Method, apparatus and system for image projection lighting
First Claim
1. A lighting system comprising:
- a central controller;
a digital communications path comprising a plurality of content transfer channels having respective unique content transfer channel addresses and being individually selectable in accordance with the content transfer channel addresses thereof; and
a plurality of image projection lighting devices having respective unique device addresses and being interconnected by the digital communications path for communicating content on a selected one or more of the content transfer channels in response to commands from the central controller.
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Abstract
A central controller and a number of image projection lighting devices (“IPLD”), a type of multiparameter light, are interconnected by an enhanced performance communications path that is capable of simultaneously carrying different digital signals on various bidirectional channels, such as various content signals, including continuous video and/or audio, in digital form on respective content transfer channels, a command signal on a control channel, and a control or content signal in digital form on an auxiliary channel. In accordance with commands transmitted from the central controller over the control channel, content signals may be sent from any of the IPLDs to any other of the IPLDs, or from the central controller to any of the IPLDs, or from any of the IPLDs to the central controller. The IPLDs have respective unique device addresses, and the control channel, the auxiliary channel, and the content transfer channels also have respective unique channel addresses.
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32 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a central controller;
a digital communications path comprising a plurality of content transfer channels having respective unique content transfer channel addresses and being individually selectable in accordance with the content transfer channel addresses thereof; and
a plurality of image projection lighting devices having respective unique device addresses and being interconnected by the digital communications path for communicating content on a selected one or more of the content transfer channels in response to commands from the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A lighting system comprising:
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a first digital communications path compliant with a DMX protocol;
a second digital communications path having a bandwidth sufficient for transferring content in digital form;
a plurality of light fixtures interconnected by the first digital communications path, the light fixtures including a plurality of image projection lighting devices having respective unique device addresses and being interconnected by both the first and second digital communications paths; and
a DMX controller interconnected with the light fixtures by the first digital communications path;
wherein the second digital communications path is a bidirectional path comprising a plurality of addressable content transfer channels individually selectable by the Do controller in accordance with the addresses thereof. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A multiparameter light comprising:
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an internal control system;
a light valve;
an image control interface coupling the light valve to the internal control system;
a communications port coupled to the internal control system;
wherein the internal control system comprises;
a component for recognizing a unique device address received at the communications port on a control channel; and
a component for selectively accessing a plurality of content transfer channels having respective unique content transfer channel addresses to communicate content in digital form thereon in response to receipt of the unique device address and at least one of the content transfer channel addresses at the communications port on the control channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a lighting system comprising a digital communications path with a bandwidth sufficient for communicating a plurality of content signals in digital form on respective transfer channels having respective unique channel addresses, and a plurality of image projection lighting devices interconnected by the digital communications path and having respective unique device addresses, the method comprising:
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selecting a first one of the image projection lighting devices by the unique device address thereof;
instructing the first image projection lighting device to communicate a first content signal on a first one of the transfer channels of the digital communications path by the unique channel address thereof;
selecting a second one of the image projection lighting devices by the unique device address thereof; and
instructing the second image projection lighting device to communicate a second content signal on a second one of the transfer channels of the digital communications path by the unique channel address thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29)
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26. A lighting system comprising:
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a central controller;
an image projection lighting device comprising a housing, a light valve contained within the housing, and at least one communications connector mounted to the housing; and
a digital communications path comprising a plurality of content transfer channels having respective unique content transfer channel addresses, the digital communications path being coupled to the central controller and further being coupled to the image projection lighting device via the communications connector.
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30. A lighting system comprising:
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a central controller;
an image projection lighting device comprising a housing, a light valve contained within the housing, an external video input mounted to the housing, an external audio input mounted to the housing, and at least one communications connector mounted to the housing; and
a digital communications path comprising a plurality of content transfer channels having respective unique content transfer channel addresses, the digital communications path being coupled to the central controller and further being coupled to the image projection lighting device via the communications connector. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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