Methods and apparatus for providing workspace lighting and facilitating workspace customization

A method of providing lighting in a workspace including at least one work surface, the method comprising acts of:

• A) generating visible light in the workspace via at least one LED-based lighting unit;
• and
• B) controlling at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace via at least one user-interface,
• wherein the act A) comprises acts of:
• A1) generating first visible light in the workspace via at least one first LED-based lighting unit;
• and
• A2) generating second visible light in the workspace via at least one second LED-based lighting unit, and
• wherein the act B) comprises an act of controlling at least one of a first color and a first color temperature of the first visible light and at least one of a second color and a second color temperature of the second visible light via the at least one user-interface,
• and wherein the first visible light includes illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and the second visible light includes task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface.

A method of providing lighting in a workspace including at least one work surface, the method comprising acts of:

• A) generating visible light in the workspace via at least one LED-based lighting unit;
• and
• B) controlling at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace via at least one user-interface,
• wherein the act A) comprises acts of:
• A1) generating first visible light in the workspace via at least one first LED-based lighting unit;
• and
• A2) generating second visible light in the workspace via at least one second LED-based lighting unit, and
• wherein the act B) comprises an act of controlling at least one of a first color and a first color temperature of the first visible light and at least one of a second color and a second color temperature of the second visible light via the at least one user-interface,
• and wherein:
• the at least one first LED-based lighting unit includes at least one first addressable lighting unit having at least one first address and the at least one second LED-based lighting unit includes at least one second addressable lighting unit having at least one second address different than the first address;
• the act B) comprises an act of:
• B1) controlling the at least one of the first color and the first color temperature of the first visible light based on the at least one first address, and controlling the at least one of the second color and the second color temperature of the second visible light based on the at least one second address;
• the at least one user-interface includes at least one graphics user interface (GUI) associated with a computer display;
• and
• the method further comprises acts of:
• B2) selecting via the graphics user interface at least one user-definable parameter associated with at least one of the first visible light and the second visible light;
• and B3) performing the act B1) based at least in part on the at least one user-definable parameter.

A workspace, comprising:

• at least one work surface;
• at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface;
• and
• at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting,
• wherein the at least one LED-based lighting unit includes:
• at least one up-lighting unit to provide at least some of the illumination directed upward;
• at least one down-lighting unit to provide at least some of the illumination directed downward or at least some of the task lighting.

A workspace, comprising:

• at least one work surface:
• at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface;
• and
• at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting,
• wherein the at least one LED-based lighting unit includes at least one geometric panel lighting unit disposed in the workspace;
• at least some of the visible light generated by the at least one geometric panel lighting unit constitutes at least one of a static lighting pattern, a dynamic lighting pattern, a graphic display, a text message, and a video;
• and the at least one user-interface is configured to facilitate selection of the at least one of the static lighting pattern, the dynamic lighting pattern, the graphic display, the text message, and the video,
• and wherein the workspace further comprises:
• at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace, wherein the at least one geometric panel lighting unit is integrated to form a portion of the at least one divider.

A workspace, comprising:

• at least one work surface;
• at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, wherein the at least one LED-based lighting unit includes at least one privacy-related lighting unit that is configured to be at least partially transparent when the visible light is not generated and substantially opaque when the visible light is generated;
• and
• at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit, to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least some of the visible light generated in the workspace.

A workspace, comprising:

• at least one work surface;
• at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface;
• at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting;
• and
• at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace;
• and at least one controller to control the at least one LED-based lighting unit based on at least one control signal relating to operation of the at least one user-interface, wherein the at least one controller is disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider.

A workspace, comprising:

• at least one work surface;
• at least one LED-based lighting unit to generate visible light in the workspace, the visible light including at least one of illumination in at least a portion of the workspace and task lighting directed to at least a portion of the at least one work surface;
• at least one user-interface, coupled to the at least one LED-based lighting unit and configured to facilitate control of at least one of a color and a color temperature of at least one of the illumination and the task lighting;
• and
• at least one divider to provide at least one boundary for the workspace, the at least one divider including a frame and at least one finished surface exposed to the workspace;
• and at least one power supply disposed in an interior portion of the frame of the at least one divider, the at least one power supply receiving as an input an AC line voltage and providing as an output a DC voltage, wherein the DC voltage provides operating power for the at least one LED-based lighting unit.