Authoring, recording, and replication of lighting
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1. A process comprising:
- producing first illumination data that represents a first spectral distribution; and
operating a first light source containing a plurality of emitters so that respective intensities of light from the emitters are determined from the first illumination data and a combination of the respective intensities of the emitters produces the first spectral distribution, wherein the first spectral distribution changes over time, and operating the first light source comprises changing the respective intensities of the light in the spectral distribution over time.
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Abstract
Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. Intensities of individual emitters such as LEDs can be controlled through a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and amplitude modulation (AM) of drive currents. The combination of PWM and AM permits fine tuning of the spectrum of emissions and creation of free space optical data channels.
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1. A process comprising:
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producing first illumination data that represents a first spectral distribution; and operating a first light source containing a plurality of emitters so that respective intensities of light from the emitters are determined from the first illumination data and a combination of the respective intensities of the emitters produces the first spectral distribution, wherein the first spectral distribution changes over time, and operating the first light source comprises changing the respective intensities of the light in the spectral distribution over time. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A process comprising:
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producing first illumination data that represents a first spectral distribution, wherein producing the illumination data comprises measuring and recording a spectral distribution of light in a first environment; and operating a first light source containing a plurality of emitters so that respective intensities of light from the emitters are determined from the first illumination data and a combination of the respective intensities of the emitters produces the first spectral distribution. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A process comprising:
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producing a plurality of illumination data files that respectively represent different spectral distribution; providing a set of the illumination data files to a player that controls operation of a first light source containing a plurality of emitters; selecting one of the illumination data files from the set; and operating the first light source so that respective intensities of light from the emitters depend on the illumination data file selected and so that a combination of the respective intensities of the emitters produces the spectral distribution represented by the illumination data file selected. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A process comprising:
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producing first illumination data that represents a first spectral distribution; and operating a first light source containing a plurality of emitters so that respective intensities of light from the emitters are determined from the first illumination data and a combination of the respective intensities of the emitters produces the first spectral distribution, wherein operating the light source comprises controlling respective magnitudes and on-times of drive currents for the emitters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A process comprising:
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producing first illumination data that represents a first spectral distribution, wherein the first illumination data represents a spatial distribution for the first spectral distribution; operating a first light source containing a plurality of emitters so that respective intensities of light from the emitters are determined from the first illumination data; and operating a second light source that is spatially separated from the first light source so that a combination of light from the first and second light sources produces the first spatial distribution. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A process comprising:
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producing first illumination data that represents a first spectral distribution; and operating a first light source containing a plurality of emitters so that respective intensities of light from the emitters are determined from the first illumination data and a combination of the respective intensities of the emitters produces the first spectral distribution, wherein operating the first light source comprises performing a combination of pulse width modulation and amplitude modulation on drive signals respectively applied to the emitters to control average illuminations respectively from the emitters. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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