Systems and methods to provide circadian impact

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12201847-B2
Application number	US-201815971107-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2018
Priority date	May 5, 2017
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

Certain examples involve a circadian effect light fixture. The circadian effect light fixture includes a controller to receive a modifying factor based on a circadian impact profile. The modifying factor includes an indication of an intensity value, a correlated color temperature value, and a color value over a range of time. The circadian effect light fixture also includes a first lighting element controlled by the controller to produce a first light output having a first intensity, a first correlated color temperature, and a first color value. Further, the circadian effect light fixture includes a second lighting element controlled by the controller to produce a second light output having a second intensity, a second correlated color temperature, and a second color value. A combined light output of the first lighting element and the second lighting element tracks the modifying factor over the range of time.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A circadian effect light fixture, comprising:
a controller configured to receive a first modifying factor from a background circadian system based on a circadian impact profile for a first space that specifies circadian impact values that vary over time, wherein the circadian impact profile for the first space is generated by the background circadian system in communication with the controller using a model comprising information on physical characteristics of the first space and based on information about tracked circadian impact value levels resulting from other light sources that are not part of the light fixture, wherein the first modifying factor varies over a range of time and comprises indications of an intensity value, a correlated color temperature value, and a color value for different points within the range of time;
a first lighting element controlled by the controller to produce a first light output having a first intensity, a first correlated color temperature, and a first color value, wherein the first correlated color temperature and the first color value of the first lighting element are static while the first lighting element produces light output, wherein the first lighting element is configured to receive instructions from the controller to produce the first light output based at least in part on the first modifying factor; and
a second lighting element controlled by the controller to produce a second light output having a second intensity, a second correlated color temperature, and a second color value, wherein the controller is configured to receive a second modifying factor from the background circadian system and the second lighting element is configured to receive instructions from the controller to produce the second light output based at least in part on the second modifying factor,
wherein a combined light output of the first lighting element and the second lighting element tracks the circadian impact profile over the range of time, and wherein one or more of the second intensity, the second correlated color temperature, the second color value of the second light output are adjusted over the range of time based on the second modifying factor, and the first intensity of the first light output is adjusted over the range of time based on the first modifying factor, wherein the second modifying factor is based on the circadian impact profile and the static light output of the first lighting element,
wherein the controller is further configured to receive user input from a user input device and wherein the controller is configured to cause the first lighting element or the second lighting element to produce light output according to a combination of the user input and the first or second modifying factor, respectively, and
wherein when the user input from the user input device is completed, the controller is further configured to cause the first lighting element to produce light output according to the first modifying factor and to cause the second lighting element to produce the second light output according to the second modifying factor at a time of the circadian impact profile that is aligned with a current time.

2. The circadian effect light fixture of claim 1 , comprising:
a first background circadian system configured to generate the first modifying factor received by the controller.

3. The circadian effect light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the second lighting element is configured to provide a circadian accent to the combined light output based on the second modifying factor to track the circadian impact profile over the range of time.

4. The circadian effect light fixture of claim 3 , wherein the circadian accent comprises a change in the second correlated color temperature, a change in the second color value, or both.

5. The circadian effect light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the first lighting element and the second lighting element each comprises light-emitting diode emitters, incandescent emitters, fluorescent emitters, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) emitters, color filtered emitters, laser diode emitters, quantum dot emitters, or any combination thereof.

6. A lighting system, comprising: at least one lighting fixture comprising: at least one first lighting element configured to produce a first light output to a location; and a first controller configured to control the first light output of the at least one first lighting element, wherein the first controller is configured to receive a first modifying factor from a background circadian system, wherein the first lighting element is configured to receive instructions from the first controller according to the first modifying factor, wherein the first light output comprises a static correlated color temperature and first color value when the first light output is at a selected intensity; and at least one circadian effect light fixture comprising: at least one second lighting element configured to produce a second light output to the location; and a second controller configured to control the second light output of the at least one second lighting element by adjusting a circadian impact level of the second light output based on a second modifying factor, wherein the second controller is configured to receive the second modifying factor from the background circadian system, wherein the first light output and the second light output provide a combined adjustable circadian impact level to the location based on the first and second modifying factors associated with a circadian impact profile for the location received by the lighting system, wherein the circadian impact profile specifies a circadian impact level of the location over a plurality of time periods, wherein the circadian impact profile for the location is generated by the background circadian system in communication with the first and second controller using a model comprising information on physical characteristics of the location and based on information about tracked circadian impact values levels resulting from other light sources that are not part of the lighting system, and wherein the first and second modifying factors vary over a range of time and comprises indications of circadian impact values for different points within the range of time, and the second modifying factor is based on the circadian impact profile and the static correlated color temperature and first color value of the first light output at the selected intensity, wherein the second controller is further configured to receive user input from a user input device and wherein the second controller is configured to cause the second lighting element to produce light output according to a combination of the user input and the second modifying factor, and wherein when the user input from the user input device is completed, the second controller is further configured to cause the second lighting element to produce light output according to the second modifying factor at a time of the circadian impact profile that is aligned with a current time.

7. The lighting system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one second lighting element comprises a display of a computer device, a luminous fixture, or a television screen, and a correlated color temperature of the at least one second lighting element changes over the plurality of time periods based on the second modifying factor to produce the adjustable circadian impact level.

8. The lighting system of claim 6 , wherein the combined adjustable circadian impact is configured to track the circadian impact profile of an occupant of the location.

9. The lighting system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one second lighting element comprises a plurality of circadian effect lighting

Assignees

• Abl Ip Holding Llc

Inventors

• Ciccarelli David P
• Weiss Daniel Aaron
• Suttles Benjamin Marshall

Classifications

• H05B47/17

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• A61N2005/0667

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