Method of controlling lighting sources, corresponding system and computer program product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017265270-A1
Application number	US-201715452761-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 8, 2017
Priority date	Mar 9, 2016
Publication date	Sep 14, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

In various embodiments, lighting sources including at least one operating parameter, which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources coupled with the lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of the lighting sources, by retrieving in the data repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.

First claim

1 . A method of controlling lighting sources, said lighting sources comprising at least one operating parameter which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled therewith, the method comprising:
providing a repository of operating data files for said sources, said operating data files coupled with said lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of said lighting sources, retrieving in said data repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of said lighting sources, and operating said selected one of said lighting sources by controlling said at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
coupling with said lighting sources, a controller, configurable for controlling said at least one operating parameter for said lighting sources, storing said repository of operating data files at a server, and transferring said operating data files between said server and said controller.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising remotely controlling said controller either directly or via said server.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:
arranging said operating data files in said repository in a plurality of subsets coupled with respective events in a list of events, whereby said at least one operating parameter is controllable as a function of a respective event selected in said list, and/or coupling with said data files respective audio and/or video data, and/or applying protective encoding to said data files, and/or coupling with said data files respective audio and/or video data, by applying protective encoding to said data files and the respective audio and/or video data coupled therewith.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting at said lighting sources at least one sound and/or video environment signal, and retrieving said at least one operating data file in said repository as a function of said environment signal.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting at said lighting sources) at least one sound and/or video environment signal, and synchronizing said at least one operating data file retrieved with said at least one sound and/or video environment signal.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising incorporating to said repository at least one user-generated operating data file.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one operating parameter is selected out of pan, tilt, on/off switching, dimming, colour and zoom.

9 . A lighting system, comprising:
at least one lighting source having at least one operating parameter which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled therewith, a repository of operating data files for lighting sources, said operating data files coupled with a plurality of lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of said lighting sources, controlling means (LC, SP) configured for: retrieving in said repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of said lighting sources, operating said selected lighting source by controlling said at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.

10 . A computer program product, loadable in the memory of at least one computer and including software code portions for performing a method., the method of controlling lighting sources, said lighting sources comprising at least one operating parameter which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled therewith, the method comprising:
providing a repository of operating data files for said sources, said operating data files coupled with said lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of said lighting sources, retrieving in said data repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of said lighting sources, and operating said selected one of said lighting sources by controlling said at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved.

Assignees

• Osram Gmbh
• Clay Paky Spa

Inventors

• Alfier Alberto
• Capeleto Simone
• Zucchinali Giovanni

Classifications

• H05B47/155 Primary

  Coordinated control of two or more light sources · CPC title

• H05B47/175 Primary

  by remote control · CPC title

• H05B47/19

  via wireless transmission · CPC title

• H05B37/0272

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B37/029 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic