Patent ID: 9661722
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A method, operable in a computer system, for managing lighting in an environment, the method comprising: receiving illuminance information associated with at least one artificial lighting source within said environment; determining an illuminance value associated with a natural light source; determining a measure of said illuminance of said natural light source with respect to an illuminance of a mixed light, said mixed light representing illuminance of said at least one lighting source and said natural light source; determining at least one additional characteristic of said mixed light based on a corresponding at least one additional characteristic of said at least one artificial light source and said natural light source; and coordinating an adjustment of said illuminance of said at least one artificial light source and said at least one additional characteristic of said at least one artificial light source to maintain a target level of said at least one additional characteristic, wherein said adjustment is based on said determined measure of illuminance of said natural light source with respect to an illuminance of said mixed light.