Image-based control of lighting systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an imaging device positioned in a first room and configured to capture an image of a space in the first room, wherein the image captures an arrangement of contents and occupants in the first room;
a matching logic configured to;
compare the image of the first room and the arrangement of contents in the image to template images of the first room from a set of templates, wherein each template image of the first room is an image representing a different arrangement of contents, occupants, and an activity in the first room; and
in response to determining that the arrangement of contents, occupants, and activity in the image matches the arrangement of contents, occupants, and activity in one of the template images of the first room, generate a match signal that identifies the template image that matched; and
a control logic configured to;
access one or more stored scenes, wherein each scene specifies a lighting setting for a controllable characteristic of at least one light fixture, and wherein each of the template images is mapped with one of the stored scenes;
select a scene that is mapped to the identified template image that matched the image; and
cause the controllable characteristic of the at least one light fixture in the first room to be adjusted to the lighting setting defined by the scene.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with image based control of lighting systems are described. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes an imaging device configured to capture an image of a space. The apparatus also includes a matching logic configured to compare the image to templates in a set of templates to determine a current activity occurring in the space. In response to determining that the image matches a template, the matching logic is configured to generate a match signal that identifies the template. A control logic is configured to access one or more stored scenes. Each scene specifies a lighting setting for a controllable characteristic of at least one light fixture. The control logic selects a scene mapped to the identified template. The control logic further causes the controllable characteristic of the at least one light fixture to be adjusted to the lighting setting defined by the scene.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an imaging device positioned in a first room and configured to capture an image of a space in the first room, wherein the image captures an arrangement of contents and occupants in the first room; a matching logic configured to; compare the image of the first room and the arrangement of contents in the image to template images of the first room from a set of templates, wherein each template image of the first room is an image representing a different arrangement of contents, occupants, and an activity in the first room; and in response to determining that the arrangement of contents, occupants, and activity in the image matches the arrangement of contents, occupants, and activity in one of the template images of the first room, generate a match signal that identifies the template image that matched; and a control logic configured to; access one or more stored scenes, wherein each scene specifies a lighting setting for a controllable characteristic of at least one light fixture, and wherein each of the template images is mapped with one of the stored scenes; select a scene that is mapped to the identified template image that matched the image; and cause the controllable characteristic of the at least one light fixture in the first room to be adjusted to the lighting setting defined by the scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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capturing, by an imaging device, an image of a space, wherein the image captures an arrangement of contents and occupants in an activity in the space, wherein the imaging device communicates the image to a computing device; comparing, by the computing device, the image to template images of the space from a set of templates, wherein each template image of the space is an image representing a different arrangement of contents, occupants, and an activity in the space; in response to determining that the arrangement of contents, occupants, and activity in the image matches the arrangement of contents, occupants, and activity in one of the template images of the space, generating a match signal that identifies the template image selected as matching the image; selecting a scene based, at least in part on the identified template image, wherein a scene specifies lighting settings for at least one light fixture in the space; and changing a lighting setting of the at least one light fixture based, at least in part, on the scene. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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an imaging device that captures an image of a space, wherein the image captures an arrangement of contents and occupants in the space; a lighting apparatus comprising a matching logic stored in a non-transitory computer storage medium including instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to; compare the image of the space and the arrangement of contents in the image to template images of the space from a set of templates, wherein each template image of the space is an image representing a different arrangement of contents, occupants, and an activity in the space; and in response to determining that the arrangement of contents, occupants, and activity in the image matches the arrangement of contents, occupants, and the activity in one of the template images of the space, generate a match signal that identifies the template image that matched; and a group of lighting fixtures, each light fixture having a control logic configured to; access one or more stored presets, each preset identifying at least one lighting setting; select a preset mapped to the template image identified by the match signal; and cause the corresponding light fixture to be adjusted to the lighting setting defined by the selected preset. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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