Software based touchscreen

• US 8,786,567 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2013
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Production Resource Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Production Resource Group LLC
• Inventors: Reese, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Mengistu, Amare
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAM, VINH TANG
• Application Number:
  US13/785,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20130241885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A software touchscreen displayed on start up for a LAN for an automated light. The software touchscreen is displayed by the software on initial startup, and later, after the initial startup, the same touchscreen is used for controlling the light.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at initial startup of a lighting fixture, automatically displaying information on a reconfigurable screen of the lighting fixture that allows entry of an entered address to be used by the lighting fixture, receiving information about the address, and configuring the lighting fixture to use said entered address; and

upon receiving information indicative of said entered address having been entered by said entry, reconfiguring said screen to a second screen control other functions of the light and not showing said address on said second screen.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein said other functions of the light include operation of the light to change its light producing characteristics.

3. The method as in claim 1, further comprising verifying an address of the light, and not reconfiguring said screen until said address has been verified.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein said receiving information comprises receiving information on a touchscreen.

5. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory, computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement operating a lighting fixture, said computer program product operating to:

at initial startup of a lighting device, automatically displaying information on a reconfigurable screen that accepts entry of an entered address to be used by the lighting device;

receiving said entry of said entered address into a memory of said lighting device as an address of said lighting device and using said entered address as the address of the lighting device; and

upon receiving information indicative of said entered address having been entered, reconfiguring said screen to a second screen to control other functions of the lighting device and not showing said address on said second screen.

6. The product as in claim 5, wherein said other functions of the lighting device include operation of the lighting device to change its light producing characteristics.

7. The product as in claim 6, wherein said other functions of said light allow testing different functions of the lighting device.

8. The product as in claim 7 wherein said testing comprises testing the function of different moving parts of the lighting device.