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Adaptive anti-glare light system and associated methods

  • US 8,901,850 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2013
  • Issued: 12/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of adapting light to environmental conditions as a countermeasure to glare using a lighting device that includes a sensor, a color selection engine operatively coupled to the sensor, a controller operatively coupled to the color selection engine, and a plurality of light sources each configured to emit a source light in a source wavelength range, wherein each of the plurality of light sources is operatively coupled to the controller, wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is a white light, the method comprising:

  • emitting a first light;

    receiving a reflected light comprising a detected color;

    determining if the detected color is characterized by a discomfort glare rating below a threshold level;

    determining a dominant wavelength of the detected color that is characterized by the discomfort glare rating of the detected color being below the threshold value;

    determining a combination of at least two of the plurality of light sources that emit a combined wavelength that approximately matches the dominant wavelength of the detected color; and

    operating the combination of at least two of the plurality of light sources to emit the combined wavelength to be defined as an adapted light that has a discomfort rating at or above the threshold value, wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is the white light.

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