Controller for controlling a lighting device and a method thereof
AssigneeSignify Holding B.V.
InventorJan Goor
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Abstract
A method of controlling a lighting device is disclosed. The method comprises: detecting a first location of a user in an area, obtaining a second location of the lighting device and/or its light effect in the area, obtaining object information about an object, the object information comprising at least dimensions of the object and a third location of the object in the area, determining, based on the first, second and third location and the object dimensions, if the object is located between the user and the lighting device and/or its light effect, and controlling the lighting device based on the determination.
Claims15
A method of controlling a lighting device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first location of a user in an area,
- obtaining a second location of the lighting device and/or its light effect in the area,
- obtaining object information about an object, the object information comprising a third location of the object in the area, wherein the object information further comprises transparency information about the object,
- determining, based on at least the first, second and third location, if the object is located between the user and the lighting device and/or its light effect, and if the object is determined to be located between the user and the lighting device and/or its light effect, determining if the lighting device and/or its light effect is visible for the user based, at least in part, on the transparency information, and
- controlling the lighting device based on at least one user-defined light setting if the lighting device and/or its light effect is visible for the user.
A controller for controlling a lighting device, the controller comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a detected first location of a user in an area,
- a processor configured to:
- obtain a second location of the lighting device and/or its light effect in the area, to obtain object information about an object, the object information comprising at least a third location of the object in the area, wherein the object information further comprises transparency information about the object,
- determine, based on at least the first, second and third location, if the object is located between the user and the lighting device and/or its light effect, and
- if the object is determined to be located between the user and the lighting device and/or its light effect, determine if the lighting device and/or its light effect is visible for the user based, at least in part, on the transparency information, and
- control the lighting device based on at least one user-defined light setting if the lighting device and/or its light effect is visible for the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.