Patents by Inventor Marek Zbigniew Szczerba

Marek Zbigniew Szczerba 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: 11737198
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device comprising a transmitter, a controller and a sensor; wherein the controller is configured to control the transmitter to repeatedly transmit a second wireless message interleaved with a first wireless message, wherein the first wireless message has a first duration and comprises a first signal, wherein the second wireless message has a second duration and comprises a second signal; wherein the first duration and/or the second duration is adaptive during a lifetime of the lighting device; wherein the controller is configured to receive a measurement from the sensor and control the transmitter to transmit the second wireless message comprising the second signal comprising the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Marcus Verbrugh, Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Evren Ozcan
  • Patent number: 11612028
    Abstract: The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hongxin Chen, Dave Alberto Tavares Cavalcanti, Marcin Gramza, Liang Jia, Qing Li, Daniel J. Piotrowski, Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Marcin Krzysztof Szczodrak, Qin Zhao, Hongqiang Zhai, Michael Alex Van Hartskamp, Martin Elixmann, Zhong Huang, Fulong Ma, Xianneng Peng, Jianfeng Wang, Yi Qiang Yu, Kiran Srinivas Challapali
  • Publication number: 20220201828
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device comprising a transmitter, a controller and a sensor; wherein the controller is configured to control the transmitter to repeatedly transmit a second wireless message interleaved with a first wireless message, wherein the first wireless message has a first duration and comprises a first signal, wherein the second wireless message has a second duration and comprises a second signal; wherein the first duration and/or the second duration is adaptive during a lifetime of the lighting device; wherein the controller is configured to receive a measurement from the sensor and control the transmitter to transmit the second wireless message comprising the second signal comprising the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan Marcus VERBRUGH, Marek Zbigniew SZCZERBA, Evren OZCAN
  • Publication number: 20210329756
    Abstract: The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the l
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: HONGXIN CHEN, DAVE ALBERTO TAVARES CAVALCANTI, MARCIN GRAMZA, LIANG JIA, QING LI, DANIEL J. PIOTROWSKI, MAREK ZBIGNIEW SZCZERBA, MARCIN KRZYSZTOF SZCZODRAK, QIN ZHAO, HONGQIANG ZHAI, MICHAEL ALEX VAN HARTSKAMP, MARTIN ELIXMANN, ZHONG HUANG, FULONG MA, XIANNENG PENG, JIANFENG WANG, YI QIANG YU, KIRAN SRINIVAS CHALLAPALI
  • Patent number: 11026317
    Abstract: The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hongxin Chen, Dave Alberto Tavares Cavalcanti, Marcin Gramza, Liang Jia, Qing Li, Daniel J. Piotrowski, Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Marcin Krzysztof Szczodrak, Qin Zhao, Hongqiang Zhai, Michael Alex Van Hartskamp, Martin Elixmann, Zhong Huang, Fulong Ma, Xianneng Peng, Jianfeng Wang, Yi Qiang Yu, Kiran Srinivas Challapali
  • Publication number: 20200053857
    Abstract: The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the l
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: HONGXIN CHEN, DAVE ALBERTO TAVARES CAVALCANTI, MARCIN GRAMZA, LIANG JIA, QING LI, DANIEL J. PIOTROWSKI, MAREK ZBIGNIEW SZCZERBA, MARCIN KRZYSZTOF SZCZODRAK, QIN ZHAO, HONGQIANG ZHAI, MICHAEL ALEX VAN HARTSKAMP, MARTIN ELIXMANN, ZHONG HUANG, FULONG MA, XIANNENG PENG, JIANFENG WANG, YI QIANG YU, KIRAN SRINIVAS CHALLAPALI
  • Patent number: 10499477
    Abstract: The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hongxin Chen, Dave Alberto Tavares Cavalcanti, Marcin Gramza, Liang Jia, Qing Li, Daniel J. Piotrowski, Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Marcin Krzysztof Szczodrak, Qin Zhao, Hongqiang Zhai, Michael Alex Van Hartskamp, Martin Elixmann, Zhong Huang, Fulong Ma, Xianneng Peng, Jianfeng Wang, Yi Qiang Yu, Kiran Srinivas Challapali
  • Patent number: 9775216
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a method of controlling a lighting device is provided. The method comprises receiving an input from a dimmer, the input being representative of a desired light output level for the lighting device. A control voltage for operating a driver unit comprised in the lighting device is computed based on the input and a calibrated relationship between power consumption and control voltage for the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Franciscus Laurentius Van Boekhout
  • Patent number: 9554446
    Abstract: A controller comprising: presence detection logic, calibration logic, and an input for receiving a reading from a light sensor representing a sensed light level. The presence detection logic is for detecting presence events based on a presence sensor, and is configured to indicate a set-point to operate at least one lighting device in dependence on a positive detection of presence. The calibration logic is for performing a calibration operation, which is performed by causing a light output of the lighting device to change between a first, lower level and a second, higher level, and by and calibrating the set-point based on the reading from the light sensor under influence of the first and second levels. The calibration logic is configured to trigger this calibration operation in response to the positive detection of presence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Albertus Theodorus Klein Swormink, Michiel Adriaanszoon Klompenhouwer, Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Jurgen Mario Vangeel, Roger Peter Anna Delnoij, Johannes Martinus Maria Hensing, Petrus Antonius Verbeek, Johannes Jozef Wilhelmus Kalfs
  • Publication number: 20160286627
    Abstract: The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the l
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: HONGXIN CHEN, DAVE ALBERTO TAVARES CAVALCANTI, MARCIN GRAMZA, LIANG JIA, QING LI, DANIEL J. PIOTROWSKI, MAREK ZBIGNIEW SZCZERBA, MARCIN KRZYSZTOF SZCZODRAK, QIN ZHAO, HONGQIANG ZHAI, MICHAEL ALEX VAN HARTSKAMP, MARTIN ELIXMANN, ZHONG HUANG, FULONG MA, XIANNENG PENG, JIANFENG WANG, YI QIANG YU, KIRAN SRINIVAS CHALLAPALI
  • Publication number: 20160265975
    Abstract: A passive infrared sensor system comprising: a direct current (DC) voltage source supplying a DC voltage; a passive infrared sensor supplied with the DC voltage, the passive infrared sensor comprising at least one sensor element; an alternating current (AC) voltage source supplying an AC voltage, the AC voltage source arranged to induce an alternating current to flow through said at least one sensor element; an amplifier arranged to amplify an output signal that is output from the passive infrared sensor to generate an amplified output signal; and a filter arranged to filter the amplified output signal to provide an output of the passive infrared sensor system, wherein the filter is configured to filter a frequency of the AC voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: PETRUS ANTONIUS VERBEEK, ROGER PETER ANNA DELNOIJ, JOHANNES MARTINUS MARIA HENSING, MICHEL ALBERTUS THEODORUS KLEIN SWORMINK, MICHIEL ADRIAANSZOON KLOMPENHOUWER, MAREK ZBIGNIEW SZCZERBA
  • Publication number: 20160073475
    Abstract: A controller comprising: presence detection logic, calibration logic, and an input for receiving a reading from a light sensor representing a sensed light level. The presence detection logic is for detecting presence events based on a presence sensor, and is configured to indicate a set-point to operate at least one lighting device in dependence on a positive detection of presence. The calibration logic is for performing a calibration operation, which is performed by causing a light output of the lighting device to change between a first, lower level and a second, higher level, and by and calibrating the set-point based on the reading from the light sensor under influence of the first and second levels. The calibration logic is configured to trigger this calibration operation in response to the positive detection of presence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: MICHEL ALBERTUS THEODORUS KLEIN SWORMINK, MICHIEL ADRIAANSZOON KLOMPENHOUWER, MAREK ZBIGNIEW SZCZERBA, JURGEN MARIO VANGEEL, ROGER PETER ANNA DELNOIJ, JOHANNES MARTINUS MARIA HENSING, PETRUS ANTONIUS VERBEEK, JOHANNES JOZEF WILHELMUS KALFS
  • Publication number: 20150195888
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a method of controlling a lighting device is provided. The method comprises receiving an input from a dimmer, the input being representative of a desired light output level for the lighting device. A control voltage for operating a driver unit comprised in the lighting device is computed based on the input and a calibrated relationship between power consumption and control voltage for the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Franciscus Laurentius Van Boekhout
  • Patent number: 8553891
    Abstract: A stereo audio decoder generates a set of stereo output channels in response to a parametric audio input including signal parameters and stereo related parameters. A parameter processor generates two different set of parameters based on the input signal parameters thus up-mixing the signal parameters by altering or manipulating the signal parameters corresponding to the stereo related parameters. The two different parameters are synthesized by separate signal synthesizers to form respective stereo output channels. The signal synthesizers may be sinusoidal synthesizers, and the decoder also includes transient and noise synthesizers to generate transient and noise signal portions to be applied to the stereo output channels. Further, different transient and noise signal portions to the output channels may be provided by applying different gains based on the stereo related parameter. The two different parameters may be determined from current and previous signal parameter inputs using an input delay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Erik Gosuinus Petrus Schuijers, Paulus Henricus Antonius Dillen
  • Patent number: 7781665
    Abstract: A device (1) is arranged for synthesizing sound represented by sets of parameters, each set comprising noise parameters (NP) representing noise components of the sound and optionally also other parameters representing other components, such as transients and sinusoids. Each set of parameters may correspond with a sound channel, such as a MIDI voice. In order to reduce the computational load, the device comprises a selection unit (2) for selecting a limited number of sets from the total number of sets on the basis of a perceptual relevance value, such as the amplitude or energy. The device further comprises a synthesizing unit (3) for synthesizing the noise components using the noise parameters of the selected sets only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Albertus Cornelis den Brinker, Andreas Johannes Gerrits, Arnoldus Werner Johannes Oomen, Marc Klein Middelink
  • Publication number: 20100023335
    Abstract: A stereo audio decoder with low complexity is provided. A high stereo sound quality can be obtained with a limited computational power and is thus suitable for miniature and mobile equipment. The stereo decoder generates a set of stereo output channels (C1, C2) in response to a parametric audio input including signal parameters (S1) and stereo related parameters (X1). A parameter processor (M) generates two different set of parameters (P1, P2) based on the input signal parameters (S1) thus up-mixing the signal parameters (S1) by altering or manipulating the signal parameters (S1) corresponding to the stereo related parameters (X1). The two different parameters (P1, P2) are finally synthesized by separate signalsynthesizers (SS1, SS2) to form respective stereo output channels (C1, C2). Since the stereo decoding can be performed in the parameter domain instead of the spectral domain, the required computational burden is reduced compared to what is known in prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Erik Gosuinus Petrus Schuijers, Paulus Henricus Antonius Dillen
  • Publication number: 20090308229
    Abstract: A device (1) for producing sound samples from sound parameters representing sound components comprises a transient synthesis unit (14) for synthesizing transient sound components from transient sound parameters contained in each frame. To increase the efficiency of the synthesis, a transient selection unit (11) is arranged for selecting only a single transient sound component per frame. Additionally, the device may be arranged for producing fewer sinusoidal sound components if a transient is produced. Transform domain coefficients may be convolved with a transform domain representation of a time window representation, the number of resulting transform domain coefficients being controlled to further enhance the efficiency of the synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Andreas Johannes Gerrits, Marc Klein Middelink