Methods and system for controlling the switching on of lights
OwnerMarco Franciosainventor
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Abstract
A method for controlling the switching on of lights emitted by a plurality of lighting elements includes the following steps: a) arranging the plurality of lighting elements in an environment, b) selecting a switching-on sequence for the lighting elements, and c) executing the switching-on sequence. The method is performed with a plurality of lighting devices, each having one or more lighting elements and a control unit for the one or more lighting elements. Step b) includes the following sub-steps: b1) dividing the switching-on sequence in one or more sub-sequences, associating each sub-sequence to a lighting device, and transmitting the sub-sequences to the control units through a user device. Step c) includes simultaneously having the lighting elements execute each sub-sequence.
Claims10
A method of controlling a switching on of lights emitted by a plurality of lighting elements, said lighting elements being arranged to provide a plurality of lighting devices, each lighting device having one or more of the plurality of lighting elements and a control unit for said one or more of the plurality of lighting elements,
- said method comprising the following steps:
- arranging the plurality of lighting elements in an environment;
- acquiring a sequence of images of the environment, in which the plurality of lighting elements is arranged;
- during acquisition of the sequence of images, switching on the lighting elements each with an individual switching-on sequence, so as to uniquely identify each lighting element;
- analyzing the sequence of images to determine a spatial position of each lighting element in the environment;
- selecting a switching-on sequence for the lighting elements;
- and
- executing said switching-on sequence,
- wherein selecting said switching-on sequence comprises the following sub-steps:
- dividing said switching-on sequence in one or more sub-sequences;
- associating each sub-sequence to a lighting device;
- transmitting said sub-sequences to the control units through a user device adapted to communicate with said control units;
- and
- wherein executing said switching-on sequence comprises causing a simultaneous execution of each sub-sequence by the lighting elements.
A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of lighting elements adapted to emit a light;
- a user device (2) adapted to communicate with said lighting elements;
- and
- a plurality of lighting devices physically separated from each other,
- wherein each of the lighting devices comprises a control unit and of one or more of said lighting elements connected to each other,
- wherein said user device communicates with said control units, and
- wherein the control unit of each of the lighting devices is adapted to individually control a switching on of each of said lighting elements belonging to a same lighting device,
- wherein each control unit and/or the user device is configured to carry out a method having the following steps:
- arranging the plurality of lighting elements in an environment;
- acquiring a sequence of images of the environment, in which the plurality of lighting elements is arranged;
- during acquisition of the sequence of images, switching on the lighting elements each with an individual switching-on sequence, so as to uniquely identify each lighting element;
- analyzing the sequence of images to determine a spatial position of each lighting element in the environment;
- selecting a switching-on sequence for the lighting elements;
- and
- executing said switching-on sequence,
- wherein step b) comprises the following sub-steps:
- dividing said switching-on sequence in one or more sub-sequences;
- associating each sub-sequence to one of the lighting devices;
- transmitting said sub-sequences to the control units through a user device adapted to communicate with said control units;
- and
- wherein executing said switching-on sequence comprises causing a simultaneous execution of each sub-sequence by the lighting elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.