Coordinated Lighting Control Using Spatial Mapping of Light Sources
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring coordinated and synchronized lighting effects across multiple computer peripheral devices is complicated.
Innovation Solution
A control method and system that determines geometric and spatial information of light sources using computer vision techniques, allowing for synchronized lighting effects by adjusting timing and color patterns based on relative locations and orientations of light sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple light sources are configured individually, then each device can be controlled independently, but achieving coordinated and synchronized lighting effects across multiple devices becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a controller as an intermediary device that receives imaging data capturing multiple light sources, determines their spatial relationships, and generates coordinated control signals. This mediator automates the complex configuration process, allowing individual light sources to be controlled independently while achieving synchronized lighting effects without manual configuration complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual configuration mechanisms with an automated imaging-based system. Instead of physically configuring each light source individually, the system uses imaging circuits to capture spatial information and automatically determines control parameters, substituting mechanical configuration with optical detection and computational processing
2Reliability
If spatial information is manually configured for each light source, then coordinated lighting effects can be achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming and complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary spatial relationship determination by capturing imaging data before generating control signals. The controller uses the imaging circuit to pre-determine the relative positions and orientations of light sources, storing this spatial information for subsequent coordinated control, thereby eliminating time-consuming manual configuration during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service configuration where the imaging circuit automatically captures spatial information and the controller autonomously determines control parameters based on the captured data. The system serves itself by automatically establishing spatial relationships without requiring external manual intervention, reducing both configuration time and potential errors
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AI summary
According to various embodiments, a control method and a controller for coordinated lighting effects are provided. The control method maps a lighting effect to the a first plurality of light sources in an environment and modulates parameters of the first plurality of light sources to generate the lighting effect. When a new light source is added, the method updates the spatial information about the second plurality of light sources including the first plurality of light sources and the new light source in the environment based on geometric information of the second plurality of light sources in the environment. The method reprograms the lighting effect based on the updated spatial information about the light sources including the plurality of light sources and the new light source in the environment; and coordinating parameters of the new light source to generate the lighting effect.