Systems and apparatus for light-based social communications
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1. A light-based system for forming social connections comprising:
- a first lighting controller for controlling a first individually controllable luminaire in a lighting network and for transmitting a first signal indicative of a first location identifier and a second signal indicative of a first localized light setting;
a first memory for associating at least the first location identifier with the first localized light setting;
a processor for determining the first localized light setting from the second signal, and receiving from the first memory at least one second location identifier associated with a second localized light setting having a correlation to the first localized light setting;
a communication network for receiving the at least one second location identifier from the processor and transmitting a third signal indicative of a potential for a light-based connection; and
a second lighting controller at a location associated with the at least one second location identifier, for controlling a second individually controllable luminaire in a lighting network, for receiving the third signal from the communication network, and for transmitting, in response, via the communication network, a fourth signal indicative of an interest in establishing a light-based connection;
wherein the processor, receiving the fourth signal, creates an association in a second memory between the first location identifier and the at least one second location identifier.
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Abstract
Light-based systems for communicating information associated with the formation of social connections are disclosed. One or more lighting controllers controlling individually controllable luminaires are used in conjunction with communication networks in order to identify and form remote light-based social connections. Additionally, visualization controllers are used in conjunction with visualization infrastructures, visualization actuators, localization systems and identification systems to visually identify proximally present potential social connections.
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37 Claims
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1. A light-based system for forming social connections comprising:
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a first lighting controller for controlling a first individually controllable luminaire in a lighting network and for transmitting a first signal indicative of a first location identifier and a second signal indicative of a first localized light setting; a first memory for associating at least the first location identifier with the first localized light setting; a processor for determining the first localized light setting from the second signal, and receiving from the first memory at least one second location identifier associated with a second localized light setting having a correlation to the first localized light setting; a communication network for receiving the at least one second location identifier from the processor and transmitting a third signal indicative of a potential for a light-based connection; and a second lighting controller at a location associated with the at least one second location identifier, for controlling a second individually controllable luminaire in a lighting network, for receiving the third signal from the communication network, and for transmitting, in response, via the communication network, a fourth signal indicative of an interest in establishing a light-based connection; wherein the processor, receiving the fourth signal, creates an association in a second memory between the first location identifier and the at least one second location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 36)
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11. A light-based system for forming social connections comprising:
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a lighting controller for controlling an individually controllable luminaire in a lighting network and transmitting a first signal indicative of a first location identifier and a second signal indicative of a first localized light setting; a first memory for associating at least the first location identifier with the first localized light setting; a processor for determining the first localized light setting from the second signal, and receiving from the first memory at least one second location identifier associated with a second localized light setting having a correlation with the first localized light setting; and a communication network for receiving the at least one second location identifier from the processor and transmitting a third signal indicative of a potential for a light-based connection; wherein the lighting controller receives the third signal and transmits, in response, a fourth signal indicative of an interest in establishing a light-based connection, and wherein the processor, receiving the fourth signal from the lighting controller, creates an association in a second memory between the first location identifier and the at least one second location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A light-based system for forming social connections comprising:
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a localization system for determining a location of a user and for transmitting a first signal indicative of the location of the user; an identification system for determining a user identifier associated with the user, and for transmitting a second signal indicative of the user identifier; a memory for associating the user identifier with one or more user data; and a visualization controller; for receiving the first signal and the second signal, for retrieving from the memory, the one or more user data associated with the user identifier, for generating an aura-creation command based on a combination comprising the one or more user data and the location of the user, and for transmitting the aura-creation command to a visualization infrastructure for controlling one or more visualization actuators proximate to the user for visually displaying an aura comprising at least the one or more user data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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37. A light-based system for forming social connections comprising:
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a localization system for determining a location of a user and for transmitting a first signal indicative of the location of the user; an identification system for determining a user identifier associated with the user, and for transmitting a second signal indicative of the user identifier; a memory for associating the user identifier with one or more user data; and a visualization controller; for receiving the first signal and the second signal, for retrieving from the memory, the one or more user data associated with the user identifier, for generating an aura-creation command based at least on the one or more user data, and for transmitting the aura-creation command to a visualization infrastructure for controlling one or more visualization actuators for visually displaying an aura comprising at least the one or more user data.
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