Patents by Inventor Lorenzo Feri

Lorenzo Feri 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).

  • Patent number: 11269045
    Abstract: The invention relates to adjusting at least one of installed building service sensors (10) of a building service system. A sensor coverage area of at least one sensor (10) is adjusted based on information on a position of the installed sensor (10) relative to at least one other sensor (10). For example, to determine the position of the sensor (10) relative to said at least one other sensor (10), each sensor (10) establishes a wireless communication between said sensor (10) and at least one other sensor (10) via a wireless communication means (34) of the sensor (10). For example, information on the positions of the installed sensors (10) is used to assign to each sensor (10) at least one of installed building service supply devices (12) of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Feri, Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Ying Wang, Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk
  • Patent number: 10904980
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a light output signal emitted by a set of light sources comprising at least one light source, wherein said light output signal includes a modulation signal which carries individual information, such that the method includes recurrently: remotely detecting the light output signal of said set of light sources; determining at least one quality measure of said remote detection of the light output signal; and adjusting the modulation signal on basis of said at least one quality measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Lorenzo Feri, Hongming Yang
  • Patent number: 10492274
    Abstract: A method for calibrating an ambience lighting system for providing an ambient light effect for a cinema display screen is proposed. The method is based on implementing the ambience lighting system in the form of one or more of coded light (CL) sources. The method then includes processing one or more images of a scene being illuminated by the ambience lighting system to determine, based on the CL embedded into the light output of the individual CL sources, color and/or an intensity of the light generated by the individual CL source. The set of control data for controlling the CL sources to provide the desired ambient light effect is then based not only on the color and/or intensity of image content to be displayed on the cinema display screen, but also on the determined color and/or intensity of the light output of the individual CL sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Tommaso Gritti, Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen, Lorenzo Feri, Wei Pien Lee, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Patent number: 10439718
    Abstract: Remote controllers, positioning systems, and methods configured for the efficient assignment of addresses in a coded lighting positioning system are proposed. Particularly, a proposed remote controller comprises a receiver for receiving coded light from a light source in a coded lighting positioning system, where the coded light comprises an initial light source identifier of the light source. The remote controller also comprises a processing unit for assigning a modified light source identifier to the light source based on the received coded light, and a transmitter for transmitting the modified light source identifier to the light source. The modified light source identifier is a locally unique identifier used to provide positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Hongming Yang, Lorenzo Feri, Wijnand Johannes Rietman, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Johan-Paul Marie Gerard Linnartz
  • Patent number: 10090924
    Abstract: Remote controllers, positioning systems, and methods configured for the efficient assignment of addresses in a coded lighting positioning system are proposed. Particularly, a proposed remote controller comprises a receiver for receiving coded light from a light source in a coded lighting positioning system, where the coded light comprises an initial light source identifier of the light source. The remote controller also comprises a processing unit for assigning a modified light source identifier to the light source based on the received coded light, and a transmitter for transmitting the modified light source identifier to the light source. The modified light source identifier is a locally unique identifier used to provide positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Hongming Yang, Lorenzo Feri, Wijnand Johannes Rietman, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Johan-Paul Marie Gerard Linnartz
  • Publication number: 20180235117
    Abstract: The invention relates to adjusting at least one of installed building service sensors (10) of a building service system. A sensor coverage area of at least one sensor (10) is adjusted based on information on a position of the installed sensor (10) relative to at least one other sensor (10). For example, to determine the position of the sensor (10) relative to said at least one other sensor (10), each sensor (10) establishes a wireless communication between said sensor (10) and at least one other sensor (10) via a wireless communication means (34) of the sensor (10). For example, information on the positions of the installed sensors (10) is used to assign to each sensor (10) at least one of installed building service supply devices (12) of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: LORENZO FERI, ASHISH VIJAY PANDHARIPANDE, YING WANG, TIM CORNEEL WILHELMUS SCHENK
  • Publication number: 20180167141
    Abstract: Remote controllers, positioning systems, and methods configured for the efficient assignment of addresses in a coded lighting positioning system are proposed. Particularly, a proposed remote controller comprises a receiver for receiving coded light from a light source in a coded lighting positioning system, where the coded light comprises an initial light source identifier of the light source. The remote controller also comprises a processing unit for assigning a modified light source identifier to the light source based on the received coded light, and a transmitter for transmitting the modified light source identifier to the light source. The modified light source identifier is a locally unique identifier used to provide positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: TIM CORNEEL WILHELMUS SCHENK, HONGMING YANG, LORENZO FERI, WIJNAND JOHANNES RIETMAN, JOHAN CORNELIS TALSTRA, JOHAN-PAUL MARIE GERARD LINNARTZ
  • Patent number: 9968018
    Abstract: The invention relates to adjusting at least one of installed building service sensors (10) of a building service system. A sensor coverage area of at least one sensor (10) is adjusted based on information on a position of the installed sensor (10) relative to at least one other sensor (10). For example, to determine the position of the sensor (10) relative to said at least one other sensor (10), each sensor (10) establishes a wireless communication between said sensor (10) and at least one other sensor (10) via a wireless communication means (34) of the sensor (10). For example, information on the positions of the installed sensors (10) is used to assign to each sensor (10) at least one of installed building service supply devices (12) of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Feri, Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Ying Wang, Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk
  • Publication number: 20180081329
    Abstract: Apparatuses (1) for mapping devices (21-29) to representations (31-39) of the devices (21-29) in models comprise displays (11) for displaying representations (31-39), memories (12) for storing triggering information defining triggering procedures for triggering the devices (21-29), inputs (16) for receiving identifying information comprising identifiers from devices (21-29) that have been triggered, and processors (14) for linking the identifiers and the representations (31-39) at the hand of the triggering procedures. The commissioning of devices (21-29) is done faster and more user-friendly. The triggering procedures may define the devices (21-29) to be triggered in a sequence. The processor (14) can then link the identifiers and the representations (31-39) via the sequence. Alternatively the triggering procedures may define unique codes to be allocated to the representations (31-39) and to be provided to the devices (21-29), with the identifying information further comprising the codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: JACK GOOSSEN, MAULIN DAHYABHAI PATEL, LORENZO FERI, TIM CORNEEL WILHELMUS SCHENK, GARY WAYNE BARNETT
  • Patent number: 9871586
    Abstract: There is provided a light detection system which is capable of determining in light embedded codes by detecting light in a scene which is illuminated by an illumination system (110) comprising one or more light sources (111,112,113) each providing a light contribution (I111, I112, I113) comprising an embedded code (ID#1, ID#2, ID#3) emitted as a temporal sequence of modulations in a characteristics of the light emitted. The light detection system comprises light detection means (220), which are arranged for acquiring at least one image of the scene, where the image is acquired a plurality of temporal shifted line instances. Each line of the acquired image comprises an instance of the temporal sequence of modulations of the first embedded code. The light detection system further comprises means (230) for determining embedded codes from the spatial pattern of modulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Ruud Vlutters, Lorenzo Feri, Tim Corneel Wilhel Schenk, Ronald Rietman
  • Patent number: 9766120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile device for detecting light. The mobile device (300) includes a photo detector (320) which is arranged at the end of a socket barrel (114) of an audio jack socket in the mobile device. The socket barrel serves to collimate the light onto the photo detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Onno Martin Janssen, Lorenzo Feri, Tommaso Gritti, Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen
  • Patent number: 9721442
    Abstract: An emergency manager for a lighting device (1), which lighting device is configured to transmit information by coding its output light. The emergency manager has a light coding unit (5), configured to code light emitted by a light emitter (3), thereby enabling the light emitter to emit a coded light signal including an individual identifier identifying the lighting device; an emergency indicator (7); and a control unit (9). The control unit is configured to control the light coding unit to adjust the coded light signal to increase a robustness of a transmission of the coded light signal upon receiving an emergency indication from the emergency indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Theodorus Jacobus Johannes Denteneer, Lorenzo Feri
  • Patent number: 9609723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatic grouping of light sources within an illumination system. The method is performed starting from a first light source of the illumination system emitting a first light signal and a first sound signal. The method includes steps of using an intensity of the first light signal as received by a second light source and an intensity of the first sound signal as received by the second light source to determine a value of a grouping function (410, 420), and assigning the first light source and the second light source to the same group of light sources when the determined value of the grouping function satisfies one or more pre-determined conditions (430, 440, 450). In this manner, a determination could be made whether or not the first and second light sources should be assigned to the same group in a manner that yields improved results over the prior art solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Feri, Robert James Davies, Ronald Rietman, Willem Franke Pasveer
  • Patent number: 9602204
    Abstract: Proposed is a light module (110) comprising at least two primary light sources (111,112,113) capable of emitting a primary color light. This allows the light module to emit light having intensity (Y) and color coordinates (x,y) through additive color mixing of the constituent primary colors. The light module further comprises an modulator (115) capable of modulating the primary light sources enabling embedment of data in the light emitted. The modulator (115) is arranged to modulate the color coordinates of the light emitted for embedding the data. This is especially advantageous as the sensitivity of the human eye to changes in color is lower than to changes in intensity. The invention thus advantageously allows embedding the data into the light emitted from the light modules (110) of an illumination system (100) without reducing the performance of its primary function as an aid to human vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Lorenzo Feri, Paulus Henricus Antonius Damink, Martin Maurice Vernhout, Dragan Sekulovski
  • Patent number: 9479251
    Abstract: There is provided a method for detecting modulated light comprising: receiving a set of images acquired by means of a rolling shutter camera having image acquisition settings comprising a frame rate, fframe, and a line rate, fline; identifying in consecutive frames of said images—a pattern governed by the ratio between a modulation frequency, fc, of a modulated light source and the line rate, fline, and—between consecutive frames a spatial shift of said pattern governed by the ratio between said modulation frequency fc, and said frame rate, fframe; and providing based on said pattern and spatial shift thereof, an estimate of the modulated light amplitude from said light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Tommaso Gritti, Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen, Lorenzo Feri
  • Patent number: 9464787
    Abstract: A direction controllable lighting unit 10 for use in a lighting system is described. The light emission of the lighting unit 10 may be directed into different directions, e.g. by use of a mechanically movable element 14, 60. At least two ultrasound transmitters 20a, 20b, or ultrasound receivers 21a, 21b are disposed at the lighting unit 10 such that they differ in position, or in direction or shape of the spatial intensity distribution or spatial distribution of reception sensitivity. A mobile control element 46 has at least one corresponding ultrasound transmitter or receiver 50. A difference bebveen a signal from a transmitter received at multiple receivers, or a signal of multiple transmitters received at a single receiver is used to determine a relative direction of the direction controllable lighting unit 10 and the control element 46, and to control the direction of the lighting unit 10 in dependence thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Lorenzo Feri, Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning De Vries
  • Publication number: 20160204859
    Abstract: Remote controllers, positioning systems, and methods configured for the efficient assignment of addresses in a coded lighting positioning system are proposed. Particularly, a proposed remote controller comprises a receiver for receiving coded light from a light source in a coded lighting positioning system, where the coded light comprises an initial light source identifier of the light source. The remote controller also comprises a processing unit for assigning a modified light source identifier to the light source based on the received coded light, and a transmitter for transmitting the modified light source identifier to the light source. The modified light source identifier is a locally unique identifier used to provide positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: TIM CORNEEL WILHELMUS SCHENK, HONGMING YANG, LORENZO FERI, WIJNAND JOHANNES RIETMAN, JOHAN CORNELIS TALSTRA, JOHAN-PAUL MARIE GERARD LINNARTZ
  • Patent number: 9386643
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a lighting system comprises a remote control unit (4) and at least one lighting device (2a, 2b, 2c) comprising a light driver (13) and a light emitter (14). The remote control unit (4) comprises an image capturing unit (5) and is arranged to control the lighting device (2a, 2b, 2c). To do so, the remote control unit (4) receives information relating to current/present settings of the image capturing unit (5), then determines one or more properties of signals for visible light communications based on these settings. The one or more properties are then communicated to the at least one lighting device (2a, 2b, 2c). Upon reception thereof the light driver (13) generates a light emitting control signal based on the received properties and visible light communications based on the light emitting control signal is emitted by the light emitter (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Feri, Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen, Constant Paul Marie Jozef Baggen, Tommaso Gritti, Ruben Rajagopalan, Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Hongming Yang
  • Patent number: 9379814
    Abstract: There is provided a light detection system which is capable of determining in light embedded codes by detecting light in a scene which is illuminated by an illumination system (110) comprising one or more light sources (111,112,113) each providing a light contribution (I111, I112, I113) comprising an embedded code (ID#1, ID#2, ID#3) emitted as a temporal sequence of modulations in a characteristics of the light emitted. The light detection system comprises light detection means (220), which are arranged for acquiring at least one image of the scene, where the image is acquired a plurality of temporal shifted line instances. Each line of the acquired image comprises an instance of the temporal sequence of modulations of the first embedded code. The light detection system further comprises means (230) for determining embedded codes from the spatial pattern of modulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Frits De Bruijn, Ruud Vlutters, Lorenzo Feri, Tim Schenk, Ronald Rietman
  • Patent number: 9370077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling a dimmable luminaire co-arranged with a light sensor at a first level of a room and illuminating a second level of the room, comprising: determining an output path parameter representing a relation between the amount of light emitted from the luminaire and a luminaire illumination value at the second level, which results from the emitted amount of light; and repeatedly: determining an external illumination value at the second level, which external illumination value represents illumination by other sources than the luminaire, by means of values of the presently emitted amount of light, the output path parameter, and light information originating from the light sensor; and controlling the dimming level of the luminaire on basis of the external illumination value in order to meet a predetermined illumination condition for the total illumination at the second level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Rietman, Lorenzo Feri, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Willem Franke Pasveer