Methods and apparatus for touch-sensitive lighting control
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1. A lighting assembly, comprising:
- a body member configured to be coupled to an external structure;
an optical element coupled to the body member, the optical element being configured to direct a light beam toward a predetermined display area;
a lighting unit disposed in the body member, the lighting unit including an array of light-emitting elements, one or more of the array of light-emitting elements being configured to emit the light beam toward the optical element;
a touch-sensitive surface coupled to the body member, the touch-sensitive surface including a touch sensor configured to provide at least one lighting control signal in response to a lighting display touch command by a user, the lighting display touch command being effected by either a one-location touch command action or a two-location touch command action; and
a control circuit disposed in the body member, the control circuit being coupled to the lighting unit and the touch-sensitive surface, the control circuit being configured to interpret the at least one lighting control signal generated by the lighting display command action as one of a plurality of lighting display actions, the plurality of lighting display actions including emitting the light beam from selected light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements to establish a location of the light beam and a size of the light beam in at least one spatial dimension, and controlling an intensity of the light beam emitted from the selected light-emitting elements,wherein the body member has a substantially triangular cross-section including the optical element on a first side, the touch-sensitive surface on a second side, and a mounting surface on a third side and the optical element, the touch-sensitive surface, and the mounting surface form a light emitting chamber surrounding the array of light-emitting elements, wherein the light emitting chamber has a substantially triangular cross-section.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a lighting assembly (10) that includes a mounting surface (14) that that allows the installer to attach the assembly to an external structure (15) with an adhesive strip (144). The lighting assembly also includes a light-emitting surface (18) that directs spot illumination to a predetermined display area (17) by way of a combination of collimated light-emitting elements (182) and an optical element (184). The lighting assembly also features a touch-sensitive surface (16) that allows the user to both program the lighting assembly and control the display lighting in a flexible manner by providing the user with different modes of interacting with the lighting assembly.
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1. A lighting assembly, comprising:
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a body member configured to be coupled to an external structure; an optical element coupled to the body member, the optical element being configured to direct a light beam toward a predetermined display area; a lighting unit disposed in the body member, the lighting unit including an array of light-emitting elements, one or more of the array of light-emitting elements being configured to emit the light beam toward the optical element; a touch-sensitive surface coupled to the body member, the touch-sensitive surface including a touch sensor configured to provide at least one lighting control signal in response to a lighting display touch command by a user, the lighting display touch command being effected by either a one-location touch command action or a two-location touch command action; and a control circuit disposed in the body member, the control circuit being coupled to the lighting unit and the touch-sensitive surface, the control circuit being configured to interpret the at least one lighting control signal generated by the lighting display command action as one of a plurality of lighting display actions, the plurality of lighting display actions including emitting the light beam from selected light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements to establish a location of the light beam and a size of the light beam in at least one spatial dimension, and controlling an intensity of the light beam emitted from the selected light-emitting elements, wherein the body member has a substantially triangular cross-section including the optical element on a first side, the touch-sensitive surface on a second side, and a mounting surface on a third side and the optical element, the touch-sensitive surface, and the mounting surface form a light emitting chamber surrounding the array of light-emitting elements, wherein the light emitting chamber has a substantially triangular cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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providing a lighting unit disposed in a body member of a lighting assembly, the light unit including an array of light-emitting elements and a touch-sensitive surface, the touch-sensitive surface including a touch sensor; receiving a lighting display touch command from the touch sensor, the lighting display touch command being effected by either a one-location touch command action or a two-location touch command action; generating at least one lighting control signal in response to the lighting display touch command; interpreting the at least one lighting control signal provided by the lighting display touch command as one of a plurality of lighting display actions, the plurality of lighting display actions including emitting the light beam from selected light-emitting elements of the array of light emitting elements to establish a location of the light beam and a size of the light beam in at least one spatial dimension, and controlling an intensity of the light emitted from the selected light-emitting elements; and emitting the light beam from the selected light-emitting elements to perform the lighting display action in response to the lighting display touch command, wherein the body member has a substantially triangular cross-section including an optical element on a first side, the touch-sensitive surface on a second side, and a mounting surface on a third side and the optical element, the touch-sensitive surface, and the mounting surface form a light emitting chamber surrounding the array of light-emitting elements, wherein the light emitting chamber has a substantially triangular cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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