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Granted Patent B2
US 11,558,940 · App. 15/489,477 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Intelligent lighting control system

Inventors: Victor Hau Chen (Marina Del Rey, CA); Richard Allen Rosen (Simi Valley, CA)
H05B45/24H05B45/12H05B47/125H05B47/19Y02B20/40
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Patent No.
US 11,558,940
App. No.
15/489,477
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a mobile computing device with an image sensor that wirelessly controls at least one lighting fixture to maintain a predetermined color and intensity based on light detected by the image sensor.

Claims (28)

1. A system comprising:

a mobile computing device having a communicatively coupled image sensor; and

at least one lighting fixture electronically controlled by the mobile computing device;

wherein the mobile computing device continuously and in real time alters color output of the at least one light fixture to match a color balance corresponding to a scene as detected by the image sensor.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one lighting fixture comprises at least two lighting fixtures and each is separately controllable in real-time by the mobile computing device with regard to at least color output and intensity.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device controls the at least one lighting fixture wirelessly.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one lighting fixture comprises a mobile light emitting diode panel.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile telephone.

6. A system comprising:

a mobile computing device comprising:

an image sensor; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the image sensor that computes tristimulus values from RGB values obtained from the image sensor; and

a lighting fixture capable of producing a specified intensity and color of light;

wherein the processor specifies in real-time a color of light to be emitted by the lighting fixture to match the computed tristimulus values.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the mobile computing device and the lighting fixture are in wireless communication for specification of the color of light to be emitted.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor detects changes in color balance of a scene monitored by the image sensor in real-time.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor updates the color of light to be emitted and transmits the updated color to the lighting fixture in real-time.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising at least one additional lighting fixture producing a second specified color of light and which is in communication with the mobile computing device for receipt of the second specified color.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first and second specified colors differ.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the lighting fixtures comprise panels of multiple light emitting diodes.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile telephone.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the lighting fixtures comprise Fresnel lights.

15. A method comprising:

utilizing a mobile computing device having an image sensor to continuously determine a light balance of a scene;

providing at least one lighting fixture capable of providing a variable color light output to direct output light toward the scene; and

instructing the at least one lighting fixture to provide in real time and as necessary a specified color of light corresponding to the light balance of the scene.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising instructing at least one additional lighting fixture to provide a second specified color of light.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising instructing the at least one lighting fixture wirelessly.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62323577 · Apr 15, 2016
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