Lighting system and method
A controllable dynamic lighting system including a lighting element device with a set of controllable zone and a controlling means. A method for controlling a lighting system including: receiving lighting system operation inputs, determining operation instructions for one more controllable zones based on the operation inputs, and controlling controllable zone operation based on the respective operation instructions.
1. A system for displaying diffuse colored light, the system comprising:
a lighting system, the lighting system comprising:
a plurality of light emitters arranged in a set of controllable zones;
a housing encasing the plurality of light emitters, wherein the housing comprises a light-diffusive material;
a client application, wherein the client application:
receives a set of region selections;
receives a set of color selections associated with the set of region selections;
a processing system, wherein the processing system:
maps each region selection to a subset of the set of controllable zones of the lighting system, thereby defining a regional set of controllable zones;
assigns the set of color selections to the regional set of controllable zones;
determines a blended subset of controllable zones within the regional set of controllable zones;
assigns a blended color selection to each of the blended subset of controllable zones based on the set of color selections;
identifies a plurality of light emitters within the lighting system assigned to regional set of controllable zones; and
controls the light emitters based on the color selection assignments and the blended color assignments.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting system is a light bulb.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the processing system is arranged onboard the lighting system.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein a second portion of the processing system is arranged offboard the lighting system.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the second portion is onboard the user device executing the client application.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client application is further configured to receive an animation designation from the user, wherein the animation designation prescribes a dynamic pattern for controlling the light emitters.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting system consists of no more than fifty controllable zones.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the diffusive material has an optical transmittance of ninety percent or less.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the set of region selections is determined based on a finger swipe of the user detected at a touch sensitive surface of the user device.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein each blended color comprises an averaged color determined based on at least two color selections of the set of color selections.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the subset of blended controllable zones is at least partially overlapping with a first controllable associated with a first color selection of the at least two color selections and a second controllable zone associated with a second color selection of the at least two color selections.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the blended controllable zone is arranged at least partially between the first and second controllable zones.
13. A method for displaying diffuse colored light at a lighting system, the method comprising:
receiving set of region selections;
receiving a set of color selections associated with the set of region selections;
mapping each of the set of region selections to a set of controllable zones of the lighting system, thereby defining a regional set of controllable zones;
assigning the set of color selections to the regional set of controllable zones;
determining a blended subset of controllable zones within the regional set of controllable zones;
assigning a blended color to each of the blended subset of controllable zones based on the set of color selections;
identifying light emitters within the lighting system assigned to each of the regional set of controllable zones; and
controlling the light emitters based on the set of color selection assignments and the set of blended color assignments.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein each blended color comprises an averaged color determined based on at least two color selections of the set of color selections.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein determining a blended controllable zone of the blended subset of controllable zones comprises:
identifying a first controllable zone associated with a first color selection;
identifying a second controllable zone proximal the first controllable zone and associated with a second color selection;
determining the blended controllable zone based on the first and second controllable zones.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first and second color selections are distinct.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the blended controllable zone is arranged at least partially between the first and second controllable zones.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the blended controllable zone is at least partially overlapping with one or both of the first and second controllable zones.
19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the set of region selections and the set of color selections selection are received from a client application executing on a user device associated with a user.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein at least one of the set of region selections is determined based on a finger swipe of the user detected at a touch sensitive surface of the user device.