Patents by Inventor Diane Lutters

Diane Lutters 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).

  • Updating scenes in remote controllers of a home control system
    Patent number: 8896414
    Abstract: The invention relates to synchronizing settings in a home control system such as settings for lighting scenes in a lighting system with a plurality of light units. A basic idea of the invention is to synchronize settings such as lighting scene settings in a home control system with a network of devices such as light units and multiple control devices for controlling the network devices. An embodiment of the invention provides a device (Sync) for synchronizing settings in a home control system comprising a memory (12) for storing settings of one or more of devices (L1-L9) of the home control system, a communication unit (14) for receiving signals (16) from and transmitting signals (18) to control devices (RC3-RC 4) of the home control system, and a processor (10) for synchronizing stored settings in the home control system upon receipt of a signal (16) from a control device (RC3, RC4) of the home control system by transmitting a synchronization signal (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel, James Joseph Anthony McCormack, Ay Ling De Goederen-Oei, Nathalie Dorothee Pieternel Leurs, Diane Lutters
  • UPDATING SCENES IN REMOTE CONTROLLERS OF A HOME CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110140832
    Abstract: The invention relates to synchronizing settings in a home control system such as settings for lighting scenes in a lighting system with a plurality of light units. A basic idea of the invention is to synchronize settings such as lighting scene settings in a home control system with a network of devices such as light units and multiple control devices for controlling the network devices. An embodiment of the invention provides a device (Sync) for synchronizing settings in a home control system comprising a memory (12) for storing settings of one or more of devices (L1-L9) of the home control system, a communication unit (14) for receiving signals (16) from and transmitting signals (18) to control devices (RC3-RC 4) of the home control system, and a processor (10) for synchronizing stored settings in the home control system upon receipt of a signal (16) from a control device (RC3, RC4) of the home control system by transmitting a synchronization signal (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel, James Joseph Anthony McCormack, Ay Ling De Goederen-Oei, Nathalie Dorothee Pieternel Leurs, Diane Lutters