Chaotic approach to control of lighting
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
- at least one controllable source of visible light configured to illuminate a space to be utilized by one or more biological occupants; and
at least one controller coupled to the at least one source of visible light,wherein the at least one controller is configured to control operation of the at least one source of visible light so as to vary at least one characteristic of visible light emitted from the at least one source into the space over a period of time at least in part in accordance with a chaotic function.
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Abstract
At least one controllable source of visible light is configured to illuminate a space to be utilized by one or more occupants. A controller causes the source(s) to emit light in a manner that varies at least one characteristic of visible light emitted into the space over a period of time at least in part in accordance with a chaotic function.
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26 Claims
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
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at least one controllable source of visible light configured to illuminate a space to be utilized by one or more biological occupants; and at least one controller coupled to the at least one source of visible light, wherein the at least one controller is configured to control operation of the at least one source of visible light so as to vary at least one characteristic of visible light emitted from the at least one source into the space over a period of time at least in part in accordance with a chaotic function. - 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 method, comprising steps of:
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operating an electrically driven source to emit visible light, to illuminate a space to be utilized by one or more biological occupants; and controlling a variation of at least one characteristic of the visible light emitted from the source over a period of time at least in part in accordance with a chaotic function. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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