Method and system for controlling a lighting device based on a location and an orientation of a user input device relative to the lighting device
US11224111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B47/1965
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method 800 of controlling at least one lighting device 110 in a space is disclosed. The method 800 comprises the steps of receiving 802 a first user input related to a light setting, sensing 804 a second user input indicative of a direction relative to a user input device 104, obtaining 806 information indicative of an orientation of the user input device 104, obtaining 808 information indicative of a location of the user input device 104, obtaining 810 information indicative of locations of one or more lighting devices 110, determining 811, based on the locations of the one or more lighting devices 110 and the location and the orientation of user input device 104, the location and the orientation of the user input device 104 relative to the one or more lighting devices 110, determining 812, based on the location and the orientation of the user input device 104 relative to the one or more lighting devices 110, if a lighting device 110 is located in the direction, generating 814 a control command for the lighting device 110 based on the light setting, and transmitting 816 the control command to the lighting device 110 so as to control the lighting device 110 according to the light…
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