Substrate with lighting effect

• US 9,474,137 B1
• Filed: 07/10/2015
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Wein
• Original Assignee: Michael Wein
• Inventors: Wein, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond, Dedei K
• Application Number:
  US14/797,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20160316542A1
• Time in Patent Office: 466 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 37/00 Jokes; Confetti, streamers, or other dance favours ; Cracker bonbons or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0702 the arrangement including a battery
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0707 the arrangement being capable of collecting energy from external energy sources, e.g. thermocouples, vibration, electromagnetic radiation G06K19/0702 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0717 the sensor being capable of sensing environmental conditions such as temperature history or pressure
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07705 the visual interface being a single light or small number of lights capable of being switched on or off, e.g. a series of LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/401 Transaction verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/02 by a carrier person or animal
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/005 Signs associated with a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/005 Identification bracelets, e.g. secured to the arm of a person
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0297 including a machine-readable marking, e.g. a bar code digitally marked record carriers in general G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/12 by detecting audible sound
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 : Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 : via wireless transmission

Abstract

A networked collaborative lighting effect system for an event at a venue, having a plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices in communication with the network. Each portable collaborative lighting device can be configured to be attached to at least one of: a member of the audience an object, a fixture or combinations thereof. Each portable collaborative lighting devices comprising an active or passive RFID chip for encoding wearer information including financial information. Each collaborative lighting effect system having a plurality of lights connected to a power supply and the collaborative lighting effect system further having a processor connected to the network to receive commands from the network, which can include commands from a DJ connected to the network at the venue.

Claims

1. A collaborative lighting effect system for an event at a venue, comprising:

a. a network; and

b. a plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices in communication with the network, each portable collaborative lighting device of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices configured to be attached to at least one of;

a member of the audience, an object at the event, and a fixture at the event, wherein each portable collaborative lighting device of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices comprising;

(i) a substrate;

(ii) a power source attached to the substrate;

(iii) at least one sensor connected to the power source and connected to the substrate;

(iv) a plurality of lighting devices, wherein the plurality of lighting devices are at least one of;

a light connected to the power source, a thermal based illumination device, and a chemical based illumination device;

(v) a programmable logic circuit having a device processor with a device data storage, wherein the data storage comprises a non-transitory data storage medium and the data storage is connected to the power source, the at least one sensor, and at least one of the plurality of lighting devices, wherein the device data storage comprises computer instructions to instruct the device processor to do at least one of;

1. operate the at least one lighting device in a predetermined sequence;

or

2. detect the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices within a preset distance;

(vi) computer instructions in the device data storage to instruct the device processor to;

1. synchronize the detected plurality of portable collaborative lighting device into crowd maps, wherein at least one crowd map of the crowd maps comprising at least one of;

a. a plurality of static graphic patterns which are deconstructed into individual portable collaborative lighting devices as pixels using at least one of;

individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the member of the audience, individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the object at the event, and individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the fixture at the event;

b. a plurality of static text messages which are deconstructed into individual portable collaborative lighting devices as pixels using at least one of;

individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the member of the audience, individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the object at the event, and individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the fixture at the event;

c. a plurality of moving graphic patterns which are deconstructed into individual portable collaborative lighting devices as pixels using at least one of;

individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the member of the audience, individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the object at the event, and individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the fixture at the event;

d. a plurality of moving text messages which are deconstructed into individual portable collaborative lighting devices as using at least one of;

individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the member of the audience, individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the object at the event, and individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the fixture at the event; and

e. a plurality videos, each video when deconstructed into individual portable collaborative lighting devices is presented as pixels using at least one of;

individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the member of the audience, individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the object at the event, and individual portable collaborative lighting devices on the fixture at the event;

(vi) pulse at least one lighting device of the plurality of lighting devices using a real time light pulsing sequence created during the collaborative lighting effect system for the event provided from an event processor with an event data storage connected to the network; and

(viii) detect frequency sequences emitted from another portable collaborative lighting device for the event using the at least one sensor.

2. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the event data storage further comprises at least one of:

b. a designated zone at the collaborative lighting effect system for the event;

c. the preset distance from at least one of;

the member of the audience, the object at the event, and the fixture at the event;

d. a geographic direction selected from at least one of;

a compass bearing of North, South, East or West or a compass bearing between pairs of compass bearings, from at least one of;

the member of the audience, the object at the event, and the fixture at the event;

e. an altitude from at least one of;

the member of the audience, the object at the event, and the fixture at the event; and

f. a random number generator to produce a random distance from at least one of;

the member of the audience, the object at the event, and the fixture at the event.

3. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 2, comprising the crowd maps in the device data storage and the event data storage and computer instructions in the device data storage enabling a graphic image, a text message, or a video to move from a first location to a second location on the crowd maps.

4. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 3, wherein the device data storage comprises computer instructions providing different preprogramed lighting sequences to the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices simultaneously.

5. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein each of the portable collaborative lighting devices of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices is a cellular phone, a smart phone, a tablet, a wearable computer, a smart watch with a watch processor and a watch data storage, a smart bracelet with a bracelet processor and a bracelet data storage, or a personal digital assistant.

6. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the substrate is at least one of:

a wristband, a ball, a beach ball, an eyeglass frame, a balloon, a flag, a sticker, a lantern, a flashlight, a non-powered flying device, a parachute attached to a translucent material, a kite, a self-propelled flying vehicle, a remote controlled land based or water based vehicle, a sprinkler system, a watch, earplugs, ear phones, ear buds, an umbrella, a raincoat, a bottle, a can, a cup, cutlery, a lanyard, a scarf, a towel, a handkerchief, a stuffed animal, a bubble blowing device, a shirt, a jersey, a sweater, a hoodie, a pair of pajamas, a hat, a belt, a vest, socks, a headband, sandals, gloves, mittens, shoes, shoe laces, a pompom, a jump rope, a musical instrument, a foam stick, an inflatable stick, jewelry, a key chain, a luggage tag, suspenders, an eyeglass lens, and a translucent silicone object.

7. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein each individual portable collaborative lighting device of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices further comprise:

b. a GPS sensor mounted to the substrate and connected to the programmable logic circuit for identifying a geographic location of the individual portable collaborative lighting device at the event; and

c. computer instructions in the device data storage to instruct the device processor to determine a location of an individual portable collaborative lighting device in measureable units to other individual portable collaborative lighting devices at the event; and

d. computer instructions in the device data storage to instruct the device processor to adjust pixels of at least one of the plurality of lighting devices changing a color or a light intensity of an an individual portable collaborative lighting device is moved at an event.

8. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the power source is at least one of:

a kinetic energy powered battery, a fuel cell, a thermal power source, a lithium-ion battery, a solar panel connected to a battery, a zinc air battery, a button cell battery, a Tesla coil, a printed battery, a battery made of organic matter, and an alkaline battery.

9. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of lighting devices is at least one of:

a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a polymer light emitting diode, bioluminescence, radioluminescene, triboluminescence, sonoluminescence, a light emitting electrochemical cell, electro luminescent sheets and wires, neon lamps, electro luminescence (EL), an electro luminescent panel (ELP), a thin film electro luminescent panel (TFELP), and a plasma based lighting device.

10. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the event processor with the event data storage connected to the network further communicates with a light board for controlling the plurality of lighting devices of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices at the event.

11. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, further comprising a radio frequency indicator device (RFID) connected to the programmable logic circuit of each of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices configured to transmit a signal to a second portable collaborative lighting device at an event thereby activating computer instructions in the device data storage of the second portable collaborative lighting device to turn on or off the second collaborative lighting device in real time at the event.

12. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the crowd maps are transmitted from the event data storage by the event processor to the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices simultaneously using at least one of:

b. computer instructions in the event data storage that produces a shimmer effect using at least a portion of the portable collaborative lighting devices at the event;

c. computer instructions in the event data storage that produces a cross fade effect using at least a portion of the portable collaborative lighting devices at the event;

d. computer instructions in the event data storage that produces a wave effect using at least a portion of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices at the event;

e. computer instructions in the event data storage that produces a flicker effect using at least a portion of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices at the event; and

f. computer instructions in the event data storage that produces a strobe effect using at least a portion of the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices at the event.

13. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, comprising computer instructions in the event data storage, generating at least 8 bit, full color video at 30 frames per second and transmit the video to at least a portion of the plurality of the portable lighting devices at the event.

14. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein at least one of:

the event processor and the individual portable lighting devices are configured to receive graphic images, text, video or color pulsating sequences.

15. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the fixture at the event is on a stage at the venue, in a store at the venue, mounted in a restaurant at the venue, mounted to a liquor station at the venue, mounted to a beer station at the venue, positioned in a lounge at the venue, located at entry gates at the venue, located adjacent turnstiles at the venue, located within ceiling fans at the venue, positioned in lamp posts at the venue, located on scoreboards at the venue, mounted to goal posts at the venue, or positioned at entrance ways at the venue.

16. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the object at the event is movable beer stations, movable liquor stations, portable toilets, shoes, sandals, shirts, hats, clothing, flying discs, movable stages, balls, beach balls, orbs, lanyards, apparel, signage, drones, blimps, movable seats, banners or earplugs.

17. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one of:

a motion sensor, a frequency sensor, a thermal sensor, an orientation sensor, a velocity sensor, a time sensor, a location sensor, a pressure sensor, a rotation sensor, a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, and a contact sensor, and wherein the at least one sensor is at least one of;

a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) chip or tag and an active radio frequency identification (RFID) chip or tag.

18. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 17, wherein a GPS location is transmitted by the active radio frequency identification (RFID) chip or tag.

19. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 17, wherein the passive radio frequency identification (RFID) chip or tag and the active radio frequency identification (RFID) chip or tag are configured to transfer money units from a financial institution processor on the network to other plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices using encryption technology.

20. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 17, wherein the passive radio frequency identification (RFID) chip or tag and the active radio frequency identification (RFID) chip or tag are configured to transfer money and configured to perform as a credit card, a debit card, or a credit storage device holding money equivalent units from the venue in exchange of actual cash.

21. The collaborative lighting effect system of claim 1, wherein a DJ processor provides commands to the plurality of portable collaborative lighting devices.