Patents by Inventor Dirk Valentinus Rene Engelen
Dirk Valentinus Rene Engelen 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).
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Patent number: 10634316Abstract: Inventive methods and apparatus for interactive control of a lighting environment. In some embodiments an interactive system for controlling redirectable lighting in a lighting environment may be provided. In some embodiments systems and methods may be provided that enable the display of adjustable lighting parameters in a virtual environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
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Patent number: 10638569Abstract: A lighting module (100) arranged to be attached to a luminaire (110) is disclosed. The lighting module (100) comprises at least one light source (102) for rendering a light output, and a processor (104) arranged for determining if the lighting module (100) has been attached to the luminaire (110). The processor (104) is further arranged for setting the lighting module (100) to a first mode of operation if the lighting module (100) has been attached to the luminaire (110), and for setting the lighting module (100) to a second mode of operation if the lighting module (100) has been detached from the luminaire (110). The light output of the at least one light source (102) is controlled dependent on a light setting of the luminaire (110) when the lighting module (100) is in the first mode of operation, and the light output of the at least one light source (102) is controlled independent on the light setting of the luminaire (110) when the lighting module (100) is in the second mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Philip Steven Newton, Tim Dekker, Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout
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Publication number: 20200126264Abstract: A method (400) of rendering virtual objects is disclosed. The method (400) comprises: detecting (402) light (122) emitted by a lighting device (120), which light (122) comprises an embedded code representative of a property of the lighting device (120), obtaining (404) a virtual object, determining (406) an appearance and/or a behavior of the virtual object based on the property of the lighting device (120), and rendering (408) the virtual object on an image rendering device (104) according to the determined appearance and/or behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Jérôme Eduard Maes, Bartel Marinus van de Sluis
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Patent number: 10616540Abstract: A user device (200) comprising a display (206), an interface (208) for communication with a lamp comprising controllable light sources (104) and a processor (202) configured to run an application (214), wherein the application is configured to: control the lamp to emit light in accordance with a source light pattern (302), said source light pattern defining for each light source the light that is to be emitted by the light source and designating at least one of the light sources as a marker light source (308); receive an image of the source light pattern as projected onto a target surface (300) by the lamp wherein the image is captured by a camera (210), wherein the target light pattern (310) in the image is distorted; display the received image on the display; detect locations in the displayed image where the marker light source(s) are positioned/intended to emit light onto the target surface; and use the detected locations of marker light source(s) to align a control overlay over the displayed image, the coType: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dirk Valentinus Rene Engelen, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu
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Patent number: 10609787Abstract: A recommendation engine for a lighting system comprises a recommendation component for generating recommendation messages to recommend lighting effects for the lighting system; at least one data input for receiving, from a data source, data pertaining to a user of the lighting system; and a receptiveness component configured to use the received data to compute a current receptiveness level for the user indicating a current receptiveness of the user to receiving recommendations; wherein the recommendation component is configured to selectively cause recommendation messages to be outputted to the user via a user interface, to recommend lighting effects for the lighting system, in dependence on the current receptiveness level.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Berent Willem Meerbeek, Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
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Patent number: 10595382Abstract: A method and a lighting system (100) for controlling a lighting device (112) are disclosed. The lighting system (100) comprises a first device (102) comprising a first (processor 104) for generating a signal (110) comprising information representative of associations between a plurality of orientations and a plurality of light settings, and a transmitter (106) for transmitting the signal (110). The lighting system (100) further comprises the lighting device comprising at least one light source (120), a receiver (116) for receiving the signal (110) from the first device (102), an orientation detector (118) for detecting a first orientation of the lighting device (112), and a second processor (114) for selecting a light setting associated with one of the plurality of orientations based on the first orientation, and for controlling the light output of the at least one light source (120) according to the light setting.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Berent Willem Meerbeek
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Publication number: 20200077496Abstract: A system (1, 11, 21) is configured to store an indicator of a first person (51) for which a digital message is intended and an experience effect in a memory of the system. The experience effect is part of or derived from the digital message and the digital message comprises text composed by a second person (52). The system is further configured to determine whether the first person is within a certain range of an electronic device (19, 21) which can be used to produce the experience effect, e.g. a luminaire, and to cause the electronic device to produce the experience effect and cause the text to be reproduced on a text rendering device at the same time upon the first person being determined to be within the certain range of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN, ANTHONIE HENDRIK BERGMAN, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK
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Publication number: 20200060006Abstract: 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).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: JONATHAN DAVID MASON, JOCHEN RENAAT VAN GHELUWE, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN, SANAE CHRAIBI, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, ANTHONIE HENDRIK BERGMAN
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Publication number: 20200059603Abstract: A method (700) of providing information about an object (120) is disclosed. The method (700) comprises detecting (702) light emitted by a light source (110), which light comprises an embedded code representative of object information about the object (120), retrieving (704) the code from the light, retrieving (706) the object information, capturing (708) an image (104) of the object (120), identifying (710) an object feature (122, 124, 126) of the object (120) in the image (104), determining (712) an object feature position of the object feature (122, 124, 126) in the image (104), generating (714) a virtual representation (132, 134) of the object information, determining (716) a position of the virtual representation (132, 134) in the image (104), wherein the position is related to the object feature position in the image (104), rendering (718) the image (104) on a display, and rendering (720) the virtual representation (132, 134) at the position as an overlay on the image (104).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN
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Patent number: 10564253Abstract: Systems, methods, mobile computing devices and computer-readable media are described herein relating to light-based positioning. In various embodiments, light sources (106) may be commissioned to selectively energize one or more LEDs (520) to emit light carrying a coded light signal. The coded light signal may convey information about a location of a lighting effect (102) projected by the one or more LEDs onto a surface (104). In various embodiments, mobile computing devices (100) such as smart phones or tablets may detect these coded light signals from the lighting effects and/or from the light sources, extract the location information, and utilize it to determine their locations within an environment.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Philip Steven Newton, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu
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Publication number: 20200051154Abstract: A method (900) of storing object identifiers is disclosed. The method (900) comprises detecting (902) light emitted by a light source (110), which light comprises an embedded code representative of an identifier of an object (120), retrieving (904) the code from the light, retrieving (906) the identifier from the code, receiving (908) a user input indicative of a selection of the object (120), storing (910) the identifier of the object (120) in a memory upon receiving the user input, and changing (912) the color, saturation and/or the intensity of the light emitted by the light source (110) upon receiving the user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU
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Publication number: 20200028588Abstract: An electronic device (1) is configured to use a sensor, e.g. a camera, to receive data from multiple light beacons (51, 54, 56) via visible light, the data enabling reproduction of content items associated with the light beacons, to select one content item, e.g. a content stream, from the content items associated with the light beacons (e.g. by selecting a content item associated with a selected light beacon (54)) based on one or more properties determined by the electronic device, and to reproduce, e.g. display, the selected content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN
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Patent number: 10541752Abstract: A lighting system comprises at least one light source (1,3), a mobile system, e.g. a mobile device (5), and at least one further device (6-8). The mobile system comprises a light sensor (11), a communication interface (12) and a processor (13). The mobile system is configured to receive from a light source (1) a light emission (2) in which an identifier has been encoded, e.g. using Visible Light Communication (VLC) techniques, and to determine the identifier from the light emission (2). The identifier is associated with a group of devices that does not comprise mobile devices that are not receiving a light emission in which this identifier has been encoded. The mobile system is configured to join this group and to communicate with at least one further device (6) from this group of devices (5,6).Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu
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Patent number: 10537009Abstract: A lighting device (100) arranged for rendering a light output is disclosed. The lighting device (100) comprises at least one light source (102) arranged for emitting light. The lighting device (100) further comprises a receiver (104) arranged for receiving at least one signal from at least one further device (110), which at least one signal is representative of a current location of the lighting device (100). The lighting device (100) further comprises a processor 106 arranged for controlling the light output of the at least one light source (102). The processor (106) is further arranged for determining the current location of the lighting device (100) based on the received at least one signal and for accessing a memory (108) storing associations between locations and light settings.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Tim Dekker, Philip Steven Newton, Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
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Publication number: 20200007231Abstract: A system is configured to receive a geographical indicator, to determine at least one light beacon (61-69) based on the geographical indicator, to output information (82) identifying the at least one light beacon, to receive a selection of one or more (61-68) of the at least one light beacon, to receive a content item or a reference to a content item in relation to the one or more light beacons, and to associate the content item with the one or more light beacons. The association causes the one or more light beacons to transmit data via visible light which enables reproduction of the content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN
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Publication number: 20190394857Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Sanae CHRAIBI, Berent Willem MEERBEEK, Jonathan David MASON, Bartel Marinus VAN DE SLUIS, Dzmitry Viktorovich ALIAKSEYEU, Anthonie Hendrik BERGMAN, Jochen Renaat VAN GHELUWE, Dirk Valentinus Rene ENGELEN
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Publication number: 20190394855Abstract: A recommendation engine for a lighting system comprises a recommendation component for generating recommendation messages to recommend lighting effects for the lighting system; at least one data input for receiving, from a data source, data pertaining to a user of the lighting system; and a receptiveness component configured to use the received data to compute a current receptiveness level for the user indicating a current receptiveness of the user to receiving recommendations; wherein the recommendation component is configured to selectively cause recommendation messages to be outputted to the user via a user interface, to recommend lighting effects for the lighting system, in dependence on the current receptiveness level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, DIRK VALENTINUS RENÉ ENGELEN, ANTHONIE HENDRIK BERGMAN, JOCHEN RENAAT VAN GHELUWE, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS
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Patent number: 10465882Abstract: Inventive methods and apparatus for interactive control of a lighting environment. In some embodiments an interactive system for controlling redirectable lighting in a lighting environment is provided. The system enables a user to control one or more desired lighting effects. In some embodiments a method of controlling a lighting system for lighting an environment is provided and includes manipulation of a lighting representation in an interactive display and corresponding manipulation of light output of a light source. In some embodiments systems and methods are provided that enable the display of adjustable lighting parameters in a virtual environment.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
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Patent number: 10455668Abstract: A method of controlling lighting devices (4) via input from a mobile device (1), involving the operations of: upon movement of the mobile device, while being wirelessly connected with an influencing lighting device, obtaining movement direction data generated by the mobile device (1); and providing the movement direction data for determining a next lighting device to be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis
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Patent number: RE47776Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to compensating for electrical changes resulting from cut-out of a portion of a grid of a plurality of LEDs (20A-T; 120; 220; 320). A compensating unit (40; 140; 240; 340) may be coupled to free wire segments of the grid that are created by the cut-out and the compensating unit (40; 140; 240; 340) may be configured to alter current supplied to remaining LEDs of the grid of LEDs. The compensating unit is configured to and/or may be configured to lessen current supplied to one or more LEDs of an LED-based lighting unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Philip Steven Newton, Dirk Valentinus Rene Engelen, Tim Dekker