Patents by Inventor Tony Adamson

Tony Adamson 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
    Patent number: 8339247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a data tag (6, 21, 32) storing at least one setting (13, 43) for controlling one or more lights (4, 18, 29). There is also provided a system and method for controlling a plurality of lights by receiving information (43) indicative of lighting settings for the plurality of lights (18, 29) from a data tag (21, 32) and controlling the plurality of lights (18, 29) in accordance with the lighting settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Tony Adamson, Bozena Erdmann, Wolfgang Otto Budde
  • Light wand for lighting control
    Patent number: 8314569
    Abstract: A lighting system (100) includes light sources (110, 115, 120) and a light wand (250) configured to control the light sources in response to user input. The light wand (250) is configured to copy a light attribute of a first light provided from a first light source, and paste the copied light attribute into a second light source so that the second light source provides a second light having the light attribute of the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronic N.V.
    Inventors: Tony Adamson, Erik Nieuwlands, Kumar Arulandu, Per Ambrosiussen
  • LIGHTING CONTROL
    Publication number: 20100213876
    Abstract: The invention relates to a data tag (6, 21, 32) storing at least one setting (13, 43) for controlling one or more lights (4, 18, 29). There is also provided a system and method for controlling a plurality of lights by receiving information (43) indicative of lighting settings for the plurality of lights (18, 29) from a data tag (21, 32) and controlling the plurality of lights (18, 29) in accordance with the lighting settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Tony Adamson, Bozena Erdmann, Wolfgang O. Budde
  • LIGHT WAND FOR LIGHTING CONTROL
    Publication number: 20100090619
    Abstract: A lighting system (100) includes light sources (110, 115, 120) and a light wand (250) configured to control the light sources in response to user input. The light wand (250) is configured to copy a light attribute of a first light provided from a first light source, and paste the copied light attribute into a second light source so that the second light source provides a second light having the light attribute of the first light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Tony Adamson, Erik Nieuwlands, Kumar Arulandu, Per Ambrosiussen