Patents by Inventor Ralph Genbirk

Ralph Genbirk 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).

  • Lighting Control System and Method for Association of Nodes in a Multi-Node Network
    Publication number: 20170027042
    Abstract: A lighting control system and method for association of nodes in a multi-node network. The system includes a number of lighting nodes forming a multi-node network, each lighting node including a light source, a controller connected to the light source, and communication means connected to the controller. The lighting control system further includes a memory component adapted to store information relating to at least one group of interrelated coordinates defined in a geographical coordinate system and a processing component in communication with the lighting nodes and adapted to automatically associate at least one lighting node with the at least one group on the basis of the geographical location of said at least one lighting node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Henri Eskonen, Amit Gudadhe, Jayakrishnan Harikumaran, Chintan Shah, Ralph Genbirk
  • Lighting control system and method for association of nodes in a multi-node network
    Patent number: 9485844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting control system and method for association of nodes in a multi-node network. The system comprises a number of lighting nodes forming a multi-node network, each lighting node comprising: —a light source; —a controller connected to the light source; and —communication means connected to the controller, wherein the lighting control system further comprises: —a memory component adapted to store information relating to at least one group of interrelated coordinates defined in a geographical coordinate system; and —a processing component in communication with the lighting nodes and adapted to automatically associate at least one lighting node with the at least one group on the basis of the geographical location of said at least one lighting node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Tvilight B.V.
    Inventors: Henri Eskonen, Amit Gudadhe, Jayakrishnan Harikumaran, Chintan Shah, Ralph Genbirk
  • Lighting Control System and Method for Association of Nodes in a Multi-Node Network
    Publication number: 20160007429
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting control system and method for association of nodes in a multi-node network. The system comprises a number of lighting nodes forming a multi-node network, each lighting node comprising: —a light source; —a controller connected to the light source; and —communication means connected to the controller, wherein the lighting control system further comprises: —a memory component adapted to store information relating to at least one group of interrelated coordinates defined in a geographical coordinate system; and —a processing component in communication with the lighting nodes and adapted to automatically associate at least one lighting node with the at least one group on the basis of the geographical location of said at least one lighting node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Henri Eskonen, Amit Gudadhe, Jayakrishnan Harikumaran, Chintan Shah, Ralph Genbirk