Method of controlling lighting devices
AssigneeSignify Holding B.V.
InventorsDirk Valentinus René Engelen, Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
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Abstract
A method of controlling lighting devices (4) via input from a mobile device (1), involving the operations of: upon movement of the mobile device, while being wirelessly connected with an influencing lighting device, obtaining movement direction data generated by the mobile device (1); and providing the movement direction data for determining a next lighting device to be controlled.
Claims17
A method of controlling lighting devices via input from a mobile device, comprising:
- upon movement of the mobile device, while being wirelessly connected with a present lighting device having a dominant light effect at a current location of the mobile device, obtaining movement direction data generated by a direction sensor of the mobile device, said movement direction data indicative of a direction of said movement of the mobile device and said direction sensor configured to measure said direction of said movement to generate said movement direction data;
- providing the movement direction data for determining an expected next lighting device to be controlled based on the movement direction data, said expected next lighting device to be controlled having a dominant light effect in said movement direction;
- performing a handover of the control of the present lighting device to the expected next lighting device to be controlled;
- controlling a lighting effect produced by the expected next lighting device based on said handover;
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- determining a speed of said movement, wherein the controlling of said lighting effect is implemented such that an increased value of said speed results in an increased area influenced by said lighting effect.
A mobile device for controlling lighting devices via commands input from the mobile device, said mobile device comprising a transceiver for local communication with the lighting devices, and a direction sensor, the mobile device being arranged to:
- upon movement of the mobile device and while being wirelessly connected with a present lighting device having a dominant light effect at a current location of the mobile device, generate movement direction data, said movement direction data indicative of a direction of said movement of the mobile device and said direction sensor configured to measure said direction of said movement to generate said movement direction data;
- provide the movement direction data for determining an expected next lighting device to be controlled based on the movement direction data, said expected next lighting device to be controlled having a dominant light effect in said movement direction;
- perform a handover of the control of the present lighting device to the expected next lighting device to be controlled;
- control a lighting effect produced by the expected next lighting device based on said handover;
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- determine a speed of said movement, wherein the controlling of said lighting effect is implemented such that an increased value of said speed results in an increased area influenced by said lighting effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.