Lighting control based on interaction with toys in play area
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1. A method for controlling a lighting system having one or more LEDs, comprising:
- receiving, at a lighting system controller, a signal indicative of a first characteristic of one or more toys present in a play area supplied with ambient light by the lighting system;
receiving, at the lighting system controller, a signal indicative of an alteration of the one or more toys;
corresponding, by the lighting system controller, with a remote computing system to determine an additional characteristic of the one or more toys based on the first characteristic, said additional characteristic including color associated with the one or more toys; and
energizing, by the lighting system controller, the one or more LEDs of the lighting system to illuminate the play area with light having one or more attributes selected based on the first characteristic of the one or more toys, the additional characteristic of the one or more toys and the alteration of the one or more toys.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to inventive methods, systems and apparatus for lighting control. For example, light output of a lighting system (100) that illuminates a play area (101) may be altered, e.g., by a lighting system controller (102, 302), based on characteristics of toys (104) one or more children is playing with in the area, as well as alterations of the toys or relationships between the toys that the one or more children are effecting.
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1. A method for controlling a lighting system having one or more LEDs, comprising:
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receiving, at a lighting system controller, a signal indicative of a first characteristic of one or more toys present in a play area supplied with ambient light by the lighting system; receiving, at the lighting system controller, a signal indicative of an alteration of the one or more toys; corresponding, by the lighting system controller, with a remote computing system to determine an additional characteristic of the one or more toys based on the first characteristic, said additional characteristic including color associated with the one or more toys; and energizing, by the lighting system controller, the one or more LEDs of the lighting system to illuminate the play area with light having one or more attributes selected based on the first characteristic of the one or more toys, the additional characteristic of the one or more toys and the alteration of the one or more toys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lighting system, comprising:
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one or more LEDs; one or more sensors to detect a first characteristic of one or more toys present in a play area illuminated by the lighting system and an alteration of the one or more toys; and a lighting system controller operably coupled with the one or more LEDs and configured to; receive, from the one or more sensors, signals indicative of the first characteristic of one or more toys present in a play area and the alteration of the one or more toys; correspond with a remote computing system to determine an additional characteristic of the one or more toys based on the first characteristic, said additional characteristic including a color associated with the one or more toys; and energize the one or more LEDs of the lighting system to illuminate the play area with light having one or more attributes selected based on the first characteristic, the additional characteristic and the alteration of the one or more toys. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for controlling a lighting system with one or more LEDs, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory operably coupled with the one or more processors and containing instructions that, by execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive, from one or more sensors, signals indicative of a first characteristic of one or more toys present in a play area illuminated by the lighting system and an alteration of the one or more toys; correspond with a remote computing system to determine an additional characteristic of the one or more toys based on the first characteristic, said additional characteristic including a color associated with the one or more toys; and energize the one or more LEDs of the lighting system to illuminate the play area with light having one or more attributes selected based on the first characteristic, the additional characteristic and the alteration of the one or more toys. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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