Configurable light output controller, method for controlling lights and a system for implementing the method and including a configurable light output controller
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1. A device for generating output trigger signals in response to received input trigger signals based on a stored lighting program, the device comprising:
- a) an input/output interface for receiving the input trigger signals and for generating the output trigger signals; and
b) a control unit for storing the lighting program and for determining output signals, upon which the output trigger signals are based, in response to the input trigger signals based on the stored lighting program,wherein the input trigger signals belong to input trigger groups, andwherein each of the output signals is based, in part, on one of the input trigger groups to which one of the input trigger signals belongs.
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Abstract
A device and method for generating output trigger signals, for firing one or more light sources, from input trigger signals generated by a vision processor. The input trigger signals are first accepted from the vision processor. Next, output triggers are determined, in response to the input trigger signals, based on a stored lighting program. Finally the output trigger signals are generated based on the determined output triggers.
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1. A device for generating output trigger signals in response to received input trigger signals based on a stored lighting program, the device comprising:
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a) an input/output interface for receiving the input trigger signals and for generating the output trigger signals; and b) a control unit for storing the lighting program and for determining output signals, upon which the output trigger signals are based, in response to the input trigger signals based on the stored lighting program, wherein the input trigger signals belong to input trigger groups, and wherein each of the output signals is based, in part, on one of the input trigger groups to which one of the input trigger signals belongs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for generating output trigger signals in response to received input trigger signals based on a stored lighting program, the device comprising:
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a) an input/output interface for receiving the input trigger signals and for generating the output trigger signals; and b) a control unit for storing the lighting program and for determining output signals, upon which the output trigger signals are based, in response to the input trigger signals based on the stored lighting program, wherein the control unit includes a storage device for storing the lighting program, a controller input/output interface for communicating with the input/output interface, and a processor for executing the stored lighting program in response to the input trigger signals.
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6. A system comprising:
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a) a vision processor for generating trigger input signals; b) a light source which fires in response to a received trigger output signal; c) an external source for providing a lighting program; and d) a configurable light output controller, the configurable light output controller having i) an input interface, coupled with the vision processor, for receiving the trigger input signals generated by the vision processor, ii) an output interface, coupled with the light source, for providing the trigger output signal to the light source, iii) a storage device for storing the lighting program, and iv) a processor, for executing the lighting program to generate the trigger output signal in response to the trigger input signals received by the input interface, wherein the trigger input signals belong to input trigger groups, and wherein the trigger output signal is based, in part, on one of the input trigger groups to which one of the trigger input signals belongs. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a) a vision processor for generating trigger input signals; b) a light source which fires in response to a received trigger output signal; c) an external source for providing a lighting program; and d) a configurable light output controller, the configurable light output controller having i) an input interface, coupled with the vision processor, for receiving the trigger input signals generated by the vision processor, ii) an output interface, coupled with the light source, for providing the trigger output signal to the light source, iii) a storage device for storing the lighting program, and iv) a processor, for executing the lighting program to generate the trigger output signal in response to the trigger input signals received by the input interface, wherein each of the trigger signals generated by the vision processor are assigned to one of a plurality of links to the configurable light output controller, such that each of the plurality of links provides a sequence of trigger signals, and wherein the lighting program specifies an output trigger signal set based on the one of the plurality of links upon which a trigger signal is provided and based on a sequence number of the trigger signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for generating output trigger signals, for firing one or mote light sources, from input trigger signals generated by a vision processor, the method comprising steps of:
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a) accepting the input trigger signals from the vision processor; b) determining output triggers in response to the input trigger signals based on a stored lighting program; and c) generating the output trigger signals based on the determined output triggers wherein each of the input trigger signals is assigned to a particular one of a plurality of trigger groups such that each of the plurality of trigger groups may be provided with a sequence of input trigger signals. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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