Industry Patents
Patent: 5307295
Creating and Controlling Lighting Designs
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| Patent Number: |
5307295 |
| Title: |
Creating and Controlling Lighting Designs |
| Abstract: |
A modelling and control system for creating lighting designs off-line and
for controlling on-line the operation of the actual lighting systems
producing those designs. Using a programmable computer, the modelling
system prompts inputs by the designer/programmer describing model objects
and their parameters including stage dimensions, set pieces and their
locations, performers and their positions, trusses, lamps and their
parameters such as color, focus, intensity, beam edge, and the relations
among the objects. The sytem computes the resutant lighting scenes,
organized as cues and arranged and formatted to be compatible with actual
lighting controller usage. The system displays the model environment in
such a way as to facilitate the modelling operation and its results. It
also also generates a variety of spreadsheets for use by the designer.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Taylor, Meldrum |
| Assignee: |
Vari-Lite |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
G06F 15/20 |
| US Classification: |
364/578 |
| Issue Date: |
04-26-1994 |
| Filing Date: |
01-14-1991 |
| Application : |
641031 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
5307295 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
5307295 at Google Patents |
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