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Patent: 6909377

Illumination Device With Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), Method of Illumination and Method For Image Recording With Such An LED Illumination Device

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Patent Number: 6909377 
Title: Illumination Device With Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), Method of Illumination and Method For Image Recording With Such An LED Illumination Device 
Abstract: Illumination device with light emitting diodes (LED) and an LED support element on which a number of light pixels are arranged which emit light are disclosed. The light pixels each comprise a number of LEDs with emission wavelengths suitable for additive color mixing of the light from the light pixels. A controller is provided on the LED support element, for setting a color temperature and intensity parameter of the additively color mixed light of each individual light pixel. The controller assigns electrical LED currents to the color temperature and intensity parameters and controls the LEDs in the light pixels using the assigned LED currents. Control devices measure the color temperature and intensity of the emitted light of at least one light pixel, compare the measured and the pre-set color temperature and intensity parameters of the light pixel and in the case of a difference in the measured and pre-set color temperature and intensity parameters regulates the controller such that the emitted light from the light pixel has the pre-set color temperature and intensity parameters.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Eberl 
Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: B60Q 1/00 
US Classification: 340/815.4 
Issue Date: 06-21-2005 
Filing Date: 06-22-2001 
Application : 10/312785 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 6909377 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 6909377 at Google Patents 

 

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