Lighting Control Console For Controlling A Lighting System And Method For Operating A Lighting Control Console

• US 20100001665A1
• Filed: 09/17/2008
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MA Lighting Technology GmbH (MA Lighthing)
• Original Assignee: MA Lighting Technology GmbH (MA Lighthing)
• Inventors: Brockmann, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,053,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/316
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources

Abstract

A lighting control console for controlling a lighting system, wherein digital adjusting commands are generated in the lighting control console, which can be transferred to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data connections, and wherein the lighting control console comprises at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for generating, managing and storing the adjusting commands, and wherein the lighting control console comprises a remote control, and wherein operator inputs can be input at the remote control and can thereafter be transferred to the lighting control console via a data interface, and wherein at least one motion sensor, by means of which motions of the remote control can be detected, is installed in the remote control, wherein the sensor signals of the motion sensor can be evaluated in an evaluation module and can be transformed into operator inputs for the lighting control console.

Claims

1. A lighting control console (01) for controlling a lighting system, wherein digital adjusting commands are generated in the lighting control console, which can be transferred to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data connections, and wherein the lighting control console comprises at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for generating, managing and storing the adjusting commands, and wherein the lighting control console comprises a remote control (08), and wherein operator inputs can be input at the remote control (08) and can thereafter be transferred to the lighting control console via a data interface, and at least one motion sensor (10), by means of which motions of the remote control (08) can be detected, is installed in the remote control (08), wherein sensor signals generated by the motion sensor (10) can be evaluated in an evaluation module and can be transformed into operator inputs for the lighting control console (01).

2. The lighting control console according to claim 1, in which the evaluation module is integrated into the remote control (08) and the operator inputs derived from the sensor signals of the motion sensor can be transferred to the lighting control console (01) via the data interface.

3. The lighting control console according to claim 1, in which the data interface between remote control (08) and lighting control console (01) enables a wireless data transfer.

4. The lighting control console according to claim 3, in which provision is made in the remote control (08) for a data transfer module, in particular a WLAN module, for wireless data transfer of data to the lighting control console (01).

5. The lighting control console according to claim 1, in which at least one translation sensor (10) is installed into the remote control (08), by means of which translational motions of the remote control along an axis of motion (11, 12, 13) can be detected.

6. The lighting control console according to claim 5, in which the at least one translation sensor (10) comprises three sensor elements, by means of which translational motions of the remote control (08) along three axes of motion (11, 12, 13), which are independent of one another, can be detected.

7. The lighting control console according to claim 1, in which at least one rotation sensor (10) is installed into the remote control, by means of which rotational motions of the remote control (08) about an axis of motion (11, 12, 13) can be detected.

8. The lighting control console according to claim 7, in which the at least one rotation sensor (10) comprises three sensor elements, by means of which rotational motions of the remote control about three axes of motion (11, 12, 13), which are independent of one another, can be detected.

9. A method for operating a lighting control console (01) provided for controlling a lighting system, wherein digital adjusting commands are generated in the lighting control console (01), which commands can be transferred to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data connections, and wherein the lighting control console (01) comprises at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for generating, managing and storing the adjusting commands, and wherein the lighting control console (01) comprises a remote control (08), and wherein operator inputs can be input at the remote control (08) and can be transferred to the lighting control console (01) via a data interface, said method comprising:

a) detecting a motion of the remote control (08) by means of a motion sensor (10) which generates sensor signals;

b) evaluating the sensor signals of the motion sensor (10) in an evaluation module; and

c) transforming the sensor signals into an operator input for the lighting control console (01), which is assigned to the motion.

10. The method according to claim 9, in which digital adjusting commands for controlling a lighting device of the lighting system are generated from the operator inputs, which are derived from the sensor signals of the motion sensor (10).

11. The method according to claim 10, in which a motion of the remote control (08), in particular a translational motion, is transformed in the evaluation module into an operator input for changing the lighting intensity of at least one lighting device of the lighting system.

12. The method according to claim 10, in which a motion, in particular a rotational motion, of the remote control (08) is transformed in the evaluation module into an operator input for changing the lighting direction (PAN/TILT) of at least one lighting device of the lighting system.

13. The method according to claim 10, in which a motion of the remote control (08) is transformed in the evaluation module into an operator input for changing a light color of at least one lighting device of the lighting system.

14. The method according to claim 10, in which a motion of the remote control (08) is transformed in the evaluation module into an operator input for changing an optical aperture of at least one lighting device of the lighting system.

15. A lighting control console for controlling a lighting system, wherein digital adjusting commands are generated in the lighting control console, which can be transferred to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data connections, said lighting control console comprising:

at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory generating, managing and storing the adjusting commands;

a remote control which receives adjusting commands in the form of operator inputs and transfers said inputs to the lighting control console via a data interface; and

at least one motion sensor which detects motions of the remote control and generates sensor signals corresponding to the motions of the remote control;

an evaluation module that evaluates the sensor signals and generates adjusting commands for the lighting control console.

16. The lighting control console according to claim 15, in which the evaluation module is disposed in the remote control.

17. The lighting control console according to claim 15, in which the adjusting commands generated by the evaluation module are the operator inputs received by the remote control.