Abstract: The invention provides a textile product (1) having a lighting function. The textile product (1) comprises (a) a coated textile structure (2) comprising a textile (200) with a first textile coating (211) at a first side (210) and optionally a second textile coating (222) at a second side (220) of the textile (200); (b) a lighting unit (300) comprising a substrate (310) with a substrate surface (311) and a light source (330) comprised by the substrate surface (311), wherein the lighting unit (300) is arranged within the coated textile structure (2), wherein the lighting unit (300) is arranged to provide light (331) through the first textile coating (211), wherein the substrate surface (311) further comprises an electrically conductive connector part (340), and wherein the connector part (340) is arranged to supply electrical power to the light source (330) when electrically connected to an electrical power source (500).

Abstract: The invention relates to a light source and an illumination system. The light source (10) comprises a light emitter (20) and a light conversion element (30). The light emitter emits visible light of a first color through the light conversion element in a direction away from the light source. The light conversion element comprises a photoluminescent material (40) for converting at least a part of the light of the first color into light of a second color different from the first color. The light source further comprises conversion material (42) for converting at least a part of ambient light impinging on the conversion material into light of a third color (Ba) different from the second color. When the light emitter emits light, the color of the light emitted is mainly a mixture of the light of the first color and light of the second color.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device includes a reflection layer for reflecting at least a portion of incident light, a polarization conversion layer arranged over the reflection layer, and an array of lenticular elements arranged over at least a portion of the polarization conversion layer and including a birefringent material. Light having a first state of polarization is configured to pass through the lenticular element array without substantial lenticular element focusing, where the polarization state is transformed by the polarization conversion layer such that the reflected light has a second state of polarization. Light having the second polarization state passes through the lenticular element array with the lenticular element focusing to provide multiple views to different viewing locations.

Abstract: The invention provides a floor covering system (10) with (a) a PVC-based floor covering (100) and (b) a lighting system (200) arranged to generate light (210). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a user side (101) and an opposite back side (102). The lighting system (200) is arranged at the back side (102) of the PVC-based floor covering (100). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a light transmission for light (210) generated by the lighting system (200) in the range of 0.5% to 30%, especially in the range of 1% to 20%.

Abstract: A lighting system (10, 50, 70, 90) is provided comprising at least one light source (21, 91) and at least a first optical element (22, 92). The light source (21, 91) generates a light beam (12) and the first optical element (22, 92) refracts the light beam (12). The light source (21, 91) and the first optical element (22, 92) are arranged such that the light source (21, 91) and/or the first optical element (22, 92) are movable under the influence of a gravitational field in such a way that a distance between the light source (21, 91) and the first optical element (22, 92) is dependent on an orientation of the lighting system (10, 50, 70, 90) with respect to the gravitational field.

Abstract: A method of computing a display value to be provided to a stereoscopic display apparatus (150) is described. The method includes: determining a first intermediate value (811) from a 3-D representation on basis of a first one of the angular directions and coordinates of a first one of the picture elements (102); determining a second intermediate value (810) from the 3-D representation on basis of a further angular direction relative to the first plane and the coordinates of the first one of the picture elements; and combining the first intermediate value (811) and the second intermediate value (810) to the display value, the display value related to the particular output of a first one of the picture elements of the stereoscopic display apparatus (102).

Abstract: An electronic device (1) is provided with at least a base part (2, 22, 32, 42) and an electronic module (3). The base part (2, 22, 32, 42) comprises a soft magnetic layer (5, 25, 35, 45) and at least a primary coil (7). The electronic module (3) comprises at least one electronic element and at least a secondary coil (8) adapted to inductively interact with the primary coil (7). The primary coil (7) is located in a hole (6) of the soft magnetic layer (5, 25, 35, 45). The electronic module (3) further comprises at least one magnet (9) adapted to magnetically interact with the soft magnetic layer (5, 25, 35, 45).

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-beam illumination system (1) for providing an illumination image (53). The multi-beam illumination system (1) has a plurality of light sources (11) with optional collimating optics (12), arranged to generate a plurality of light beams (13); a panel (30) comprising a plurality of panel segments (32) in a panel plane (35) at a first distance (d1) and arranged to contain a plurality of segment patterns (34) on the corresponding panel segments (32); and an imaging lens array (40) comprising a plurality of imaging lenses (42) in an imaging lens plane (45) parallel to the panel plane (35). Each imaging lens (42) of the imaging lens array (40) is arranged to image a corresponding segment pattern (34) of the plurality of segment patterns (34) into a respective projection image (52) of a plurality of projection images (52). The plurality of projection images (52) over-lap at a predetermined image distance (Lp) and form the illumination image (53).

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device comprises: a display panel having an array of display pixels for producing a display, the pixels being arranged in rows and columns; and at least two arrays of light output directing elements, the arrays being arranged in series over the display panel at different depths, each array being controllable to direct the light output from respective groups of pixels in different directions to enable a stereoscopic image to be perceived. The device is operable to selectively control any one of the arrays to provide the light output directing function, thereby providing respective first and second three dimensional display modes having different amounts of perceived depth.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light module for electrical and thermal attachment to an energy infrastructure having at least one power supply, each power supply comprising two electrodes, said light module comprising a light source to emit light, wherein the light source is a heat source when emitting light, two electrical contacts to contact the electrodes of the at least one power supply and thereby establishing the electrical attachment between the light module and the energy infrastructure, a control system arranged between the light source and the electrical contacts to control a power supplied to the light source, wherein the light module comprises a measurement system to measure a thermal resistance of the thermal attachment between the light module and the energy infrastructure when establishing the electrical attachment, and wherein the control system is configured to reduce the power supplied to the light source when the thermal resistance is above a predetermined value to protect the light module from

Abstract: A device is disclosed for wireless control of color of light emitted by a lighting system. The lighting system comprises signal receiving means and means for adjusting the color of light emitted from at least one lighting element, in response to a received color control signal from the device. The device for wireless control comprises means for—generating color information data, said data being indicative of a desired color of light to be emitted by the lighting system, means for modulating a first carrier signal in accordance with the color information data, and means for transmitting said color control signal in the form of a beam of said first modulated carrier signal to the lighting system.

Abstract: A switchable autostereoscopic display device comprising: a display panel having an array of display pixels for producing a display, the display pixels being arranged in rows and columns; an array of lens elements arranged over the display panel for directing the light output of the display pixels so as to provide a stereoscopic image, the lens elements comprising an electro-optic material whose refractive index is switchable by selective application of an electric field between a first value that maintains the light output directing function and a second value that removes the light output directing function; and discontinuous electrode layers provided above and below the lens elements for applying the electric field across the lens elements. The electrode layers are spaced from the lens elements by dielectric layers, such that the effect of the electrode layer discontinuities on the electric field in the lens elements is reduced.

Abstract: A system for providing illumination includes a color mixing rod integrator for receiving and homogenizing laser light or output to a spatial light modulator. The rod integrator recombines the light of the primary colors, thus obviating dichroic recombination optics. Entrance and exit faces of the integrator have reflective layers where the length of the integrator is decreased and/or the f-number in the system is increased.

Abstract: A multi-view autostereoscopic display device (101) comprises: an image forming means (103); a view forming means (109,117); and a driving means (119). The driving means is arranged to: in a first portion of a driving cycle, drive a first group of display pixels (105) with display data for a first plurality of views and in a second portion of the driving cycle, drive the first group of display pixels with display data for a second plurality of views The second plurality of views are projected in different directions to the first plurality of views, thereby broadening a viewing angle of the device.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device comprising a view forming module in registration with an image forming means. The image forming means has an orthogonal array of display pixels spatially defined by an opaque matrix. The view forming module provides at least two optical functions, namely a view forming function and a brightness non-uniformity reducing function. The view forming function modifies the direction of outputs of the display pixels such that the outputs of groups of the display pixels are projected in respective different directions as a plurality of views. The view forming function is provided by an array of parallel lenticular lenses arranged across the view forming module and having a first pitch. The brightness non-uniformity reducing function spreads the outputs of the display pixels such that brightness non-uniformities caused by imaging of the opaque matrix are reduced.

Abstract: A display arrangement comprises a plurality of pixel elements (FLCD) that have controllable light-transfer characteristics. A display driver controls the plurality of pixel elements in accordance with a color component (R) during a control interval (TO) that is assigned to the color component. The display driver causes a color-light source (RL1, RL2) to apply a color light, which corresponds to the color component, to the plurality of pixel elements during a main interval (RMO). The main interval is comprised in the control interval that is assigned to color component. The light-source controller also causes the color-light source to apply the color light during a spillover interval (RS1, RS2). The spillover interval is comprised in another control interval (T1) that is assigned to another color component (G).

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display lens arrangement comprises an array (9) of parallel lenticular lenses (11), wherein the lens array comprises first and second materials of different refractive indices (60,62) sandwiched between planar substrates, with the interface between the first and second materials defining the lens surfaces. The first material has a refractive index n1, the lens array has a lens pitch p and the lenticular lenses have a radius of curvature at their centre of R, and the lenses satisfy n1 (p/2R)>0.6. This arrangement gives reduced banding and loss of intensity at steep angles when used in an autostereoscopic display.

Abstract: It is provided a luminaire kit of parts (100) for assembling a luminaire. The luminaire kit of parts (100) comprises light sources (107a-b) and light out-coupling devices (105a-b), The luminaire kit of parts (100) further comprises a light guiding element (101), the light guiding element (101) being configured to receive at least a subset of the light sources (107a-b) and at least a subset of the light out-coupling devices (105a-b) into a first type of 5 openings (103a-c) and a second type of openings (104a-b) respectively. It is also provided a method for assembling a luminaire.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lighting system (100) which provides front side lighting, where a main portion of the light is outputted in the front direction of the lighting system, and back side lighting, where a sub portion of the light is outputted in a back side direction of the lighting system. The lighting system is arranged such that light from a light unit (103) is mixed in a mixing chamber (105). The mixing chamber has a first light exit portion (106) which is arranged for outputting a main portion of the mixed light for front side lighting. The mixing chamber is further arranged with a second light exit portion (101) arranged in association with the mixing chamber for outputting a sub portion of the mixed light for back side lighting from the lighting system. The invention is based on an insight that by utilizing the mixing chamber in the lighting system, back side lighting is achieved and thereby hardly affecting the beam shape of the front side lighting from the lighting system.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device having a plurality of operating modes for providing different brightness non-uniformity and cross talk display characteristics. The device comprises: an image forming means having an array of display pixels for producing a display, the display pixels being spatially defined by an opaque matrix; and a view forming means arranged in registration with the image forming means and having an array of view forming elements configurable to focus outputs of groups of the display pixels into a plurality of views projected towards a user in different directions, thereby enabling autostereoscopic imaging, wherein a focusing strength of the view forming means is electrically switchable.