Combined lighting and video lighting control system

• US 8,746,895 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2011
• Issued: 06/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nick Archdale
• Original Assignee: Nick Archdale
• Inventors: Archdale, Nick
• Primary Examiner(s): CHOWDHURY, SULTAN U.
• Application Number:
  US13/216,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20120126722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 353/7, 353/10, 353/11, 353/29, 353/31, 353/69, 353/70, 353/71, 353/85, 353/94, 348/14.16, 348/14.01, 348/14.08, 348/E7.08, 348/744, 348/745, 345/418, 345/419, 345/430, 345/434, 345/435, 345/437, 345/438, 345/439, 715/848, 715/776, 715/784, 715/839, 715/854, 315/149, 315/158, 315/294, 315/312
• US Class Current: 353/85
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources

Abstract

Disclosed is an abstracted lighting control system abstracted based on the lighting canvas rather than the mapping of the location of the luminaires or lighting fixtures.

Claims

1. A luminaire control system for multiparameter automated luminaires comprising:

incorporation of a mapping of an abstract canvas painted by light beams emitted from the luminaires in the system;

luminaires with individual controllable parameters that can change—

light intensity or light color, or lighting intensity and lighting color;

the improvements comprising;

dynamic synthesizer controls of controllable parameters of the luminaires; and

individual or groups of luminaires are controlled by—

a geometry or a color generator or an intensity control synthesizer module.

2. A luminaire control system of claim 1 wherein:

includes luminaires with light beams that can be dynamically panned and/or tilted (whereby the direction of the light beam is changed) and/or project a light pattern that can be rotated.

3. A luminaire control system of claim 1 wherein:

the luminaires output is constrained to the abstract canvas but the abstract canvas is not constrained to coincide with physical surface(s) such as floor, wall or ceiling and this the luminaires output is not constrained to the physical surface whereby, if the abstract canvas coincides with a wall surface, the output of the luminaires is constrained to the wall but if the abstract canvas does not coincide with the wall, the luminaire output may be limited to part of the wall or may spill over the wall'"'"'s boundaries.

4. A luminaire control system of claim 1 where:

the dynamic synthesizer control includes one or more of the following modules tied to the one or more of the controlled parameters;

a VCO, a VCF, a VCP and/or VCA.

5. A luminaire lighting control system of claim 4 wherein:

the VCO, VCP or VCA module has a CV input.

6. A luminaire control system of claim 5 wherein:

the CV input is received to the module is received from user input, and/or a stored value, and/or an audio input, and/or random values.

7. A luminaire control system of claim 3 wherein:

the abstract canvas coincides with physical surface(s).

8. A luminaire control system of claim 3 wherein:

the degree to which the abstract canvas coincides with a physical is modulated by a dynamic synthesizer control module with a CV input.

9. A luminaire control system of claim 2 wherein:

an individual luminaire or group(s) of luminaires are controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

10. A luminaire control system of claim 2 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by shape and motion generator synthesizer module(s).

11. A luminaire control system of claim 2 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

12. A luminaire control system of claim 1 wherein:

the user control includes a bend wheel, mod wheel, strobe control, and/or master voice control.

13. A luminaire control system of claim 5 wherein:

CV output has an ADSR waveform.

18. A luminaire lighting control system of claim 4 wherein:

the VCO, VCP or VCA module has a CV input.

19. A luminaire control system of claim 18 wherein:

the CV input is received to the module is received from user input, and/or a stored value, and/or an audio input, and/or random values.

26. A luminaire control system of claim 18 wherein:

CV output has an ADSR waveform.

56. A luminaire control system of claim 1 where:

the dynamic synthesizer control includes one or more of the following modules tied to the one or more of the controlled parameters;

a VCO, a VCF, a VCP and/or VCA.

57. A luminaire lighting control system of claim 56 wherein:

the VCO, VCP or VCA module has a CV input.

58. A luminaire control system of claim 57 wherein:

the CV input is received to the module is received from user input, and/or a stored value, and/or an audio input, and/or random values.

66. A luminaire control system of claim 57 wherein:

CV output has an ADSR waveform.

14. A luminaire control system for multiparameter automated luminaires comprising:

incorporation of a mapping of an abstract canvas painted by light beams emitted from the luminaires in the system;

luminaires with individual controllable parameters that can change—

light intensity or light color, or lighting intensity and lighting color;

the improvements comprising;

dynamic synthesizer controls of controllable parameters of the luminaires; and

an individual luminaire or group(s) of luminaires are controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

15. A luminaire control system of claim 14 wherein:

includes luminaires with light beams that can be dynamically panned and/or tilted (whereby the direction of the light beam is changed) and/or project a light pattern that can be rotated.

16. A luminaire control system of claim 14 wherein:

the luminaires output is constrained to the abstract canvas but the abstract canvas is not constrained to coincide with physical surface(s) such as floor, wall or ceiling and this the luminaires output is not constrained to the physical surface whereby, if the abstract canvas coincides with a wall surface, the output of the luminaires is constrained to the wall but if the abstract canvas does not coincide with the wall, the luminaire output may be limited to part of the wall or may spill over the wall'"'"'s boundaries.

17. A luminaire control system of claim 14 where:

the dynamic synthesizer control includes one or more of the following modules tied to the one or more of the controlled parameters;

a VCO, a VCF, a VCP and/or VCA.

20. A luminaire control system of claim 16 wherein:

the abstract canvas coincides with physical surface(s).

21. A luminaire control system of claim 16 wherein:

the degree to which the abstract canvas coincides with a physical is modulated by a dynamic synthesizer control module with a CV input.

22. A luminaire control system of claim 14 wherein:

individual or groups of luminaires are controlled by a geometry or a color generator or and intensity control synthesizer module.

23. A luminaire control system of claim 14 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by shape and motion generator synthesizer module(s).

24. A luminaire control system of claim 14 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

25. A luminaire control system of claim 14 wherein:

the user control includes a bend wheel, mod wheel, strobe control, and/or master voice control.

27. A luminaire control system for multiparameter automated luminaires comprising:

incorporation of a mapping of an abstract canvas painted by light beams emitted from the luminaires in the system;

luminaires with individual controllable parameters that can change—

light intensity or light color, or lighting intensity and lighting color;

the improvements comprising;

dynamic synthesizer controls of controllable parameters of the luminaires; and

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by shape and motion generator synthesizer module(s).

28. A luminaire control system of claim 27 wherein:

includes luminaires with light beams that can be dynamically panned and/or tilted (whereby the direction of the light beam is changed) and/or project a light pattern that can be rotated.

29. A luminaire control system of claim 27 wherein:

the luminaires output is constrained to the abstract canvas but the abstract canvas is not constrained to coincide with physical surface(s) such as floor, wall or ceiling and this the luminaires output is not constrained to the physical surface whereby, if the abstract canvas coincides with a wall surface, the output of the luminaires is constrained to the wall but if the abstract canvas does not coincide with the wall, the luminaire output may be limited to part of the wall or may spill over the wall'"'"'s boundaries.

30. A luminaire control system of claim 27 where:

the dynamic synthesizer control includes one or more of the following modules tied to the one or more of the controlled parameters;

a VCO, a VCF, a VCP and/or VCA.

31. A luminaire lighting control system of claim 30 wherein:

the VCO, VCP or VCA module has a CV input.

32. A luminaire control system of claim 31 wherein:

the CV input is received to the module is received from user input, and/or a stored value, and/or an audio input, and/or random values.

33. A luminaire control system of claim 28 wherein:

the abstract canvas coincides with physical surface(s).

34. A luminaire control system of claim 28 wherein:

the degree to which the abstract canvas coincides with a physical is modulated by a dynamic synthesizer control module with a CV input.

35. A luminaire control system of claim 27 wherein:

individual or groups of luminaires are controlled by a geometry or a color generator or and intensity control synthesizer module.

36. A luminaire control system of claim 28 wherein:

an individual luminaire or group(s) of luminaires are controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

37. A luminaire control system of claim 28 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

38. A luminaire control system of claim 27 wherein:

the user control includes a bend wheel, mod wheel, strobe control, and/or master voice control.

39. A luminaire control system of claim 31 wherein:

CV output has an ADSR waveform.

40. A luminaire control system for multiparameter automated luminaires comprising:

incorporation of a mapping of an abstract canvas painted by light beams emitted from the luminaires in the system;

luminaires with individual controllable parameters that can change—

light intensity or light color, or lighting intensity and lighting color;

the improvements comprising;

dynamic synthesizer controls of controllable parameters of the luminaires; and

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

41. A luminaire control system of claim 40 wherein:

includes luminaires with light beams that can be dynamically panned and/or tilted (whereby the direction of the light beam is changed) and/or project a light pattern that can be rotated.

42. A luminaire control system of claim 40 wherein:

the luminaires output is constrained to the abstract canvas but the abstract canvas is not constrained to coincide with physical surface(s) such as floor, wall or ceiling and this the luminaires output is not constrained to the physical surface whereby, if the abstract canvas coincides with a wall surface, the output of the luminaires is constrained to the wall but if the abstract canvas does not coincide with the wall, the luminaire output may be limited to part of the wall or may spill over the wall'"'"'s boundaries.

43. A luminaire control system of claim 40 where:

the dynamic synthesizer control includes one or more of the following modules tied to the one or more of the controlled parameters;

a VCO, a VCF, a VCP and/or VCA.

44. A luminaire lighting control system of claim 43 wherein:

the VCO, VCP or VCA module has a CV input.

45. A luminaire control system of claim 44 wherein:

the CV input is received to the module is received from user input, and/or a stored value, and/or an audio input, and/or random values.

46. A luminaire control system of claim 42 wherein:

the abstract canvas coincides with physical surface(s).

47. A luminaire control system of claim 42 wherein:

the degree to which the abstract canvas coincides with a physical is modulated by a dynamic synthesizer control module with a CV input.

48. A luminaire control system of claim 40 wherein:

individual or groups of luminaires are controlled by a geometry or a color generator or and intensity control synthesizer module.

49. A luminaire control system of claim 40 wherein:

an individual luminaire or group(s) of luminaires are controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

50. A luminaire control system of claim 40 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or controlled by shape and motion generator synthesizer module(s).

51. A luminaire control system of claim 40 wherein:

the user control includes a bend wheel, mod wheel, strobe control, and/or master voice control.

52. A luminaire control system of claim 44 wherein:

CV output has an ADSR waveform.

53. A luminaire control system for multiparameter automated luminaires comprising:

incorporation of a mapping of an abstract canvas painted by light beams emitted from the luminaires in the system;

luminaires with individual controllable parameters that can change—

light intensity or light color, or lighting intensity and lighting color;

the improvements comprising;

dynamic synthesizer controls of controllable parameters of the luminaires; and

the dynamic synthesizer control includes one or more of the following modules tied to the one or more of the controlled parameters;

a VCO, a VCF, a VCP and/or VCA.

54. A luminaire control system of claim 53 wherein:

includes luminaires with light beams that can be dynamically panned and/or tilted (whereby the direction of the light beam is changed) and/or project a light pattern that can be rotated.

55. A luminaire control system of claim 53 wherein:

the luminaires output is constrained to the abstract canvas but the abstract canvas is not constrained to coincide with physical surface(s) such as floor, wall or ceiling and this the luminaires output is not constrained to the physical surface whereby, if the abstract canvas coincides with a wall surface, the output of the luminaires is constrained to the wall but if the abstract canvas does not coincide with the wall, the luminaire output may be limited to part of the wall or may spill over the wall'"'"'s boundaries.

59. A luminaire control system of claim 55 wherein:

the abstract canvas coincides with physical surface(s).

60. A luminaire control system of claim 55 wherein:

the degree to which the abstract canvas coincides with a physical is modulated by a dynamic synthesizer control module with a CV input.

61. A luminaire control system of claim 53 wherein:

individual or groups of luminaires are controlled by—

a geometry or a color generator or and intensity control synthesizer module.

62. A luminaire control system of claim 54 wherein:

an individual luminaire or group(s) of luminaires are controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

63. A luminaire control system of claim 54 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or fixtures are controlled by shape and motion generator synthesizer module(s).

64. A luminaire control system of claim 54 wherein:

one or more luminaires are modulated or fixtures are controlled by geometry and color generator synthesizer module(s).

65. A luminaire control system of claim 53 wherein:

the user control includes a bend wheel, mod wheel, strobe control, and/or master voice control.