Orbing and lighting systems
First Claim
1. A method of controlling light levels in a lighting system comprising:
- determining which of a plurality of luminaires are included in an orb region that defines a movable lighting area;
setting a light level for at least one of the luminaires within the orb region based on a position of the at least one of the luminaires within the orb region; and
causing the orb region to move in response to detection of motion and follow an object whose motion is detected.
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Abstract
A lighting system for areal illumination is disclosed which includes a remote driver and a plurality of fixtures including luminaires, control devices, and/or standalone sensors. The luminaires include a light source whose output light level can be adjusted, a light sensor co-located therewith adapted to measure light received from adjacent fixtures, and a microcontroller capable of transmitting the output of the light sensor over wires to the remote driver. The remote driver is capable of bidirectional communication with the luminaires and provides independently controllable power for the light sources of the luminaires. A movable orb region containing luminaires can also be defined and the light levels of individual luminaires can be set according to their location within the orb region.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of controlling light levels in a lighting system comprising:
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determining which of a plurality of luminaires are included in an orb region that defines a movable lighting area; setting a light level for at least one of the luminaires within the orb region based on a position of the at least one of the luminaires within the orb region; and causing the orb region to move in response to detection of motion and follow an object whose motion is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for controlling light levels in a lighting system, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one port configured to connect to a plurality of luminaires over wires; and a computer configured to; determine which of the luminaires are included in an orb region that defines a movable lighting area; cause at least one of the luminaires located in the orb region to generate a light level based on a position of the at least one of the luminaires within the orb region; and cause the orb region to move with detected motion such that illumination from the luminaires in the orb region follows the detected motion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for controlling light levels in a lighting system, the non-transitory computer executable instructions executable with a processor, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions executable to determine which of a plurality of luminaires are included in an orb region that defines a movable lighting area; instructions executable to determine a light level for at least one of the luminaires in the orb region according to a position of the at least one of the luminaires within the orb region; and instructions executable to cause the orb region to follow an object through a space, wherein a sensor detects movement of the object through the space, and the luminaires in the orb region illuminate the object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling light levels in a lighting system comprising:
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defining a movable lighting area that sets different light levels for at least two luminaires contained in the movable lighting area; and causing the movable lighting area to move in response to detection of motion by a sensor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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