Patents by Inventor Berent Willem Meerbeek

Berent Willem Meerbeek 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).

  • Publication number: 20240121875
    Abstract: A method of configuring a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system comprises a lighting control device, the lighting control device comprising a user input element, wherein the user input element comprises an icon indicative of a control function of the lighting system. The method comprises: obtaining an image comprising the lighting control device, analyzing the image, identifying the user input element in the image, identifying the icon that has been applied to the user input element, determining the control function of the identified icon, and configuring the lighting system by associating the control function with the user input element, such that when the user input element is activated by a user, one or more lighting units of the lighting system are controlled in accordance with the control function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK
  • Patent number: 11950341
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a proximity-detecting device configured to determine a signal-strength value (S) indicative of a received signal power amount of an identification signal of an originating lighting node that comprises lighting-node identification information and that is received via a signal input unit (102). It also comprises a proximity-detection unit (106) configured, upon determining that the received signal-strength value exceeds a predetermined proximity threshold value (Sth), to generate and provide a proximity-information signal (P) indicative of the proximity-detecting device being within a proximity area. It also comprises a threshold-determination unit (108) configured, upon determining fulfilment of a pre-stored threshold-updating criterion (C) comprising one or more updating-conditions associated with the lighting-node identification information, to update the proximity threshold value for the given originating lighting node, for redefining the adaptation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Jose Krajnc, Dzmitry Aliakseyeu, Berent Willem Meerbeek
  • Publication number: 20240107649
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system comprises a lighting device configured to receive lighting control commands from the controller via a wireless network, and a separate power switching device configured to receive, via the wireless network, power switching control commands from the controller to switch between a first mode wherein a load connected to the power switching device is powered, and a second mode the load connected to the power switching device is unpowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: HUGO JÓSE KRAJNC, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, JÉRÔME EDUARD MAES
  • Patent number: 11943857
    Abstract: A method of restricting control of one or more lighting units (110) in a lighting system (100) is disclosed. The lighting system (100) comprises the one or more lighting units (110), a first control device (130) for controlling the one or more lighting units (110) and a portable control device (120) for controlling the one or more lighting units (110). The method comprises: determining a position of the portable control device (120) relative to a surface (140), setting the one or more lighting units (110) to a first control mode or a second control mode in dependence on the position of the portable control device (120) relative to the surface (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Jerome Eduard Maes, Berent Willem Meerbeek
  • Publication number: 20240080953
    Abstract: A method and a control system 100 for controlling a plurality of lighting units 112, 114 are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: PAUL ULCO BROEKMAN, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, SIMONE MARIA STAVENUITER, PAUL THURSFIELD
  • Publication number: 20240032179
    Abstract: A system is configured to display a visual representation (41) of a color space and repositionable virtual representations (51-55) of individually addressable light segments overlaid on the visual representation of the color space. The light segments have a fixed spatial relationship in an array and the virtual representations have initial positions (71). The system is further configured to receive user input indicative of a change of one or more of the initial positions of the virtual representations and determine further positions (72) for the virtual representations based on the initial positions and the indicated change of the one or more of the initial positions. The initial and further positions are in order of the fixed spatial relationship. The system is further configured to determine light settings for the light segments based on the further positions and control the array of individually addressable light segments to render the light settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK
  • Patent number: 11856675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for assisting a user in configuring a lighting system (10), in which the lighting system comprises a lighting device (15-17) and a switch (34,35) for providing power to the lighting device. The system is configured to receive at least one signal, determine from the at least one signal that the lighting device has recently been power switched, and determine whether a user-defined power-switch light setting has been set for the lighting device. The power-switch light setting is a light setting that is activated when the lighting device is power switched. The system is further configured to provide a notification to a user in dependence on the lighting device having recently been power switched and no user-defined power-switch light setting having been set for the lighting device. The notification recommends the user to set the user-defined power-switch light setting for the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Mustafa Tolga Eren, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Berent Willem Meerbeek
  • Publication number: 20230380041
    Abstract: A system for adjusting a delay setting based on user input is configured to control playback of an audio segment (51) and control a light source to render a light effect (67). The audio segment comprises a spoken description (54) of the light effect. The audio segment is played back at a playback moment (83). The light effect is rendered at a rendering moment. A difference (85) between the playback moment and the rendering moment depends on a value of the delay setting. The delay setting causes the rendering of the light effect or the playback of the audio segment to be delayed. The system is further configured to receive the user input in response to the playback of the audio segment and the rendering of the light effect and adjust the delay setting based on the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU
  • Publication number: 20230368627
    Abstract: A system is configured to obtain detection data from one or more detector devices (31-36), detect a possible intruder in a first building (51) based on the detection data, determine a location (63) associated with the possible intruder based on the detection data, select a receiver (71) by comparing the location with multiple locations, and obtain building information associated with the receiver. This building information describes a second building (52). The system is further configured to determine, based on the building information and the location of the possible intruder, a location (68) in or around the second building from which the possible intruder is expected to be visible, and transmit a security alert to the receiver. The security alert comprises a request requesting the receiver or a user of the receiver to look at the first building from the location in or around the second building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, PETER DEIXLER
  • Patent number: 11818820
    Abstract: A system (1) for adapting a lighting control interface is configured to receive a signal indicative of conversational input from a user, analyze the conversational input, determine an activity and a location (14) based on the analysis, select a stored activity matching the activity from a plurality of activities stored in a memory, each of the plurality of activities being associated with a light setting in the memory, obtain a light setting associated with the selected activity from the memory, identify a light device (24) at the location based on the determined location, and adapt a lighting control interface (27) to allow the light device at the location to be controlled according to the determined light setting in response to receiving an input via the lighting control interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Berent Willem Meerbeek, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
  • Publication number: 20230360352
    Abstract: A system for controlling a light source based on an analysis of image content (101) in an analysis region (131-141) of the image content while a display displays the image content is configured to obtain the image content, obtain a distance between the light source and a surface, determine a size and/or location for the analysis region based on the distance, determine a characteristic of the image content by analyzing the image content in the analysis region, determine a light effect based on the characteristic, and control the light source to render the light effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, NIEK Marcellus Cornelis JANSSEN, LEENDERT TEUNIS ROZENDAAL, WALTER JEROEN SLEGERS
  • Publication number: 20230328865
    Abstract: A system for determining an order for reproducing light very dynamic scripts is configured to select at least three songs from a collection of songs and obtain at least three light scripts (51-58) for the at least three songs. The system is further configured to determine differences between the at least three light scripts, determine the order (63) for reproducing the at least three songs and the at least three light scripts based on the differences, and control the lighting device to render the light settings specified in the at least three light scripts according to the order, communicate the order to a further system, and/or store the order in a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, GERHARDUS ENGBERTUS MEKENKAMP
  • Patent number: 11743993
    Abstract: A method and a lighting controller for controlling a light source are disclosed. The lighting controller comprises: an input configured to receive signals indicative of user inputs, a processor configured to determine a current time, select a light setting from a predefined sequence of light settings when a first signal indicative of a first user input has been received, wherein the selection of the light setting is based on the current time, control the light source according to the selected light setting, and select a subsequent light setting from the predefined sequence of light settings when a subsequent signal indicative of a subsequent user input has been received, wherein the subsequent light setting is a light setting subsequent to the light setting, and control the light source according to the subsequent light setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Berent Willem Meerbeek, Kevin Thomas Worm, Gerhardus Engbertus Mekenkamp
  • Publication number: 20230262863
    Abstract: A method (500) of configuring a light source array (110) of a system is disclosed. The system further comprising a display (110) and a camera (108), wherein the light source array (110) comprises a plurality of individually controllable lighting units, and wherein the light source array (110) has been positioned relative to the display (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, JORIS HUBERTUS ANTONIUS HAGELAAR, JORGE GABRIEL SQUILLACE, BERTRAND JOHAN EDWARD HONTELE
  • Publication number: 20230262862
    Abstract: A method (600) of assisting a user in installing a light source array (110) at a display (120) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, NIEK MARCELLUS CORNELIS JANSSEN
  • Patent number: 11716798
    Abstract: A controller and a method for controlling at least two light sources is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Berent Willem Meerbeek, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn, Leendert Teunis Rozendaal
  • Publication number: 20220413125
    Abstract: A system (1) is configured to cause a first set of one or more radio frequency signals to be transmitted with a first transmission characteristic and/or a first reception characteristic, e.g. by lighting devices (31-37), detect whether changes in said first set of radio frequency signals are caused by a human (49) presence, detect whether the changes in the first set of radio frequency signals have a further cause, and cause a second set of one or more radio frequency signals to be transmitted with a second transmission characteristic and/or received with a second reception characteristic upon detecting that the changes in the first set of radio frequency signals have a further cause. The system is further configured to identify the further cause based on changes in the second set of radio frequency signals and provide output comprising the further cause or in dependence on the further cause.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich ALIAKSEYEU, Berent Willem MEERBEEK, Hugo Jose KRAJNC
  • Publication number: 20220386436
    Abstract: A method comprises determining (101) sensing input and determining (103) a likelihood that a human or animal is present based on the sensing input. The sensing input reflects changes in radio frequency signals received by one or more devices. The method further comprises controlling (105) a lighting device to render a light effect upon determining that the likelihood exceeds a presence detection threshold, and to continue to render the light effect for a subsequent predetermined period of time even when the likelihood changes by more than a predetermined value within the predetermined period. The method further comprises indicating (107) the likelihood to a user via an indication selected from a plurality of indications, e.g. by rendering the indication on the lighting device. A different indication of the plurality of indications is selected upon determining that the likelihood has changed more than the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich ALIAKSEYEU, Berent Willem MEERBEEK, Hugo Jose KRAJNC
  • Publication number: 20220377869
    Abstract: A system (1) for configuring a configurable system that comprises a plurality of devices that have been given names is configured to obtain the names given to the plurality of devices, determine which of the plurality of devices have similarities in their names and determine a group (56) comprising a subset of the plurality of devices based on the similarities. The subset comprises multiple devices which have similarities in their names (52-53). The system is further configured to define the group in the configurable system by configuring the configurable system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: LEENDERT TEUNIS ROZENDAAL, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS
  • Publication number: 20220353976
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for assisting a user in configuring a lighting system (10), in which the lighting system comprises a lighting device (15-17) and a switch (34,35) for providing power to the lighting device. The system is configured to receive at least one signal, determine from the at least one signal that the lighting device has recently been power switched, and determine whether a user-defined power-switch light setting has been set for the lighting device. The power-switch light setting is a light setting that is activated when the lighting device is power switched. The system is further configured to provide a notification to a user in dependence on the lighting device having recently been power switched and no user-defined power-switch light setting having been set for the lighting device. The notification recommends the user to set the user-defined power-switch light setting for the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, MUSTAFA TOLGA EREN, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK