LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ALERTNESS OF A PERSON

• Main Authors: WENDT, Matthias, GARCIA MORCHON, Oscar, RADERMACHER, Harald, Josef, Günther, ERDMANN, Bozena
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 31.01.2024
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; ALARM SYSTEMS; ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL; ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICESUSING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; DISPLAY; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; RADIATION THERAPY; SEALS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; SURGERY; TRANSPORTING; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A lighting system for improving the alertness of a person comprising: one or more light sources (101) arranged to emit light into an environment, at least one of the one or more light sources being arranged with a primary function comprising providing illumination into the environment; and a controller (103) configured to cause at least one of the at least one light sources to provide a secondary function of emitting at least a first light pulse (503) having a duration of between 1 ms and 50 ms, wherein there is an idle period (505) lasting at least 0.1 s on either side of the first light pulse.