Integrated programmable effect and functional lighting module

1. A lighting fixture comprising:

one or more processing circuits;

a lighting module communicatively coupled to the one or more processing circuits, comprising:

a first plurality of lighting elements comprising effect lighting communicatively coupled to a computing node;

a second plurality of lighting elements comprising functional lighting communicatively coupled to the computing node, wherein the lighting elements comprising the second plurality of lighting elements are oriented at an orientation to illuminate a surface below the lighting fixture;

a first circuit and a second circuit, wherein the first plurality of lighting elements is coupled to the first circuit and the second plurality of lighting elements is coupled to the second circuit;

a memory, in communication with the one or more processing circuits, wherein the memory comprises registers, wherein the registers store one or more programs comprising lighting patterns, wherein each lighting pattern comprises a sequence for illuminating a portion of lighting elements comprising the first plurality of lighting elements, in a predefined order; and

a refractive element positioned proximate to the first plurality of lighting elements to refract light from the first plurality of lighting elements, the refractive element orienting the first plurality of lighting elements to illuminate in a different direction than the orientation of the second plurality of lighting elements; and

program instructions executable by the one or more processing circuits, via the memory to perform a method, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the one or more processing circuits, from a client, via a network, a request to implement a specified lighting pattern;

identifying, by the one or more processing circuits, in the memory, one or more programs comprising the specified lighting pattern from the one or more programs comprising lighting patterns; and

executing, by the one or more processing circuits, the identified one or more programs comprising the specified lighting pattern, wherein the executing comprises implementing the specified lighting pattern in the lighting module.

2. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of lighting elements is not refracted by the refractive element positioned proximate to the first plurality of lighting elements.

3. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the refractive element is selected from the group consisting of: a prism, a crystal, a wall of crystal, and refractive glass.

4. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein each lighting pattern further comprises instructions for adjusting a setting of the portion of lighting elements comprising the first plurality of lighting elements, the setting selected from the group consisting of: intensity and color temperature.

5. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein each lighting pattern further comprises instructions for adjusting a setting of the second plurality of lighting elements, the setting selected from the group consisting of: intensity and color temperature.

6. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the one or more processing circuits, from a computing resource of a distributed computing system, via the network, an additional one or more programs comprising additional lighting patterns; and

storing, by the one or more processing circuits, the additional one or more programs in the memory.

7. The lighting fixture of claim 6 , wherein the specified pattern comprises one or more programs of the additional one or more programs.

8. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of lighting elements is selected from the group consisting of: light emitting diodes and organic light-emitting diodes.

9. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of lighting elements are selected from the group consisting of: light emitting diodes and organic light-emitting diodes.

10. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of lighting elements and the second plurality of lighting elements comprise common lighting elements.

11. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein each lighting pattern further comprises instructions for adjusting a setting of the second plurality of lighting elements, the setting selected from the group consisting of: on and off.

12. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the different direction is at a right angle from the orientation of the second plurality of lighting elements.

13. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of lighting elements and the second plurality of lighting elements comprise lighting elements of a first color temperature and lighting elements of a second color temperature, respectively.

14. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein each lighting pattern further comprises timing parameters to indicate when to terminate implementation of the lighting pattern in the lighting module.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processing circuits, from a client, via a network, a request to implement a specified lighting pattern in one or more lighting fixtures, wherein each lighting fixture comprises:

a first plurality of lighting elements comprising effect lighting communicatively coupled to the one or more processing circuits;

a second plurality of lighting elements comprising functional lighting communicatively coupled to the computing node, wherein the lighting elements comprising the second plurality of lighting elements are oriented at an orientation to illuminate a surface below the lighting fixture;

a first circuit and a second circuit, wherein the first plurality of lighting elements is coupled to the first circuit and the second plurality of lighting elements is coupled to the second circuit; and

a refractive element positioned proximate to the first plurality of lighting elements to refract light from the first plurality of lighting elements, the refractive element orienting the first plurality of lighting elements to illuminate in a different direction than the orientation of the second plurality of lighting elements; and

identifying, by the one or more processing circuits, in a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processing circuits, one or more programs comprising the specified lighting pattern from the one or more programs comprising lighting patterns, wherein the specified lighting pattern comprises a sequence for illuminating a portion of lighting elements comprising the first plurality of lighting elements, in a predefined order; and

executing, by the one or more processing circuits, the identified one or more programs comprising the specified lighting pattern, wherein the executing comprises implementing the specified lighting pattern in the one or more lighting fixtures.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein implementing the specified lighting pattern in the one or more lighting fixtures comprises automatically adjusting a setting of the portion of lighting elements comprising the first plurality of lighting elements in each of the one or more lighting fixtures, the setting selected from the group consisting of: intensity and color temperature.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein implementing the specified lighting pattern in the one or more lighting fixtures comprises automatically adjusting a setting of the second plurality of lighting elements in each of the one or more lighting fixtures, the setting selected from the group consisting of: intensity and color temperature.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein implementing the specified lighting pattern in the one or more lighting fixtures comprises automatically adjusting a setting of the second plurality of lighting elements in each of the one or more lighting fixtures, the setting selected from the group consisting of: on and off.

19. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium readable by one or more processing circuits in a distributed computing environment, and storing instructions for execution by the one or more processing circuits for performing a method comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processing circuits, from a client, via a network, a request to implement a specified lighting pattern in one or more lighting fixtures, wherein each lighting fixture comprises:

a first plurality of lighting elements comprising effect lighting communicatively coupled to the one or more processing circuits;

a second plurality of lighting elements comprising functional lighting communicatively coupled to the computing node, wherein the lighting elements comprising the second plurality of lighting elements are oriented at an orientation to illuminate a surface below the lighting fixture;

a first circuit and a second circuit, wherein the first plurality of lighting elements is coupled to the first circuit and the second plurality of lighting elements is coupled to the second circuit; and

a refractive element positioned proximate to the first plurality of lighting elements to refract light from the first plurality of lighting elements, the refractive element orienting the first plurality of lighting elements to illuminate in a different direction than the orientation of the second plurality of lighting elements; and

identifying, by the one or more processing circuits, in a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processing circuits, one or more programs comprising the specified lighting pattern from the one or more programs comprising lighting patterns, wherein the specified lighting pattern comprises a sequence for illuminating a portion of lighting elements comprising the first plurality of lighting elements, in a predefined order; and

executing, by the one or more processing circuits, the identified one or more programs comprising the specified lighting pattern, wherein the executing comprises implementing the specified lighting pattern in the one or more lighting fixtures.