Precise repeatable setting of color characteristics for lighting applications
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1. A method of illuminating a subject, comprising:
- generating a variable amount of light of a first wavelength and a variable amount of light of a second wavelength, wherein the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength;
optically combining the light of the first wavelength with the light of the second wavelength;
illuminating the subject with the combined light;
adjusting the amount of the light of the first wavelength or the amount of the light of the second wavelength, to achieve a color characteristic of a desired illumination of the subject with the combined light;
recording the amount of the light of the first wavelength and the amount of the light of the second wavelength contained in the combined light used to achieve the desired illumination of the subject;
setting a lighting system to generate the recorded amount of the light of the first wavelength and to generate the recorded amount of the light of the second wavelength;
operating the lighting system to generate the set recorded amounts of light of the first and second wavelengths;
optically combining the light of the first and second wavelengths generated by the lighting system to produce a combined light output corresponding to the desired illumination; and
irradiating the subject with the combined light output from the lighting system, to achieve the desired illumination of the subject using the lighting system.
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Abstract
A desired color of illumination of a subject is achieved by determining settings for color inputs and applying those setting to one or more systems that generate and mix colors of light, so as to provide combined light of the desired character. In the examples of appropriate systems, an optical integrating cavity diffusely reflects light of three or more colors, and combined light emerging from an aperture of the cavity illuminates the subject. System settings for amounts of the different colors of the input lights are easily recorded for reuse or for transfer and use in other systems.
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1. A method of illuminating a subject, comprising:
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generating a variable amount of light of a first wavelength and a variable amount of light of a second wavelength, wherein the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength;
optically combining the light of the first wavelength with the light of the second wavelength;
illuminating the subject with the combined light;
adjusting the amount of the light of the first wavelength or the amount of the light of the second wavelength, to achieve a color characteristic of a desired illumination of the subject with the combined light;
recording the amount of the light of the first wavelength and the amount of the light of the second wavelength contained in the combined light used to achieve the desired illumination of the subject;
setting a lighting system to generate the recorded amount of the light of the first wavelength and to generate the recorded amount of the light of the second wavelength;
operating the lighting system to generate the set recorded amounts of light of the first and second wavelengths;
optically combining the light of the first and second wavelengths generated by the lighting system to produce a combined light output corresponding to the desired illumination; and
irradiating the subject with the combined light output from the lighting system, to achieve the desired illumination of the subject using the lighting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of illuminating a subject with light of a desired color characteristic, comprising:
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setting a first amount for light of a first wavelength;
generating light of the first wavelength from a first source, in a first intensity corresponding to the first set amount;
setting a second amount for light of a second wavelength;
generating light of the second wavelength from a second source, in a second intensity corresponding to the second set amount;
wherein the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength, and the first and second set amounts correspond to the desired color characteristic for the illumination of the subject;
diffusely reflecting the generated light of the first and second wavelengths from the first and second sources within a cavity, to produce combined light containing amounts of light of the first and second wavelengths in proportion to the first and second set amounts; and
emitting at least a portion of the combined light through an aperture of the cavity to illuminate the subject with light of the desired color characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of illuminating a subject with light of a desired color characteristic, comprising:
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determining settings relating to amounts of three colors of light for providing the desired color characteristic for illumination of the subject;
recording data corresponding to the determined settings;
transferring the recorded data to a lighting system for use in illuminating the subject;
responsive to the transferred data, generating light of the three colors in amounts corresponding to the determined settings;
diffusely reflecting the generated light of the three colors within a cavity, to produce combined light containing the three colors of light in amounts proportional to the determined settings; and
emitting at least a portion of the combined light through an aperture of the cavity to illuminate the subject with light of the desired color characteristic, for human observation of the illuminated subject. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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