US 11,455,095 B2 · Method and a lighting control device for controlling a plurality of lighting devices

Abstract

A method of controlling a plurality of lighting devices (120, 122) is disclosed. The method comprises: grouping the plurality of lighting devices (120, 122) into a group of lighting devices (120, 122), rendering a virtual representation of the group of lighting devices (120, 122) at a first location in an image on a display (102), determining a first color associated with one or more pixels at the first location in the image, obtaining light rendering information from the plurality of lighting devices (120, 122), wherein the light rendering information relates to light rendering capabilities of the respective lighting devices (120, 122), receiving a user input indicative of a repositioning of the virtual representation from the first location to a second location in the image, determining, based on the light rendering information, if the lighting devices (120, 122) of the group are able to render a second color associated with one or more pixels at the second location in the image, dividing the group of lighting devices (120, 122) into a first subgroup comprising at least one lighting device that is unable to render the second color and a second subgroup comprising at least one lighting device that is able to render the second color, rendering a first virtual representation of the first subgroup, and a second virtual representation of the second subgroup in the image on the display (102), controlling the at least one lighting device of the first subgroup according to the first color, and controlling the at least one lighting device of the second subgroup according to the second color.

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Dependent claims

A method of controlling a plurality of lighting devices, the method comprising:

grouping the plurality of lighting devices into a group of lighting devices,
rendering a virtual representation of the group of lighting devices at a first location in an image on a display,
determining a first color associated with one or more pixels at the first location in the image,
obtaining light rendering information from the plurality of lighting devices, wherein the light rendering information relates to light rendering capabilities of the respective lighting devices,
receiving a user input indicative of a repositioning of the virtual representation from the first location to a second location in the image,
determining, based on the light rendering information, if the lighting devices of the group are able to render a second color associated with one or more pixels at the second location in the image,
dividing the group of lighting devices into a first subgroup comprising at least one lighting device that is unable to render the second color and a second subgroup comprising at least one lighting device that is able to render the second color,
rendering a first virtual representation of the first subgroup at the first location, and a second virtual representation of the second subgroup at the second location in the image on the display,
controlling the at least one lighting device of the first subgroup according to the first color, and
controlling the at least one lighting device of the second subgroup according to the second color.

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A lighting control device for controlling a plurality of lighting devices, the lighting control device comprising:

a display,
a user interface configured to receive a user input,
a communication unit configured to communicate with the plurality of lighting devices,
a processor configured to:
group the plurality of lighting devices into a group of lighting devices,
render a virtual representation of the group of lighting devices at a first location in an image on the display,
determine a first color associated with one or more pixels at the first location in the image,
obtain light rendering information from the plurality of lighting devices, wherein the light rendering information relates to light rendering capabilities of the respective lighting devices,
receive, via the user interface, a user input indicative of a repositioning of the virtual representation from the first location to a second location in the image,
determine, based on the light rendering information, if the lighting devices of the group are able to render a second color associated with one or more pixels at the second location in the image,
divide the group of lighting devices into a first subgroup comprising at least one lighting device that is unable to render the second color and a second subgroup comprising at least one lighting device that is able to render the second color,
render a first virtual representation of the first subgroup at the first location in the image, and a second virtual representation of the second subgroup at the second location in the image on the display,
control, via the communication unit, the at least one lighting device of the first subgroup according to the first color, and
control, via the communication unit, the at least one lighting device of the second subgroup according to the second color.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and a lighting control device for controlling a plurality of lighting devices

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