Patents Assigned to Koninklijkle Philips Electronics N.V.
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Patent number: 9398568Abstract: For improving data packet transmission from a collector node to one or more network nodes without additional routing protocols or increase of the overall network load, a system and a method are provided, wherein a node and/or the collector node receiving an uplink data packet addressed to the collector node is adapted to store at least a sender node information and a transmitting node information as a reverse-route information for a predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Koninklijkle Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Daniel Martin Görgen, Javier Espina Perez, Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Oscar Garcia Morchon
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Patent number: 9374867Abstract: The application discloses an illumination apparatus comprising: a light source configured to generate light; a detector configured to detect the posture of an object within a time period and generate a plurality of signals corresponding to this time period; and a processor configured to determine the status of the object within the time period, based on the plurality of signals, and adjust the light source to generate light corresponding to the determined status of the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Koninklijkle Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Di Lou, Sheng Peng, Jinfeng Huang, Tony Petrus Van Endert
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Patent number: 8977371Abstract: A controller, method and system, for controlling lighting responsive to ambient lighting conditions are described. In particular, disclosed is illumination controller (110) for controlling illumination of a workspace near a display (253). The illumination controller includes a memory device (113) storing a user's preference for illumination of the workspace; a processor (111) accessing the user's preference in the memory device; and an interface (112) between the processor and an electronic sensor (231) located proximate to the display, which collects a reading from the electronic sensor. The processor compares the reading with the user's preference, and sends a command to at least one luminaire (241) to adjust the illumination of the workspace. The electronic sensor can be, for example, a photosensor, an occupancy sensor, an orientation sensor, or a location sensor. In some embodiments, the interface collects the reading from the electronic sensor via a wireless communication link.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Koninklijkle Philips Electronics N.V.Inventor: Ian Edward Ashdown
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Patent number: 7424149Abstract: The invention relates to a method for segmenting an image [IM] by path extraction using minimization of at least a potential [POT], said potential being calculated [CAS] from a feature [FEA] of the image [IM] using a cost assignment function [CAF], said calculation [CAS] being realized using the definition of two groups of points [NP and PP] in a neighborhood of a drawn [DRW] contour: the ones that are considered to be relevant to a boundary, called positive points [PP] and the ones that are not considered to be relevant to said boundary, called negative points [NP]. A refined characterization of positive points is constructed by combining characterizations of positive and negative points and the cost assignment function [CAF] is modified [CAL] using this refined characterization. The invention proposes also a fully automatic simultaneous adaptation of the different cost assignment functions of the individual potentials in a total function of potentials, and their relative weightings.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2002Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Koninklijkle Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Olivier Gerard, Myriam Greff, Thomas Deschamps
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Patent number: 7257440Abstract: This invention relates to an external defibrillator whose language of operation can be easily changed when the defibrillator is deployed for use. Defibrillators include, manual defibrillators, automatic or semi-automatic external defibrillators (“AEDs”) and defibrillator trainers. In one embodiment, the invention provides a way to change the language in which the defibrillator delivers instructions to a user. Defibrillators of this invention would contain multiple languages in their memory. During the set-up of the defibrillator some or all of the languages could be designated as a language in which a prompt will be offered. Additionally, during set-up, one language will be designated as the default language. Once the defibrillator is deployed for use in an emergency, the operator will indicate a language preference for the defibrillator operating instructions.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Koninklijkle Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Carlton B Morgan, John F Harris, Cecily Anne Snyder, James Daren Bledsoe, Curtis W Freeman, David A Johnson, Helge Fossan
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Publication number: 20060031514Abstract: The invention relates to a method, an interface device and system of computing devices for enabling start of sessions from a first to a second network and to a computer program product and computer program element performing the method. A name query is received (44) in an interface device from a first computational device communicating via the first network concerning a second device in the second network. The query includes a first address (AZ) for the first device in a first addressing realm of the first network. The gateway binds (50) the first address to a second address (AY) in a second addressing realm of the second network belonging to a second device and answers (52) the query with a message comprising a third address (AG) in the first addressing realm belonging to the gateway. The interface device is preferably a gateway provided between a residential home network and the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: KONINKLIJKLE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N. V.Inventor: Laurent Pierre Bousis