Software Based Touchscreen

• US 20130241885A1
• Filed: 03/05/2013
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Production Resource Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Production Resource Group LLC
• Inventors: Reese, Charles
• Granted Patent: US 8,786,567 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/175
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A software touchscreen displayed on start up for a LAN for an automated light. The software touchscreen is displayed by the software on initial startup, and later, after the initial startup, the same touchscreen is used for controlling the light.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at initial startup of a lighting fixture, automatically displaying information on a reconfigurable screen of the lighting fixture that allows entry of an address to be used by the lighting fixture; and

upon receiving information indicative of said address having been entered by said entry, reconfiguring said screen to control other functions of the light.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein said other functions of the light include operation of the light to change its light producing characteristics.

3. The method as in claim 1, further comprising verifying an address of the light, and not reconfiguring said screen until said address has been verified.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein said receiving information comprises receiving information on a touchscreen.

5. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement operating a lighting fixture, said computer program product operating to:

at initial startup of a lighting device, automatically displaying information on a reconfigurable screen that accepts entry of an address to be used by the light;

receiving said entry of said address into a memory of said lighting device as an address of said lighting device; and

upon receiving information indicative of said address having been entered, reconfiguring said screen to control other functions of the light.

6. The product as in claim 5, wherein said other functions of the lighting device include operation of the light to change its light producing characteristics.

7. The product as in claim 6, wherein said other functions of said light allow testing different functions of the light.

8. The product as in claim 7 wherein said testing comprises testing the function of different moving parts of the light.