Lighting control based on orientation and auxiliary device input

1. A lighting device ( 100 ) for notification and/or atmosphere creation for a lighting system comprising a first device ( 110 ) arranged for transmitting a first signal to the lighting device ( 100 ) and a proximity detector arranged for detecting a proximity between the first device ( 110 ) and the lighting device ( 100 ), the lighting device ( 100 ) comprising:

at least one light source ( 102 ) arranged for rendering a light output,

a detector ( 104 ) arranged for detecting a first orientation of the lighting device ( 100 ),

a receiver ( 106 ) arranged for receiving the first signal from the first device ( 110 ), and

a processor ( 108 ) arranged for generating a first light setting based on the first signal and the first orientation of the lighting device ( 100 ), and for controlling the light output of the at least one light source ( 102 ) based on the first light setting if the first device ( 110 ) is within a predetermined proximity of the lighting device ( 100 ), wherein

the detector ( 104 ) is further arranged for detecting a user input indicative of a reorientation of the lighting device ( 100 ), and for detecting a second orientation based on the reorientation, and wherein

the processor ( 108 ) is further arranged for generating a second light setting, based on a second signal from a second device and the second orientation of the lighting device ( 100 ), and for controlling the light output of the at least one light source ( 102 ) based on the second light setting if the second device ( 110 ) is within the predetermined proximity of the lighting device ( 100 ), wherein the light output in the first orientation is different from the light output in the second orientation.

2. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further arranged for generating a plurality of light settings based on the received first signal, and for associating the plurality of light settings with a plurality of orientations of the lighting device, and for controlling the light output of the at least one light source based on the light setting associated with a current orientation of the lighting device.

3. The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is arranged for determining a plurality of light settings based on a plurality of received first signals, and for associating the plurality of light settings with a plurality of orientations of the lighting device.

4. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lighting device comprises a plurality of surface areas, wherein each surface area corresponds to an orientation of the lighting device, and wherein the processor is arranged for associating a plurality of light settings with the plurality of surface areas, and wherein the processor is arranged for controlling the light output of each surface area according to its associated light setting.

5. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is arranged for generating a dynamic light setting based on the first signal and a current orientation of the lighting device, the dynamic light setting being defined by a sequence of light settings distributed over a plurality of points in time.

6. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lighting device further comprises an audio rendering element arranged for generating an audio effect, and wherein the processor is further arranged for controlling the audio rendering element based on a current orientation of the lighting device and the first signal, thereby generating the audio effect which is dependent on the current orientation and the first signal.

7. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the processor ( 108 ) is further arranged for controlling the light output of the at least one light source ( 102 ) further based on time and/or date information.

8. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is arranged for controlling the light output of the at least one light source ( 102 ) such that the light emitted by the at least one light source comprises an embedded code.

9. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lighting device further comprises a user interface arranged for receiving a user input, the user input being representative of at least one of the group comprising:

selecting the first device from a plurality of first devices, and

selecting a mode of operation of the lighting device,

wherein the processor is further arranged for controlling the light source in accordance with the received user input.

10. A lighting system for notification and/or atmosphere creation, the lighting system comprising:

a lighting device according to the lighting device of claim 1 , and

a first device arranged for transmitting the first signal to the lighting device.

11. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lighting device comprises the proximity detector.

12. A method of controlling a lighting device for notification and/or atmosphere creation, the method comprising:

detecting a first orientation of the lighting device,

receiving a first signal from a first device,

detecting a proximity between a first device and the lighting device,

generating a first light setting based on the first signal and the first orientation of the lighting device,

controlling the light output of the at least one light source of the lighting device based on the first light setting if the first device is within a predetermined proximity of the lighting device,

detecting a user input indicative of a reorientation of the lighting device,

detecting a second orientation based on the reorientation,

generating a second light setting, based on a second signal from a second device and the second orientation of the lighting device,

controlling the light output of the at least one light source based on the second light setting if the second device is within the predetermined proximity of the lighting device, wherein the light output in the first orientation is different from the light output in the second orientation.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

associating a plurality of light settings with a plurality of orientations of the lighting device,

storing the associations, and

controlling the light output of the at least one light source based on the light setting associated with a current orientation of the lighting device.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first signal is indicative of at least one of the group comprising:

an application running on the first device,

a mode of operation of the first device,

a sensor output signal generated by the first device,

an output signal generated by an application running on the first device, and

an identifier of the first device.

15. A computer program product for a computing device, the computer program product comprising computer program code to perform the method of claim 12 when the computer program product is run on a processing unit of the computing device.