled)

83. A method of controlling a color of a light source independent of controlling dimming of the light source, comprising:

capturing at least one custom color curve for controlling a light source;

controlling dimming of the light source through a first input that accepts a voltage that varies between 0 and 10 volts;

controlling color of the light source through a second input that accepts a voltage that varies between 0 and 10 volts independent of the first input; and

mapping the at least one custom color curve to the second input range of 0 to 10 volts.

84. The method of claim 83, wherein the custom color curve is a dimming profile that specifies a set of points on a color temperature gamut that defines a dimming curve along which the light source will dim in response to a control input from a dimmer.

85. The method of claim 84, wherein the dimming profile is specified to match a known dimming profile of a type of lighting object.

86. The method of claim 83, wherein the custom color curve is a color tuning profile that specifies a set of points on a color gamut through which the light source will progress in response to a variable voltage control input.

87. The method of claim 83, further comprising a library of stored profiles selectable by a user for tuning of a lighting object, wherein the library of stored profiles includes at least one of a color quality profile, a circadian profile, a concentration profile, a relaxation profile, and an efficacy profile.

88. The method of claim 87, wherein the library is organized to provide custom tuning profiles that satisfy at least one of a performance requirement and an aesthetic requirement desired by a user.

89-427. -427. (canceled)