Techniques and graphical user interface for controlling solid-state luminaire with electronically adjustable light beam distribution
First Claim
1. A method of electronically controlling a light beam distribution of a solid-state luminaire, the method comprising:
- presenting a field of selectable control features on a computing device, wherein the solid-state luminaire is communicatively connected to the computing device, and at least one of the field of selectable control features is presented as a graphical canvas resembling a target region to be lighted by one or more light sources of the solid-state luminaire, one or more selectable nodes of the graphical canvas corresponding to the one or more light sources of the solid-state luminaire, and a circular cursor node of the graphical canvas depicting a distribution of the light beam provided by the solid-state luminaire; and
adjusting the light beam distribution of the solid-state luminaire based on the size or location of the circular cursor on a selection of one of the one or more selectable nodes presented on the graphical canvas.
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Abstract
Techniques and user interfaces (UIs) are disclosed for controlling a solid-state luminaire having an electronically adjustable light beam distribution. The disclosed UI may be configured, in accordance with some embodiments, to provide a user with the ability to control, by wireless and/or wired connection, the light distribution of an associated solid-state luminaire in a given space. The UI may be hosted by any computing device, portable or otherwise, and may be used to control any given light distribution capability provided by a paired luminaire. In accordance with some embodiments, the user may provide such control without need to know details about the luminaire, such as the quantity of solid-state lamps, or their individual addresses, or the address of the fixture itself. In some cases, the disclosed techniques may involve acquiring spatial information of the space that hosts the luminaire and/or providing user-selected distribution of light within that space.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of electronically controlling a light beam distribution of a solid-state luminaire, the method comprising:
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presenting a field of selectable control features on a computing device, wherein the solid-state luminaire is communicatively connected to the computing device, and at least one of the field of selectable control features is presented as a graphical canvas resembling a target region to be lighted by one or more light sources of the solid-state luminaire, one or more selectable nodes of the graphical canvas corresponding to the one or more light sources of the solid-state luminaire, and a circular cursor node of the graphical canvas depicting a distribution of the light beam provided by the solid-state luminaire; and adjusting the light beam distribution of the solid-state luminaire based on the size or location of the circular cursor on a selection of one of the one or more selectable nodes presented on the graphical canvas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transient computer program product encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes a process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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presenting a field of selectable control features on a computing device, wherein a solid-state luminaire is communicatively connected to the computing device, and at least one of the selectable control features is presented as a graphical canvas of an image of the region to be illuminated by one or more light sources of the solid-state luminaire, one or more selectable nodes of the graphical canvas corresponding to the one or more light sources of the solid-state luminaire, and a circular cursor of the graphical canvas depicting a distribution of the light beam provided by the solid-state luminaire; and adjusting the light beam distribution of the solid-state luminaire based on the size or location of the circular cursor on a selection of one or the one or more selectable nodes presented on the graphical canvas. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A graphical user interface (GUI) on a computing system, the GUI comprising:
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a field of selectable control features configured such that selection therefrom electronically controls a light beam distribution of a solid-state luminaire communicatively connected to the computing system; wherein at least one of the selectable control features is presented as a graphical canvas on the GUI resembling a target region to be lighted by one or more light sources of the solids-state luminaire, one or more selectable nodes of the graphical canvas corresponding to the one or more light sources of the solid-state luminaire, and a circular cursor of the graphical canvas depicting a distribution of the light beam provided by the solid-state luminaire; and wherein selection of a selectable node of the graphical canvas toggles a corresponding one or more of the light sources of the solid-state luminaire on/off based on the size or location of the circular cursor on a selection of one of the one or more selectable nodes presented on the graphical canvas; and wherein the graphical canvas is configured to maintain its orientation with respect to at least one of a geomagnetic heading and/or the solid-state luminaire. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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