US 11,940,124 B2
Digital lampshade system and method
James Robarts, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to DRNC HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by DRNC Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/409,537.
Application 17/409,537 is a continuation of application No. 16/287,363, filed on Feb. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,098,878.
Application 16/287,363 is a continuation of application No. 15/764,800, granted, now 10,260,712, issued on Apr. 16, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2016/053515, filed on Sep. 23, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/236,795, filed on Oct. 2, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0396374 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. F21V 14/00 (2018.01); F21S 6/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/04 (2006.01); F21V 3/06 (2018.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 14/003 (2013.01) [F21V 3/06 (2018.02); F21V 23/0435 (2013.01); F21V 23/045 (2013.01); F21S 6/002 (2013.01); F21S 8/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
instructing a direction-controllable lighting system to emit a pattern of light;
using a camera of a user device, capturing at least one image comprising at least some of the emitted pattern of light;
analyzing the at least one image to determine a spatial relationship between the user device and the direction-controllable lighting system,
wherein determining the spatial relationship between the user device and the direction-controllable lighting system comprises determining a plurality of positions traversed by the user device; and
instructing the direction-controllable lighting system to direct light based on the spatial relationship,
wherein instructing the direction-controllable lighting system comprises instructing the direction-controllable lighting system to modify illumination toward the plurality of positions traversed by the user device.