Method and apparatus for generating a predetermined type of ambient lighting
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsGianluca Monaci, Tommaso Gritti
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Abstract
A predetermined type of ambient lighting is generated in which the influence of each of a plurality of luminaries on a predetermined type of ambient lighting is determined (203) and illumination of each of the plurality of luminaries is controlled (209) to generate said predetermined type of ambient light based on the determined influence of each of the plurality o f luminaries.
Claims15
A method of generating a predetermined type of ambient lighting comprising the steps of:
- determining an influence of each of a plurality of luminaries for a predetermined type of ambient lighting;
- controlling illumination of each of the plurality of luminaries to generate said predetermined type of ambient light based on the determined influence of each of the plurality of luminaries, and
- mapping at least one operational stat s of a device to at least one of the plurality of predetermined types of ambient lighting;
- determining a current operational status of the device;
- and
- applying, based on said mapping, a corresponding one of the plurality of predetermined type of ambient lighting to said device, said applied predetermined type of ambient lighting indicating said current operational status of the device.
A computer program product comprising a plurality of program code portions, said program code portions controlling a processor to execute the steps of:
- determining an influence of each of a plurality of luminaries for a predetermined type of ambient lighting;
- controlling illumination of each of the plurality of luminaries to generate said predetermined type of ambient light based on the determined influence of each of the plurality luminaries, and
- mapping at least one operational status of a device to at least one of the plurality of predetermined types of ambient lighting;
- determining a current operational status of the device;
- and
- applying, based on said mapping, a corresponding one of the plurality of predetermined type of ambient lighting to said device, said applied predetermined type of ambient lighting indicating said current operational status of the device.
An apparatus for generating a predetermined type of ambient lighting, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor:
- determining the influence of each of a plurality of luminaries on a predetermined type of ambient lighting;
- controlling illumination of each of the plurality of luminaries to generate said predetermined type of ambient lighting based on the determined influence of each of the plurality of luminaries, and
- mapping at least one operational status of a device to at least one of the plurality of predetermined types of ambient lighting;
- determining a current operational status of the device;
- and
- applying, based on said mapping, a corresponding one of the plurality of predetermined type of ambient lighting to said device, said applied predetermined type of ambient lighting indicating said current operational status of the device.
A method of indicating an operational status of a device, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining a number of operational status conditions of said device;
- determining a number of predetermined types of ambient lighting of a plurality of luminaries;
- generating a mapping of the operational status conditions and the predetermined types of ambient lighting based upon the determined number of operational status conditions of the device and the determined number of predetermined types of ambient lighting;
- and
- generating a predetermined type of ambient lighting according to the generated mapping to indicate a current operational status of the device.
An apparatus for indicating an operational status of a device comprising:
- a processor:
- determining a number of operational status conditions of the device,
- determining a number of predetermined types of ambient lighting of a plurality of luminaries,
- generating a mapping of the operational status conditions and the predetermined types of ambient lighting based upon the determined number of operational status conditions of the device and the determined number of predetermined types of ambient lighting;
- and
- generating a predetermined type of ambient lighting according to the generated mapping to indicate a current operational status of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.