Abstract: A method of using speech recognition to control a utility, comprising: receiving a speech command spoken by a user and captured by at least one microphone; processing the speech command in order to automatically recognize and enact an intention of the user in each of a sequence of spoken elements in the command, the elements having an order from first to last in time, with at least one of the elements indicating an intention of the user to control the utility and a further one or more of the elements each specifying a respective parameter of the control intended by the user; and after the speaking of the first element in the voice command but prior to enacting the last element of the command, controlling illumination emitted by one or more luminaires of a lighting system to provide feedback to the user regarding the processing of the speech command, wherein the utility comprises one of: heating, air conditioning, ventilation, a window treatment, or play-out of media from an entertainment system.

Abstract: An electronic device, e.g. a sensor device (41), is configured to receive a sensor signal from an electromagnetic radiation sensor (43), determine an orientation of the electromagnetic radiation sensor (43) based on said sensor signal or based on an orientation signal received from an orientation sensor (4) comprised in said electromagnetic radiation sensor, and transmit the sensor signal to one of a plurality of devices or applications in dependence on the determined orientation. The plurality of devices or applications comprises a first device or application, e.g. a light control device or application, and a second device or application, e.g. a security device or application. The plurality of devices or applications may also comprise a third device or application, e.g. a people counting device or application.

Abstract: A method of controlling a lighting system comprising one or more illumination sources each controllable to emit respective illumination for illuminating an environment, the method comprising: causing a user interface of a user device to output an indication of one or more past lighting events associated with a set of the one or more illumination sources, wherein the indication comprises: one or more attributes of the illumination associated with a respective lighting event from the one or more past lighting events, and a trigger which led to the respective lighting event from the one or more past lighting events.

Abstract: A system comprising: a controller configured to apply at least one illumination setting to at least one illumination source, thereby causing the illumination source to emit light according to the applied illumination setting; electronic storage accessible to the controller; and a locking device configured to generate a lock command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, wherein the system is configured to mark the illumination setting as locked in the electronic storage in response to the lock command; wherein the controller is configured to receive a control command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, and modify the applied illumination setting according that control command unless the illumination setting is marked as locked when it is received, wherein the illumination setting is not modified in response to that control command in that event.

Abstract: A presence simulation system comprises a user interface (32), a profile generator (34) and a presence simulator (35). The profile generator (34) is configured to generate in electronic storage a plurality of virtual occupant profiles (22) according to profile creation inputs received via the user interface (32), each virtual occupant profile comprising user-defined virtual occupant identity data. The presence simulator (35) is configured to generate a sequence of simulated control actions, by applying a behaviour simulation algorithm to the user-defined virtual occupant identity data of the electronically-stored virtual occupant profile. A lighting controller (40) configured to vary at least one characteristic of light emitted by at least one luminaire according to the sequence of simulated control actions.

Abstract: According to a first aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a controller for controlling at least one first luminaire to render lighting scenes in a first environment; the controller comprising: a first input for receiving a lighting sequence defining a first lighting scene to be rendered in the first environment at least until a trigger is received and a second lighting scene to be rendered in response to receiving said trigger in the first environment, thus replacing the first lighting scene; a second input arranged to receive data indicating user presence within the first environment; an output; and a processor arranged to: receive the lighting sequence via the first input; control, via the output, the at least one first luminaire to render the first lighting scene in accordance with the lighting sequence; receive an indication of the trigger and in response thereto, determine, based on data received via the second input, a user presence value within the first environment; and control, via the output,

Abstract: A controller (7) for a lighting system (2) is controllable by at least a first user and a second user. The controller (7) detects adjustment of a setting of the lighting system (2) by a first user. The controller (7) controls the adjustability of the lighting system (2) by a second user as a function of the adjustment of the setting of the lighting system (2) by the first user.

Abstract: A controller for controlling a battery-powered luminaire in a lighting network comprises: a network interface for communicating with the lighting network; and control logic for controlling at least one illumination source of the battery-powered luminaire; wherein the control logic is configured to: detect a failure of at least one mains-powered luminaire in the lighting network, determine that the mains-powered luminaire was emitting or had been instructed to emit a visual alert when the failure occurred, and control the at least one illumination source of the battery-powered luminaire to emit a version of that visual alert in response, the failure being detected based on a loss of communication, within the lighting network, with the mains-powered luminaire.

Abstract: A controller (7) for a lighting system (2) is controllable by at least a first user and a second user. The controller (7) detects adjustment of a setting of the lighting system (2) by a first user. The controller (7) controls the adjustability of the lighting system (2) by a second user as a function of the adjustment of the setting of the lighting system (2) by the first user.

Abstract: A presence mimicking system comprises a first lighting system (1A) arranged to illuminate a first environment and a second lighting system (1B) arranged to illuminate a second environment. A computer system configured to receive from the first lighting system an indication of a sequence of illumination settings, at least some of which have been applied to the first lighting system by at least one user when present in a first environment illuminated thereby. The computer system is configured, in response to a mimic instruction, to mimic in the unoccupied second environment the presence of the at least one user of the first environment, by applying a matching sequence of illumination settings to the second lighting system, wherein the computer system is configured to select the first lighting system for use in the presence mimicking from a set of candidate lighting systems, by comparing a profile of the second lighting system with profiles of the candidate lighting systems.

Abstract: A method of controlling a lighting system comprising one or more illumination sources each controllable to emit respective illumination for illuminating an environment, the method comprising: causing a user interface of a user device to output an indication of one or more past lighting events associated with a set of the one or more illumination sources, wherein the indication comprises: one or more attributes of the illumination associated with a respective lighting event from the one or more past lighting events, and a trigger which led to the respective lighting event from the one or more past lighting events.

Abstract: A method of controlling illumination emitted by one or more illumination sources of a lighting system is disclosed. The method comprises automatically performing operations of: receiving from a speech recognition system a first input indicative of a first speech command; in response to the first input, controlling the lighting system to transition from a first state comprising a first value of a parameter of the illumination to a second state comprising a second value of the parameter; receiving from the speech recognition system a second input indicative of a second speech command, the second input indicating that the second speech command specifies a further change in the parameter; mapping the second input to an adjustment defined at least in part based on the first and second values of the parameter; and controlling the lighting system to transition from the second state to a further adjusted state by adjusting the parameter.

Abstract: A method of controlling a lighting system comprising a plurality of illumination sources each controllable to emit illumination for illuminating the environment and a plurality of control apparatus for use in controlling the illumination emitted from one or more of the plurality of illumination sources, the method comprising: determining the relative position of a first control apparatus compared to a second control apparatus; assigning a function to the first control apparatus, the function defining how the first control apparatus is to control the illumination of one or more illumination sources, wherein the function of the first control apparatus is assigned based on the determined relative position; whereby a first user input can be received at the first control apparatus and the illumination of the one or more illumination sources can be controlled in response to the first user input based on the assigned function of the first control apparatus.

Abstract: A method of controlling one or more luminaires arranged to illuminate an area covered by at least one presence sensor, the method comprising: receiving from a user a selection of a lighting scene to be rendered; controlling at least one of the luminaires to render the selected lighting scene; determining a timeout duration for the luminaires based on the selected lighting scene; using the at least one presence sensor to monitor the area for presence indicators when rendering the selected lighting scene; and automatically switching the luminaires to a low-power mode if no presence indicator is detected in the area for the determined timeout duration when rendering the selected lighting scene.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling a plurality of lighting devices to emit light, the controller comprising: a lighting interface for transmitting control commands to each of the plurality of lighting device in order to control the plurality of lighting devices; and a controller configured to: obtain orientation information indicative of an orientation of a user device and based thereon determine the orientation of the user device; obtain location information indicative of a location of the user device and based thereon determine the location of the user device; process the determined orientation of the user device and the determined location of the user device to determine one or more lighting settings for one or more of the plurality of lighting devices; and selectively control, via the lighting interface, the one or more lighting devices to emit light in accordance with the one or more determined lighting settings.

Abstract: A presence simulation system comprises a user interface (32), a profile generator (34) and a presence simulator (35). The profile generator (34) is configured to generate in electronic storage a plurality of virtual occupant profiles (22) according to profile creation inputs received via the user interface (32), each virtual occupant profile comprising user-defined virtual occupant identity data. The presence simulator (35) is configured to generate a sequence of simulated control actions, by applying a behaviour simulation algorithm to the user-defined virtual occupant identity data of the electronically-stored virtual occupant profile. A lighting controller (40) configured to vary at least one characteristic of light emitted by at least one luminaire according to the sequence of simulated control actions.

Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a lighting control system for controlling one or more luminaires of a lighting system to illuminate an environment, the lighting control system comprising: an interface for sending control commands to the luminaires; an automation component configured to: automatically control, via the interface, the luminaires according to a set of one or more automation rules stored in a memory accessible by the lighting control system; and a suppression component configured to: process data pertaining to a user in the environment from at least one data source to monitor activity exhibited by the user in the environment; detect a condition of increased user stress based on the activity monitoring; identify at least one of the automation rules as a potential cause of the increased user stress; and suppress or modify the identified automation rule for at least one of the luminaires based thereon.

Abstract: A lighting script—for use by a lighting controller to control at least one luminaire to render illumination effects, as the video content is outputted in a space illuminated by the at least one luminaire, synchronously with the outputting of the video content—is generated as follows. Frame image data of the video content is processed to determine at least one color palette of the frame image data. A sequence of illumination effects—to be rendered during the outputting of the video content and which is modifiable by a user—is displayed to the user. The displayed sequence conveys at least one illumination color derived from the determined color palette to be rendered in at least one of the illumination effects. The generated lighting script is for rendering the modified sequence of illumination effects.

Abstract: A method of controlling a luminaire at a first physical location in a physical space to render a lighting effect in the physical space, the method being performed by a control device and comprising steps of: receiving at least one data object for use in rendering the lighting effect, the data object defining at least one virtual object comprising an influence value for the virtual object and a coordinate vector denoting a virtual location of the virtual object in a virtual space; determining the first physical location of the luminaire in the physical space from a map of the physical space; determining a separation between the first physical location of the luminaire and a second physical location in the physical space corresponding to the virtual location of the virtual object in the virtual space; and controlling at least one characteristic of light emitted by the luminaire as a function of the determined separation and the influence value for the virtual object, thereby rendering the lighting effect.

Abstract: A controller for a lighting system, the lighting system comprising one or more luminaires associated with a lighting channel; the controller comprising: a script interpreter configured to interpret a lighting script for rendering on the luminaires; an effect impact determining module configured to determine a visual impact level of each of the lighting effects if rendered as defined by the lighting script unmodified; a script modifier configured to selectively generate, based on the visual impact levels, effect modification data for modifying the visual impact level of at least one of the lighting effects; a lighting controller configured to control the luminaires associated with the lighting channel to render versions of the lighting effects defined by the lighting script, wherein the lighting controller is configured to use the effect modification data to render a modified version of the at least one lighting effect having the modified visual impact level.