Patents by Inventor Anthony Robert Andre Schoofs

Anthony Robert Andre Schoofs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of controlling a lighting system
    Patent number: 9585230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling a lighting system, the lighting system being arranged as a wireless network comprising a controller and a plurality of operating nodes arranged to communicate with each other, wherein the method comprises the steps of synchronizing the operating nodes with the controller, determining, from the plurality of operating nodes, a set of operating nodes that are located within a predetermined operating area, estimating a state-shift delay based on a maximum communication delay between the controller and the set of operating nodes located within the predetermined operating area, communicating the estimated state-shift delay to the plurality of operating nodes, and communicating a state-shift command to the plurality of operating nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Andre Schoofs, Peter Fuhrmann, Marc Aoun
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING POTENTIAL FALLS AND A FALL DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20140142460
    Abstract: There is provided a fall detector for detecting a potential fall by a user, the fall detector comprising a sensor for measuring the skin conductivity of the user; and a processor for analyzing the skin conductivity measurements to determine whether the user has had a potential fall, wherein the processor is configured to analyze the skin conductivity measurements by matching the skin conductivity measurements to a predetermined skin conductivity response corresponding to a stressful event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Constant Paul Marie Jozef Baggen, Heribert Baldus, Warner Rudolph Theophile Ten Kate, Martin Ouwerkerk, Anthony Robert Andre Schoofs
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110305200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling a lighting system, the lighting system being arranged as a wireless network comprising a controller and a plurality of operating nodes arranged to communicate with each other, wherein the method comprises the steps of synchronizing the operating nodes with the controller, determining, from the plurality of operating nodes, a set of operating nodes that are located within a predetermined operating area, estimating a state-shift delay based on a maximum communication delay between the controller and the set of operating nodes located within the predetermined operating area, communicating the estimated state-shift delay to the plurality of operating nodes, and communicating a state-shift command to the plurality of operating nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Andre Schoofs, Peter Fuhrmann, Marc Aoun