DISTRIBUTED CONTROL INTELLIGENT LIGHTING ARRAY
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1. A lighting array comprising:
- a plurality of light assemblies, each of said assemblies having a light source, and communication means for communicating the value of an operational parameter of said assembly to a coordinator;
said coordinator being configured to;
receive said values; and
compare said values to determine a median value.
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Abstract
An array of lights in which a coordinator collects sensed lighting transition times from each light in order to determine and select a median transition time. The individual light having the selected transition time assumes control of the lighting array, controlling and synchronizing the light transitions of the array, until the coordinator collects another group of transition times and appoints a new synchronization leader.
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1. A lighting array comprising:
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a plurality of light assemblies, each of said assemblies having a light source, and communication means for communicating the value of an operational parameter of said assembly to a coordinator; said coordinator being configured to; receive said values; and compare said values to determine a median value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 20)
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11. A method of synchronizing a lighting array comprising the steps of:
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receiving a value for an operational parameter from each of a plurality of lighting assemblies; comparing said values to determine a median value; and appointing the lighting assembly which communicated the median value to synchronize the lighting array. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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