Lighting control
AssigneeSignify Holding B.V.
InventorsRemco Magielse, Daniel Martin Georgen, Leendert Teunis Rozendaal
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Abstract
A method of controlling one or more luminaires arranged to illuminate an area covered by at least one presence sensor, the method comprising: receiving from a user a selection of a lighting scene to be rendered; controlling at least one of the luminaires to render the selected lighting scene; determining a timeout duration for the luminaires based on the selected lighting scene; using the at least one presence sensor to monitor the area for presence indicators when rendering the selected lighting scene; and automatically switching the luminaires to a low-power mode if no presence indicator is detected in the area for the determined timeout duration when rendering the selected lighting scene.
Claims14
A method of controlling one or more luminaires arranged to illuminate an area covered by at least one presence sensor, the method comprising:
- receiving from a user a selection of a lighting scene to be rendered;
- determining an activity in the area based on the selected lighting scene;
- controlling at least one of the luminaires to render the selected lighting scene;
- determining a timeout duration for the luminaires based on the determined activity;
- using the at least one presence sensor to monitor the area for presence indicators when rendering the selected lighting scene;
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- automatically switching the luminaires to a low-power mode if no presence indicator is detected in the area for the determined timeout duration when rendering the selected lighting scene.
A controller for controlling one or more luminaires arranged to illuminate an area covered by at least one presence sensor, the controller comprising:
- a scene selection module arranged to receive from a user a selection of a lighting scene to be rendered;
- a lighting control module arranged to control at least one of the luminaires to render the selected lighting scene;
- a timeout determination module arranged to determine an activity in the area based on the selected lighting scene and further to determine a timeout duration for the luminaires based on the determined activity;
- a monitoring module arranged to receive presence indications from the at least one presence sensor;
- wherein the lighting control module is arranged to switch the luminaires to a low-power mode if no presence indications are received for the determined timeout duration when rendering the selected lighting scene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.