METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIGHTING TO AN OBJECT

摘要

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control. Initial lighting may be applied to an object in response to identifying presence of the object. The initial lighting may be adjusted based on a user lighting manipulation gesture made proximal to the object. Also, for example, in some embodiments a lighting system (100, 200) may be provided that includes at least one light source (164, 264), an object sensor (153, 255), a gesture sensor (156, 255), and a controller (150, 250). The controller may provide lighting having a first state in response to the object sensor initially identifying presence of the object and may adjust the lighting in correspondence with a lighting manipulation gesture sensed via the gesture sensor to achieve a second state distinct from the first state.

主权项

1. A method of applying lighting to an object, comprising:
identifying presence of an inanimate object at a location; directing lighting having first properties to said location in response to identifying presence of said object at said location; entering, based at least in part on identifying presence of said object at said location, a lighting fine-tuning mode during which lighting manipulation gestures adjust said lighting; identifying a user lighting manipulation gesture proximal to said location when in said lighting fine-tuning mode, said lighting manipulation gesture including one or more movements of a user and being independent of any movement of said object; and adjusting at least one lighting property of said first properties of said lighting in correspondence with said lighting manipulation gesture in said lighting fine-tuning mode.