Fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11398922-B2
Application number	US-201916590099-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2019
Priority date	Mar 28, 2017
Publication date	Jul 26, 2022
Grant date	Jul 26, 2022

Abstract

A fixture system includes a fixture having an input device, an output device, and a fixture computing system. The fixture computing system includes a database and programming for receiving information from the input device and accessing the database. The programming has instructions that, when activated by the processor, performs the following steps: (a) activate the output device to output a first signal; (b) receive information from the input device; (c) access the database to determine a second signal, wherein the second signal is based on the information from the input device; and (d) activate the output device to output the second signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fixture system, comprising:
a fixture configured for use in a vehicle, comprising:
an input device;
an output device; and
a fixture computing system, comprising a database and programming for receiving information from the input device and accessing the database, wherein the programming comprises instructions that, when activated by the processor, performs the following steps:
(a) activate the output device to output a first signal;
(b) receive information from the input device;
(c) access the database to determine a second signal, wherein the second signal is based on the information from the input device; and
(d) activate the output device to output the second signal.

2. The fixture system of claim 1 , wherein the input device is a camera.

3. The fixture system of claim 1 , wherein the output device is a projector.

4. The fixture system of claim 3 , wherein the projector projects human readable indicia.

5. The fixture system of claim 1 , wherein the database comprises user-specific information.

6. The fixture system of claim 5 , wherein the user-specific information is a threshold condition.

7. The fixture system of claim 6 , wherein the second signal is further based on the threshold condition.

8. The fixture system of claim 7 , wherein the input device is a thermometer.

9. The fixture system of claim 8 , wherein the output device is a heater.

10. The fixture system of claim 1 , wherein the fixture is configured as a light for a vehicle.

11. A fixture system, comprising:
a first fixture, comprising:
a first input device; and
a first output device;

a second fixture communicatively coupled to the first fixture, the second fixture, comprising:
a second input device; and
a second output device; and

a fixture computing system, comprising programming for processing information from the first input device and the second input device, wherein the programming comprises instructions that, when activated by the processor, performs the following steps:
(a) activate the first output device to output a first signal;
(b) activate the second output device to output a second signal;
(c) activate the first input device to receive the second signal; and
(d) activate the first output device to output a third signal, wherein the third signal is based on the second signal from the second output device.

12. The fixture system of claim 11 , wherein the programming further comprises instructions for performing the following steps:
(e) activate the second input device to receive the first signal; and
(f) activate the second output device to output a fourth signal, wherein the fourth signal is based on the first signal from the first output device.

13. The fixture system of claim 12 , wherein the programming further comprises a database comprising a content generation module, wherein the content generation module generates first content based on the first signal, the content being presented as the third signal via the first output device.

14. The fixture system of claim 13 , wherein the content generation module generates second content based on the second signal, the content being presented as the fourth signal via the second output device.

15. The fixture system of claim 12 , wherein the programming further comprises a database comprising a content generation module, wherein the content generation module generates first content based on the first signal, the content being presented as the third signal via the first output device.

16. The fixture system of claim 15 , wherein each of the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal is an image.

17. A fixture system, comprising:
a first fixture configured for use in a vehicle, comprising:
a first output device; and
a first sensor comprising a camera; and

a first fixture computing system communicatively coupled to the first fixture, the first fixture computing system comprising:
a processor; and
non-transitory computer memory comprising programming for receiving information from the first sensor and causing the output device to output a first signal, the programming comprising instructions for:
receiving sensor data from the first sensor;
processing the first sensor data;
generating a first content based on the processed first sensor data; and
outputting the first content via the first output device.

18. The fixture system of claim 17 , wherein the output device is a projector.

19. The fixture system of claim 17 , further comprising:
a second fixture communicatively coupled to the first fixture, the second fixture comprising:
a second output device;
a second sensor comprising a camera; and

a second fixture computing system communicatively coupled to the second fixture, the second fixture computing system comprising:
a processor; and
non-transitory computer memory comprising programming for receiving information from the first sensor and causing the output device to output a first signal, the programming comprising instructions for:
receiving sensor data from the second sensor;
processing the second sensor data;
generating a second content based on the processed second sensor data; and
outputting the second content via the second output device;

wherein:
the first sensor receives the second content from the second output device;
the programming of the first fixture computing system generates a third content based on the content from the second output device, the third content being outputted via the first output device; and
the second sensor receives the first content from the first output device and the programming of the second fixture computing system generates a fourth content based on the content from the first output device, the fourth content being outputted via the second output device.

Assignees

• Newtonoid Tech Llc

Inventors

• Staton Fielding B
• Strumpf David

Classifications

• H04L12/2803 Primary

  Home automation networks · CPC title

• H04L2012/2847

  characterised by the type of home appliance used · CPC title

• Y02D30/50

  in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate · CPC title

• H04L12/12 Primary

  Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof · CPC title

• G03B21/145

  Housing details, e.g. position adjustments thereof · CPC title