IP Library Granted Patent US 10,512,139
Granted Patent B2
US 10,512,139 · App. 16/069,761 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Lighting control device, lighting control method and lighting control program

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,512,139
App. No.
16/069,761
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting controller is configured to make lighting control data in which lighting control information corresponding to a music piece is recorded and to control a lighting apparatus based on the lighting control data. The lighting controller includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire beat position information indicating beat positions of music piece data; a reference position plotting unit configured to plot a plurality of reference positions corresponding one-to-one to the beat positions of the beat position information; a lighting control information setting unit configured to set the lighting control information corresponding to the music piece; and a lighting control information editing unit configured to record the lighting control information with reference to the reference positions.

Claims (17)

1. A lighting controller configured to generate lighting control data in which lighting control information corresponding to a music piece is registered and to control a lighting fixture based on the lighting control data, the lighting controller comprising:

an information acquisition unit configured to acquire beat position information indicating beat positions of the music piece;

a reference position plotting unit configured to plot a plurality of reference positions corresponding to the beat positions of the beat position information;

a lighting control information setting unit configured to set the lighting control information corresponding to the music piece, in response to an operation of a user; and

a lighting control information editing unit configured to register the lighting control information with reference to the reference positions; wherein

the lighting control information setting unit comprises a display unit and an operation unit, wherein

the display unit displays an image indicating the music piece and a grid indicating each of the reference positions over the image, and

the lighting control information is allowed to be set in the grid using the operation unit.

2. A lighting control method of making lighting control data in which lighting control information corresponding to a music piece is registered and controlling a lighting fixture based on the lighting control data, the lighting control method comprising:

acquiring beat position information indicating beat positions of the music piece;

plotting a plurality of reference positions corresponding to the beat positions of the beat position information;

setting the lighting control information corresponding to the music piece, by an operation of a user;

registering the lighting control information with reference to the reference positions;

providing a lighting control information setting unit having a display unit and an operation unit;

displaying on the display unit an image indicating the music piece and a grid indicating each of the reference positions over the image; and,

setting the lighting control information in the grid via the operation unit.

3. A non-transitory medium containing a lighting control program for performing the lighting control method according to claim 2 in a computer system.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
To: ALPHATHETA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052849/0913 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2018
From: KAWANO, HIROKATSU; NAKAI, TOSHIKI; INOUE, JUNICHIRO
To: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046338/0220 →