Adaptive control of ambience settings
First Claim
1. An ambience scheduling and controlling system comprising an ambience scheduling system and an ambience controller, whereinthe ambience controller is for controlling an ambience in a local environment of a caregiving facility in dependence of a schedule defining different phases during a period of time for a patient, where the ambience controller comprises:
- a processor for determining if one of the phases of the schedule should be initiated or ended, and for determining at least one of a plurality of ambient parameters for control of the ambience in dependence of the phase to be initiated or ended, the ambience controller is configured to receive the schedule defining different phases from the ambience scheduling system, and whereinthe ambience scheduling system is configured to produce the schedule defining different phases, the ambience scheduling system comprisinga classifier comprising an interface configured to receive a patient agenda from a patient database, the patient agenda comprising a representation of timeslots and a corresponding patient activity for each timeslot, the classifier being configured to classify each patient activity as one of a plurality of activity types, andan ambience scheduler, the ambience scheduler associating at least one of the plurality of ambient parameters to each classified activity corresponding to each timeslot of the patient agenda,wherein the ambience scheduler comprises an unclassified timeslot determiner and an ambience non-class scheduler, the unclassified timeslot determiner being configured to determine timeslots in the patient agenda which are not classified, the ambience non-class scheduler being configured to associate at least one of the plurality of ambient parameters to each unclassified timeslot of the patient agenda,wherein the ambience non-class scheduler is configured to detect a first classified timeslot and a second classified timeslot, a first and second ambient parameter being associated to the first and second classified timeslot respectively, an unclassified timeslot extending between the first and second classified timeslot, wherein the ambient parameter associated to the unclassified timeslot depends on the duration of the unclassified timeslot or at least one of the first and second ambient parameter.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus that enables the ambience of e.g. hospital rooms to adapt according the scheduled or non-scheduled activities throughout the day. The ambience generated by lights, sound devices, image, movie displays and other devices is controlled by an ambience controller (100) in dependence of day phases defined by a patient'"'"'s day schedule or in dependence of other non-scheduled phases which may have been initiated in dependence of a trigger signal (215, 216) generated in response to activities such as the entering of a caterer.
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1. An ambience scheduling and controlling system comprising an ambience scheduling system and an ambience controller, wherein
the ambience controller is for controlling an ambience in a local environment of a caregiving facility in dependence of a schedule defining different phases during a period of time for a patient, where the ambience controller comprises: -
a processor for determining if one of the phases of the schedule should be initiated or ended, and for determining at least one of a plurality of ambient parameters for control of the ambience in dependence of the phase to be initiated or ended, the ambience controller is configured to receive the schedule defining different phases from the ambience scheduling system, and wherein the ambience scheduling system is configured to produce the schedule defining different phases, the ambience scheduling system comprising a classifier comprising an interface configured to receive a patient agenda from a patient database, the patient agenda comprising a representation of timeslots and a corresponding patient activity for each timeslot, the classifier being configured to classify each patient activity as one of a plurality of activity types, and an ambience scheduler, the ambience scheduler associating at least one of the plurality of ambient parameters to each classified activity corresponding to each timeslot of the patient agenda, wherein the ambience scheduler comprises an unclassified timeslot determiner and an ambience non-class scheduler, the unclassified timeslot determiner being configured to determine timeslots in the patient agenda which are not classified, the ambience non-class scheduler being configured to associate at least one of the plurality of ambient parameters to each unclassified timeslot of the patient agenda, wherein the ambience non-class scheduler is configured to detect a first classified timeslot and a second classified timeslot, a first and second ambient parameter being associated to the first and second classified timeslot respectively, an unclassified timeslot extending between the first and second classified timeslot, wherein the ambient parameter associated to the unclassified timeslot depends on the duration of the unclassified timeslot or at least one of the first and second ambient parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an ambience in a local environment of a caregiving facility in dependence of a schedule defining different phases during a period of time for a patient, where method comprises:
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determining if one of the phases of the schedule should be initiated or ended, determining at least one of a plurality of ambient parameters in dependence of the phase to be initiated or ended, receiving a patient agenda from a patient database, the patient agenda comprising a representation of timeslots and a corresponding patient activity for each timeslot, classifying each patient activity as one of a plurality of activity types, associating at least one of the plurality of ambient parameters to each classified activity corresponding to each timeslot of the patient agenda, determining timeslots in the patient agenda which are not classified, associating at least one of the plurality of ambient parameters to each unclassified timeslot of the patient agenda, detecting a first classified timeslot and a second classified timeslot, a first and second ambient parameter being associated to the first and second classified timeslot respectively, extending an unclassified timeslot between the first and second classified timeslot, wherein the ambient parameter associated to the unclassified timeslot depends on the duration of the unclassified timeslot or at least one of the first and second ambient parameter, and receiving the schedule defining different phases from an ambience scheduling system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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