Patents by Inventor Willem Piet Van Hoof
Willem Piet Van Hoof 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).
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Patent number: 10327302Abstract: A lighting system controller comprises a controller for controlling an arrangement of lighting units for implementing different lighting effects. A sensor is used to identify a visitor and also to count the number of visits of the visitor which have taken place, for example while the same lighting effect has been in place. A change in the lighting effect is made based on the number of visits of one or more visitors, again for example with the same lighting effect. In this way, the lighting effect is changed automatically when it needs to be changed in order to maintain the interest of visitors (either individually or as a collective group).Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Petrus Wilhelmus Baaijens, Willem Piet Van Hoof, Edith Danielle Den Hartog
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Patent number: 10251384Abstract: An insect control system has a light source arrangement (10) comprising one or more light sources with tunable spectrum, polarization, intensity and or flickering pattern. The system enables a particular type of insect to be attracted or repelled in a particular time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Andre Melon Barroso, Daniël Willem Elisabeth Schobben, Willem Piet Van Hoof, Supriyo Chatterjea, Oscar Garcia Morchon
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Publication number: 20180317290Abstract: A lighting system controller comprises a controller for controlling an arrangement of lighting units for implementing different lighting effects. A sensor is used to identify a visitor and also to count the number of visits of the visitor which have taken place, for example while the same lighting effect has been in place. A change in the lighting effect is made based on the number of visits of one or more visitors, again for example with the same lighting effect. In this way, the lighting effect is changed automatically when it needs to be changed in order to maintain the interest of visitors (either individually or as a collective group).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: JOHANNES PETRUS WILHELMUS BAAIJENS, WILLEM PIET VAN HOOF, EDITH DANIELLE DEN HARTOG
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Controlling the access to a user interface for atmosphere control with an atmosphere creation system
Patent number: 9959400Abstract: The invention relates to accessing user interfaces for atmosphere controlling, particularly to comfortably accessing dedicated user interfaces of a complex atmosphere control system. A basic idea of the invention is to provide several user interfaces, each of which is provided for a certain control configuration for atmosphere control with an atmosphere creation system and to control the access to the user interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Mikhail Victorovich Sorokin, Willem Piet Van Hoof -
Patent number: 9924578Abstract: A light system for a stadium, the light system comprising: at least one sensor configured to determine light intensity values for multiple locations within the stadium; at least one electronically controllable luminaire configured to generate light directed towards at least one location of the multiple locations within the stadium based on a received control parameter; a controller configured to receive the light intensity values from the at least one sensor, further configured to determine a light intensity difference based on the light intensity values from the multiple locations within the stadium, and configured to select the at least one electronically controllable luminaire and generate the control parameter for the least one electronically controllable luminaire based on the light intensity difference to attempt to reduce the light intensity difference.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Engel Johannes Knibbe, Florian Stadler, Willem Piet Van Hoof, Michael David Simpson
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Publication number: 20170238396Abstract: A light system for a stadium, the light system comprising: at least one sensor configured to determine light intensity values for multiple locations within the stadium; at least one electronically controllable luminaire configured to generate light directed towards at least one location of the multiple locations within the stadium based on a received control parameter; a controller configured to receive the light intensity values from the at least one sensor, further configured to determine a light intensity difference based on the light intensity values from the multiple locations within the stadium, and configured to select the at least one electronically controllable luminaire and generate the control parameter for the least one electronically controllable luminaire based on the light intensity difference to attempt to reduce the light intensity difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: ENGEL JOHANNES KNIBBE, FLORIAN STADLER, WILLEM PIET VAN HOOF, MICHAEL DAVID SIMPSON
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Patent number: 9635730Abstract: A lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to illuminate an object (108, 308, 408, 608), the lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to emit light of a plurality of colors, and a control unit for controlling mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement is disclosed. The control unit is configured to determine the object (108, 308, 408, 608) to be illuminated and to receive a reflection spectrum of the object. Then, the control unit selects control parameters for mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement, the mixed light having an illumination spectrum matching the reflection spectrum of the object based on predetermined parameters relating to the type of object. Furthermore, the lighting arrangement illuminates the object based on the selected control parameters provided by the control unit. A corresponding method and a computer program product are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Petrus Wilhelmus Baaijens, Willem Piet Van Hoof, Andrew Ulrich Rutgers
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Patent number: 9591719Abstract: A lighting system 100 and a method of controlling a lighting system are provided. The lighting system comprises a lighting arrangement 106 with a first light emitter 108, a second light emitter 114 and a driving circuitry 104 and comprises a controller 102 providing a control signal 103 to the driving circuitry. The first and second light emitters emit different colors or light L1, L2. The controller is configured to generate the control signal such that a required minimum amount of light is received at a relative position P with respect to the lighting arrangement and that the amount of power used by the lighting arrangement is minimized when the lighting arrangement emits light in accordance with the generated control signal. In the generation of the control signal efficiency ratios R1, R2 for the different light emitters are taken in to account.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Petrus Wilhelmus Baaijens, Willem Piet Van Hoof
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Publication number: 20170006848Abstract: An insect control system has a light source arrangement (10) comprising one or more light sources with tuneable spectrum, polarization, intensity and or flickering pattern. The system enables a particular type of insect to be attracted or repelled in a particular time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Andre Melon BARROSO, Daniël Willem Elisabeth SCHOBBEN, Willem Piet van HOOF, Supriyo CHATTERJEA, Oscar GARCIA MORCHON
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Publication number: 20160353550Abstract: A lighting system 100 and a method of controlling a lighting system are provided. The lighting system comprises a lighting arrangement 106 with a first light emitter 108, a second light emitter 114 and a driving circuitry 104 and comprises a controller 102 providing a control signal 103 to the driving circuitry. The first and second light emitters emit different colors or light L1, L2. The controller is configured to generate the control signal such that a required minimum amount of light is received at a relative position P with respect to the lighting arrangement and that the amount of power used by the lighting arrangement is minimized when the lighting arrangement emits light in accordance with the generated control signal. In the generation of the control signal efficiency ratios R1, R2 for the different light emitters are taken in to account.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: JOHANNES PETRUS WILHELMUS BAAIJENS, WILLEM PIET VAN HOOF
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Patent number: 9357613Abstract: The invention provides a display and lighting arrangement (100) comprising a display unit (110), a sensor system (120), a control unit (130) and a lighting system (140), wherein the sensor system (120) is configured to sense a person (1) in a predetermined area (2) and to generate a corresponding sensor system signal. The lighting system (140) comprises a first light source (141) configured to provide front face light (41) to the person (1) and a second light source (142) configured to provide top light (42) to the person (1) in the predetermined area (2). The control unit (130) is configured to derive a person feature from the sensor system signal and to control, based on the person feature, the light (41) of the first light source (141) and the light (42) of the second light source (142). The display unit (110) is configured to display an image (5) of the person (1) located in the predetermined area (2) to the person (1) in the predetermined area (2).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Willem Piet Van Hoof, Erik Paul Paul Boonekamp, Elena Tiziana Ferrari, George Frederic Yianni
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Patent number: 9345099Abstract: A lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to illuminate an object (108, 308, 408, 608), the lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to emit light of a plurality of colors, and a control unit for controlling mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement is disclosed. The control unit is configured to determine the object (108, 308, 408, 608) to be illuminated and to receive a reflection spectrum of the object. Then, the control unit selects control parameters for mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement, the mixed light having an illumination spectrum matching the reflection spectrum of the object based on predetermined parameters relating to the type of object. Furthermore, the lighting arrangement illuminates the object based on the selected control parameters provided by the control unit. A corresponding method and a computer program product are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Johannes Petrus Wilhelmust Baaijens, Willem Piet Van Hoof, Andrew Ulrich Rutgers
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Publication number: 20160100472Abstract: A lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to illuminate an object (108, 308, 408, 608), the lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to emit light of a plurality of colors, and a control unit for controlling mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement is disclosed. The control unit is configured to determine the object (108, 308, 408, 608) to be illuminated and to receive a reflection spectrum of the object. Then, the control unit selects control parameters for mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement, the mixed light having an illumination spectrum matching the reflection spectrum of the object based on predetermined parameters relating to the type of object. Furthermore, the lighting arrangement illuminates the object based on the selected control parameters provided by the control unit. A corresponding method and a computer program product are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: JOHANNES PETRUS WILHELMUST BAAIJENS, WILLEM PIET VAN HOOF, ANDREW ULRICH RUTGERS
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Patent number: 9228728Abstract: A luminaire module (1) arranged to radiate light in all directions is disclosed. It comprises a plurality of sections (5, 6) each having an LED (7) and at least one electrical terminal (3, 4) opposing said LED (7). The sections (5, 6) are attachable to each other with their LED's (7) facing outwardly so that the electrical terminals (3, 4) of each section (5, 6) face each other within the luminaire module (1). The sections (5, 6) are attachable to each other in spaced relation A lighting network comprises a plurality of luminaire modules (1), wherein the luminaire modules (1) are coupled to each other in a three dimensional form.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Willem Piet Van Hoof, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Andreas Aloysius Henricus Duijmelink, Mark Johannes Antonius Verhoeven, Melike Yavuz
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Publication number: 20150230316Abstract: A lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to illuminate an object (108, 308, 408, 608), the lighting arrangement (100, 300, 400, 600) configured to emit light of a plurality of colors, and a control unit for controlling mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement is disclosed. The control unit is configured to determine the object (108, 308, 408, 608) to be illuminated and to receive a reflection spectrum of the object. Then, the control unit selects control parameters for mixed light emitted by the lighting arrangement, the mixed light having an illumination spectrum matching the reflection spectrum of the object based on predetermined parameters relating to the type of object. Furthermore, the lighting arrangement illuminates the object based on the selected control parameters provided by the control unit. A corresponding method and a computer program product are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Johannes Petrus Wilhelmust Baaijens, Willem Piet Van Hoof, Andrew Ulrich Rutgers
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Publication number: 20150055344Abstract: A luminaire module (1) arranged to radiate light in all directions is disclosed. It comprises a plurality of sections (5, 6) each having an LED (7) and at least one electrical terminal (3, 4) opposing said LED (7). The sections (5, 6) are attachable to each other with their LED's (7) facing outwardly so that the electrical terminals (3, 4) of each section (5, 6) face each other within the luminaire module (1). The sections (5, 6) are attachable to each other in spaced relation A lighting network comprises a plurality of luminaire modules (1), wherein the luminaire modules (1) are coupled to each other in a three dimensional form.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Willem Piet Van Hoof, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Andreas Aloysius Henricus Duijmelink, Mark Johannes Antonius Verhoeven, Melike Yavuz
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Patent number: 8680774Abstract: An electronic system comprises at least a base part, a power source and at least one electronic module adapted to be powered by the power source. The base part is provided with at least two parallel extending, elongated tracks being electrically conductive. At least one parameter of the electronic module is changeable by amending the distance of the electronic module to a predetermined location on the tracks.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Willem Piet Van Hoof, Ramon Pascal van Gorkom, Marcus Jozef Van Bommel
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Controlling The Access To A User Interface For Atmosphere Control With An Atmosphere Creation System
Publication number: 20130096702Abstract: The invention relates to accessing user interfaces for atmosphere controlling, particularly to comfortably accessing dedicated user interfaces of a complex atmosphere control system. A basic idea of the invention is to provide several user interfaces, each of which is provided for a certain control configuration for atmosphere control with an atmosphere creation system and to control the access to the user interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Mikhail Victorovich Sorokin, Willem Piet Van Hoof -
Publication number: 20130088154Abstract: The invention provides a display and lighting arrangement (100) comprising a display unit (110), a sensor system (120), a control unit (130) and a lighting system (140), wherein the sensor system (120) is configured to sense a person (1) in a predetermined area (2) and to generate a corresponding sensor system signal. The lighting system (140) comprises a first light source (141) configured to provide front face light (41) to the person (1) and a second light source (142) configured to provide top light (42) to the person (1) in the predetermined area (2). The control unit (130) is configured to derive a person feature from the sensor system signal and to control, based on the person feature, the light (41) of the first light source (141) and the light (42) of the second light source (142). The display unit (110) is configured to display an image (5) of the person (1) located in the predetermined area (2) to the person (1) in the predetermined area (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: HIGH TECH CAMPUS 5Inventors: Willem Piet Van Hoof, Erik Paul Paul Boonekamp, Elena Tiziana Ferrari, George Frederic Yianni
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Publication number: 20120223654Abstract: An electronic system comprises at least a base part, a power source and at least one electronic module adapted to be powered by the power source. The base part is provided with at least two parallel extending, elongated tracks being electrically conductive. At least one parameter of the electronic module is changeable by amending the distance of the electronic module to a predetermined location on the tracks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Willem Piet Van Hoof, Ramon Pascal van Gorkom, Marcus Jozef Van Bommel