Light controller
First Claim
1. A method performed by one or more computers, the method comprising:
- measuring, using a light sensor located at a portion of a property, ambient light in the portion of the property;
determining signature peaks in the measured ambient light based on an optical spectrum;
determining a composition of the ambient light in the portion of the property based on the measured signature peaks;
determining an amount of natural light in the portion of the property based on the determined composition of the ambient light in the portion of the property;
determining to adjust an amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property based on the determined amount of natural light within the portion of the property; and
in response to determining to adjust the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property based on the determined amount of natural light within the portion of the property, adjusting the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing actions based on a determined relative composition of light. In some implementations, data representing an amount of ambient light detected within the portion of the property by a light sensor located at the portion of the property is initially obtained. Data indicating (i) a shape of an optical spectra for a natural light source, and (ii) a shape of an optical spectra for a non-natural light source is then obtained. A relative composition of the ambient light detected within the portion of the property is determined. An estimated amount of natural light within the portion of the property is then determined. In response, the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property is adjusted.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method performed by one or more computers, the method comprising:
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measuring, using a light sensor located at a portion of a property, ambient light in the portion of the property; determining signature peaks in the measured ambient light based on an optical spectrum; determining a composition of the ambient light in the portion of the property based on the measured signature peaks; determining an amount of natural light in the portion of the property based on the determined composition of the ambient light in the portion of the property; determining to adjust an amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property based on the determined amount of natural light within the portion of the property; and in response to determining to adjust the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property based on the determined amount of natural light within the portion of the property, adjusting the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising; measuring, using a light sensor located at a portion of a property, ambient light in the portion of the property; determining signature peaks in the measured ambient light based on an optical spectrum; determining a composition of the ambient light in the portion of the property based on the measured signature peaks; determining an amount of natural light in the portion of the property based on the determined composition of the ambient light in the portion of the property; determining to adjust an amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property based on the determined amount of natural light within the portion of the property; and in response to determining to adjust the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property based on the determined amount of natural light within the portion of the property, adjusting the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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