Abstract: A control system for configuring a plurality of lighting devices is disclosed. The control system comprises a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of lighting devices, a configuration module configured to: for each lighting device of the plurality of lighting devices, group different segments of the plurality of individually controllable segments into different lighting control groups, and communicate, via one or more communication units, grouping information to each respective lighting device to cause the respective lighting device to store the respective grouping information in its memory, the grouping information being indicative of the respective lighting control groups into which the different segments have been grouped, and a control module configured to: communicate, via the one or more communication units, a broadcast command to the plurality of lighting devices, the broadcast command defining respective light settings for the respective lighting control groups.

Abstract: An electronic device is configured to determine apart (161) of a light effect for a first period and determine a succeeding part (186) of the light effect for a second period succeeding the first period. The electronic device is further configured to determine a likelihood that a second original light command specifying a part (162) of a light effect for the second period will not arrive at its destination and transmit an original first light command or determine and transmit an alternative first light command in dependence on the likelihood and/or the determined succeeding part of the light effect. The original first light command specifies the part of the light effect and the alternative first light command is determined based on the part and the succeeding part of the light effect and specifies a portion of the light effect for both the first period and the second period.

Abstract: An electronic device (1) is configured to determine information indicating or affecting a variation in delay, e.g. variations in one or more delay components (21-26), between a content frame being rendered, e.g. by a mobile device (12), and a light effect synchronized to the content frame starting to be rendered. The electronic device is further configured to select one or more light effects to be rendered simultaneously with a content item based on the determined information and cause one or more light sources (16, 17) to render the selected one or more light effects simultaneously with the content item.

Abstract: An electronic device is configured to determine apart (161) of a light effect for a first period and determine a succeeding part (186) of the light effect for a second period succeeding the first period. The electronic device is further configured to determine a likelihood that a second original light command specifying a part (162) of a light effect for the second period will not arrive at its destination and transmit an original first light command or determine and transmit an alternative first light command in dependence on the likelihood and/or the determined succeeding part of the light effect. The original first light command specifies the part of the light effect and the alternative first light command is determined based on the part and the succeeding part of the light effect and specifies a portion of the light effect for both the first period and the second period.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connected device system that is adapted to form a low-bandwidth wireless mesh network (2) between a plurality of devices (3, 4, 5, 6). The connected device system (1) comprises multiple output devices (3, 4, 5) for outputting human-perceptible stimuli and a controller device (6) for controlling the stimulus outputs of the multiple output devices via the wireless mesh network. The controller device is adapted to switch a group of the multiple output devices from a first control mode, in the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a first type, to a second control mode, in which the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a second type. The control messages of the second type are transmitted to the output devices of the group at a higher rate than the control messages of the first type.

Abstract: A method of controlling luminaires of a lighting system based on a current mode of an entertainment device, the method comprising: whilst the entertainment device is in an active mode: controlling one or more of the luminaires associated with the entertainment device to render an entertainment effect, receiving a lighting instruction identifying a plurality of the luminaires and a lighting effect to be rendered by them, determining that at least a first of the plurality of luminaires is one of the luminaires currently rendering the entertainment effect, controlling at least a second of the plurality of luminaries, which is not currently rendering the entertainment effect, to render the lighting effect whilst the first luminaire continues to render the entertainment effect, and electronically storing an indication of the lighting effect; and in response to the entertainment device switching to an inactive mode, controlling the first luminaire to render the lighting effect using the electronically stored indica

Abstract: The present invention is related to verifying an installed lighting system (300), in particular an Ethernet-based lighting system (300), without it being necessary to employ a designated lighting controller and without it being necessary to completely commission the installed lighting system (300). According to an aspect of the invention, this is achieved by providing a network switch (200) that comprises a plurality of ports for coupling luminaires (312A, 312B, 312C, 312D) and sensors and/or actuators (314A, 314B) of the lighting system (300) to the network switch (200); and by setting the network switch (200) such that a signal received at a first port (e.g. port 4) of the plurality of ports is only forwarded to pre-selected ports (e.g. ports 2,3,5,6 and 7) of the plurality of ports.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connected device system that is adapted to form a low-bandwidth wireless mesh network (2) between a plurality of devices (3, 4, 5, 6). The connected device system (1) comprises multiple output devices (3, 4, 5) for outputting human-perceptible stimuli and a controller device (6) for controlling the stimulus outputs of the multiple output devices via the wireless mesh network. The controller device is adapted to switch a group of the multiple output devices from a first control mode, in the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a first type, to a second control mode, in which the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a second type. The control messages of the second type are transmitted to the output devices of the group at a higher rate than the control messages of the first type.

Abstract: The present invention is related to verifying an installed lighting system (300), in particular an Ethernet-based lighting system (300), without it being necessary to employ a designated lighting controller and without it being necessary to completely commission the installed lighting system (300). According to an aspect of the invention, this is achieved by providing a network switch (200) that comprises a plurality of ports for coupling luminaires (312A, 312B, 312C, 312D) and sensors and/or actuators (314A, 314B) of the lighting system (300) to the network switch (200); and by setting the network switch (200) such that a signal received at a first port (e.g. port 4) of the plurality of ports is only forwarded to pre-selected ports (e.g. ports 2,3,5,6 and 7) of the plurality of ports.

Abstract: The present invention is related to verifying an installed lighting system (300), in particular an Ethernet-based lighting system (300), without it being necessary to employ a designated lighting controller and allowing the automatic commissioning of the installed lighting system (300). According to an aspect of the invention, this is achieved by providing a network switch (200) that comprises a plurality of ports for coupling luminaires (312A, 312B, 312C, 312D) and sensors and or actuators (314A, 314B) of the lighting system (300) to the network switch (200); and by setting the network switch (200) such that a signal received at a first port (e.g. port 4) of the plurality of ports is only forwarded to pre-selected ports (e.g. ports 2,3,5,6 and 7) of the plurality of ports.

Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a method of controlling a plurality of luminaires to illuminate an environment, the method comprising steps of: determining a lighting pattern to be rendered by the plurality of luminaires, the lighting pattern comprising a respective lighting setting for transmission to each of the plurality of luminaires; accessing a memory storing a lighting function which, as stored in the memory, defines concurrently for a set of some or all of said plurality of luminaires respective lighting setting modifiers to be applied to the respective lighting settings for the respective luminaires of said set, wherein said accessing comprises retrieving the lighting function from the memory; applying the lighting function to the lighting pattern to generate a modified lighting pattern comprising respective modified lighting settings for the plurality of luminaires, by applying the lighting setting modifiers to the respective lighting settings in order to generate the res

Abstract: A method, device and computer program product for (near) synchronous control of networked lighting devices is presented. In networked lighting systems, a control command sent to the networked lighting devices is limited in length and as such it is not always possible to include the identifiers of the networked lighting devices, as well as the color point and/or intensity level they should change to in a single control command. However, sending multiple control commands in sequence can result in the undesired effect that these lighting devices change light output out-of-sync. The invention proposes to determine an approximate color point and/or approximate intensity level in, respectively, a color space and/or intensity space of a lower resolution. This allows a control command to comprise the identifiers of the networked lighting devices, as well as the approximate color point and/or approximate intensity level for (near) synchronous control of the networked lighting devices.

Abstract: A method, device and computer program product for (near) synchronous control of networked lighting devices is presented. In networked lighting systems, a control command sent to the networked lighting devices is limited in length and as such it is not always possible to include the identifiers of the networked lighting devices, as well as the color point and/or intensity level they should change to in a single control command. However, sending multiple control commands in sequence can result in the undesired effect that these lighting devices change light output out-of-sync. The invention proposes to determine an approximate color point and/or approximate intensity level in, respectively, a color space and/or intensity space of a lower resolution. This allows a control command to comprise the identifiers of the networked lighting devices, as well as the approximate color point and/or approximate intensity level for (near) synchronous control of the networked lighting devices.

Abstract: A light effect control method, computer program product and device are presented which allow an application to render a light effect by a networked lighting system based on the method, computer program product or device receiving an event being from the application. To provide a better user experience, light effects related to certain events need to be rendered even if a delay in rendering is expected whereas light effects related to other events need to be rendered without delay or else not rendered at all. As such, a decision is made to execute a first or a second scenario based on the event type of the event received and/or the capacity of the networked lighting system, wherein in the first scenario the lighting control command is always sent to the networked lighting system and in the second scenario the lighting control command is only sent to the networked lighting system if no unacceptable delay in rendering the light effect is expected.

Abstract: A method of controlling luminaires of a lighting system based on a current mode of an entertainment device, the method comprising: whilst the entertainment device is in an active mode: controlling one or more of the luminaires associated with the entertainment device to render an entertainment effect, receiving a lighting instruction identifying a plurality of the luminaires and a lighting effect to be rendered by them, determining that at least a first of the plurality of luminaires is one of the luminaires currently rendering the entertainment effect, controlling at least a second of the plurality of luminaries, which is not currently rendering the entertainment effect, to render the lighting effect whilst the first luminaire continues to render the entertainment effect, and electronically storing an indication of the lighting effect; and in response to the entertainment device switching to an inactive mode, controlling the first luminaire to render the lighting effect using the electronically stored indica

Abstract: A light effect control method, computer program product and device are presented which allow an application to render a light effect by a networked lighting system based on the method, computer program product or device receiving an event being from the application. To provide a better user experience, light effects related to certain events need to be rendered even if a delay in rendering is expected whereas light effects related to other events need to be rendered without delay or else not rendered at all. As such, a decision is made to execute a first or a second scenario based on the event type of the event received and/or the capacity of the networked lighting system, wherein in the first scenario the lighting control command is always sent to the networked lighting system and in the second scenario the lighting control command is only sent to the networked lighting system if no unacceptable delay in rendering the light effect is expected.

Abstract: The present invention is related to verifying an installed lighting system (300), in particular an Ethernet-based lighting system (300), without it being necessary to employ a designated lighting controller and allowing the automatic commissioning of the installed lighting system (300). According to an aspect of the invention, this is achieved by providing a network switch (200) that comprises a plurality of ports for coupling luminaires (312A, 312B, 312C, 312D) and sensors and or actuators (314A, 314B) of the lighting system (300) to the network switch (200); and by setting the network switch (200) such that a signal received at a first port (e.g. port 4) of the plurality of ports is only forwarded to pre-selected ports (e.g. ports 2,3,5,6 and 7) of the plurality of ports.