Image projection lighting device and control system
First Claim
1. A lighting system comprising:
- a lamp that projects light onto a projection surface;
an adjustable projection focusing lens that focuses the light projected from said lamp; and
a camera that captures images from the projection surface;
said camera having an auto focus system that produces camera focusing values based on the captured images from the projection surface, wherein the camera focusing values are used to automatically adjust the projection focusing lens.
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Abstract
The methods and apparatus for lighting systems provide a camera integral to a particular image projection lighting device (IPLD) to capture the projected image from the particular IPLD. The captured image can then be sent over a communication system to the operator for viewing on a visual display device such as a computer monitor on a central controller. Using the captured image of the projected image as viewed upon the display device, the operator may then command using the central controller the focusing, position or other parameters of the projected image upon the stage or projection surface to the desired value. The captured image may also be used, such as by a central control system, to automatically, and without operator intervention, adjust parameters of the IPLD to desired values.
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17 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a lamp that projects light onto a projection surface; an adjustable projection focusing lens that focuses the light projected from said lamp; and a camera that captures images from the projection surface; said camera having an auto focus system that produces camera focusing values based on the captured images from the projection surface, wherein the camera focusing values are used to automatically adjust the projection focusing lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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projecting light from a lamp to a projection focusing lens forming an image on a projection surface; capturing the image on the projection surface using a camera having a camera focusing lens; receiving a camera focus value for the camera focusing lens; and producing a projection locus signal based on the camera locus value. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A lighting system comprising:
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a base a lamp housing coupled to the base, the lamp housing remotely positionable with respect to the base, the lamp housing comprising; a light source having an adjustable projection focusing lens; and a camera having an adjustable camera focusing lens; a processor coupled to the light source and camera, and wherein the processor produces a camera locus signal that adjusts focus of the camera focusing lens, and wherein the processor produces a projection focus signal that adjusts focus on the projection focusing lens; wherein the processor receives a first locus value for the camera focusing lens, produces the camera focus signal based on the first focus value, and wherein the processor calculates the projection focus signal based on the first focus value. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A lighting system comprising:
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a base; a lamp housing coupled to the base, the lamp housing remotely positionable with respect to the base, the lamp housing comprising; a light source having an adjustable projection focusing lens; and a camera having an adjustable camera focusing lens; a processor coupled to the light source and camera, and wherein the processor produces a camera focus signal that adjusts focus of the camera focusing lens, and wherein the processor produces a projection focus signal that adjusts focus on the projection focusing lens; wherein the processor receives a first focus value for the projection focusing lens, produces the projection focus signal based on the first focus value, and wherein the processor calculates the camera focus signal based on the first focus value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A lighting system comprising:
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a light source having an adjustable projection focusing lens; a camera having an auto focusing lens; a processor coupled to the light source and camera, and wherein the processor produces a projection focus signal that adjusts focus on the projection focusing lens; wherein the processor receives a focus value from the camera indicative of camera focus, and wherein the processor produces the projection focus signal based on the focus value from the camera. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method comprising:
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projecting light from a lamp to a projection focusing lens forming an image on a projection surface; capturing the image on the projection surface using a camera having a camera focusing lens; receiving a projection focus value from a central controller for the projection focusing lens, and producing a projection focus signal based on the projection focus value; and producing a camera focus signal based on the projection focus value. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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