Abstract: The invention is directed to a proximity-detecting device configured to determine a signal-strength value (S) indicative of a received signal power amount of an identification signal of an originating lighting node that comprises lighting-node identification information and that is received via a signal input unit (102). It also comprises a proximity-detection unit (106) configured, upon determining that the received signal-strength value exceeds a predetermined proximity threshold value (Sth), to generate and provide a proximity-information signal (P) indicative of the proximity-detecting device being within a proximity area. It also comprises a threshold-determination unit (108) configured, upon determining fulfilment of a pre-stored threshold-updating criterion (C) comprising one or more updating-conditions associated with the lighting-node identification information, to update the proximity threshold value for the given originating lighting node, for redefining the adaptation.

Abstract: A system (1) for configuring a bridge (13) in a wireless lighting system (31), which has been commissioned, is configured to determine that a bridge has been added to the wireless lighting system. The wireless lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting devices (14-19). The system is further configured to obtain information relating to the plurality of lighting devices, analyze the information, and determine one or more groups of lighting devices based on the analysis. At least one of the one or more groups comprises multiple of the plurality of lighting devices. The system is further configured to configure the bridge with the determined one or more groups upon determining that the bridge has been added to the wireless lighting system.

Abstract: A controller for controlling a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system comprises a lighting device configured to receive lighting control commands from the controller via a wireless network, and a separate power switching device configured to receive, via the wireless network, power switching control commands from the controller to switch between a first mode wherein a load connected to the power switching device is powered, and a second mode the load connected to the power switching device is unpowered.

Abstract: A system (11) is configured to receive a video signal comprising video content, output the video signal to a display device (46) for displaying the video content, and receive a further signal. The further signal is indicative of one or more commands transmitted by a further device (45, 29) to the display device. The system is further configured to determine, based on the further signal, whether the display device will likely display an overlay on top of the video content, determine one or more light effects based on the analysis of the video content in dependence on whether the display device will likely display an overlay on top of the video content, and control one or more lighting devices (31-34) to render the one or more light effects.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a signal-strength compensating unit (100) for providing a temperature-compensated received-signal-strength indication value of a wireless signal (W) received by an external wireless receiver from an external wireless transmitter (106).

Abstract: The present invention relates to performing radio frequency based sensing in multiple sensing areas (50, 60) by multiple nodes (26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 42) located at different locations. A first group (25) of nodes includes at least two of the multiple nodes (26, 28, 30) and performs radio frequency based sensing in a first sensing area (50) for detecting a first sensing event. A second group (25?) of nodes including at least two of the multiple nodes (38, 40, 42) is configured for performing radio frequency based sensing in a second sensing area (60) for detecting a second sensing event based on findings obtained by performing radio frequency based sensing in the first sensing area (50). The nodes (26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 42) may perform radio frequency based sensing based on multiple communication technologies (34). The findings may include which communication technology allows confidently detecting a sensing event.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio frequency (RF) system with multiple nodes (34, 36, 38, 44, 46, 48) and a method for optimizing detection performance for performing RF-based sensing in a sensing area (32) based on RF system configuration parameters. An RF system configuration parameter of the RF system configuration parameters which affects detection performance of the RF-based sensing the most is determined. The RF system configuration parameter which affects detection performance of the RF-based sensing the most is then adjusted in order to optimize the detection performance of RF-based sensing. A root cause for a diminished detection performance and the respective RF system configuration parameter for mitigating it may be determined based on current context. For optimizing the detection performance, for example, settings of sensing parameters of the nodes (34, . . . , 48) may be adjusted or the nodes (34, . . . , 38) may be moved, removed, added, or replaced.

Abstract: The invention refers to a system for controlling a radiofrequency sensing of a network 100. The network is adapted to perform different radiofrequency sensing modes, e.g. RSSI-, CSSI- or Doppler based modes. The system 130 comprises a providing unit 131 for providing environmental information, wherein the environmental information is indicative of a physical property of one or more surfaces in an environment of the network. A selecting unit 132 is adapted for selecting and/or modifying a radiofrequency sensing mode to be performed by the network, wherein the radiofrequency sensing mode is selected and/or modified based on the environmental information, and a controlling unit 133 is adapted for controlling the network 100 to perform the selected and/or modified sensing mode Taking the physical properties of surfaces in an environment into account and modifying and/or selecting the utilized radiofrequency sensing mode accordingly increases the reliability and the accuracy of the radiofrequency sensing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to performing radio frequency based sensing based on channel state information (CSI), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), or a combination thereof based on a current context. A current context for performing radio frequency based sensing is determined and at least one of two nodes (26, 28, 30) of a radio frequency system (100) is configured for performing radio frequency based sensing based on CSI, RSSI, or a combination thereof based on the current context. The current context may be determined in real time. This may allow improving detection performance and/or reducing energy consumption in real time.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a fall-classification device (100) with a receiver unit (102) configured to receive wireless communication signals (W) from wireless transmitters (101, 103) and a subject-activity data determination unit (106) configured to determine and provide, using signal-quality values determined by a quality signal determination unit, respective subject-activity data indicative of at least two subject-activity metrics of a subject (S) within a sensing volume (V1). A fall-event detection unit (108) is configured to determine, based on a time variation of the subject-activity data of at least one subject-activity metric, whether a fall-event has occurred.

Abstract: A system (1) for controlling message routing within a wireless network, which comprises a plurality of nodes (1,11-15), is configured to determine a first subset of the plurality of nodes. The first subset comprises one or more devices (12,15) that are assigned a radio frequency-based presence and/or location detection function. The system is further configured to determine a plurality of routes from a source node (1) to a destination node (12). At least one of the plurality of routes comprises one or more intermediate nodes (11,13,14,15). The system is further configured to select one of the plurality of routes based on how many of the intermediate nodes of each of the plurality of routes are part of the first subset of the plurality of nodes and transmit one or more messages to cause the wireless network to perform message routing according to the selected route.

Abstract: The invention refers to a device for controlling a network (100) comprising sensing areas (110, 120). The device (130) comprises a) a providing unit (131) for providing a sensing result of radiofrequency sensing in the sensing areas, b) a determination unit (132) for determining whether a detection result is potentially unreliable in a spatial region, and c) a defining unit (133) for defining a new sensing area (150) corresponding to a part of the spatial region in which the detection result is potentially unreliable. The providing unit (131) is adapted to provide a new sensing result in the new sensing area, and the detection result is determined for at least the part of the spatial region for which a potentially unreliable detection result is determined based on a sensing result and the new sensing result. Thus, the invention provides a device that allows to improve the sensing reliability of radiofrequency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to operating an RF system (100) comprising multiple nodes (26, 28, 30) for transmitting and/or receiving RF messages (34). RF messages transmitted by a transmitting node (26) are received at receiving nodes (28, 30). It is determined whether the RF messages were completely received. Upon missing at least part of the RF messages at the receiving nodes, it is determined whether missing of at least part of the RF messages is caused by an activity event of a tangible entity (32) in transmission paths (40) between the transmitting node and the receiving nodes based on one or more RF system criteria. The RF messages (34) may include RF-based sensing messages (36) and RF data messages (38). A discrepancy between missed parts of the RF-based sensing messages and missed parts of the RF data messages may be determined and included in the RF system criteria.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device (1) for determining a reachability of a further electronic device (15-18) over a wireless connection. The further electronic device is part of a wireless network. The electronic device is configured to determine whether the further electronic device is reachable using a first wireless communication protocol (31), determine whether the further electronic device is reachable using a second wireless 5 communication protocol (33), and provide an indication of a status of the further electronic device based on the reachability of the further electronic device using the first wireless communication protocol and the reachability of the further electronic device using the second wireless communication protocol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radio frequency based sensing based on multiple communication technologies (476, 486). Radio frequency based sensing is performed by a single-channel communication technology (476) in order to detect sensing events. A single-channel confidence level (470) for detecting a sensing event by performing radio frequency based sensing by the single-channel communication technology (476) is determined. Upon detecting that the single-channel confidence level (470) is above a first single-channel threshold level (474) and below a second single-channel threshold level (472) which is higher than the first single-channel threshold level (474), a multi-channel communication technology (486) for performing radio frequency based sensing is selected based on one or more radio frequency system criteria, and radio frequency based sensing is performed by the multi-channel communication technology (486).

Abstract: The present invention relates to performing radio frequency (RF)-based sensing. RF-based sensing is performed by a single-channel communication technology in order to detect a sensing event. Upon detecting the sensing event, a multi-channel communication technology is selected in dependence of the single-channel communication technology used for detecting the sensing event. RF-based sensing is then performed based on the multi-channel communication technology. This allows to first perform a coarse detection of a sensing event using the single-channel communication technology and orchestrate a subsequent RF-based sensing using the multi-channel communication technology in order to improve accuracy of the RF-based sensing. The frequency channels (412) used by the multi-channel communication technology can be selected in dependence of the frequency channel (402) used by the single-channel communication technology in order to improve the RF-based sensing, e.g.

Abstract: A method for use in a lighting system for rendering emergency lighting comprises detecting (101) a switch from a normal mode of the lighting system to an emergency mode of the lighting system and a switch from the emergency mode to the normal mode and activating (103) an emergency radio frequency-based sensing function upon detecting the switch from the normal mode to the emergency mode. The radio frequency-based sensing comprises detection of disturbances to a radio frequency field. The method further comprises deactivating (105) the emergency radio frequency-based sensing function upon detecting the switch from the emergency mode to the normal mode.

Abstract: The invention refers to a system that allows to improve a detection accuracy in network RF sensing. A system (150) for controlling a re-baselining of a network device (110) is presented, wherein a new baseline is determined based on a detection signal detected by the network device and/or detected by other network devices (130, 120), wherein the system comprises a detection signal providing unit (151) for providing a detection signal detected by the network device and/or by other network devices in the detection area, a quality criterion checking unit (152) for checking if a predetermined quality criterion for a re-baselining is fulfilled based on the provided detection signal, and a re-baselining unit (156) for controlling the network device to re-baseline if the predetermined quality criterion is fulfilled. Thus, the long term detection accuracy in detecting the presence or absence of a subject in the detection area can be improved.

Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire system (100) comprising a lighting unit (101), a housing (102) containing at least a part of the lighting unit, wherein the lighting unit and the housing are parts of a luminaire, and a sensing means (103) positioned at or within the housing, wherein the sensing means is adapted to sense a functional parameter indicative of a functional characteristic of the luminaire that is influenced by water ingress into at least a part of the luminaire. Further, the luminaire system comprises a water ingress determination unit (104) being adapted to determine water ingress into at least a part of the luminaire based on the sensed functional parameter. Thus, a luminaire system is provided that allows to determine water ingress into a luminaire before the water can damage the luminaire such that the persistence and safety of the luminaire is improved.

Abstract: A system (11) for allocating control of a lighting device (31) to a controller of a plurality of controllers (21, 45) is configured to detect that each of the plurality of controllers is analyzing a same content item for com rolling at least one light characteristic of the lighting device based on the analysis, determine the controller to which control of the at least one light characteristic of the lighting device is to be allocated to allocate the control to the controller, and prevent control of the at least one light characteristic of the lighting device by any other controller of the plurality of controllers.