Patent ID: 9041731
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F,G06T,H05B

Abstract:
1. A user interaction system for controlling a lighting system for lighting an environment, the user interaction system comprising: a display for displaying a subarea image and an overlay image, the subarea image being an image of a specific subarea of the environment, a means for receiving a location indication, a location identification means for detecting which specific location in the environment is indicated by the location indication, an overlay image creator for generating the overlay image comprising information related to a lighting effect which is obtainable by the lighting system at the specific location, the obtainable lighting effect being an effect of at least two controllable light sources of the lighting system, the information related to the obtainable lighting effect being based on a lighting system model representing effects that are obtainable in the environment by controllable light sources of the lighting system, and a camera for obtaining a camera image, wherein the display is further configured for displaying the camera image and wherein the means for receiving location indication is configured for receiving user input selecting the camera image and indicating that the camera image is the subarea image to be displayed; the camera comprises at least one of: means for detecting a location of the camera, means for detecting a direction in which the camera is directed, a tilt sensor to detect the tilt of the camera, and means for detecting the angle of view of the camera, and wherein the location identification means is configured for detecting which specific subarea of the environment is imaged in the subarea image determined by at least one of: the detected location of the camera, the detected direction, the detected tilt, and the detected angle of view, and wherein the location identification means is configured to determine the specific location on the detected specific subarea.