Patents by Inventor Armin van der Togt

Armin van der Togt 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).

  • Lighting system and method of controlling the lighting system
    Patent number: 9655210
    Abstract: A lighting system is provided that has lighting units and sensor units. One of the sensor units is first sensor unit that comprises a user control device for receiving user commands when a user enters the commands at the user control device. The lighting units are controlled according to a lighting plan that defines a group of the lighting units that is to be switched on in response to detection of a user command at the user control device, based on light transfer coefficients relating light intensities at the sensor units to light output from the lighting units. The transfer coefficients from the lighting units to each sensor unit are determined. The lighting plan is determined from the transfer coefficients by selecting the group of lighting units based on the transfer coefficients from the lighting units to the first sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Jeroen Bergmans, Armin van der Togt, Per Majlor Ambrosiussen
  • LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150342008
    Abstract: A lighting system is provided that has lighting units and sensor units. One of the sensor units is first sensor unit that comprises a user control device for receiving user commands when a user enters the commands at the user control device. The lighting units are controlled according to a lighting plan that defines a group of the lighting units that is to be switched on in response to detection of a user command at the user control device, based on light transfer coefficients relating light intensities at the sensor units to light output from the lighting units. The transfer coefficients from the lighting units to each sensor unit are determined. The lighting plan is determined from the transfer coefficients by selecting the group of lighting units based on the transfer coefficients from the lighting units to the first sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jeroen Bergmans, Armin van der Togt, Per Majlor Ambrosiussen