US 2018/0295699 A1 · Method and system for controlling the switching on of lights

Abstract

A lighting system having a plurality of lighting devices electrically connected thereto includes a control unit connected lighting devices and adapted to individually control the switching on of each lighting device according to a predetermined lighting program, and a user device adapted to communicate with the control unit and having a camera that acquires a sequence of images of the surrounding environment. The control unit implements a system configuration step that activates each lighting device according to a respective switching-on sequence, and the user device analyzes the sequence of images acquired during the system configuration step to determine the spatial position and/or identification code of each lighting device, and sends corresponding information to the control unit. The control unit is also adapted to implement a lighting program that considers the spatial positions of the lighting devices determined by the user device.

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Dependent claims

A method for controlling a switching on of lights emitted from a plurality of lighting devices which are electrically connected, comprising:

arranging the plurality of lighting devices in an environment;
acquiring a sequence of images of the environment in which the plurality of lighting devices is disposed;
during acquisition of the sequence of images, switching on each lighting device according to a different sequence, said sequence allows each lighting device to be uniquely identified;
analyzing the sequence of images to determine a spatial position of each lighting device in the environment;
and
determining a sequence, with which to switch on the lighting devices, so as to cause the lighting devices to emit lights according to a lighting program, said lighting program causing the switching on of the lights according to a predetermined spatial order.

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A lighting system comprising:

a plurality of lighting devices that are electrically connected and adapted to emit light;
a control unit connected to the plurality of lighting devices and adapted to individually control a switching on of each of the lighting devices in accordance with a predetermined lighting program;
and
a user device adapted to communicate with the control unit and comprising a camera to acquire a sequence of images of an environment in which the plurality of lighting devices is disposed,
wherein the control unit is configured to implement a system configuration step that activates each lighting device according to a respective switching-on sequence,
wherein the user device (30) is configured for:
analyzing the sequence of images acquired during the system configuration step to determine one or both of a spatial position or an identification code of each lighting device in the environment, and
sending information to the control unit about the spatial position and the identification code of each lighting device, and
wherein the control unit is configured to implement a lighting program that considers the spatial positions of the lighting devices determined by the user device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for controlling the switching on of lights

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Method and system for controlling the switching on of lights

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Abstract

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