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: 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
  • Patent number: 11879774
    Abstract: The invention provides a light indicator (100) for use in evaluating melanopsin active radiation in a flux of light, the light indicator (100) comprising a first light indicator element (110) comprising a first light reflective element (112) and a second light indicator element (120) comprising a second light reflective element (122), the light reflecting elements (112,122) having different wavelength dependencies of the spectral reflectivity, wherein the light reflecting elements (112,122) are selected to provide the same intensity of reflected light of two or more different types of light irradiating on the light indicator elements (110,120), wherein the two or more different types of light have different spectral power distributions in the visible wavelength range but having the same ratios of the melanopic flux and the luminous flux, wherein the ratio of the melanopic flux and the luminous flux of light is defined as MEF = 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Lucassen, Tobias Borra, Dragan Sekulovski
  • Patent number: 11856673
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining (101) media content information, e.g. media content, determining (103) a first color value based on a color value extracted from a current frame of the content, determining (105) one or more second color values based on one or more color values extracted from a plurality of previous sequential frames of the content and adjusting (109) a first weight for weighting the first color value in a calculation of an average color, one or more second weights for weighting the one or more second color values in the calculation of the average color, and/or the one or more second values upon detecting (107) a transition in the content. The method further comprises calculating (111) the average color from the first color value and the one or more second color values and determining (113) one or more light effects based on the average color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Tobias Borra, Cornelis Teunissen, Marcus Theodorus Maria Lambooij, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230007753
    Abstract: A method for training a machine for automatizing lighting control actions, wherein the method comprises the steps of: controlling one or more lighting devices based on a first set of control parameters; controlling the one or more lighting devices based on a second set of control parameters; wherein the second set of control parameters is different from the first set of control parameters; detecting presence of a user based on a presence signal output from a presence sensing means; monitoring a response of the user related to the second set of control parameters; wherein the response is monitored during a time period; evaluating feedback of the user based on the monitored response; wherein the feedback is positive if no active response has been monitored; training the machine based on the evaluated feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, BARTEL MARINUS VAN DE SLUIS, TOBIAS BORRA
  • Patent number: 11510300
    Abstract: A method of determining light effects based on analysis of media content comprises allowing (401) a user to influence a video weight and an audio weight. The video weight represents a weight of video content in the determination of the light effects and the audio weight represents a weight of audio content in the determination. The method further comprises obtaining (405) information relating to the video content and/or information relating to the audio content, determining (407) the light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered. The method also comprises storing a light script specifying the light effects and/or controlling (409) one or more light sources to render the light effects. The light effects are determined based on the information relating to the video content in dependence on the video weight and based on the information relating to the audio content in dependence on the audio weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Rycroft, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Tobias Borra
  • Patent number: 11320100
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1000) configured to provide lighting system light (1001), the lighting system (1000) comprising: —a first light source (10) configured to generate first light source light (11) having an emission band with a peak wavelength selected from the range of 380-420 nm; —a second light source (20) configured to generate second light source light (21), spectrally different from the first light source light (11), having an emission band with a peak wavelength selected from the range of 425-440 nm; —a third light source (30) configured to generate third light source light (31), spectrally different from the first light source light (11) and from the second light source light (21), having an emission band with a peak wavelength selected from the range of 445-465 nm; —a luminescent material (200) configured to convert part of one or more of the first light source light (11), the second light source light (21), the third light source light (31), and optional fourth light source lig
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Theodorus Maria Lambooij, Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters, Tobias Borra, Dragan Sekulovski
  • Publication number: 20220124896
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining (101) media content information, e.g. media content, determining (103) a first color value based on a color value extracted from a current frame of the content, determining (105) one or more second color values based on one or more color values extracted from a plurality of previous sequential frames of the content and adjusting (109) a first weight for weighting the first color value in a calculation of an average color, one or more second weights for weighting the one or more second color values in the calculation of the average color, and/or the one or more second values upon detecting (107) a transition in the content. The method further comprises calculating (111) the average color from the first color value and the one or more second color values and determining (113) one or more light effects based on the average color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, CORNELIS TEUNISSEN, MARCUS THEDORUS MARIA LAMBOOIJ, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU
  • Publication number: 20220053618
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining (101) media content information and obtaining (103, 109) information indicating a degree of speech in the audio portion. The media content information comprises the media content and/or information determined by analyzing the media content and the degree of speech is determined based on an analysis of an audio portion of the media content. The method further comprises determining (107, 113) an extent to which the audio portion should be used to determine one or more light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered and determining (117) these light effects. The extent is determined based on the degree of speech and the light effects are determined based on an analysis (115) of the audio portion in dependence on the extent and based on an analysis of a video portion of the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: TOBIAS BORRA, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, ANTONIE LEONARDUS JOHANNES KAMP
  • Publication number: 20220039239
    Abstract: A method of determining light effects based on analysis of media content comprises allowing (401) a user to influence a video weight and an audio weight. The video weight represents a weight of video content in the determination of the light effects and the audio weight represents a weight of audio content in the determination. The method further comprises obtaining (405) information relating to the video content and/or information relating to the audio content, determining (407) the light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered. The method also comprises storing a light script specifying the light effects and/or controlling (409) one or more light sources to render the light effects. The light effects are determined based on the information relating to the video content in dependence on the video weight and based on the information relating to the audio content in dependence on the audio weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: SIMON RYCROFT, DZMITRY VIKTOROVICH ALIAKSEYEU, TOBIAS BORRA