MANAGING SOURCES OF LIGHT THROUGH THE PORTABLE DEVICE Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC H05B37/02 

FIELD: lighting.

SUBSTANCE: control method comprises receiving input received by one or more sensors of a portable computing device. Input indicates the current orientation of the portable computing device. The method further comprises determining at least in part on the basis of input that the portable computing device is in a given initiating orientation, for example generally in a horizontal orientation. In response to determining this, one or more image data frames are obtained through an image sensor connected to the portable computing device (110). The method further comprises obtaining a light source identifier, for example, from information encoded in light emitted from the light source (105), by determining that one or more image data frames comprise image data representing the light source (105). The method further comprises transmitting to a light source (105) a command indicating the desired light setting for the light source (105). The desired light setting, for example, can be provided via user input or it can be a preset setting retrieved from memory.

EFFECT: providing a portable computing device that is capable of controlling a light source, the ability to automatically detect light sources that it can potentially control.

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