Patents Assigned to SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
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Patent number: 12349254Abstract: A system (11) for controlling a lighting device (31, 32) to render light effects determined based on an analysis of video content while a display (47) displays the video content is configured to determine a display white point used by the display and determine a lighting device white point to be used by the lighting device based on the display white point. The display displays the video content according to the display white point.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Tobias Borra, Leendert Teunis Rozendaal
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Patent number: 12349256Abstract: The invention provides artificial skylights rendering a realistic view to the sky, by providing natural feeling patterns, dynamics and tonalities of vertical illumination, and shadow patterns. Thereto a light generating system is provided to generate dynamic and recognizable content, and in particular dapple, by providing a light generation device combining a first layer of randomly (uncontrolled) operating, low intensity LEDS with a (nested) second layer of controlled higher intensity LEDs, thereby substantially reducing device and control costs. The ratio of randomly operating LEDs/controlled LEDs is about 3:1.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden, Paul Philip Thursfield
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Patent number: 12349257Abstract: A system (11) for controlling a set of one or more lighting devices (31-32) based on an analysis of audio and/or video content and/or based on a light script associated with the audio and/or video content is configured to receive an audio and/or video signal from a source (43-45), determine an identifier of the source, and select the set of one or more lighting devices from a plurality of lighting devices (31-34) by selecting a set of one or more lighting devices associated with the identifier of the source. The audio and/or video signal comprises the audio and/or video content. The system is further configured to determine light effects based on the analysis of the audio and/or video content and/or based on the light script associated with the audio and/or video content and control the selected set of one or more lighting devices to render the light effects.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Niek Marcellus Cornelis Martinus Janssen, Leendert Teunis Rozendaal
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Patent number: 12349255Abstract: A system (11,21) is configured to identify a plurality of lighting devices (31-34) included in a entertainment group, assign a first subset (31,32) of the plurality of lighting devices to a first subgroup and a second subset (33,34) of the plurality of lighting devices to a second subgroup according to one or more grouping criteria, control, using a first communication protocol, the first subset of lighting devices to render a first subset of multiple dynamic light effects in the entertainment mode, and control, using a second communication protocol, the second subset of lighting devices to render a second subset of the multiple dynamic light effects in the entertainment mode. The first subset of lighting devices does not overlap completely with the second subset of lighting devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.VInventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Niek Marcellus Cornelis Martinus Janssen, Leendert Teunis Rozendaal, Walter Jeroen Slegers
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Patent number: 12345830Abstract: The invention provides an asset-tracking system (100) for tracking a target tag (10) in a space (500), wherein the target tag (10) is configured to emit a target beacon signal, wherein the asset-tracking system (100) comprises a plurality of listener nodes (110) arranged in the space (500) and configured to detect the target beacon signal, wherein the asset-tracking system (100) comprises a control system (300), wherein the control system (300) has access to (i) listener location data and to (ii) map data, wherein in an operational mode: the control system (300) determines the presence of an object (200), wherein an object tag (210) is associated to the object (200), and wherein the object tag (210) is configured to emit an object beacon signal, wherein the plurality of listener nodes (110) are configured to detect the object beacon signal and to provide a related object signal to the control system (300); the control system (300) determines a confidence zone set (230) for each listener node (110) based on thType: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Xiangyu Wang, Octavio Alejandro Santana Arnaiz, Armand Michel Marie Lelkens
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Patent number: 12338973Abstract: The present invention relates to a track lighting system (1) comprising: a power track (2) having a longitudinal extension (L) and being connectable to an electric supply; a plurality of individually controllable lighting devices comprising at least one first lighting device (3) and at least one second lighting device (4), each being connectable to the power track (2), wherein the at least one first lighting device (3) comprises a first light source and a first light exit window (5) having a first form factor, wherein the at least one second lighting device (4) comprises a second light source and a second light exit window (6) having a second form factor; wherein at least one first lighting device (3) is a first pixelated lighting device wherein the first light source comprises a plurality of individually controllable first LED pixels; wherein the track lighting system (1) further comprises at least one control unit arranged to individually control the lighting devices (3, 4); and wherein the control unit isType: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Robert Jacob Pet
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Patent number: 12337525Abstract: The invention provides a method for 3D printing a 3D item, the method comprising providing 3D printable material (201) and printing during a printing stage said 3D printable material (201), wherein the 3D printable material (201) comprises a thermoplastic material, to provide said 3D item, wherein the 3D item comprises an item surface, wherein the method further comprises providing a powder coating with a powder coating device (595) on at least part of said item surface during a coating stage. The invention also relates to the item manufactured by such method and to the manufacturing apparatus (500) used.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Wilhelmus Johannes Hendricus Ansems
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Patent number: 12342440Abstract: A method of configuring a plurality of parameters of a lighting device; wherein the plurality of parameters are configurable in a configuration mode and in an augmented reality mode; wherein the method comprises the steps of: selecting, in the configuration mode, a configuration set comprising at least one of the plurality of parameters of the lighting device; adjusting, in the configuration mode, the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the selected configuration set; switching to the augmented reality mode upon adjustment of the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set in the configuration mode and/or based on a user input; rendering, in the augmented reality mode, a virtual model of the lighting device on an image rendering device as an overlay on a view of a physical environment; wherein the model of the lighting device comprises the adjusted at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set; automatically selecting, in the augmented reality mode, aType: GrantFiled: April 10, 2024Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Jérôme Eduard Maes, Chris Damkat, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Bram Knaapen
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Patent number: 12337527Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a 3D item using fused deposition modelling, the method comprising a 3D printing stage comprising: layer-wise depositing an extrudate comprising 3D printable material, to provide the 3D item comprising 3D printed material, wherein the 3D item comprises a plurality of layers of 3D printed material having a core-shell 3D printable material, wherein the core material comprises a core thermoplastic material and core additive material, wherein the shell material comprises a shell thermoplastic material and shell particles, wherein the shell material is light transmissive, wherein the shell particles comprise specularly reflective particles, wherein the core additive material comprises one or more of diffuse reflective particles, white particles, black particles, colored particles, and dye molecules, and wherein the core material and shell material differ in one or more optical properties selected from the group of color, reflectivity, type of reflectivity, and absorption of light.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel, Stefan Willi Jukius Gruhlke
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Patent number: 12330366Abstract: The invention provides a method for 3D printing a 3D item (10), the method comprising providing a filament (320) of 3D printable material (201) and printing during a printing stage said 3D printable material (201), to provide said 3D item (10) comprising 3D printed material (202), wherein the 3D printable material (201) further comprises particles (410), wherein the particles (410) comprise one or more of glass and mica, wherein the particles (410) have a coating (412), wherein the coating comprises one or more of a metal coating and a metal oxide coating, and wherein the particles (410) have a longest dimension (A1) having an longest dimension length (L1) selected from the range of 10 ?m-2 mm, and wherein the particles have an aspect ratio of at least 10.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Loes Johanna Mathilda Koopmans, Stefan Willi Julius Gruhlke
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Patent number: 12336072Abstract: A LED driver having a current sensing resistor arrangement with two parallel current sensing branches, each comprising at least two series resistors connected at a respective sensing node, is provided. The voltages at the two sensing nodes are processed to detect a component failure. The normal current control is based on the voltage across the overall resistor arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Christian Hattrup
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Patent number: 12336068Abstract: A power converter for compensating voltage variation in a circuit, the circuit comprising: a power stage arranged for receiving a mains input and for converting the mains input into a direct current, DC, output for driving a load; and a first buffer capacitor connected in a parallel branch with the load; wherein the power converter comprises an output capacitor connected in series with the first buffer capacitor, wherein the output capacitor is arranged for connecting in series with the first buffer capacitor in said parallel branch with the load; wherein the power converter comprises a second buffer capacitor arranged for connecting in series with the first buffer capacitor; and wherein the power converter is configured to charge the output capacitor from the second buffer capacitor, when the DC output is below a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Karnekumar Arulandu, Johan Paul Marie Gerard Linnartz, Johannes Adrianus Cornelis Misdom
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Patent number: 12332416Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising a lighting unit (100), a luminescent element (210), an optical element (400), and a reflective element (510), wherein: (a) the lighting unit (100) is configured to generate a beam (102) of unit light (101); (b) the luminescent element (210) comprises a luminescent material (200) configured to convert at least part of the unit light (101) into luminescent material light (201); wherein the luminescent element (210) comprises a first luminescent element face (211) and a second luminescent element face (212), wherein at least part of the luminescent material (200) is configured between the first luminescent element face (211) and the second luminescent element face (212); (c) the optical element (400) comprises an external surface (410), wherein the optical element (400) is configured between the luminescent element (210) and 10 the reflective element (510), wherein a first part (421) of the external surface (410) is directed to the second luminesType: GrantFiled: November 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Ties Van Bommel
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Patent number: 12328804Abstract: A system (21) is configured to obtain a control history of one or more lighting devices (35,36) of a networked lighting system and detect a regularly occurring sequence of manual light control actions (91.92) based on the control history. The control history describes light control actions and the sequence of manual light control actions comprises a light control action associated with a location. The system is further configured to determine a location for a presence sensor or light switch based on the location associated with the light control action such that the network lighting system is able to trigger one or more of the manual light control actions at an appropriate moment when the presence sensor or light switch is placed at the determined location and output the determined location to a user to facilitate the installation of the presence sensor or light switch in the networked lighting system.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Chu Fai Chu Leun Wong
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Patent number: 12320908Abstract: Location-based systems, such as a Real-time Location System (RTLS), are used to locate and track assets such as equipment, people, etc. In order to accomplish high accuracy in determining locations of assets, the information sent to the location server from sensors should be accurate, relevant, sufficient, and timely. The limitations of a low bandwidth network between the sensors and the location server may pose challenges to reliably determining locations of assets. This invention is related to a hybrid lighting and location system, which involves the use of a system control device and lighting devices that may include integrated sensors, transceivers, etc. Different embodiments are disclosed on apparatus, methods and systems to resolve the potential network congestion in such a hybrid system.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Ameya Ainapure, Bruce Andrew Carl Douglas, Peyton Riley, Paul Dunn, Leonardo Matute
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Patent number: 12313728Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Berent Willem Meerbeek, Hugo Jose Krajnc
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Patent number: 12317391Abstract: A system for controlling a pixelated lighting device (1) is configured to determine a location of a further light source (29) relative to the pixelated lighting device and obtain original light settings (91-99) for the pixelated lighting device. The pixelated lighting device comprises a plurality of individually addressable light segments (11-19) and the original light settings are associated with respective ones of the individually addressable light segments. The system is further configured to obtain a further original light setting (89) for the further light source, adjust the original light settings based on the further original light setting and the relative location of the further light source, and control the individually addressable light segments to emit light according to the adjusted original light settings.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Hugo José Krajnc
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Patent number: D1077758Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Yong Joon Hwang, Yue Yao, Freddie Dai
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Patent number: D1077308Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Atom Li, Yong Joon Hwang, Cathy Wang
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Patent number: D1077329Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2023Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Edgar Perez, Jean-Francois Laporte