THEATRICAL EFFECTS CONTROLLER WITH COLOR CORRECTION

• US 20150216014A1
• Filed: 04/06/2015
• Published: 07/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James David Smith
• Original Assignee: James David Smith
• Inventors: Smith, James David
• Application Number:
  US14/680,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20150216014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

Provided is a system for controlling lighting effects. A console transmits primary color parameters to one or more wireless controller devices controlling light sources that mix primary colors. The controller devices adjust the primary color parameters so different sets of light sources controlled by the controller devices produce the same color output when receiving the same primary color parameters. The amount of adjustment may be previously defined by the user based on visually matching the different sets of light sources.

Claims

1. A wireless dimmer device for controlling lighting effects, the dimmer device comprising:

a receiver;

a color controller configured to receive color values and alter the color values to match the color of a first light source with the color of a second light source according to predefined settings; and

one or more dimmer output channels

2. The wireless dimmer device of claim 1 wherein the received color values are in hue-saturation-lightness format.

3. The wireless dimmer device of claim 2 wherein the color controller converts the hue-saturation-lightness color values into red-green-blue format.

4. The wireless dimmer device of claim 1 wherein the received color values are in red-green-blue format.

5. The wireless dimmer device of claim 1 wherein the color controller adjusts the received color values while maintaining the overall brightness of the color values.

6. The wireless dimmer device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the dimmer output channels comprises a persistence controller that delays changes in output brightness.

7. The wireless dimmer device of claim 6 wherein the persistence controller simulates a brightness transition of an incandescent filament.

8. A system for controlling lighting effects, the system comprising:

a central console; and

one or more controller devices for controlling effects, the controller devices comprising;

a receiver;

a color controller configured to receive color values and alter the color values to match the color of a first light source with the color of a second light source according to predefined settings; and

one or more dimmer output channels.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the received color values are in hue-saturation-lightness format.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the color controller converts the hue-saturation-lightness color values into red-green-blue format.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the received color values are in red-green-blue format.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the color controller adjusts the received color values while maintaining the overall brightness of the color values.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein at least one of the dimmer output channels comprises a persistence controller that delays changes in output brightness.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the persistence controller simulates a brightness transition of an incandescent filament.

15. A method for controlling lighting effects, the method comprising

receiving effects parameters in a proprietary format;

converting the effects parameters to industry-standard DMX format;

providing the effect parameters to a color correction engine;

adjusting the effect parameters based on predetermined values to match the color of a first light source to the color of a second light source; and

providing the adjusted effects parameters to dimmer output channels.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the effects parameters are hue-saturation-luminosity color values.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the hue-saturation-luminosity color values are converted to red-green-blue color values.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the effects parameters are adjusted in a manner that maintains the overall brightness of the effects parameters.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

delaying a change in output brightness.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions for causing a computer to execute the method of claim 15.