DISPLAY AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED LUMINAIRE

• US 20100245279A1
• Filed: 03/30/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robe Lighting S.R.O.
• Original Assignee: Robe Lighting S.R.O.
• Inventors: KUBIS, FRANTISEK, FRANIK, MARTIN
• Application Number:
  US12/749,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20100245279A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/22 with communication between the lamps and a central unit

Abstract

A display and control system for automated luminaires for easier and quicker service and usage monitoring.

Claims

1. An automated luminaire display control system where the system monitors and logs diagnostic and operational events which can be accessed by the user.

2. The display control system of claim 1 wherein the user can access the log(s) via an onboard display.

3. The display control system of claim 1 where the event log(s) can be transferred to a diagnostic system.

4. The display control system of claim 3 where the transfer is over a global or regional network to a remote site or service station.

5. The display control system of claim 3 where the luminaire enclosed in a road case and the transfer does not require opening the road case.

6. The display control system of claim 5 where the transfer is wireless.

7. The display control system of claim 1 wherein the events may include:

subsystem failures, over voltage conditions, passage of temperature thresholds, physical shock, lamp strikes.

8. The display control system of claim 7 which incorporates a real time clock and the events can be logged with a date and time stamp.

9. The display control system of claim 7 also stores information which may include non-event information such as:

serial number, owner identification, fixture usage time, lamp usage time, battery status, filter status.

10. The display control system of claim 2 where the onboard display is a touch screen display that displays graphical information in multiple alternative orientations.

11. An automated luminaire display control system where:

the system stores bibliographic information concerning the automated luminaire;

a user can access the bibliographic information through the display control system;

a user can change the bibliographic information through the display control system;

and access and/or the ability to change the bibliographic information is password protected.

12. The display control system of claim 11 wherein the user can access the log(s) via an onboard display.

13. The display control system of claim 11 where the event log(s) can be transferred to a diagnostic system.

14. The display control system of claim 13 where the transfer is over a global or regional network to a remote site or service station.

15. The display control system of claim 13 where the luminaire is stored in a road case and the transfer does not require opening the road case.

16. The display control system of claim 15 where the transfer is wireless.

17. The display control system of claim 11 wherein the events may include:

subsystem failures, over voltage conditions, passage of temperature thresholds, physical shock, lamp strikes.

18. The display control system of claim 17 which incorporates a real time clock and the events can be logged with a date and time stamp.

19. The display control system of claim 17 also stores information which may include non-event information such as:

serial number, owner identification, fixture usage time, lamp usage time, battery status, filter status.

20. The display control system of claim 12 where the onboard display is a touch screen display that displays graphical information in multiple alternative orientations.

21. The display control system of claim 20 where the display includes a graphical representation of the gobo patterns installed in luminaire and replacement patterns can be uploaded to replace representations of gobo patterns which are replaced.

22. The display control system of claim 21 where the display includes a graphical representation of a color map representing the installed or possible color which can be projected by the luminaire.

23. The display control system of claim 20 where manipulation of the graphical information on the onboard display can be used to determine light output of the luminaire.