Methods of controlling an outdoor lighting system
First Claim
1. Method of controlling an outdoor lighting system, the outdoor lighting system comprising outdoor lamps which are distributed over spatial segments of an outdoor space, the emitted light intensity of the outdoor lamps being controllable for each spatial segment, and references being used to refer to specific spatial segments, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a detection system an indication of a sub-area of the outdoor space and receiving at least one activity property for the sub-area, the detection system being arranged for detecting activity in the sub-area, the sub-area being different from all the spatial segments, the indication being used to refer to the sub-area, and the at least one activity property being related to a traffic density in the sub-area,mapping the at least one indication to at least one reference of a respective spatial segment, wherein the mapping is performed on the basis of a predefined mapping between the sub-areas and the spatial segments,determining a light intensity level for the respective at least one spatial segment in dependence on the received at least one activity property, andproviding the at least one reference together with the respective determined light intensity to the outdoor lighting system.
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Abstract
A method (100) of controlling an outdoor lighting system, a computer program product, a controlling device for controlling an outdoor lighting system and an outdoor lighting system are provided. The outdoor lighting system comprises outdoor lamps which are distributed over spatial segments of an outdoor space. The emitted light intensity of the outdoor lamps is controllable per spatial segment, and references are used to refer to specific spatial segments. The method (100) comprises the steps of (i) receiving (102) from a detection system an indication of a sub-area of the outdoor space and receiving at least one activity property or the sub-area, the detection system being arranged for detecting activity in the sub-area, the sub-area being different from all the spatial segments, and the indication being used to refer to the sub-area, and the at least one activity property being related to a traffic density in the sub-area (ii) mapping (104) the at least one indication to at least one reference of a respective spatial segment, (iii) determining (106) a light intensity level for the respective at least one spatial segment in dependence on the received at least one activity property, (iv) providing (108) the at least one reference together with the respective determined light intensity to the outdoor lighting system.
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19 Claims
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1. Method of controlling an outdoor lighting system, the outdoor lighting system comprising outdoor lamps which are distributed over spatial segments of an outdoor space, the emitted light intensity of the outdoor lamps being controllable for each spatial segment, and references being used to refer to specific spatial segments, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a detection system an indication of a sub-area of the outdoor space and receiving at least one activity property for the sub-area, the detection system being arranged for detecting activity in the sub-area, the sub-area being different from all the spatial segments, the indication being used to refer to the sub-area, and the at least one activity property being related to a traffic density in the sub-area, mapping the at least one indication to at least one reference of a respective spatial segment, wherein the mapping is performed on the basis of a predefined mapping between the sub-areas and the spatial segments, determining a light intensity level for the respective at least one spatial segment in dependence on the received at least one activity property, and providing the at least one reference together with the respective determined light intensity to the outdoor lighting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
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9. Method of controlling an outdoor lighting system, the outdoor lighting system comprising outdoor lamps which are distributed over spatial segments of an outdoor space, the emitted light intensity of the outdoor lamps being controllable for each spatial segment, and references being used to refer to specific spatial segments, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a detection system an indication of a sub-area of the outdoor space and receiving at least one activity property for the sub-area, the detection system being arranged for detecting activity in the sub-area, the sub-area being different from all the spatial segments, the indication being used to refer to the sub-area, and the at least one activity property being related to a traffic density in the sub-area, mapping the at least one indication to at least one reference of a respective spatial segment, determining a light intensity level for the respective at least one spatial segment in dependence on the received at least one activity property, wherein the determining of the light intensity levels is performed by applying a predefined relation to the activity property, and/or by applying a predefined set of rules to the activity property, and providing the at least one reference together with the respective determined light intensity to the outdoor lighting system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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10. Method of controlling an outdoor lighting system, the outdoor lighting system comprising outdoor lamps which are distributed over spatial segments of an outdoor space, the emitted light intensity of the outdoor lamps being controllable for each spatial segment, and references being used to refer to specific spatial segments, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a detection system an indication of a sub-area of the outdoor space and receiving at least one activity property for the sub-area, the detection system being arranged for detecting activity in the sub-area, the sub-area being different from all the spatial segments, the indication being used to refer to the sub-area, and the at least one activity property being related to a traffic density in the sub-area, mapping the at least one indication to at least one reference of a respective spatial segment, determining a light intensity level for the respective at least one spatial segment in dependence on the received at least one activity property, and providing the at least one reference together with the respective determined light intensity to the outdoor lighting system, wherein the at least one activity property of the respective at least one sub-area further comprises at least one of the following;
a number of entities currently present in the sub-area, a number of moving entities in the sub-area, a direction of movement of an entity, an average direction of movement of a group of entities, a set of directions of movement related to a set of entities, a speed of movement of an entity, an average speed of movement of a group of entities, a set of speeds of movement related to a set of specific entities. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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