SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING
First Claim
1. A system for controlling generation of light from one or more light-emitting elements in response to an external input, the system comprising:
- a control interface module configured to receive the external input and convert same in accordance with a predefined internal control protocol; and
a light generation module communicatively linked to said control interface module and operatively linked to the one or more light-emitting elements for controlling same in accordance with said converted input.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling lighting are described. In general, the system and method may be used for controlling generation of light from the one or more lighting devices within a lighting system, in response to an external input. The control system generally comprises a control interface module and a light generation module. The control interface module is configured to receive the external input and convert same in accordance with a predefined internal control protocol. The light generation module is communicatively linked to the control interface module to receive the converted input and is operatively linked to the one or more light-emitting element modules for controlling generation of light thereby in accordance with the converted input. In one example, the light generation module is either interchangeable or interchangeably adaptable to receive the external input in accordance with one of two or more control protocols.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for controlling generation of light from one or more light-emitting elements in response to an external input, the system comprising:
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a control interface module configured to receive the external input and convert same in accordance with a predefined internal control protocol; and a light generation module communicatively linked to said control interface module and operatively linked to the one or more light-emitting elements for controlling same in accordance with said converted input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling generation of light from one or more light-emitting elements in response to an external input, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the external input; converting the external input in accordance with a predefined internal control protocol; and controlling generation of light from the one or more light-emitting elements in accordance with said converted input. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A lighting system comprising:
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an external input module; and one or more lighting modules each comprising one or more light-emitting element modules and a slave control unit operatively coupled thereto for driving said one or more light-emitting element modules; each said slave control unit being communicatively linked to said external input module to receive an external input therefrom via a control interface; said control interface configured to convert said external input in accordance with a predefined internal control protocol operable by said slave control unit to drive said one or more light-emitting element modules in accordance therewith. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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