Patent ID: 11935493
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A virtual window device, comprising
a display arranged in a first plane (A), wherein the display is arranged to provide a first output for rendering a first image of a view through a window onto a virtual planar surface that is oriented parallel to the display along an axis (C), perpendicular to the first plane (A),
a frame (150), wherein the frame projects from the display, and wherein an edge of the frame, oppositely arranged the display, spans a second plane (B), parallel to the first plane (A),
a lighting element configured to emit a second output onto the virtual planar surface, wherein the lighting element is arranged within the virtual window device at a distance (D) from the second plane (B), along the axis (C), wherein the second output has a directionality, the directionality being one or more of a spatial direction, a beam angle, a beam width, a light output distribution and a diffusivity, and
a unit configured to register a content property of the first image and to control the directionality of the second output as a function of the registered content property of the first image.