Industry Patents
Patent: 7394210
System and method for Controlling Luminaires
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| Patent Number: |
7394210 |
| Title: |
System and method for Controlling Luminaires |
| Abstract: |
The present invention provides a programmable lighting system comprising a
plurality of light-emitting elements and a controller responsive to a
hierarchically encoded data input stream. The controller determines and
provides appropriate control signals for controlling the characteristics
of the light generated by the plurality of light-emitting elements
operatively coupled thereto. The data input stream may use a DMX512 or
other network protocol and can be hierarchically encoded by varying the
value of the START code of the data packets. When a DMX512 or other data
packet with a NULL START code or "color" packet is received by the
controller, the controller interprets the frames to be intensity control
data wherein each frame can correspond to a particular light-emitting
element or group of light-emitting elements. The color packet can provide
data for the generation of a particular temporal color sequence or a
temporal color sequence that is random or any other lighting sequence.
When a DMX512 or other data packet with a non-NULL START code or
"service" packet is received by the controller, the controller can
interpret each START code value independently and can assign or modify
one or more attributes of the controller, for example, the particular
mode of operation, or an address or serial number may be assigned or
modified based on the value of the START code.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Ashdown |
| Assignee: |
TIR Technology |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
H05B 37/02 |
| US Classification: |
315/291 |
| Issue Date: |
07-01-2008 |
| Filing Date: |
09-29-2005 |
| Application : |
11/241787 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
7394210 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
7394210 at Google Patents |
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