SYSTEM COMPRISING A LIGHTING CONTROL CONSOLE AND A SIMULATION COMPUTER

• US 20100238127A1
• Filed: 05/18/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MA Lighting Technology GmbH (MA Lighthing)
• Original Assignee: MA Lighting Technology GmbH (MA Lighthing)
• Inventors: Adenau, Michael, Cordes, Hartmut
• Application Number:
  US12/467,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20100238127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (01) comprising a lighting control console (02) for controlling a lighting system, and an external simulation computer (03), wherein digital adjusting commands that can be transmitted to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data links are generated in the lighting control console (02), and wherein the lighting control console (02) includes at least one housing, in which the hardware components are disposed for protection from external influences, and wherein the lighting control console (02) includes multiple operating elements (06, 07, 08), particularly keys (06), slide controllers (07), and/or rotary controllers (08), which elements are arranged on the top of the housing and can be used for entering operating commands, and wherein the lighting control console (02) includes at least one display device (09, 10, 11, 12), and wherein the external simulation computer (03) is connected to the lighting control console (02) via a data link, and wherein the simulation computer (03) includes at least a housing, in which the hardware components are disposed for protection from external influences, and wherein a three-dimensional simulation of a light show that is controlled by the lighting control console can be calculated on a virtual stage in the simulation computer (03), and wherein a display device (05) on which the simulation of the light show can be displayed is connected to the simulation computer, and wherein the lighting control console (02) and simulation computer (03) are connected to each other via an input data line (04), wherein operating commands entered at a control element (06, 07, 08) of the lighting control console (02) can be transmitted to the simulation computer (03) via the input data line (04) for controlling the simulation.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A system comprising:

a lighting control console for controlling a lighting system comprising;

at least one housing in which hardware components are disposed for protection from external influences, and

multiple operating elements including one or more keys, slide controllers or rotary controllers, wherein the operating elements are arranged on the top of the housing and can be used for entering operating commands, and

at least one display device, and

an external simulation computer comprising at least a housing in which hardware components are disposed for protection from external influences, wherein the external simulation computer is connected to the lighting control console via an input data line, wherein operating commands entered at a control element of the lighting control console can be transmitted to the simulation computer via the input data line for controlling a simulation; and

a display device connected to the simulation computer on which the simulation of the light show can be displayed;

wherein digital adjusting commands that can be transmitted to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data links are generated in the lighting control console; and

wherein a three-dimensional simulation of a light show that is controlled by the lighting control console can be calculated on a virtual stage in the simulation computer.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein at least one display device of the lighting control console has a touch-sensitive sensing face, and wherein touching the touch-sensitive sensing face in the area of a contact surface on the display device can cause an operator input assigned to the respective contact surface to be selected and to be transmitted to the simulation computer as an operating command.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein simultaneously touching the touch-sensitive sensing face of the display device in the area of a first contact surface to which a first operator input is assigned and in the area of a second contact surface to which a second operator input is assigned can be detected, and wherein both operator inputs can be transmitted to the simulation computer together as an operating command.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein multiple keys may be displayed simultaneously as operating elements on the display device of the lighting control console with the touch-sensitive sensing face, one operator input being assigned to each key.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein multiple keys may be displayed simultaneously as operating elements on the display device of the lighting control console with the touch-sensitive sensing face, one operator input being assigned to each key.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein multiple slide controllers and/or rotary controllers can be displayed as operating elements on the display device of the lighting control console with the touch-sensitive sensing face, one adjustment range being assigned to each slide controller and/or rotary controller, and wherein the position of the contact surfaces on the various slide controllers and/or rotary controllers is detected cyclically, particularly at regular time intervals.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein multiple slide controllers and/or rotary controllers can be displayed as operating elements on the display device of the lighting control console with the touch-sensitive sensing face, one adjustment range being assigned to each slide controller and/or rotary controller, and wherein the position of the contact surfaces on the various slide controllers and/or rotary controllers is detected cyclically, particularly at regular time intervals.

19. The system according to claim 15, wherein multiple slide controllers and/or rotary controllers can be displayed as operating elements on the display device of the lighting control console with the touch-sensitive sensing face, one adjustment range being assigned to each slide controller and/or rotary controller, and wherein the position of the contact surfaces on the various slide controllers and/or rotary controllers is detected cyclically, particularly at regular time intervals.

20. The system according to claim 12, wherein a second, internal simulation computer, with which a three-dimensional simulation of a light show controlled by the lighting control console can be calculated on a virtual stage, is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, wherein the light show calculated by the second simulation computer can be displayed on a display device of the lighting control console.

21. The system according to claim 13, wherein a second, internal simulation computer, with which a three-dimensional simulation of a light show controlled by the lighting control console can be calculated on a virtual stage, is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, wherein the light show calculated by the second simulation computer can be displayed on a display device of the lighting control console.

22. The system according to claim 14, wherein a second, internal simulation computer, with which a three-dimensional simulation of a light show controlled by the lighting control console can be calculated on a virtual stage, is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, wherein the light show calculated by the second simulation computer can be displayed on a display device of the lighting control console.

23. The system according to claim 15, wherein a second, internal simulation computer, with which a three-dimensional simulation of a light show controlled by the lighting control console can be calculated on a virtual stage, is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, wherein the light show calculated by the second simulation computer can be displayed on a display device of the lighting control console.

24. The system according to claim 17, wherein a second, internal simulation computer, with which a three-dimensional simulation of a light show controlled by the lighting control console (02) can be calculated on a virtual stage, is provided in the housing of the lighting control console (02), wherein the light show calculated by the second simulation computer can be displayed on a display device (10, 11, 12) of the lighting control console.

25. The system according to claim 20, wherein the external simulation computer and the internal simulation computer of the lighting control console can exchange data with each other via the input data line in order to synchronize the simulation calculation.

26. The system according to claim 21, wherein the external simulation computer and the internal simulation computer of the lighting control console can exchange data with each other via the input data line in order to synchronize the simulation calculation.

27. The system according to claim 22, wherein the external simulation computer and the internal simulation computer of the lighting control console can exchange data with each other via the input data line in order to synchronize the simulation calculation.

28. The system according to claim 23, wherein the external simulation computer and the internal simulation computer of the lighting control console can exchange data with each other via the input data line in order to synchronize the simulation calculation.

29. The system according to claim 24, wherein the external simulation computer and the internal simulation computer of the lighting control console can exchange data with each other via the input data line in order to synchronize the simulation calculation.

30. The system according to claim 12, wherein an electronic storage element is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, on which at least one configuration file is stored, wherein the configuration file at last partly describes the configuration of the lighting devices in the lighting system, and wherein the configuration data stored in the configuration file can be transmitted to the external simulation computer via the input data line, and wherein the configuration data is used in the simulation computer for calculating the light show that is controlled by the lighting control console on a virtual stage.

31. The system according to claim 13, wherein an electronic storage element is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, on which at least one configuration file is stored, wherein the configuration file at last partly describes the configuration of the lighting devices in the lighting system, and wherein the configuration data stored in the configuration file can be transmitted to the external simulation computer via the input data line, and wherein the configuration data is used in the simulation computer for calculating the light show that is controlled by the lighting control console on a virtual stage.

32. The system according to claim 14, wherein an electronic storage element is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, on which at least one configuration file is stored, wherein the configuration file at last partly describes the configuration of the lighting devices in the lighting system, and wherein the configuration data stored in the configuration file can be transmitted to the external simulation computer via the input data line, and wherein the configuration data is used in the simulation computer for calculating the light show that is controlled by the lighting control console on a virtual stage.

33. The system according to claim 15, wherein an electronic storage element is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, on which at least one configuration file is stored, wherein the configuration file at last partly describes the configuration of the lighting devices in the lighting system, and wherein the configuration data stored in the configuration file can be transmitted to the external simulation computer via the input data line, and wherein the configuration data is used in the simulation computer for calculating the light show that is controlled by the lighting control console on a virtual stage.

34. The system according to claim 17, wherein an electronic storage element is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, on which at least one configuration file is stored, wherein the configuration file at last partly describes the configuration of the lighting devices in the lighting system, and wherein the configuration data stored in the configuration file can be transmitted to the external simulation computer via the input data line, and wherein the configuration data is used in the simulation computer for calculating the light show that is controlled by the lighting control console on a virtual stage.

35. The system according to claim 20, wherein an electronic storage element is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, on which at least one configuration file is stored, wherein the configuration file at last partly describes the configuration of the lighting devices in the lighting system, and wherein the configuration data stored in the configuration file can be transmitted to the external simulation computer via the input data line, and wherein the configuration data is used in the simulation computer for calculating the light show that is controlled by the lighting control console on a virtual stage.

36. The system according to claim 25, wherein an electronic storage element is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, on which at least one configuration file is stored, wherein the configuration file at last partly describes the configuration of the lighting devices in the lighting system, and wherein the configuration data stored in the configuration file can be transmitted to the external simulation computer via the input data line, and wherein the configuration data is used in the simulation computer for calculating the light show that is controlled by the lighting control console on a virtual stage.

37. The system according to claim 30, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the arrangement of lighting devices on the stage.

38. The system according to claim 31, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the arrangement of lighting devices on the stage.

39. The system according to claim 32, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the arrangement of lighting devices on the stage.

40. The system according to claim 33, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the arrangement of lighting devices on the stage.

41. The system according to claim 34, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the arrangement of lighting devices on the stage.

42. The system according to claim 35, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the arrangement of lighting devices on the stage.

43. The system according to claim 36, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the arrangement of lighting devices on the stage.

44. The system according to claim 30, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the function parameters of the lighting devices.

45. The system according to claim 31, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the function parameters of the lighting devices.

46. The system according to claim 32, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the function parameters of the lighting devices.

47. The system according to claim 33, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the function parameters of the lighting devices.

48. The system according to claim 34, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the function parameters of the lighting devices.

49. The system according to claim 35, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the function parameters of the lighting devices.

50. The system according to claim 36, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing the function parameters of the lighting devices.

51. The system according to claim 30, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing three-dimensional objects on the stage.

52. The system according to claim 32, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing three-dimensional objects on the stage.

53. The system according to claim 33, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing three-dimensional objects on the stage.

54. The system according to claim 34, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing three-dimensional objects on the stage.

55. The system according to claim 35, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing three-dimensional objects on the stage.

56. The system according to claim 36, wherein the configuration file contains configuration data for describing three-dimensional objects on the stage.