Methods and apparatus for providing workspace lighting and facilitating workspace customization
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1. A workspace, comprising:
- at least one work surface;
at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace;
a plurality of LED-based lighting units to generate visible light in the workspace;
at least one controller to control at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units, the at least one controller being disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider;
at least one power supply disposed in the interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider, the at least one power supply receiving as an input an AC line voltage and providing as an output a DC voltage, wherein the DC voltage provides operating power for at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units; and
at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one controller, to facilitate control of at least one characteristic of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace by at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for customization of a workspace, including lighting in the workspace. Multiple LED-based lighting units arranged in a personal workspace may be conveniently controlled by an occupant of the workspace to customize or personalize workspace lighting. Workspace customization, including lighting conditions, further is facilitated by various power distribution schemes to allow convenient access to power in the workspace for lighting units and other electronic devices. Workspace dividers, partitions and walls may be particularly configured to accommodate power distribution systems and various components of networked lighting systems in the workspace environment.
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59 Claims
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1. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface; at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace; a plurality of LED-based lighting units to generate visible light in the workspace; at least one controller to control at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units, the at least one controller being disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider; at least one power supply disposed in the interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider, the at least one power supply receiving as an input an AC line voltage and providing as an output a DC voltage, wherein the DC voltage provides operating power for at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units; and at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one controller, to facilitate control of at least one characteristic of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace by at least some of the plurality of LED-based lighting units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing lighting in a workspace including at least one work surface, the method comprising acts of:
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A) generating visible light in the workspace via at least one LED-based lighting unit; and B) controlling at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace via at least one user-interface, wherein the act A) comprises acts of; A1) generating first visible light in the workspace via at least one first LED-based lighting unit; and A2) generating second visible light in the workspace via at least one second LED-based lighting unit, and wherein the act B) comprises an act of controlling at least one of a first color and a first color temperature of the first visible light and at least one of a second color and a second color temperature of the second visible light via the at least one user-interface, and wherein the first visible light includes illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and the second visible light includes task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of providing lighting in a workspace including at least one work surface, the method comprising acts of:
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A) generating visible light in the workspace via at least one LED-based lighting unit; and B) controlling at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace via at least one user-interface, wherein the act A) comprises acts of; A1) generating first visible light in the workspace via at least one first LED-based lighting unit; and A2) generating second visible light in the workspace via at least one second LED-based lighting unit, and wherein the act B) comprises an act of controlling at least one of a first color and a first color temperature of the first visible light and at least one of a second color and a second color temperature of the second visible light via the at least one user-interface, and wherein; the at least one first LED-based lighting unit includes at least one first addressable lighting unit having at least one first address and the at least one second LED-based lighting unit includes at least one second addressable lighting unit having at least one second address different than the first address; the act B) comprises an act of;
B1) controlling the at least one of the first color and the first color temperature of the first visible light based on the at least one first address, and controlling the at least one of the second color and the second color temperature of the second visible light based on the at least one second address;the at least one user-interface includes at least one graphics user interface (GUI) associated with a computer display; and the method further comprises acts of;
B2) selecting via the graphics user interface at least one user-definable parameter associated with at least one of the first visible light and the second visible light; and
B3) performing the act B1) based at least in part on the at least one user-definable parameter. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface; at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface; and at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting, wherein the at least one LED-based lighting unit includes; at least one up-lighting unit to provide at least some of the illumination directed upward; at least one down-lighting unit to provide at least some of the illumination directed downward or at least some of the task lighting.
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44. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface; at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface; and at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting, wherein the at least one LED-based lighting unit includes at least one geometric panel lighting unit disposed in the workspace;
at least some of the visible light generated by the at least one geometric panel lighting unit constitutes at least one of a static lighting pattern, a dynamic lighting pattern, a graphic display, a text message, and a video; and
the at least one user-interface is configured to facilitate selection of the at least one of the static lighting pattern, the dynamic lighting pattern, the graphic display, the text message, and the video,and wherein the workspace further comprises; at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace, wherein the at least one geometric panel lighting unit is integrated to form a portion of the at least one divider.
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45. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface; at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, wherein the at least one LED-based lighting unit includes at least one privacy-related lighting unit that is configured to be at least partially transparent when the visible light is not generated and substantially opaque when the visible light is generated; and at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit, to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface; at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface; at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting; and at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace; and
at least one controller to control the at least one LED-based lighting unit based on at least one control signal relating to operation of the at least one user-interface, wherein the at least one controller is disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. A workspace, comprising:
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at least one work surface; at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface; at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting; and at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace; and
at least one power supply disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider, the at least one power supply receiving as an input an AC line voltage and providing as an output a DC voltage, wherein the DC voltage provides operating power for the at least one LED-based lighting unit. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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