Abstract: A system (1) is configured to determine a first level of dynamicity in video frames, determine a second level of dynamicity in each of a plurality of analysis areas (52,73) in the video frames, compare each of the second dynamicity levels with the first dynamicity level, select a subset (73) of the analysis areas based on the comparisons, determine image characteristics from the subset of analysis areas in the video content, determine one or more light effects based on the image characteristics, and control one or more lighting device to render the one or more light effects and/or store a light script specifying the one or more light effects. The light effects are to be rendered while the video content is rendered on a display device (9).

Abstract: A method comprises detecting that a light device (61) which has not been commissioned into a lighting system has been added to the lighting system. The method further comprises determining whether the entertainment mode is active, adding the light device to the entertainment group (51,52,53) upon detecting that the light device has been added to the lighting system in dependence on the entertainment mode being active, and controlling the light device to render one or more light effects synchronized to the media content in the entertainment mode after the light device has been added to the entertainment group. The method further comprises detecting that the light device is unavailable and removing the light device from the entertainment group upon detecting that the light device is unavailable.

Abstract: A method of creating a light script for a video is disclosed. The light script comprises lighting control instructions for controlling one or more light sources when the video is being displayed.

Abstract: A method comprises detecting that a light device (61) which has not been commissioned into a lighting system has been added to the lighting system. The method further comprises determining whether the entertainment mode is active, adding the light device to the entertainment group (51,52,53) upon detecting that the light device has been added to the lighting system in dependence on the entertainment mode being active, and controlling the light device to render one or more light effects synchronized to the y media content in the entertainment mode after the light device has been added to the entertainment group. The method further comprises detecting that the light device is unavailable and removing the light device from the entertainment group upon detecting that the light device is unavailable.

Abstract: A method 800 of controlling at least one lighting device 110 in a space is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention is directed at a method of obtaining gesture zone definition data for a control system based on user input, wherein said user input is obtained through a mobile communication device external to said control system, the method comprising: receiving, by an image capture device, images of a space, and determining from the images, by a controller, a location data of the mobile communication device; providing, through the mobile communication device, a feedback signal in response to said determining of the location data, the feedback signal providing feedback information on said location data; receiving, via an input unit of the mobile communication device, an input signal indicative of an instruction command, and determining, by the controller, based on said instruction command, the gesture zone definition data. The invention is further directed at a method of operating a mobile communication device, to a computer program product, and to a control system.

Abstract: A lighting control method and apparatus for controlling illumination of a space in which pressure of a user input to an input device can be detected, and is used to control a system of one or more lighting devices. The input may be to a touchscreen of a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet having a pressure sensing screen. The detected pressure controls the extent to which a lighting effect is applied. A lighting effect may be uniform, such as a constant brightness or a particular color, or it can be a more complex effect involving a mix of parameters of color and brightness across different luminaries. The extent may refer to the number of luminaires to which the effect is applied, or to the physical distance over which the effect is applied.

Abstract: System (100) for enabling a secure handover of information between an outgoing user and an incoming user, the system comprising: an interface (120) for accessing handover data (122), the handover data being indicative of information to be communicated from the outgoing user (010) to the incoming user (020) during a handover event; and a monitoring subsystem (140) for i) receiving sensor data (042) from a sensor (040) monitoring the handover event, ii) based on the handover data, determining one or more attributes indicative of communication of the information, and iii) analyzing the sensor data in dependence on the one or more attributes to determine whether the information has been communicated to the incoming user during the handover event; a reporting subsystem (160) for reporting on a result of said determining.

Abstract: A method of controlling a connected lighting system based on audio-visual content. The method comprises automatically performing operations of: color extraction from an image comprised in video component of the audio-visual content, calculating an audio intensity level of an audio sample of the audio component of the audio-visual content, determining of a first target light color and a first audio intensity level based on the extracted color and the calculated audio intensity level; and controlling at least one lighting device according to the determined first target light color and the first audio intensity level. This method provides for control in a manner which increases immersion of a user experiencing the audio-visual content as being rendered by, for example a TV, through providing light effects by a connected lighting system.

Abstract: A controller handles control events in a system of networked home devices by: receiving a signal indicative of a control event, which is an actuation of a user input device; and in response, determining whether to perform a control function associated with a networked home device, that determination being made in dependence on a state of interaction between that device and a physical environment in which it is located at a time of the control event. If the control function is performed in response to the control event, it causes the networked home device to perform an action that changes the state of interaction between that device and the physical environment in which it is located. Otherwise, the controller causes another control function associated with a different networked home device of the system to be performed in response to the control event instead.

Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a method of using a lighting system comprising multiple luminaires, the method comprising: gathering information relating to a placement of a plurality of the luminaires within the environment; based on the gathered information, deducing one or more spatial characteristics of the environment, the spatial characteristics comprising information on one or more zones of the environment; and storing an environment profile for the environment in a storage location accessible by a recommendation engine, the environment profile comprising at least the spatial characteristics of the one or more zones, thereby causing the recommendation engine to filter a set of items based on the spatial characteristics and thereby recommend a subset of the items resulting from the filtering.

Abstract: A lighting network (100) comprises a plurality of lighting devices (200, 300, 400A-H) each having at least one connection to a source device (101), the connection being either direct or indirect via one or more others of the lighting devices forming the indirect connection, each of the lighting devices comprising a respective light source. A method of troubleshooting the lighting network comprises steps of: identifying, for a target one of the lighting devices, at least one of said connections between the source device and the target lighting device; determining a characteristic of the identified connection from the source device to the target device, wherein the characteristic comprises a signal strength of the identified one of said connections and/or a latency of the identified one of said connections; and controlling at least one of the light sources to render a visualization of the identified connection between the source device and the target lighting device in the lighting network.

Abstract: The invention provides a lighting controller (100) for regulating a user internet activity performed on a user device (104), wherein the user internet activity performed on the user device comprises an online monetary transaction, wherein the lighting controller (100) comprises a processor (101) arranged for: receiving information (102) indicating the user internet activity on the user device (104); processing said information (102) to obtain a control signal (103) for controlling a light source (105) to change at least one lighting characteristic from the group of color temperature; and regulating the user internet activity by supplying the control signal to control the light source for encouraging a user to perform the online monetary transaction by a decrease in color temperature, or for discouraging the user to perform the online monetary transaction by an increase in color temperature.

Abstract: An entertainment system plays out audio and/or visual media into a region, wherein the media further comprises metadata specifying an optimal ambience setting for the media. A lighting system controls ambient lighting in the region, the lighting system comprising one or more luminaries, and the one or more luminaires comprising at least one moveable luminaire. Further, a controller determines one or more positioning instructions to specify a target position of the at least one moveable luminaire in order to achieve the optimal ambience setting specified in the metadata, and output the one or more positioning instructions in order to cause the at least one moveable luminaire to be repositioned. The controller then controls the ambient lighting by varying one or more light characteristics of the ambient lighting based on the metadata, such that the ambient lighting corresponds to the playing out of the media.

Abstract: A controller 102, 202 for controlling a plurality of light sources is disclosed. The controller 102, 202 comprises a receiver 106, 206 configured to receive a sound input from a plurality of microphones, the sound input being a user input from a user, a localization module 108, 208 configured to determine a user location of the user relative to the plurality of microphones based on differences between the sound input received at different microphones of the plurality of microphones, and a processor 110, 210 configured to receive location information indicative of locations of the plurality of light sources, determine which one or more light sources of the plurality of light sources are associated with the user location based on the location information, and control the one or more light sources based on the sound input.

Abstract: A system (100) for informing a device (120) whether it is located in a sensing volume (112) of a sensor (104) is disclosed. The system (100) comprises the sensor (104) covering the sensing volume (112), the sensing volume (112) having a particular shape. The system further comprises one or more light sources (106) for emitting light having a light distribution (114) resembling the shape of the sensing volume (112), the one or more light sources (106) being arranged with respect to the sensor (104) such that the sensing volume (112) substantially overlaps the light distribution (114), and a driver (108) for driving the one or more light sources (106) to embed a code (116) in the light.

Abstract: A controller (102) and a method for indicating a presence of a virtual object (110) via a lighting device (108) are disclosed. The virtual object (110) has a virtual location corresponding to a physical location. The controller (102) comprises a receiver (104) configured to receive location information representative of the physical location of the virtual object (110) relative to the lighting device (108). The controller further comprises a processor (106) configured to determine if the virtual object (110) is located within a first predetermined proximity (112) of the lighting device (108) based on the location information, and to control the lighting device (108) according to a light setting when the virtual object (110) is located within the first predetermined proximity (112) of the lighting device (108).

Abstract: A lighting script—for use by a lighting controller to control at least one luminaire to render illumination effects, as the video content is outputted in a space illuminated by the at least one luminaire, synchronously with the outputting of the video content—is generated as follows. Frame image data of the video content is processed to determine at least one color palette of the frame image data. A sequence of illumination effects—to be rendered during the outputting of the video content and which is modifiable by a user—is displayed to the user. The displayed sequence conveys at least one illumination color derived from the determined color palette to be rendered in at least one of the illumination effects. The generated lighting script is for rendering the modified sequence of illumination effects.

Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a lighting control system for controlling one or more luminaires of a lighting system to illuminate an environment, the lighting control system comprising: an interface for sending control commands to the luminaires; an automation component configured to: automatically control, via the interface, the luminaires according to a set of one or more automation rules stored in a memory accessible by the lighting control system; and a suppression component configured to: process data pertaining to a user in the environment from at least one data source to monitor activity exhibited by the user in the environment; detect a condition of increased user stress based on the activity monitoring; identify at least one of the automation rules as a potential cause of the increased user stress; and suppress or modify the identified automation rule for at least one of the luminaires based thereon.

Abstract: A method of controlling a connected lighting system based on audio-visual content. The method comprises automatically performing operations of: color extraction from an image comprised in video component of the audio-visual content, calculating an audio intensity level of an audio sample of the audio component of the audio-visual content, determining of a first target light color and a first audio intensity level based on the extracted color and the calculated audio intensity level; and controlling at least one lighting device according to the determined first target light color and the first audio intensity level. This method provides for control in a manner which increases immersion of a user experiencing the audio-visual content as being rendered by, for example a TV, through providing light effects by a connected lighting system.