Patents by Inventor TOBIAS BORRA

TOBIAS BORRA 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).

  • Publication number: 20250093016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting arrangement (1) for outdoor illumination, the lighting arrangement comprising at least one first light source for emitting a first light and at least one second light source arranged at a distance from the first light source and arranged for emitting a second light. The lighting arrangement further comprises a modulating optical element (7) for converting the first light into a modulated first light providing a first illumination pattern on a first target surface (4?), wherein the first illumination pattern comprises a sequence of alternating illuminance peaks. The modulating optical element (7) further converts the second light into a modulated second light providing a second illumination pattern on a second target surface (4?), wherein the second illumination pattern comprises a sequence of alternating illuminance peaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: MARCUS THEODORUS MARIA LAMBOOIJ, MICHEL CORNELIS JOSEPHUS MARIE VISSENBERG, TOBIAS BORRA, MAURICE ALEXANDER HUGO DONNERS
  • Publication number: 20250085772
    Abstract: A system is configured to determine whether a user has been looking at a display (15) longer than a predefined period of time, determine a first location of a device (14) which comprises the display, determine second locations of a plurality of further devices (31-33), select a further device (32) from the plurality of further devices based on the first location and the second locations, and control the selected further device to render a visual distraction if the user is determined to have been looking at the display longer than the predefined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, HENDRIKUS JOHAN ANDRIE DE VRIES, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20250071872
    Abstract: A method of controlling a radiofrequency-based sensing system, wherein the radiofrequency-based system comprises a plurality of nodes each arranged for transmitting and/or receiving radiofrequency signal for radiofrequency-based sensing in an environment; wherein the method comprises: selecting a first set of nodes from the plurality of nodes to form a first subset and a second set of nodes from the plurality of nodes to form a second subset; wherein the selection is based on a direction of communication path from a transmitting node to a receiving node in the plurality of nodes; assigning a first radiofrequency-based sensing function to the first subset and a second radiofrequency-based sensing function or a modified first radiofrequency-based sensing function to the second subset; instructing the first subset to perform the first radiofrequency-based sensing function and the second subset to perform the second radiofrequency-based sensing function or the modified first radiofrequency-based sensing function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU
  • Publication number: 20240414826
    Abstract: A system (11) for controlling a lighting device (31, 32) to render light effects determined based on an analysis of video content while a display (47) displays the video content is configured to determine a display white point used by the display and determine a lighting device white point to be used by the lighting device based on the display white point. The display displays the video content according to the display white point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, LEENDERT TEUNIS ROZENDAAL
  • Publication number: 20240397596
    Abstract: A system for controlling a plurality of lighting devices (11-15) to render light effects accompanying a rendering of audiovisual content (81) is configured to associate, based on a first characteristic of a first audio channel/object (86), the first audio channel/object with a first lighting device (12) and not with a second lighting device (13). The first characteristic is indicative of an audio source position. The system is further configured to associate a second audio channel (87) with the first and second lighting devices. The system is further configured to determine whether second audio content in the second audio channel meets predetermined criteria and determine a first light effect based on a determined chromaticity. If the one or more predetermined criteria are not met, the light intensity is based on first audio content in the first audio channel/object, and otherwise, the light intensity is based on the second audio content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU
  • Publication number: 20240323482
    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of lighting units over time according to light settings is disclosed. The light settings are based on media content rendered on a media rendering device. The method comprises receiving an input indicative of an adjustment of a level of dynamics, the level of dynamics being indicative of a level of difference of the brightness of the light settings and/or a rate of change of the brightness of the light settings over time, determining a color difference level based on the adjusted level of dynamics, wherein the color difference level is indicative of a level of difference of colors of the light settings and/or a rate of change of the colors of the light settings over time, wherein, when the level of dynamics is reduced, the color difference level is increased, and determining the light settings based on the adjusted level of dynamics and the determined color difference level, and controlling the plurality of lighting units over time according to the determined light settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA, JUDOCUS NICOLAAS PULLES, GERARDUS WILHELMUS THEODORUS VAN DER HEIJDEN
  • Publication number: 20240310012
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (100) that can simultaneously be used for disinfection and for illumination. The luminaire (100) comprises a light engine (120) located in a housing, and an optical component (130) for receiving a light output of the light engine (120). The light engine (120) has a first light source (121) for emitting visible light and a second light source (122) for emitting ultraviolet radiation. The input side (131), the output side (132), and the wall structure (133) together delimit an interior volume of the optical component (130). The input side (131), the output side (132) and the interior volume of the optical component (130) are transmissive for visible light and for ultraviolet radiation. The wall structure (133) of the optical component (130) is transmissive for visible light and non-transmissive for ultraviolet radiation. The optical component (130) has a wall structure (133) separating an input side (131) and an output side (132).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, KARS-MICHIEL HUBERT LENSSEN, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS
  • Publication number: 20240216561
    Abstract: The invention provides a control device for controlling an ultraviolet light-based disinfection device arranged at a disinfection location, wherein the control device comprises: a user interface comprising a user interface element, wherein the user interface element is configured to control an operational parameter of the ultraviolet light-based disinfection device by providing a degree of control in controlling said operational parameter; a controller configured to: (i) determine a spatial relation of the control device relative to the ultraviolet light-based disinfection device and/or the disinfection location, and to (ii) change the degree of control of the user interface element in controlling said operational parameter based on said spatial relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: KARS-MICHIEL HUBERT LENSSEN, ERIK PETRUS JOHANNES MALLENS, TIES VAN BOMMEL, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20240144517
    Abstract: A system (1) is configured to obtain an image (73) captured by a camera. The image captures a scene and at least one device (31,32) in the scene. The system is further configured to determine a distance from the camera to the closest device (31) of the at least one device, select a device level or a group level based on the distance, and display data associated with only the closest device if the device level is selected or an aggregation (82) of data associated with a group of devices if the group level is selected. The group of devices comprises the closest device. The data is displayed next to and/or overlaid on a view of the scene, e.g. the image itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20240114610
    Abstract: A system for controlling a lighting device to render light effects while an audio rendering device plays a song is configured to receive information from an audio streaming service and determine the light effects based on the information. The information is indicative of a plurality of sections of the song. The system is further configured to determine, from the information, a first median or average of an audio characteristic in a first section (71) and a second median or average of the audio characteristic in a second consecutive section (72), determine whether a difference between the first and second medians or averages exceeds a threshold, gradually reduce a light intensity (61) and/or color saturation of the light effects during a period (74) before the start (65) of the second section in dependence on the difference exceeding the threshold, and control the lighting device to render the light effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS
  • Publication number: 20240080955
    Abstract: A method of controlling a lighting unit in an area is disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining a charging status of a portable device, the charging status indicating whether the portable device is connected to a charger, receive a motion signal indicative of a motion of a user in the area, controlling, if the motion has been detected and if the portable device is connected to the charger, the lighting unit according to a first light setting, and controlling, if the motion has been detected and if the portable device is not connected to the charger, the lighting unit according to a second light setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20240057238
    Abstract: A method comprises, in a learning mode, learning (101) a state of one or more portable devices at a start time associated with a routine for a plurality of executions of the routine over a period of time based on received signals and determining (103) one or more expected states of the one or more portable devices at the start time associated with the routine based on the learned state. The method further comprises, in an adjustment mode, determining (105) a current state of the one or more portable devices at the start time of the routine for a current execution of the routine, determining (107) whether the current state differs from the expected state, and adjusting (109) the current execution of the routine in dependence on a difference between these states. The current execution of the routine comprises transmission of at least one light command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20240032179
    Abstract: A system is configured to display a visual representation (41) of a color space and repositionable virtual representations (51-55) of individually addressable light segments overlaid on the visual representation of the color space. The light segments have a fixed spatial relationship in an array and the virtual representations have initial positions (71). The system is further configured to receive user input indicative of a change of one or more of the initial positions of the virtual representations and determine further positions (72) for the virtual representations based on the initial positions and the indicated change of the one or more of the initial positions. The initial and further positions are in order of the fixed spatial relationship. The system is further configured to determine light settings for the light segments based on the further positions and control the array of individually addressable light segments to render the light settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK
  • Publication number: 20230380041
    Abstract: A system for adjusting a delay setting based on user input is configured to control playback of an audio segment (51) and control a light source to render a light effect (67). The audio segment comprises a spoken description (54) of the light effect. The audio segment is played back at a playback moment (83). The light effect is rendered at a rendering moment. A difference (85) between the playback moment and the rendering moment depends on a value of the delay setting. The delay setting causes the rendering of the light effect or the playback of the audio segment to be delayed. The system is further configured to receive the user input in response to the playback of the audio segment and the rendering of the light effect and adjust the delay setting based on the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, BERENT WILLEM MEERBEEK, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU
  • Publication number: 20230319963
    Abstract: A method (500) of mapping a second light scene (ls2) onto a plurality of lighting units (110, 112, 114) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS
  • Publication number: 20230269852
    Abstract: A device (11) for providing audio and/or video content to a media rendering device over a physical connection and controlling one or more wireless lighting devices (31,32) to render light effects based on an analysis of the audio and/or video content is configured to obtain relative distance information (201-204). The relative distance information is indicative of distances between the device and each of a plurality of wireless lighting devices (31-34). The device is further configured to select, based on the relative distance information, the one or more wireless lighting devices from the plurality of wireless lighting devices, perform the analysis of the audio and/or video content, determine the light effects based on the analysis of the audio and/or video content, and control the selected one or more wireless lighting devices to render the light effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: NIEK MARCELLUS CORNELIS MARTINUS JANSSEN, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20230144497
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring a space by a portable sensor device (102) are disclosed. The portable sensor device (102) comprising a first sensor (120) of a first sensor type for providing first sensor data indicative of first environmental information in the space, and a second sensor (122) of a second sensor type for providing second sensor data indicative of second environmental information in the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Publication number: 20230114835
    Abstract: A method comprises determining (203) whether a person has been and/or will be irradiated with an amount of UV radiation exceeding a threshold and controlling (205), in dependence on the determination, one or more light sources to render light comprising a light component having wavelengths in the range 550 to 900 nm. A spectral power distribution of the light is chosen such that the light has a cytochrome C oxidase efficacy complying with the following conditions: for DNA synthesis: the cytochrome C oxidase efficacy is at least 6.2*v?-2.48 mW/lm if the light’s v? is lower than 0.539 or at least 0.85 mW/lm if the light’s v? is equal to or higher than 0.539; for RNA synthesis: the cytochrome C oxidase efficacy is at least 7.5*v?-2.975 mW/lm if the light’s v? is lower than 0.539 or at least 1.05 mW/lm if the light’s v? is equal to or higher than 0.539.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: BIANCA MARIA IRMA VAN DER ZANDE, REMY CYRILLE BROERSMA, TOBIAS BORRA, MARCUS THEODORUS MARIA LAMBOOIJ
  • Publication number: 20230083233
    Abstract: A method (400) of controlling a plurality of lighting units (112, 114) in a space is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS
  • Publication number: 20230045111
    Abstract: A method of generating light settings for a plurality of lighting units, the method comprising obtaining one or more images, extracting a plurality of colors from the one or more images, selecting a subset of colors from the plurality of colors, wherein the subset of colors is selected based on a target time of day, and generating one or more light settings for the plurality of lighting units based on the selected subset of colors, wherein, when the one or more light settings are activated, the plurality of lighting units are controlled according to the subset of colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS