Control device for controlling the hue of light emitted from a light source
First Claim
1. A control device for controlling the hue (H) of light (L) emitted by a light source, wherein said control device comprises a hue selection surface capable of displaying one or more hues available for said light of said light source and interaction detection means for detecting interaction between said hue selection surface and a user of said control device in selecting said hue for said light of said light source;
- wherein said hue selection surface displays a plurality of printed available hues for said light, and said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of at least one of said printed displayed hues by said user; and
wherein said control device comprises assigning means for assigning at least one subset of available printed hues to said hue selection surface, and wherein said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of a hue of said assigned subset; and
wherein said control device comprises duration detection means for detecting the duration of the interaction between said user and said hue selection surface, and said assigning means is capable of assigning said subset of said available printed hues to said hue selection surface in dependence on said detected duration.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a control device (1) for controlling the hue (H) of light (L) emitted by a light source (2). The control device comprises a hue selection surface (20) capable of displaying one or more hues available for said light of said light source and interaction detection means (21) for detecting interaction between said hue selection surface and a user of said control device in selecting said hue for said light of said light source. The control device (1) allows the user to select the desired hue for the light source simply by interacting with the hue selection surface that displays the available hues. Consequently, the control device can be operated easily and intuitively.
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18 Claims
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1. A control device for controlling the hue (H) of light (L) emitted by a light source, wherein said control device comprises a hue selection surface capable of displaying one or more hues available for said light of said light source and interaction detection means for detecting interaction between said hue selection surface and a user of said control device in selecting said hue for said light of said light source;
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wherein said hue selection surface displays a plurality of printed available hues for said light, and said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of at least one of said printed displayed hues by said user; and wherein said control device comprises assigning means for assigning at least one subset of available printed hues to said hue selection surface, and wherein said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of a hue of said assigned subset; and wherein said control device comprises duration detection means for detecting the duration of the interaction between said user and said hue selection surface, and said assigning means is capable of assigning said subset of said available printed hues to said hue selection surface in dependence on said detected duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A control device for controlling the hue (H) of light (L) emitted by a light source, wherein said control device comprises:
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a hue selection surface capable of displaying one or more hues available for said light of said light source and interaction detection means for detecting interaction between said hue selection surface and a user of said control device in selecting said hue for said light of said light source; wherein said hue selection surface displays a plurality of printed available hues for said light, and said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of at least one of said printed displayed hues by said user; wherein said control device comprises assigning means for assigning at least one subset of available printed hues to said hue selection surface, and wherein said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of a hue of said assigned subset; wherein said control device comprises duration detection means for detecting the duration of the interaction between said user and said hue selection surface, and said assigning means is capable of assigning said subset of said available printed hues to said hue selection surface in dependence on said detected duration; wherein said hue selection surface comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements capable of displaying said available hues for said light of said light source, and said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of at least one of said displayed hues by said user; wherein said control device comprises control means for controlling said light-emitting elements into displaying at least one subset of said available hues on said hue selection surface, and wherein said interaction detection means is capable of detecting a selection of a hue of said subset; wherein said control device further comprises duration detection means for detecting the duration of the interaction between said user and said hue selection surface, and said control means is capable of controlling said light-emitting elements into displaying said subset of available hues on said hue selection surface in dependence on said detected duration.
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