Systems and methods for developing and distributing illumination data files

• US 9,066,404 B2
• Filed: 02/19/2011
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telelumen, LLC
• Original Assignee: Telelumen, LLC
• Inventors: Paolini, Steven, Giddings, John
• Primary Examiner(s): ZURITA, JAMES H
• Application Number:
  US13/031,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20110137757A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,585 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/27.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/10 Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for creating, distributing and playing illumination data files. The illumination data files, created using luminaire development systems are uploaded to a luminaire management system, where they are further processed and packaged for sale or license within a luminaire marketplace. Consumers and enterprises using luminaires may establish accounts with the luminaire management system and marketplace to access illumination data files for playback on individual or multiple luminaires. Consumers and enterprises may also create play lists and uniquely configure the luminaires to display various lighting effects based on user preferences, environmental factors or energy efficient settings.

Claims

1. A system for the development of an illumination data file, comprising:

a luminaire development system instantiated on a first computer system and configured to download luminaire tools from a luminaire management system instantiated on a second computer system, the second computer system communicatively coupled to the first computer system, wherein

said luminaire tools including a set of illumination data file creation instructions, which when executed by the first computer system instantiating the luminaire development system provide luminaire tools to a luminaire programmer for the creation of an illumination data file that includes illumination data, the illumination data including a first set of instructions for the projection of a spectral distribution of a desired illumination of a light source device, which first set of instructions, when executed by a processor of the light source device, cause the light source device to produce the desired illumination of the spectral distribution, and

the first computer system instantiating the luminaire development system being configured to upload the created illumination data file to the second computer system instantiating the luminaire management system; and

said second computer system instantiating the luminaire management system being configured to store the luminaire tools, provide the laminate tools to the first computer system instantiating the luminaire development system, receive the illumination data file from the first computer system instantiating the luminaire development system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein multiple illumination data files are created and each illumination data file is assigned a unique identification code.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the illumination data files are encrypted.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first computer system instantiating the luminaire development system is communicatively coupled to the second computer system instantiating the luminaire management system via a communication network.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the light source device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and the illumination data file comprises computer instructions, which when executed by the processor of the light source device cause the processor to set an intensity for one or more LEDs of the plurality of LEDs of the light source device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the illumination data file comprises said first set of instructions, which when executed by the processor of the light source device cause the processor to adjust individual intensities of one or more of the plurality of the LEDs of the light source device to reproduce the spectral distribution.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first set of instructions for adjusting individual intensities of the plurality of LEDs of the light source comprise computer executable instructions, which when executed by the processor of the light source device cause the processor to adjust individual intensities of the one or more of the plurality of LEDs of the light source by pulse width modulation of drive currents of the one or more of the plurality of LEDs of the light source device.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the first set of instructions for adjusting individual intensities of the plurality of LEDs of the light source comprise computer executable instructions, which when executed by the processor of the light source device cause the processor to adjust individual intensities of the one or more of the plurality of LEDs of the light source by amplitude modulation of drive currents of the one or more of the plurality of LEDs of the light source device.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the first set of instructions for adjusting individual intensities of the plurality of LEDs of the light source comprise computer executable instructions, which when executed by the processor of the light source device cause the processor to adjust individual intensities of the one or more of the plurality of LEDs of the light source by separately adjusting said intensities of the one or more of the plurality of LEDs of the light source device over time.

10. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the illumination data file comprises a recording of an illuminated scene.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the light source is a single device.

12. The illumination system of claim 1, further comprising a recording system configured to record at least one of the spectral, temporal, and directional characteristics of an existing lighting environment for inclusion in the illumination data.

13. A computer implemented method for the creation and distribution of an illumination data file, comprising the steps of:

providing, by a luminaire management server communicatively coupled to a luminaire developer system, tools for the creation of illumination data files by the luminaire developer system, said tools including processor-executable instructions, which instructions when executed by the luminaire developer system transform spectral information from source files into illumination data;

receiving, by the luminaire management server, the illumination data from the luminaire developer system, the illumination data representing a spectral distribution of a desired illumination of a light source device;

processing the received illumination data by the luminaire management system to create an illumination data file; and

providing access to the created illumination data file to one or more consumers.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said luminaire developer system is hosted by the luminaire management system on a Web service.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the light source device is a single device.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the illumination data represents a range of spectral distributions of desired illuminations to be projected by the light source device within a given time period.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

creating a play list including a plurality of created illumination data files; and

providing the playlist to one or more consumers.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the received illumination data includes recorded illumination data.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

recording at least one of the spectral, temporal, and directional characteristics of an existing lighting environment for inclusion in the illumination data.