CN1809867A

CN1809867A - Tile lighting methods and systems

Info

Publication number: CN1809867A
Application number: CNA2004800174099A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·G·米勒; I·A·利斯; F·M·摩甘; C·皮普格拉斯; B·罗伯格; H·金; K·J·道林; D·罗甘; C·H·切拉
Original assignee: Color Kinetics Inc
Current assignee: Signify North America Corp
Priority date: 2003-04-21
Filing date: 2004-04-21
Publication date: 2006-07-26

Abstract

A tile lighting system is provided in which an interior space of a tile is lit by LEDs, such as in a grid or edge-lit formation, and a light diffusing panel is disposed over the interior space. The tile lighting system can be combined with others to tile any surface, such as a floor, ceiling, wall, or building exterior. Lighting control signals can be supplied to generate a wide range of effects on the tile lighting units, including effects coordinated among different tile lighting units. Two- and three-dimensional embodiments are contemplated.

Description

Tile lighting methods and system

Priority application

The application requires following U.S. Provisional Application as priority application:

On April 21st, 2003 application, sequence number are 60/464,185, name is called the application of " tiling plate (tile) means of illumination and system ";

On May 5th, 2003 application, sequence number are 60/467,913, name is called the application of " tile lighting methods and system ";

On September 5th, 2003 application, sequence number are 60/500,754, name is called the application of " tile lighting methods and system ";

On November 20th, 2003 application, sequence number are 60/523,903, name is called the application of " illuminator manager ";

On March 31st, 2004 application, sequence number are 60/558,400, name is called the application of " method and system that illuminace component is provided ";

Background

Known LED-based means of illumination and system comprise those by the technology of the Color Kinetics company exploitation and the marketization and in granted patent, patented claim and alternative document disclosed technology, quote these technology at this.Exist the demand of improving illuminating equipment, improve illuminating equipment and can make full use of creationary LED-based means of illumination and system, comprise illuminating equipment, comprise the illuminating equipment of tiling plate form with particular form.

Summary of the invention

Method and system disclosed by the invention is used to provide a kind of tiling plate illumination system, and it comprises the illuminator that is configured to two-dimensional shapes, for example square, rectangle, circle, polygon or other shapes.Method and system disclosed by the invention is used to control the light output of this tiling plate light source, mechanically make up the tiling plate light source that is used to provide optimal light output, thereby be used for these tiling plate light sources are connected to each other and be convenient to addressing and these tiling plate light sources of control, be used to create the effect of utilizing this tiling plate light source to show, be used for providing power and data to this tiling plate light source, or the like.

Method and system of the present invention also comprises three-dimensional light source, and this light source comprises the combination of the planar circuit board of simple geometric shape.For example, Qiu Xing lighting unit can be made of the circuit board that is shaped as simple polygon substantially, for example triangle, hexagon or pentagon.Similar, the pyramid lighting unit can be formed by the triangle lighting unit.According to the described mode that is used for other lighting units in this article, also can carry out addressing, driving and control to these three-dimensional lighting units, utilizing method and system of the present invention can be such lighting unit creation effect.

Method and system disclosed by the invention also comprises control protocol, it can comprise a plurality of lighting units are arranged as cascaded structure, and ASIC (application-specific IC) data stream of each is controlled all these lighting units in corresponding these lighting units of utilization, wherein each illuminator all responds the unmodified data bit that occurs first in this stream, revise this data bit, and this stream is sent to next ASIC.Described agreement is " cluster of lamps, ornamental " agreement or Chromasic agreement in some cases, is for example provided by Color Kinetics company and by reference in conjunction with the agreement that is described in the patented claim in the present invention.

This method and system also comprises to illuminator provides communication agency, and wherein this illuminator responds the data of sending from the illuminator external source.These data are sent by the signal source of illuminator outside.This signal source can be radio signal source.In certain embodiments, this signal source comprises the sensor that is used for the induced environment condition, to the control response of illuminator in this environmental baseline.In certain embodiments, signal source produces signal according to the script light level of illuminator.

In certain embodiments, the control of illuminator is based on the illuminator unit arranged as the target in the object-oriented computer program carries out.In certain embodiments, this computer program is an authoring system.In certain embodiments, this authoring system gets up the real world attribute relationship of attribute in the virtual system and illuminator.In certain embodiments, the real world attribute comprises the position of a plurality of lighting units of this illuminator.In certain embodiments, computer program is computer game.In other embodiments, this computer program is a music program.

In the embodiment of method and system provided by the invention, illuminator comprises power supply.In certain embodiments, this power supply is the power supply of power factor controlling.In certain embodiments, this power supply is the twin-stage power supply.In certain embodiments, power factor correction comprises energy storage capacitor and DC-DC converter.In certain embodiments, PFC and energy storage capacitor can separate by bus and DC-DC converter.

In some embodiment of method and system provided by the invention, illuminator also is included in the buildings or goes up in the buildings and arrange at least one such lighting unit.In certain embodiments, these lighting units are arranged to the array on the buildings.In certain embodiments, this array be configured to can display digit, at least a in word, letter, sign, trade mark and the symbol.In certain embodiments, this array is configured to show the light show with time-based effect.

Method and system disclosed by the invention comprises the method and system that is used to provide the tiling plate illumination system.This tiling plate illumination system can comprise a plurality of addressable lightings unit that is arranged in the grid, be used to control the addressable lighting unit illumination controller and be used to cover the light diffusion lid of this grid.In certain embodiments, this light diffusion lid comprises phosphor material.In certain embodiments, this light diffusion lid is translucent substantially.In certain embodiments, this light diffusion lid has geometric configuration.In certain embodiments, this light diffusion lid has irregular pattern.

In certain embodiments, can illuminator be configured to and a plurality of similar illuminator positioned adjacent according to the mode of tiling arrangement.In certain embodiments, can utilize cluster of lamps, ornamental agreement to control these lighting units.In certain embodiments, illuminator also comprises the authoring system that is used for creation effect on this tiling plate illumination system.In certain embodiments, the illuminator trade-off effect that illuminator can be similar to other.

In certain embodiments, illuminator can be arranged in the architectural environment.In certain embodiments, illuminator can be arranged in outside the buildings.

Method and system disclosed by the invention comprises provides tiling plate light source, it comprises and is arranged on the circuit board and forms a plurality of LED lighting units of array and be used for receiving the diffusion of light device from these lighting units that wherein these LED lighting units produce the mixed light of continuous turn colors in response to control signal.In certain embodiments, the light diffusion cover plate comprises phosphor material.In certain embodiments, the light diffusion cover plate is translucent basically.In certain embodiments, the light diffusion cover plate has geometric configuration.In certain embodiments, the light diffusion cover plate has irregular pattern.

In certain embodiments, method and system comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.In certain embodiments, authoring system is object-oriented authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, the effect that shows on this array is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the vision signal of input.In certain embodiments, array places architectural environment.In certain embodiments, array is disposed in outside the buildings.

Method and system of the present invention comprises to be provided tiling plate light source, this light source to comprise a plurality of linear LED lighting unit that places the rectangular enclosure periphery and is used to light diffusing diffusing globe that lighting unit is sent.In certain embodiments, this diffusing globe comprises phosphor material, can be translucent basically, can have geometric configuration or have irregular pattern.In certain embodiments, this method and system comprises the reverberator that is arranged in shell, is used to the different piece of diffusing globe to provide the light of consistent level to export.In certain embodiments, be divided into a plurality of unit.These unit are rectangle in certain embodiments.These unit are triangle in certain embodiments.In certain embodiments, this method and system comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.In certain embodiments, this authoring system is object-oriented authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, this array is arranged in architectural environment.In certain embodiments, this array is positioned on the external surface of buildings.

The method and system that the present invention describes comprises illuminator, this illuminator comprises a succession of LED-based lighting unit and fixed mechanism, wherein each lighting unit is configured to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement are responded, wherein dispose described a succession of lighting unit with the flexibility string, described fixed mechanism is fastened on the flexibility string in the ad hoc structure.In certain embodiments, this fixed mechanism is essentially the linear grooves that is used to keep this flexibility string.In certain embodiments, this fixed mechanism remains array format with the flexibility string.In certain embodiments, this method and system comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.In certain embodiments, this authoring system is object-oriented authoring apparatus.Among these some embodiment, the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the vision signal of input.In certain embodiments, this array is arranged in the buildings environment.In certain embodiments, this array is positioned on the external surface of buildings.

Method and system of the present invention comprises the modular member that is used for illuminator, this modular member comprises a series of LED-based lighting unit that is arranged in the channel plate array, and wherein each lighting unit is configured to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement are responded.This method and system also comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.In certain embodiments, this authoring system is object-oriented authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the vision signal of input.In certain embodiments, this circuit board is a flexible PCB.In certain embodiments, circuit board is a printed circuit board (PCB).In certain embodiments, this array is arranged in the buildings environment.In certain embodiments, this array is positioned on the external surface of buildings.

Method and system disclosed by the invention comprises the method and system that is used to provide illuminator, this illuminator comprises a plurality of modular members, wherein each modular member comprises a series of LED-based lighting unit that is arranged in the channel plate array, and wherein each lighting unit is configured to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement are responded.In certain embodiments, thus form a big modular member array with these modular members are disposed adjacent one another.This method and system also comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.In certain embodiments, this authoring system is object-oriented authoring apparatus.Among these some embodiment, the effect that shows on this array is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.In certain embodiments, the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the vision signal of input.In certain embodiments, this array is arranged in the buildings environment.In certain embodiments, this array is positioned on the external surface of buildings.

That method and system disclosed by the invention comprises is in check, networking or non-networking light fixture.This basic building block comprises a plurality of light fixture that are used for the based semiconductor of illumination surface, for example light emitting diode (LED).The system and method that also comprises the surface that is used to produce multicolour pattern that multiple ratio can be provided and metachrosis.In certain embodiments, this light fixture can be incorporated in any 2D or the 3D surface.In certain embodiments, illuminated surface comprises a plurality of geometries, thus maximization light output, homogenising and diffused light output and to the light output Shaping.The surface combination of being seen texture and 2D or 3D moulding, thereby can guide or control light directive spectators.

The present invention has also described the fixing means in multiple equipment is installed and is connected on the surface/surface.

The term that uses as describing the present invention, term " LED " be appreciated that the charge carrier that comprises any light emitting diode or other type inject/based on (junction-based) system of knot, it can be luminous according to electric signal.Therefore term LED is including, but not limited to can be in response to electric current luminous based semiconductor structure, luminous condensate, light-emitting section, electron luminescence bar etc.

Particularly, term LED refers in particular to all types of light emitting diodes (comprising semiconductor and Organic Light Emitting Diode), and they can be configured to produce optical radiation among one or more in the different piece that is in infrared spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum and visible spectrum (generally include wavelength and be the optical radiation from about 400 millimicrons to about 700 millimicrons).Some examples of LED are including, but not limited to polytype infrared LEDs, ultraviolet LED, red-light LED, blue-ray LED, green light LED, yellow light LED, amber light LED, orange light LED and white light LEDs (below detailed description).Be to be understood that these LED can be configured to the optical radiation (for example arrowband and broadband) that produces corresponding given spectrum and have various bandwidth.

It should be noted that LED in the system of the present invention comprises white, ultraviolet, infrared or be in any color of other colors in the electromagnetic spectrum.As used herein, term " LED " also is appreciated that including, but not limited to all types of light emitting diodes, luminous condensate, can produces semiconductor element (dies), organic LED, electroluminescence bar and other this systems of light according to electric current.In one embodiment, " LED " refers to have the single light emitting diode of a plurality of semiconductor elements that can independently control.Be to be understood that term " LED " can't limit the encapsulated type of LED.Term " LED " comprises LED after the encapsulation, not LED, the chip on board LED of encapsulated LED, mounted on surface and the LED of all other structures.Term " LED " also comprises the LED that encapsulates or link together with some material (for example phosphor), and wherein this material can be a different wave length with the energy conversion of LED emission.

For example, a kind of implementation that configuration can produce the LED (for example White LED) of white light can comprise a lot of tube cores, and they can launch the light of different spectrum respectively, thereby these light combinations or mixing form white light.In other implementations, white light LEDs can be got in touch with phosphor material, this material can be converted to the light with first spectrum the second different spectrum.In an example of this implementation, has relative shorter wavelength and than this phosphor material of light " pumping (pumps) " of narrow bandwidth spectrum, this phosphor material gives off the longer wavelength radiant light with broad spectrum immediately.

Be to be understood that term LED does not limit physics and/or the Electronic Packaging type of LED.For example, as mentioned above, LED can refer to have the independent luminaire of a plurality of tube cores, and wherein these tube cores are configured to divide with the radiant light of launching different spectrum (for example, they can or cannot be by independent control).And LED (for example White LED of some type) can combine with phosphor material, and this phosphor material is as the major part of this LED.Usually, term LED is meant LED after the encapsulation, not LED, chip on board LED, the LED of encapsulated LED, power package LED, the packing that comprises some type and/or optical element (for example diffusing lens etc.) radially of encapsulated LED, mounted on surface.

Term " light source " is appreciated that and is meant any or multiple in the multiple radiating light source, including, but not limited to, above-mentioned LED-based light source, incandescent source (incandescent lamp for example, Halogen lamp LED), fluorescence light source, phosphorescent light source, high-intensity discharge light source (sodium lamp for example, mercury vapour arc lamp, metal halide lamp), laser lamp, the lighting source of other type, electroluminescent source, high temperature light emitting source (pyro-luminescent sources) (for example flame), the candle light source (for example, gas lamp (gas mantles), the lonely radiation source of carbon), photoluminescent light source (for example glow discharge spot lamp), utilize the saturated cathode luminescence light source of electronics, the electric current electroluminescent light-sources, the crystallo-luminescence light source, teletron light emitting source (kine-luminescent sources), the thermoluminescence light source, the triboluminescence light source, the sonoluminescence light source, the radioluminescence light source, and light emitting polymer.

Specific light source can be configured to produce visible spectrum, the visible spectrum spectrum in addition or the electromagnetic radiation light of the combination beyond visible spectrum and the visible spectrum.Therefore, term " light " and " radiation " can be exchanged use at this instructions.In addition, light source can comprise one or more light filters (for example color filter), lens or other opticses as a building block.And, be to be understood that these light sources can be configured to be applicable to any application, including, but not limited to indication and/or illumination." lighting source " thus be that customized configuration is to produce the inside of radiant light effective lighting with sufficient intensity or the light source of space outerpace.

The LED system is a kind of lighting source type." lighting source " used herein is appreciated that and comprises for example all lighting sources of LED system, the incandescent source of incandescent lamp for example, the high temperature light source of flame for example, gas lamp for example, the candle light illuminating source of carbon arc radiation source, and the photoluminescence source that comprises gas discharge, fluorescence light source, phosphorescent light source, laser, the electroluminescent source of electroluminescent lamp for example, light emitting diode and utilize the saturated cathode luminescence light source of electronics, and comprise the electric current electroluminescent light-sources, the crystallo-luminescence light source, the teletron illuminating source, the thermoluminescence light source, the triboluminescence light source, the sonoluminescence light source, the various illuminating sources of radioluminescence light source.These lighting sources can also comprise the luminous condensate that can produce primary colours.

Term " illumination " is appreciated that and is meant the radiant light that utilizes lighting source to produce certain frequency.Term " color " is appreciated that the radiant light that is meant any frequency in a spectrum; That is, " color " used herein is appreciated that and not only comprises the visible spectrum frequency, and comprised infrared and ultraviolet spectrum zone frequency and other interior regional frequencies of electromagnetic spectrum scope.

Term " frequency spectrum " is appreciated that any one or a plurality of frequency (or wavelength) that is meant radiant light that one or more light sources produce.Therefore, term " frequency spectrum " not only refers to the frequency (or wavelength) in the visible-range, also refers to the frequency (or wavelength) in other zones in infrared, ultraviolet and the whole electromagnetic spectrum.And specific frequency spectrum can have relative narrower bandwidth (essential several frequencies) or relative wider bandwidth (a plurality of frequencies or wavelength components with multiple different relative intensities).Be to be understood that specific frequency spectrum can be the result that mixes of two or more other frequency spectrums mixed radiation light of a plurality of light emitted (for example, from).

For illustrative purposes in this instructions, term " color " exchanges with term " frequency spectrum " and uses.But term " color " usually mainly is meant the radiation characteristic that the observer can perceive (but this use and be not used in the scope of this term of qualification).Therefore, term " different colours " implies the different spectral that finger has different wave length composition and/or bandwidth.Be to be understood that term " color " can be used in combination with white or non-white light.

Term " colour temperature " is used in combination with white light in instructions usually, but this use is not limited to the scope of this term.Colour temperature typically refers in fact in the particular color of white light perhaps deep or light (for example, little red, pale blue).The colour temperature of particular radiation sample depends on the Kelvin temperature (K) with the blackbody radiometer of the radiation sample radiation same frequency spectrum in fact discussed usually.The colour temperature of white light is in about 700K degree (it has been generally acknowledged that the at first visible of human eye) usually in the scope that surpasses between the 10000K degree.

Low colour temperature ordinary representation white light has more significant red composition or " warmer sensation ", and higher colour temperature ordinary representation white light has more significant blue composition or " colder sensation ".Formal specification below by example, combustion of wood flame has the colour temperature of about 1800K degree usually, incandescent lamp commonly used has the colour temperature of about 2848K degree, and the colour temperature of the sight in morning is approximately the 3000K degree, and the colour temperature of the sky at high noon at cloudy day is approximately the 10000K degree.Be approximately usually relative some pale red of the coloured image of seeing under the white light of 3000K degree in colour temperature, be approximately the same coloured image of seeing under the white light of 10000K degree in colour temperature and seem that then some is light blue relatively.

Term " lighting unit " and " illuminating equipment " can exchange use in this manual, are used in reference to the device of the one or more light sources that comprise identical or different type.The specific illumination unit can have multiple erecting device, shell/casing device and the shape that is used for this light source, and/or any in the electric and mechanical connecting structure.In addition, the specific illumination unit also can be optionally interrelates with (for example comprise, be attached thereto and/or be packaged together) multiple miscellaneous part (for example control circuit) relevant with this light source operation." LED-based lighting unit " refers to separately or the lighting unit that comprises one or more aforesaid LED-based light sources that combines with other non-led light sources.

Term used herein " processor " or " controller " can exchange use, are used to describe the multiple device relevant with the operation of one or more light sources.Processor or controller can be realized in several ways, for example realize to carry out described multiple function, or realize by the microprocessor of the specialized hardware of some function of execution and programming and the combination of carrying out the interlock circuit of other functions by the one or more microprocessors and the specialized hardware that utilize software (for example microcode or firmware) programming.In other cases, processor can comprise integrated circuit, for example application-specific IC.

In multiple implementation, processor or controller can (be generically and collectively referred to as " storer " with one or more storage mediums, for example volatibility or non-volatile computer memory, for example RAM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM, floppy disk, compact disk, CD, tape etc.) contact uses.In some embodiments, this storage medium can be encoded with one or more programs, and these programs are moved on one or more processors and/or controller, thereby carries out at least some above-mentioned functions.A variety of storage mediums can be fixed or be implanted in processor or the controller, thereby one or more programs of wherein storing can be loaded in processor or the controller, thereby realize many aspects of the present invention.Term used herein " program " or " computer program " are meant the computer code (for example software or microcode) of any kind of can be used to programme one or more processors or controller in a broad sense, comprise the instruction sequence of being stored by retrieval.

Term used herein " addressable " is meant the information (for example data) that can receive the plurality of devices that is used to comprise himself, and optionally the customizing messages that is used for this equipment is made the equipment (for example, common light source, lighting unit or equipment, controller or processor, other non-illumination relevant devices etc. of interrelating with one or more light sources or lighting unit) of response.Term " addressable " often is used in combination with networked environment (or " network " that below will illustrate), and wherein plurality of devices can be coupled by communication media or medium.

In one implementation, can be used as the controller that is used for one or more other equipment of this network (for example, main frame/appurtenant machine relation) coupling with one or more equipment of network coupled.In other implementations, networked environment can comprise one or more nonshared control units, is used to control the one or more equipment with this network coupled.Usually, with a plurality of equipment that this network is connected in each can carry out access to the data that exist in communication media or the medium; But particular device can be " addressable ", and it is configured to can be according to for example one or more identifiers (for example " address ") of distributing to it, optionally with network exchange data (that is, receive data and/or send data to it from network).In other implementation, these equipment can be configured to according to particular order or along particular path, for example by arranging these equipment along the line or by string, receive data.In this implementation, can provide data to this specific illumination unit according to the ordinal position of specific illumination unit in this string structure.Therefore, this first module responds the grouping of first data, and Unit second responds the grouping of second data, by that analogy.This can revise the grouping (for example being changed to " 1 " by the primary importance with data byte) of the data that offer it and realize by each lighting unit is responded the grouping of first unmodified data by for example making each lighting unit.This and other implementation that depends on the ordinal position of lighting unit in the string structure of this lighting unit is called " cluster of lamps, ornamental " agreement.

Term used herein " network " is meant any interconnection of two or more equipment, these equipment (comprising controller or processor) can realize any two or more equipment and/or and a plurality of equipment of this network coupled between information transmission (for example, being used for device control, data storage, exchanges data etc.).Should be appreciated that the multiple implementation of network that is applicable to a plurality of equipment of interconnection comprises any one in the multiple network topology, and can use in the various communications protocols any one.In addition, in multiple network of the present invention, any connection between two equipment can represent that the special use between these two systems connects or non-special-purpose the connection.Except transmitting the specific information between these two equipment, this non-special-purpose connection can also transmit and be used for any one nonessential information of these two equipment (for example open network connection).In addition, be to be understood that herein the multiple network of described equipment uses one or more wireless, electric wire/cables and/or optical fiber to connect the information transmission of carrying out in the network.

The illuminator of Miao Shuing also comprises and is used to change and/or selects user interface by the shown illuminating effect of illuminator herein.Communication between user interface and the processor can realize by wired or wireless transmission.Term used herein " user interface " refers to the interface between human user or operator and the one or more equipment, and it can realize the communication between user and the equipment.In the multiple implementation of the present invention the example of employed user interface including, but not limited to, switch, man-machine interface, operator interface, pot, button, rotating disk, slider, mouse, keyboard, keypad, polytype game console (for example joystick), tracking ball, display screen, polytype graphic user interface (GUI), touch-screen, microphone and the mankind that can receive some form produce excitation and the sensor of other type of producing signal that this is responded.

All of other notions that should be appreciated that aforementioned concepts and below will describe in detail are in conjunction with all as the part of theme of the present invention.Particularly, all of the described theme of instructions end position appearance are in conjunction with a part that all is considered to inventive subject matter described herein.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention, as an example of the lighting unit of the equipment in the lighting environment;

Fig. 2 illustrates the illuminator with a plurality of lighting units and a central controller;

Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic configuration diagram that principle according to the present invention is used for programming device that lighting unit is programmed;

Fig. 4 illustrates the multiple structure of a plurality of lighting units among the present invention;

Fig. 5 illustrates the tiling plate illuminating equipment among the present invention;

Fig. 6 illustrates and is used for the present invention tile wall installation method and the system of plate light source embodiment;

Fig. 7 illustrates the wall attachment rail system of the plate illumination system that is used to tile;

Fig. 8 illustrates the electric and mechanical connection synoptic diagram between a plurality of unit of tiling plate illumination system;

Fig. 9 illustrates two magnetic between the tile lighting units and connects;

Figure 10 illustrates the mounting system that is used to connect a plurality of tile lighting units;

Figure 11 illustrates according to one embodiment of present invention, comprises the part of the lighting unit controller of power induction module;

Figure 12 illustrates according to one embodiment of present invention, comprises the example that the circuit of the lighting unit controller of power induction module is realized;

Figure 13 illustrates and is used to connect a plurality of tile lighting units and these tile lighting units are installed to wall or other lip-deep mounting systems;

Figure 14 illustrates the system that is used for producing halo effect around tile lighting units;

The internal edge illumination embodiment that Figure 15 illustrates tiling plate light source with and the embodiment of enclosing cover illumination.

Figure 16 illustrates the embodiment of the diffusing panel outside surface of tile lighting units;

Figure 17 illustrates other embodiment of the diffusing panel outside surface of tile lighting units;

Figure 18 illustrates and designs the tile lighting units that flushes with flat surfaces;

Figure 19 illustrates other forms that design the tile lighting units that flushes with flat surfaces;

Figure 20 illustrates addressable lighting cell array or the grid that forms tile lighting units inside;

Figure 21 illustrates the addressable lighting cell array of formation tile lighting units inside or other embodiment of grid;

Figure 22 illustrates near the LED lighting unit and is used for embodiment at the diffuse component of tile lighting units diffused light;

Figure 23 illustrates the Penrose tiling plate structure of lighting unit;

Figure 24 illustrates the circuit diagram that is used to produce illumination control signal;

Figure 25 illustrates the component structure synoptic diagram that is used for from animation equipment and light regime equipment creation illumination control signal;

Figure 26 illustrates the configuration file of the data relevant with illuminator in a certain environment;

Figure 27 illustrates and utilizes environment of computer screen virtual representation;

Figure 28 illustrates an environment with illuminator, and these illuminators are at a plurality of part projection lights of this environment;

Figure 29 illustrates the synoptic diagram of the propagation of effect in illuminator;

Figure 30 is a process flow diagram, and the step of using image-capturing apparatus to judge the position of a plurality of illuminators in environment is shown;

Figure 31 is a process flow diagram, thereby illustrates and the mutual step that produces illuminating effect in environment of graphic user interface;

Figure 32 illustrates the synoptic diagram of transmission by the illuminator of the data of network transmitter generation;

Figure 33 is a process flow diagram, and the step of utilizing object-oriented programming technique to produce the control signal that is used for illuminator is shown;

Figure 34 is illustrated in the structure of a plurality of tile lighting units in the self-configuring network;

Figure 35 illustrates the Global Lighting unit that is formed by a plurality of planar circuit board lighting units;

Figure 36 illustrates the close shot of a plurality of elements of embodiment shown in Figure 35;

Thereby Figure 37 illustrates the cardinal principle delta circuit panel element that is designed for other circuit board component interconnection formation cardinal principle Global Lighting unit shown in Figure 35;

Figure 38 illustrates desirable solid, and it can be formed by polygon, and comprises lighting unit structure in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

Figure 39 illustrates the network structure that is used for a plurality of lighting units;

Figure 40 illustrates a plurality of tiling plate light sources that connected by high-speed serial bus;

Figure 41 illustrates with diffusing globe has different one group of LED near distance;

Figure 42 illustrates the audio-visual picture of a led board, is furnished with a plurality of lighting units on it;

Figure 43 illustrates a led board, and diffusing panel is according to the position that is arranged in respect to this angle in plate surface near this plate;

Figure 44 illustrates the embodiment of the difformity and the type of the material that can be used as diffusing globe;

Figure 45 illustrates the example of the fixed mechanism of the lighting nodes that is used for method and system described herein;

Figure 46 illustrates the fixed mechanism that runs through that is used for lighting nodes;

Figure 47 illustrates three-dimensional, the complex surface of diffusing globe;

Figure 48 illustrates the semisphere diffusing globe with graphic elements;

Figure 49 is illustrated in overlapped material on the top of lighting nodes array, and this material comprises transparent and trnaslucent materials;

Figure 50 is illustrated in overlapping sign or other graphic elements on the lighting nodes array;

Figure 51 illustrates rule, the planar LED array on the plate;

Figure 52 illustrates the irregular pattern of array LED;

Figure 53 illustrates three-dimensional, the Mobius bar structure of led array;

Figure 54 illustrates the grid that is used to keep lighting nodes;

Figure 55 illustrates the embodiment of the grid of the maintenance lighting nodes that is used to show picture;

Figure 56 illustrates the string lighting nodes with short lens hood;

Figure 57 illustrates the string lighting nodes of the lens hood with lengthening;

Figure 58 illustrates does not have the string of lens hood lighting nodes;

Figure 59 illustrates the CAD figure of string lighting nodes;

Figure 60 is illustrated in the CAD figure of the string lighting nodes in the no lens embodiment;

Figure 61 illustrates the tiling plate light source with induction user interface;

Figure 62 illustrates a plurality of surfaces, and wherein tile lighting units can be disposed thereon or be combined in wherein;

Figure 63 illustrates the embodiment of the tiling plate light source of the water environment that is used to throw light on;

Figure 64 illustrates the circuit board with array of source;

Figure 65 illustrates other embodiment of the circuit board with array of source;

Figure 66 illustrates the back diagrammatic sketch of the printed circuit board (PCB) of Figure 64 and 65;

Figure 67 illustrates other structures of lighting unit;

Figure 68 illustrates the array that a plurality of nodes constitute;

Figure 69 illustrates illuminator management organization;

Figure 70 illustrates the embodiment of networking illuminator management organization;

Figure 71 illustrates the embodiment of illuminator manager, and wherein steering order is transmitted with the XML form of scripts.

Specific embodiment

Following description relates to several illustrative examples of the present invention.Though those skilled in the art are easy to expect a lot of variation of the present invention, these changes and improvements all should fall in the above-mentioned scope of the disclosure.Therefore, the ad hoc fashion during scope of the present invention is not limited to describe below.

The a plurality of different embodiment of various details, comprise with based on the relevant specific embodiment of LED lighting source.But, being to be understood that the present invention is not limited to any specific implementation, various embodiment described herein mainly are exemplary purposes.For example, the multiple notion that relates in the instructions should suitably realize in different environment, these environment can be the environment that comprises LED-based light source, comprise other types of light sources and do not comprise the environment of LED, comprise the environment of LED and other types of light sources combination, only comprise non-luminous relevant devices or the environment that combines with the polytype light source.

Fig. 1 illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention, can be used as an example of the lighting unit 100 of the equipment in the lighting environment.January 18 in 2000 order license to the U.S. Patent No. 6 that people such as Mueller, name are called " multi-colored led means of illumination and device ", 016,038 and license to the U.S. Patent No. 6 that people such as Lys, name are called " illuminace component " April 3 calendar year 2001,211, in 626, can find the example of some LED-based lighting units, they are to similar below in conjunction with the lighting unit of Fig. 1 explanation.

In different embodiments of the invention, in the system that a plurality of lighting units are formed (as below in conjunction with Fig. 2 explanation), can use separately or the lighting unit that itself and other are similar is used in combination lighting unit shown in Figure 1 100.When being used in combination in independent use or with other lighting units, lighting unit 100 can be used for different application, the illumination and the system that combines etc. that communicates by letter of throwing light on and being used for multiple indication and information indicating purpose based on amusement/special-effect illumination, decorative lighting, safe guidance lighting, car lighting, display and/or commerce (for example be used for advertisement and/or under retail/consumer environment) including, but not limited to the direct or non-direct illumination in the common illumination of indoor or outdoors space, object or space, drama or other.

In addition, in a variety of different products, can use the one or more lighting units similar to the described lighting unit of Fig. 1, these products are including, but not limited to multi-form illuminating equipment, multi-form and have difformity and electrical/mechanical the coupled relation light emitting module or a bulb of (comprising) to being used for the module on conventional lamp socket or the fixator or replacement or " repacking " that bulb carried out, and multiple consumption and/or household products (for example, night lighting lamp, toy, recreation or game part, entertainment component or system, utensil, instrument, gizmology, cleaning products or the like).

In one embodiment, lighting unit 100 shown in Figure 1 comprises one or more light sources 104, light source 104A, 104B, 104C and the 104D among Fig. 1 for example, wherein said one or more light sources can be based on the light source of LED, and it comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LED).In aspect of this embodiment, any two or more among these light sources 104A, 104B, 104C and the 104D can be used for producing the luminous of different colours (for example red, green or blue).Though Fig. 1 shows four light source 104A, 104B, 104C and 104D, but be to be understood that luminescence unit is not limited thereto, as will be described below such, can use different numbers and polytype light source (all LED-based light sources, based on LED and non-combination) in the lighting unit 100 based on led light source, these light sources are used to produce the luminous of multiple different colours, comprise roughly white light.

As shown in Figure 1, lighting unit 100 also comprises a processor 102, and it is used to export one or more control signals with driving light source 104A, 104B, 104C and 104D, thereby makes light source produce the light of multiple intensity.For example, in one implementation, processor 102 can be exported at least one control signal for each light source, thus the light intensity of controlling each light source independently and being produced.Some examples that produced with the control control signal for light source by this processor comprise, but be not limited to, combination and/or modulation or other control signals of pulse-modulated signal, pulse width modulating signal (PWM), pulse amplitude modulated signal (PAM), pulse displacement (displacement) modulation signal, analog control signal (for example, current controling signal, voltage control signal), above-mentioned signal.In one aspect, processor 102 can be controlled other special circuits (not illustrating) in Fig. 1, changes their intensity separately thereby further control light source by these special circuits.

Illuminator in this instructions can be operated these LED effectively.The typical LED operating characteristic depends on the magnitude of current of LED.When electric current when realizing the current level of high-high brightness, can obtain optimum efficiency.Usually all be higher than its driving LED of effective working current with the brightness that increases this LED and keep rational expected life simultaneously.Therefore, when the lowest high-current value of pwm signal is variable, can provide bigger efficient.For example, if required light output during less than the required output of maximum, then can reduce current maxima and/or pwm signal width.So for example can cause pulse amplitude modulation (PAM), but can change the width of the electric current that is used for driving LED and amplitude so that LED performance the best.In one embodiment, illuminator also can be used for only providing amplitude control to the electric current through LED.Because a lot of embodiment have described use PWM and PAM comes driving LED in the instructions, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that therefore to exist a variety of technology to realize described LED control that therefore scope of the present invention will be not limited to any one control technology.In certain embodiments, can also use other technology, for example pulse frequency modulation (PFM), pulse displacement modulation (PDM) or with PWM and PAM in the combining of any one or two.

Pulse-length modulation (PWM) is to provide substantially invariable electric current to LED in the specific time cycle.This time or pulse width are short more, and the gained brightness that the observer sees is more little.The light that human eye accumulation receives in a period of time, though therefore under the situation of not considering pulse width the electric current through LED produced identical intensity level, the people is along also feeling than the long pulse of short pulse seem " darker ".The PWM technology is considered to be used for a kind of best-of-breed technology of driving LED, but the present invention is not limited to this control technology.When having the LED of two or more colors in the illuminator, these colors can be mixed, by intensity that changes these LED or the intensity of perceiving, can produce multiple change color.In one embodiment, LED shows three kinds of colors (for example red, green, blue), utilizes PWM can drive each color to change its apparent intensity.This system can produce millions of kinds of colors (for example, when each PWM channel uses 8 controls, can produce 16.7 hundred ten thousand kinds of colors).

In one embodiment, the amplitude (pulse amplitude modulation or PAM) of utilizing PWM modulation LED and modulating the electric current of driving LED.LED efficient is increased to maximal value, and this efficient reduces according to current function thereupon.Usually, be to come driving LED, thereby realize bigger brightness and keep acceptable expected life simultaneously with the current level that departs from its maximal efficiency.This target normally maximizes for the light that makes LED output and keeps the acceptable life-span.In one embodiment, when needs during, can come driving LED with lower current maxima than low-intensity.Still can use PWM, but maximum current intensity will change according to required light output.For example, in order to reduce the light intensity of maximum functional point place output, the amplitude that can reduce electric current is till realizing maximal efficiency.If also need further to reduce LED intensity, thereby then can reduce PWM driving reducing apparent brightness.

In an embodiment of lighting unit 100, one or more light source 104A, 104B, 104C and 104D shown in Figure 1 comprises that group that a plurality of LED or other types of light sources constitute (for example, in parallel and/or the series connection of multiple LED or other types of light sources), this group can be controlled together by processor 102.In addition, be to be understood that one or more light source 104A, 104B, 104C and 104D can comprise one or more LED, these LED are used for generation and have multiple spectrum (promptly, wavelength or wavelength bandwidth) in any light, described spectrum is including, but not limited to white light, ultraviolet ray or the infrared ray of multiple visible light (comprising basic white light), different-colour.

In aspect another of lighting unit shown in Figure 1 100, the structure of lighting unit 100 and arrange the multiple different colours light that can be created in the wide range.For example, lighting unit 100 is carried out particular arrangement, thereby thereby make variable intensity light that two or more light sources produce, that control by processor make up the light (comprising basic white light) that produces blend color with different-colour.Particularly, by the intensity (for example) that changes one or more light sources, just can change the color (or colour temperature) of mixed colorama according to one or more control signals of processor 102 outputs.In addition, can carry out customized configuration (for example programming) to processor 102, thereby provide control signal, thereby produce multiple static state or change many colors (or polychrome temperature) illuminating effect of (dynamically) in time to one or more light sources.

As shown in Figure 1, lighting unit 100 comprises that also storer 114 stores multiple information.For example, storer 114 (for example can be used for storing the one or more light levels that can be carried out by processor 102, produce one or more to control signal for light source) and can be used for producing the luminous polytype data of variable color (for example calibration information is stated auspicious below).Storer 114 can also be stored one or more specific identifiers (for example, sequence number, address etc.), is used in the part or sign lighting unit 100 on system level.In a plurality of embodiment, for example manufacturer can programme to this identifier in advance, therefore, this identifier can be variable or immutable (for example by being positioned at the user interface of some type on the lighting unit, or one or more data or the control signal of utilizing lighting unit to receive).Perhaps, can determine this identifier in the scene in first this lighting unit of use, this identifier also can be variable or immutable certainly.

Issuable problem is may have significant difference between the light that the identical light source of essence exports during a plurality of lighting unit 100 in the lighting unit 100 in control chart 1 in a plurality of light sources of control and the control illuminator (below in conjunction with Fig. 2 explanation).For example, suppose to utilize respectively identical control signal to drive two light sources that essence is identical, then the actual strength of the light of each light source output can feel different.The difference of this light output may be relevant with multiple factor, comprise nuance between for example light source is made, difference between the light source normal wear in time will change luminous spectrum of its generation or the like.For the needs of current discussion, do not know the light source of the particular kind of relationship that had between its control signal and its generation intensity for us, be referred to as " calibration " light source.

In lighting unit shown in Figure 1 100, use one or more not regulation light sources may cause producing and have light unpredictable or " unregulated " color or colour temperature.For example, suppose that first lighting unit comprises that first does not calibrate red light source and first and do not calibrate blue-light source, and each light source controlled by the corresponding control signal with adjustable parameter all, wherein the range of adjustment of adjustable parameter is 0 to 255 (0-255).For this example is described, if red control signal is set to zero, then produce blue light, if blue control signal is set to zero, then produce ruddiness.If but two control signals all begin to change from nonzero value, then can produce the multiple different color (for example, in this example, can produce the purple of the multiple different depths at least) of feeling.Particularly, the value of hot color control signal be 125 and the value of blue control signal be 200 o'clock, may can produce specific required color (for example lavender).

Now, suppose second lighting unit comprise with first of first lighting unit do not calibrate red light source essence identical second do not calibrate red light source, with first of first lighting unit do not calibrate blue-light source essence identical second do not calibrate blue-light source.As mentioned above, even two are not calibrated red light source and driven by identical control signal respectively, the actual strength of the light of each red light source output also can feel different.Similar, even two are not calibrated blue-light source and driven by identical control signal respectively, the actual strength of the light of each blue-light source output also can feel different.

In the above on the basis of Miao Shuing, be to be understood that color (or colour temperature) that then can the observed light that is produced by Different Light is can sensation different under identical controlled condition if in light source, be used in combination a plurality of not regulation light sources to produce the light of blend color.Particularly, consider above-mentioned " lavender " example once more; Red control signal be 125 and blue control signal be " first lavender " that produced by first lighting unit under 200 the condition in fact with in red control signal be 125 and blue control signal be that " second lavender " sensation of being produced by second lighting unit under 200 the condition is different.In addition, first and second lighting units will be because its not characteristics decision of regulation light source will produce unregulated color.

According to aforementioned description, in one embodiment of the invention, lighting unit 100 comprises calibrating installation, is used for producing at any given time the light of (for example predetermined, the denotable) color that has after the calibration.In one aspect, calibrating installation is configured to regulate the light output of at least some light sources in this lighting unit, thereby compensates the sensory difference between the similar light source used in the different lighting units.

For example, in one embodiment, the processor 102 of lighting unit 100 can be configured to control one or more among light source 104A, 104B, 104C and the 104D, thereby output has the output light of calibration back intensity, this intensity according to predetermined way in fact corresponding to control signal for light source.The light that will have different spectrum and respective alignment intensity mixes, and consequently will produce the color after calibrating.In aspect of this embodiment, at least one calibration value of each light source of storage in the storer 114, processor are programmed to providing separately calibration value with the corresponding control signal of light source, thereby produce the intensity after the calibration.

In aspect of this embodiment, need formerly to determine one or more calibration values (for example), and it is stored in the storer 114 for processor 102 uses at lighting unit manufacturing/test phase.In another aspect, processor 102 can be configured to by one or more light activated elements for example dynamically (for example not timing ground) obtain one or more calibration values.In different embodiment, light activated element can be the one or more outer members that are coupled with lighting unit, perhaps can be integrated into the part of lighting unit self.Light activated element is integrated or link together and an example of the signal source that the processor 102 that is subjected to interrelating with this lighting unit operation monitors with lighting unit 100.Other examples in sort signal source will further describe in conjunction with signal source shown in Figure 1 124 below.

Thereby an illustrative methods that obtains one or more calibration values of being carried out by processor 102 comprises: provide with reference to control signal to light source, measure the intensity of the optical radiation of (for example by one or more light activated elements) this light source generation.This processor can be programmed to the measured intensity that obtains and at least one reference value (for example represent expect in response to the reference control signal normal intensity) are compared.According to comparative result, processor can be determined one or more calibration values of this light source.Particularly, processor can obtain calibration value, thereby when providing with reference to control signal to light source, this light source can be exported have the intensity corresponding with this reference value radiant light of (that is " expection " intensity).

In aspect a lot, can draw a calibration value for the gamut of given control signal for light source/output intensity.Perhaps, need obtain a plurality of calibration values (that is, can obtain a lot of calibration values " sampling ") for given light source, control signal/output intensity scope that these calibration values are corresponding different respectively, thereby near the gamma correction function of a piecewise linearity mode.

In other respects, as shown in Figure 1, lighting unit 100 optionally comprises one or more user interfaces 118, be used for conveniently carrying out multiple user and (for example select setting or function, usually the light output of control lighting unit 100, change and/or selection change and/or select the different parameters of selected illuminating effect by the different illuminating effect of establishment in advance that lighting unit produces, for lighting unit is set unique identifier, for example address or sequence number etc.).In a lot of different embodiment, realize communication between user interface 118 and the lighting unit by electric wire or cable or Wireless transmission mode.

In one implementation, processor 102 monitor user interfaces 118 of lighting unit, and control one or more among light source 104A, 104B, 104C and the 104D according to user interface operations at least in part.For example, processor 102 can be configured to the operation in response to user interface, produces one or more control signals and controls one or more light sources.Perhaps, processor 102 can be configured to by selecting one or more control signals of establishment in advance that are stored in the storer, modification is by carrying out the control signal that light level produces, and selects from storer and carries out a new light level or influence the radiant light that one or more light sources produce and make response.

Particularly, in one implementation, user interface 118 can constitute one or more switches (for example standard wall switch) and interrupt the power supply to processor 102.In aspect of this implementation, processor 102 can be configured to monitor the power supply by this user interface control, and controls one or more among light source 104A, 104B, 104C and the 104D according to the caused power interruption of user interface operations at least in part.As mentioned above, processor can be configured to by selecting one or more control signals that are stored in the establishment in advance in the storer, revising by carrying out the control signals that light level produces, and selects from storer and carries out a new light level or influence the radiant light that one or more light sources produce to come power interruption schedule time length is made response.

Also can utilize multiple light level that LED-based illuminator is programmed in advance, for example use under the non-network schemer or when performed stored programme during by signal triggering under network schemer.For example, the switch that is provided with on light fixture is used to make light fixture to produce pure color; The program that illuminating color is slowly changed in limit of visible spectrum; Or be designed to change fast photocurrent versus light intensity or even the program of gating light.Usually, the switch that is used to set the illuminator address also can be used for the non-Network lighting system control model that system is set to programme in advance.Each illumination control program also can have and can use switch that the adjustable parameter of adjusting is set.Utilize the programming device of the principle of the invention also all these functions can be set.For example, can in programming device, provide user interface, thereby can in illuminator, carry out procedure Selection, regulate the parameter of program in the illuminator, new program is set in illuminator, or in illuminator, carry out other settings.Communicate by letter with illuminator by the programming device that utilizes the principle of the invention, can option program and customized parameter is set.Then, this light fixture can be carried out this program not needing to be provided with under the situation of switch.The other problems that this procedure Selection is provided with switch is that these switches can not provide user interface intuitively.This user need inquire about the particular switch setting that form in the handbook just can find corresponding specific program, but programming device can comprise user interface screen in accordance with the principles of the present invention.This user interface can show the information relevant with this program, program parameters or other information relevant with light fixture.Programmable device can be from lighting device sense information, and provide this information to user interface screen.In certain embodiments, the non-network equipment can testing circuit in for example signal such as synchronizing signal or power supply whether " open ", thereby the beginning manufacturing effect.Therefore, by being these external factor synchronously, can make a plurality of lighting units of in form not networking not synchronous with the light level initialization.

Fig. 1 also illustrates lighting unit 100 and can be configured to receive one or more signals 122 from one or more other signal sources 124.In one embodiment, the processor 102 of lighting unit can use signal 122 separately or (for example pass through to carry out the signal that light level produces with other control signals, one or more signals of user interface output etc.) be used in combination signal 122, thereby according to controlling one or more among light source 104A, 104B, 104C and the 104D with the above-mentioned similar mode of mode that user interface describes that combines.

By the form of example, lighting unit 100 can also comprise sensor and/or inductor (transducer) and/or other signal generator (below be referred to as sensor), makes it as signal source 124.Sensor can connect by wired or wireless transmission system and processor 102.Very similar to user interface with network control system, sensor can provide signal to processor, and this processor can be made response by the output of selecting new LED control signal, modification LED control signal, generation control signal or change LED from storer 114.

The signal of the information that the signal that the example of the signal 122 that is received and handled by processor 102 provides including, but not limited to one or more sound signals, vision signal, power signal, polytype data-signal, hand-held remote controller, expression obtain from network (for example internet), the signal of representing the condition that some can detect/can respond to, the signal that lighting unit sends, signal that light modulated constitutes or the like.In a lot of implementations, signal source 124 potential range lighting units 100 are far away, or are included in the lighting unit as parts.For example, in one embodiment, can send to another lighting unit 100 by the signal that network sends a lighting unit 100.

Some examples that can be used for being connected among the lighting unit 100 shown in Figure 1 or with it signal source of using 124 comprise the multiple sensors or the inductor that can produce one or more signals 122 in response to some triggering.The example of these sensors is including, but not limited to polytype environmental conditions ensor, temperature-sensitive (for example temperature, infrared) sensor for example, humidity sensor, motion sensor, photosensitive/optical sensor one or more specific frequency spectrum sensor sensitive of electromagnetic radiation (for example to), sound or shock sensor or other stress inductors (for example microphone, piezoelectric device) or the like.

Other examples of signal source 124 comprise multiple measurement/checkout equipment, (for example be used for monitor electrical signal or characteristic, voltage, electric current, power, resistance, electric capacity, inductance etc.) or chemical/biological characteristic (for example whether acidity, one or more particular chemical or biotic component, bacterium occur etc.), and provide one or more signals 122 according to the measured value of described signal or characteristic.Other examples of signal source 124 comprise polytype scanner, image identification system, voice or other sound recognition systems, artificial intelligence and Robotics system etc.

But signal source 124 can also be in lighting unit 100, processor 102 or the multiple picked up signal generation equipment any one, for example media player, MP3 player, computing machine, DVD player, CD Player, TV signal source, camera signal source, microphone, loudspeaker, phone, cell phone, instant messaging device, SMS equipment, wireless device, personal organizer's equipment or the like.

In one embodiment, lighting unit 100 shown in Figure 1 can comprise one or more optical devices 130, is used for the radiant light that light source 104A, 104B, 104C and 104D are produced is carried out optical processing.For example, one or more optical devices can be configured to change the space distribution and/or the direction of propagation of the radiant light that is produced.Particularly, one or more optical devices can be configured to change the diffusion angle of the radiant light that produces.In aspect of present embodiment, one or more optical devices 130 can be configured to change erratically in the space distribution of the radiant light that produces and the direction of propagation one or all (for example, in response to some electricity and/or mechanical stimulus) especially.The example that may be included in the optical device in the lighting unit 100 is including, but not limited to reflecting material, refractive material, transparent material, wave filter, lens, level crossing and light transmitting fiber.This optical device 130 can comprise that also phosphor material, luminescent material or other can make response or other materials interactional with it to the generation radiant light.

As shown in Figure 1, lighting unit 100 comprises one or more communication port 120, is used for making any one coupling of lighting unit 100 and multiple other equipment.For example, one or more communication port 120 can be coupled a plurality of lighting units and form the illuminator of a networking, wherein at least some lighting units are addressable (for example, having specific identifier or address) and can make response to the particular data that comes through Network Transmission.This lighting unit 100 also comprises and is used for the communication port 120 of communicating by letter with programming device.Communication port can be used for receiving data by wired or wireless transmission.In one embodiment of the invention, relevant by the information that communication port 120 receives with address information, and lighting unit 100 can be used for receiving this address information and it is stored in the storer 114.Illuminator 100 is the address of this address stored as oneself, and using this address when network data receives data.For example, lighting unit 100 can be connected with network, wherein carries out network data communication in this network.Lighting unit 100 also can monitor the data of communicating by letter in this network, and institute " is heard " and with illuminator 100 storeies 114 in the corresponding data of address stored respond.This storer 114 can be the storer of any kind, including, but not limited to nonvolatile memory.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that a lot of system and methods can realize communicating (for example the US patent 6016038) by network and addressable lighting equipment, the present invention is not limited to specific system and method.

In one embodiment, illuminator 100 can be used for selecting specific light level, revises the parameter of light level or select or revise or produce specific illumination control signal according to the data that receive from programming device.

Particularly, in the illuminator environment of networking, as following will the detailed description in detail (for example in conjunction with Fig. 2), when data during by network service, with the processor 102 of each lighting unit of this network coupled can be configured to can to it relevant (for example, in some cases, by the networking lighting unit each identifier indicated) particular data (control command of for example throwing light on) respond.In case par-ticular processor identifies the particular data that sends to it, this processor can sense data and is for example changed the lighting condition (for example, by being light source generation appropriate control signals) that its light source produces according to the data that receive.In one aspect, can load for example illumination control signal table with the storer 114 of each lighting unit of this network coupled, this table is corresponding to the received data of processor 102.When processor 102 received data from network, processor can be shown to select and the corresponding control signal of received data with reference to this, and correspondingly controlled a plurality of light sources of this lighting unit.

In aspect of this embodiment, though the processor of specific illumination unit 102 whether with network coupled, all be configured to and can carry out decipher to the lighting instruction/data that receive according to DMX agreement (for example describing) in US patent 6016038 and 6211626, this DMX agreement is the illumination command agreement of using in the illumination able to programme of being everlasting is used in the lighting industry.But, be to be understood that being used for lighting unit of the present invention is not limited to this aspect, can be configured to and can the communication protocol of other types be responded according to the lighting unit of different embodiment, thereby control their light sources separately.

In one embodiment, the lighting unit 100 of Fig. 1 can comprise one or more power supplys 108 and/or be connected with it.In aspect a lot, the example of power supply 108 including, but not limited to AC power supplies, DC power supply, battery, based on sun power power supply, thermoelectricity or based on power supply of machinery or the like.In addition, in one aspect in, power supply 108 can comprise one or more power conversion devices or be associated with it, the power transfer that these equipment can receive external power source is the form that is applicable to lighting unit 100 operations.

Though in Fig. 1, clearly do not illustrate,, lighting unit 100 can be embodied as any in the configuration of multiple different structure according to various embodiments of the present invention.For example, the specific illumination unit can have any of multiple light source mounting structure, the encapsulation/contained structure that is used for part or all of packaged light source and shape and/or electric and mechanical connecting structure.Particularly, lighting unit can be replaced or " improvement " thus the configuration can with prior lamp holder or the electric and mechanical connection of fixed sturcture (for example Edison type thread lamp socket, halogen fixed sturcture, fluorescence fixed sturcture etc.).

In addition, above-mentioned one or more optical elements can a part or whole part and the encapsulation/contained structure of lighting unit integrally combine.In addition, the specific illumination unit also can be optionally connects (for example comprise, coupling and/or packaging together) with the multiple parts (control circuit for example is such as processor and/or storer, one or more sensor/inductor/signal source, user interface, display, power supply, power converter etc.) that other relate to the light source operation.

Fig. 2 illustrates an example according to the illuminator 200 after the one embodiment of the invention networking.In the embodiment of Fig. 2, similar with the description that combines Fig. 1, a plurality of lighting units 100 are coupled and form the networking illuminator.But should be appreciated that the ad hoc structure of lighting unit shown in Figure 2 and arranging only is in order to illustrate that the present invention is not limited to particular system topological structure shown in Figure 2.

Therefore, lighting unit 100 can with net connection, thereby lighting unit 100 can the response to network data.For example, processor 102 can be the addressable processor with net connection.Can carry out network data communication by wired or wireless network, this addressable processor can " be heard " data stream of the order that relates to it.When processor " was heard " at its data, it can sense data and changes lighting condition according to the data that receive.For example, the storer 114 in the lighting unit 100 can load the corresponding illumination control signal table of the data that receive with processor 102.When processor 102 received data from network, user interface or other signal sources, processor can be selected with the corresponding control signal of these data and correspondingly control LED.These data that receive can initialization processor 102 performed light levels, or revise light level or control data, perhaps control the light output of lighting unit 100.

In addition, though in Fig. 2, obviously do not illustrate, should be appreciated that the illuminator 200 of networking can be by flexible configuration for comprising one or more user interfaces and one or more signal source, for example sensor/inductor.For example, one or more user interfaces and/or one or morely can interrelate with any one or a plurality of lighting unit of networking illuminator 200 as signal sources such as sensor/inductor (as described) in conjunction with Fig. 1.Perhaps (or except aforesaid such), one or more user interfaces and/or one or more signal source may be implemented as " independence " element in the networking illuminator 200.Though be independent component or with one or more lighting unit 100 specific elements of getting in touch, these equipment can by the networking illuminator lighting unit " share ".In other words, signal sources such as one or more user interfaces and/or one or more for example sensor/inductors can constitute " shared resource " of networking in the illuminator, thus can with any one or a plurality of being used in combination in the lighting unit of this system of control.

Shown in the embodiment of Fig. 2, illuminator 200 can comprise one or more lighting unit controllers 208 (calling " LUC " in the following text), for example LUC208A, 208B, 208C and 208D, wherein each LUC is responsible for also usually they being controlled with one or more communication with the lighting unit 100 of its coupling.Though Fig. 2 illustrates three lighting units 100 with a series system and a specific LUC coupling, but be to be understood that, the present invention is not limited to this aspect, utilizes multiple different telecommunication media and agreement, and the lighting unit 100 of different numbers can be by a multiple different structure and a specific LUC coupling.

In the system of Fig. 2, each LUC is coupled with central controller 202 again, and this central controller 202 is configured to and can communicates by letter with one or more LUC.Though Fig. 2 illustrates three LUC by switch or Coupling device 204 and central controller 202 couplings, should be appreciated that according to different embodiment the LUC of different numbers can be coupled with this central controller 202.In addition, different embodiment according to the subject invention, a plurality of LUC can utilize multiple different telecommunication media and agreement to be coupled with central controller and form multiple structure, thereby form networking illuminator 200.In addition, be to be understood that can (for example, use different structure, telecommunication media and agreement) by different way realizes LUC and the interconnection of central controller and the interconnection of lighting unit and various LUC.

For example, according to one embodiment of present invention, the central controller 202 shown in Fig. 2 can be realized carrying out based on ethernet communication with LUC, and this LUC can with lighting unit 100 between can carry out communicating by letter based on DMX.Particularly, aspect of present embodiment in, each LUC is configured to the addressable controller based on Ethernet, central controller 202 can be discerned them by specific unique address (or unique address group) according to Ethernet protocol.Like this, central controller 202 just can be supported in the ethernet communication in the whole coupling LUC network, and each LUC can respond the communication at it.Then, based on the ethernet communication of central controller 202, each LUC can for example transmit the illumination control informations by the DMX agreement to the one or more lighting units with its coupling.

Particularly, according to an embodiment, LUC208A shown in Figure 2,208B, 208C and 208D can be configured to " intelligent ", therefore central controller 202 can provide more senior order to LUC, these LUC before the control information of will throwing light on offers lighting unit 100, need to these more high-level command make an explanation.For example, the spread pattern of supposing a plurality of lighting units is for being connected with each other, and illuminator operator wishes to produce color change effect, makes lighting unit change color one by one, thereby shows the such effect of propagating (" rainbow chain ") of rainbow.In this example, the operator can provide simple instruction to realize this purpose to central controller 202, and the central controller utilization provides high-level command to produce " rainbow chain " based on Ethernet protocol to one or more LUC then.This order can comprise for example timing, intensity, tone, saturation degree or other relevant informations.When specific LUC receives this order, it can explain this order, thereby produce the appropriate illumination control signal, utilize the DMX agreement to provide these illumination control signals to one or more lighting units of its control that are subjected to then by any (for example PWM) of the technology of multiple transmission signal.

Should be appreciated that (for example the purpose of Ethernet/DMX) only is exemplary to the aforementioned example that utilizes multiple different communication implementation in the illuminator of one embodiment of the invention, and the present invention is not limited to this specific examples.

An aspect of described method and system is how to open and close color LED (red, green, blue LED for example, or under white light product situation, the different-colour of this white or amber LED), thereby realizes the effect that change color or colour temperature change.This part has been discussed control red, green, blue look LED, controls different LED in a like fashion but also can make, for example white and amber LED, white light embodiment.In these embodiments, processor 102 for example has three output pins, and these three pins are respectively applied for red LED, green LED and blue led (can certainly comprise the output pin of other numbers or the LED of other type).In these embodiments, a plurality of LED of same color are connected with a delivery channel, like this delivery channel or the pin group of control example such as red, green or blue led simultaneously just.

In these embodiments, can be on the processor 102 with characteristic frequency outage service routine (ISR).This ISR can be converted to one group of desirable strength value of corresponding each LED channel " opening " and " pass " digital stream on each channel of corresponding output pin.In these embodiments, ISR sequentially handles these delivery channels.That is, this ISR can be embodied as the software or the firmware program of operation on processor 102, be used to upgrade " opening " and " pass " state of each output pin.In these embodiments, at first upgrade first color, program continues to carry out the position of upgrading second color then.This program will begin to upgrade first color after continuing to carry out the 3rd color once more, or the like.In these embodiments, command stream is opened and closed to interrupt service routine with what one group of required LED intensity level group was converted to corresponding each LED channel.

In these embodiments, networking lighting unit 100 systems receive steering order by the DMX agreement, and this agreement was widely used in the drama illuminator in a lot of years.Central controller can be to the illumination control signal of each lighting unit 100 transmission DMX protocol format by network, and each in these lighting units 100 all has the processor 102 of control red, green and blue look LED group.Under many circumstances, middle power/data power supply (PDS) will be at first with other agreements for example the instruction transformation that sends of Ethernet be the DMX protocol format, thereby can send to each lighting unit 100.This DMX protocol instructions comprises and is used for red channel, is used for blue channel and is used for green channel.In certain embodiments, each channel value has 8 bit resolutions, can produce 256 possible values for each channel.For networking lighting unit 100, operation DMX collection procedure on the processor of each lighting unit.This collection procedure begins to receive up to it from input DMX protocol instructions starting value and is used for red instruction, is used for blue instruction and is used for green instruction circulating.This collection procedure is converted to each 8 DMX channel value required more high resolving power 14 (or 16 s') intensity level by search this 8 DMX channel values in 14 intensity level tables of storage inside then.These 14 (or 16) positions intensity level can make dynamic resolutions of these networking lighting units 100 be 8 products 64 (or 128) doubly, thereby can carry out more refined control to the color value that is produced.

For the lighting unit 100 of non-networking, the instruction that light show is worked out in advance can be stored in the storer of each lighting unit 100.For example user interface such as button or interruption in power equipment can make the user select in a lot of different performance or software/firmware program, and these performance or program can produce the aforesaid data that can be used by ISR.Corresponding each performance of programming in advance, the value of corresponding each each channel of red, green and blue look can be stored in the table so that by the interrupt service routine access.

In specific other embodiment that use the serial data agreement, the steering order of lighting unit 100 is placed in the data stream that comprises a string byte, and each byte representation is to the steering order of LED channel.In these embodiments, the input traffic of the corresponding first unmodified byte (below will describe in detail) is latched in three 12 different bit shift register, one of them shift register is used for red channel, a shift register is used for green channel, and a shift register is used for blue channel.In these embodiments, oscillator provides time clock for first shift register, be second shift register then, be the 3rd shift register at last, and in being respectively applied for three transistor drivers that drive red, green and blue look LED each provide the signal that has 120 degree phase deviations each other.It is average that optionally driven out-of-phase LED can make system load.

For the networked product that uses the serial addressing agreement, steering order is that the form with a succession of byte sends to a succession of independently lighting unit, each lighting unit all is equipped with application-specific IC (ASIC) 3600, can programme with the instruction stream of response input to this circuit.The control data stream that central controller provides comprises the steering order of a plurality of independent lighting unit 100 that is used to contact, and wherein the position of the steering order of serial is corresponding to each lighting unit residing position in the lighting unit string.Each is lighting unit 100 receiving data streams independently, and immediately the data byte at it are responded.Each lighting unit 100 orders receive complete byte data stream, detect that the byte data that whether has been modified for this byte of expression then, for example whether have " 1 " by the precalculated position of judging this byte data.If this byte data is modified, then ASIC3600 will detect next byte, or the like, till finding a unmodified position.This lighting unit 100 will be stored in the table with the represented corresponding value of steering order of unmodified byte data then, and this table stores input value that should interrupt service routine.When lighting unit 100 has found and has used the data of three unmodified bytes in data stream, lighting unit 100 is for example by changing into zero of precalculated position " 1 " or opposite, or remove this byte data by whole removing from this stream, revise these bytes.Then whole amended data stream is sent to the next lighting unit 100 of serial connection, this lighting unit 100 will be made response to the next byte data in this stream, current first the unmodified byte that become of this next byte data.The result is that the string of this lighting unit 100 will respond the steering order serial according to the order of the byte serial in the data stream.

Fig. 3 illustrates the programming device 300 of writing to each other with illuminator 100.The user interface 304 that this programming device 300 comprises processor 302, get in touch with processor 302, the communication port 306 of getting in touch with processor 302 and the storer 308 of getting in touch with processor 302.This communication port 306 can be carried out data-signal communication to illuminator 100, and illuminator 100 can be used for receiving this data-signal.For example, communication port 306 can be transmitted data by wire transmission, and the communication port 120 of illuminator 100 can receive this wire transmission.Similar, communication port can communicate by wireless transmission.

Programming device processor 302 can be got in touch with user interface 304, thereby user interface 304 can be used for producing the address of processor 302.This user interface 304 is used for providing signal to processor, and processor produces the address then and or selects an address from storer 308.In one embodiment, user interface can be used for producing or selecting a start address, and programming device produces the address of back then automatically.For example, the user can select new address by making one's options on user interface, and this address is transferred to illuminator 100 then.After address transfer, can select or produce new address, thereby send it to next illuminator 100.Certainly the actual timing sequential of the selection of this new address and/or generation is not strict, in fact can produce new address before last address transfer or at other reasonable times.Under the user wished situation to more than one illuminator 100 addressing, the method for this generation address was of great use.For example, the user has the row that is made of 100 illuminators 100, and wishes that this first illuminator comprises that geocoding is 1,000 address.The user can select the address for 1,000 and make programming device provide this address to illuminator on programming device.Address below the progression that programming device can be as required (for example 1,001) produces automatically then.To be somebody's turn to do the new address that produces (for example 1,001) then and offer the next illuminator in this illuminator row.Avoided repeating selection and carrying out more than one step automatically of new address like this for the user.Selection/the generation of this address can be (for example increases by 2,3 or the like) that carries out in the mode of any needs.

Programming device can be stored in the address of selection/generation in its storer, calls this address subsequently so that transmit to illuminator.For example, the user has a plurality of illuminators to need programming, because it knows the illuminator that he will programme in advance, so he may wish with a group address storer of this programming device to be carried out pre-programmed.He has the draft of mapping out, and wishes to select an address, it is stored in the storer, selects to put into the new address of storer then.The system of this selection and memory address can put into storer with a lot of address.He begins according to the order that loads these addresses address information to be sent to illuminator then.

Preprogrammed device 300 comprises user interface 304, and this user interface can interrelate with processor 302.User interface 304 can be interface, button, switch, quarter dish, slide plate, scrambler, analog to digital converter, digital to analog converter, digital signal generator or other user interfaces.User interface 304 can be accepted address information, program information, light show information or other are used to control the information or the signal of light fixture.This equipment can be when receiving user interface information and light fixture communicate.This user interface information also can be stored in the storer, is perhaps sent to the light fixture from storer.This user interface 304 also can comprise the screen that is used for display message.This screen can be the display of video screen, LCD, plasma screen, rear projection display, edge illumination display, monochrome screen, color/graphics or any other type.

Described herein a lot of embodiment are included in the illuminator 100 and set the address.But method and system also can comprise pattern, setting, program or other settings of selecting in the illuminator 100 in accordance with the principles of the present invention.One embodiment also comprises pattern, setting, program or other settings of revising in the illuminator 100.In one embodiment, can use programming device to select in the illuminator 100 one pattern of establishment in advance.For example, the user can utilize programming device to select a pattern, then this selection is offered illuminator 100, and wherein this illuminator 100 can be selected corresponding pattern.Programming device 300 can be redefined for illuminator 100 in the corresponding pattern of pattern.For example, this illuminator 100 can have four patterns of establishment in advance: swabbing, static red, static green, static indigo plant and random color take place.Programming device 300 also has four identical model selections, thereby the user can select on programming device 300, then this selection is offered illuminator 100.When receiving this selection, illuminator 100 can be selected corresponding pattern from storer, so that carried out by processor 102.In one embodiment, programming device stores mode indicators in its storer, the pattern that this mode indicators indication is specific or light level or the like.For example, programming device can have the designator of the indication selection that is stored in the storer, provides this mode indicators will start or be provided with the pattern corresponding with this designator in illuminator.Embodiments of the invention comprise and use programming device 300 to read available selection from illuminator storer 114, should available selection offer the user then.The user selects the pattern that needs then and this selection is returned to illuminator 100.In one embodiment, illuminator can receive this selection and start associative mode.

In one embodiment, programming device 300 can be used for light illumination mode, program, setting etc. are downloaded in the illuminator 100.Illuminator 100 also is stored in light illumination mode in its storer 114.Illuminator 100 can be when download be finished and/or when this pattern can be used for selecting after a while, carries out this pattern.For example, programming device 300 has the one or more light levels that are stored in the storer 308.The user can select the one or more light levels on the programming device 300, makes programming device 300 that selected program is downloaded to illuminator 100 then.This illuminator 100 is stored in this light level in its storer 114 then.Illuminator 100 and/or the program of being downloaded can be arranged to make the processor 102 of illuminator automatically perform in downloading one.

Term used herein " wired " transmission and/or communication are appreciated that other type communication that has comprised electric wire, cable, optics or equipment physical connection.Term used herein " wireless " transmission and/or communication are appreciated that and have comprised every other communication and/or the transmission system that sound, RF, microwave, IR or equipment do not have physical connection.

But in the different geometrical constructions of having discerned lighting unit 100 and after being used to discern some system of selection of lighting unit 100, can find provides illumination control signal to need the operator appropriate control signals and appropriate illumination unit 100 can be connected to this structure.The structure of lighting unit 100 of networking can be to arrange arbitrarily, needs the operator to develop a table or similar instrument connects the specific geometrical position in specific light and the environment.Large-scale plant for a lot of lighting units 100 of needs, be difficult to physical location and the relation between its network address that identification also keeps the tracking illumination unit, particularly hypothesis illumination installation personnel and use for a long time and the operating personnel that safeguard this illuminator all the more so when not being same individual.Therefore, under many circumstances, in order preferably can to provide an addressing scheme, thereby can make the physical location of lighting unit 100 and the relation between its virtual location more simple for lighting unit provides control signal.Therefore, one embodiment of the present of invention relate to a kind of method that address information is provided to lighting unit 100.This method may further comprise the steps: (A) controller to an independent addressing sends data, this controller and at least one LED lighting unit 100 and at least one other controllable device coupling, these data comprise in second control information of first control information of corresponding first control signal that outputs at least one LED lighting unit 100 by controller and corresponding second control signal that outputs at least one other controllable device by controller at least one and (B) according at least one led light source of this Data Control and at least one other controllable device at least one.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of method, may further comprise the steps: (A) receive the data of corresponding a plurality of independently addressable controllers, at least one the independently addressable controller in wherein should the be a plurality of independently addressable controller is coupled with at least one led light source and at least one other controllable device; (B) at least a portion of at least one the corresponding data in the selection and first control information and second control information, this first control information is corresponding to first control signal that is outputed at least one led light source by at least one independently addressable controller, and this second control information is corresponding to second control signal that is outputed at least one other controllable device by at least one independently addressable controller; (C) according to selected data division, control at least one at least one led light source and at least one other controllable device.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of illuminator, comprise: a plurality of independently addressable controllers, they are coupled to form network, at least one the independently addressable controller in these a plurality of independently addressable controllers and at least one led light source and at least one other controllable device coupling; With at least one processor, they and this network coupled also are programmed to and can send data to a plurality of independently addressable controllers, these data are corresponding with in first control information and second control information at least one, this first control information is corresponding to first control signal that is outputed at least one led light source by at least one independently addressable controller, and this second control information is corresponding to second control signal that is outputed at least one other controllable device by at least one independently addressable controller.Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of device that is used for illuminator, this illuminator comprises a plurality of independently addressable controllers, they are coupled to form network, at least one the independently addressable controller in these a plurality of independently addressable controllers and at least one led light source and at least one other controllable device coupling.This device comprises that at least one has the processor of output terminal, at least one processor utilizes this output terminal and described network coupled, and at least one processor is programmed to and can sends data to a plurality of independently addressable controllers, these data are corresponding with in first control information and second control information at least one, this first control information is corresponding to first control signal that is outputed at least one led light source by at least one independently addressable controller, and this second control information is corresponding to second control signal that is outputed at least one other controllable device by at least one independently addressable controller.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of device that is used for illuminator, and this illuminator comprises at least one led light source and at least one other controllable device.This device comprises at least one controller, respectively with at least this at least one led light source and this at least one other controllable devices are coupled with this at least one controller thereby they have first and second output ports at least, this at least one controller also has at least one FPDP to receive data, these data comprise at least one in first control information and second control information, this first control information is corresponding to first control signal that is outputed at least one led light source by described first output port, this second control information is corresponding to second control signal that is outputed at least one other controllable device by described second output port, and described at least one controller can be according in this at least one led light source of this Data Control and these at least one other controllable devices at least one.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of method that is used for illuminator, this illuminator comprises at least being coupled and forms the first and second independently addressable equipment be connected in series that at least one in the described independently addressable equipment comprises at least one light source.This method may further comprise the steps: (A) to the first and second independently addressable equipment sending datas, these data comprise at least one the control information in corresponding this first and second independently addressable equipment, and these data are based on the relative position of the described first and second independently addressable equipment in being connected in series and arrange.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of method that is used for illuminator, and this illuminator comprises the first and second independently addressable equipment at least, and at least one in the described independently addressable equipment comprises at least one light source.This method may further comprise the steps: (A) receive first data that are used at least the first and second independently addressable equipment at the first independently addressable equipment place; (B) remove first data division at least to form second data from these first data, this first data division is corresponding with first control information that is used for the first independently addressable equipment; (C) send second data from the first independently addressable equipment.Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of illuminator, and comprising is coupled forms at least the first and second independently addressable equipment be connected in series, and at least one in the described independently addressable equipment comprises at least one light source; With with at least one processors of the first and second independently addressable device coupled, described at least one processor is programmed to can be at least the first and second independently addressable equipment sending datas, these data comprise at least one the control information in corresponding this first and second independently addressable equipment, and these data are based on the relative position of the described at least first and second independently addressable equipment in being connected in series and arrange.

An alternative embodiment of the invention relates to a kind of device that is used for illuminator, described illuminator comprises being coupled and forms at least the first and second independently addressable equipment be connected in series that at least one in the described independently addressable equipment comprises at least one light source.This device comprises that at least one has the processor of output terminal, described at least one processor utilizes this output terminal and the described first and second independently addressable device coupled, and described at least one processor is programmed to can be at least the first and second independently addressable equipment sending datas, these data comprise at least one the control information that is used for the first and second independently addressable equipment, and these data are based on the relative position of the described at least first and second independently addressable equipment in being connected in series and arrange.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to the device that is used for illuminator, and this illuminator comprises first and second equipment that can independently control at least, and described at least one equipment in can independent opertaing device comprises at least one light source.This device comprises at least one controller, described at least one controller has at least one output port, be used for described at least one controller and at least the first independent controllable device coupling, with at least one FPDP, be used to receive be used at least the first and second can independent opertaing device first data, described at least one controller structure becomes to remove at least the first data division to form second data from first data, and sending this second data by at least one FPDP, this first data division is corresponding to first control information that is used at least the first equipment that can independently control.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of illuminator, this illuminator comprises: the LED illuminator, be used for by the first FPDP receiving data stream, transfer out according to first's generation lighting condition of this data stream and by the second portion of second FPDP to this data stream of major general; Housing, this housing are used to hold the LED illuminator and utilize data bindiny mechanism with the first and second FPDP electrical communication; Wherein data bindiny mechanism comprises the electric conductor with at least one discontinuous part; Wherein the first side of the discontinuous part of first FPDP and data bindiny mechanism is got in touch, and the second side of second FPDP and discontinuous part is got in touch, wherein the first and second side electrical isolations.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of integrated circuit.This integrated circuit comprises: the data identification circuit, and wherein this data identification circuit is used to read the first at least of the data stream that receives by first FPDP; Illumination control circuit is used for producing at least one illumination control signal according to this data first; And output circuit, be used for sending the second portion at least of this data stream by second FPDP.

Other embodiment of the present invention relate to a kind of method that is used to control illuminator.This method may further comprise the steps: a plurality of illuminators are provided; First illuminator in described a plurality of illuminators provides data stream; Make first illuminator receive this data stream and read the first of this data stream; Make first illuminator produce illuminating effect according to the first of this data stream; And make first illuminator transmit the second portion at least of this data stream to second illuminator of a plurality of illuminators.

With reference to Fig. 4, have under the various situations of selectable communication facilities 120, lighting unit 100 can have multiple structure.These structures comprise linear structure 404 (also can be curve in certain embodiments), circular configuration 402, ellipsoidal structure 414, such as combination of pyramidal three-dimensional structure 418 or multiple structure 402,404 or the like.Lighting unit 100 can also comprise the LED of a lot of different colours, red, green and blue look LED for example, and these LED can produce mixed color by multiple hybrid mode, and one or more other LED also can produce the effect of turn colors and white light colour temperature simultaneously.For example, the red, green and blue look can mix with the LED of amber, white, UV, orange, IR or other colors.Amber and White LED can mix to realize turn colors and white color temperature.No matter these LED are red, green, blue, amber, white, orange, UV or other colors, any combination of these led colors can produce the full gamut color.The various embodiments of describing in this instructions has comprised that all the institute of the LED in the lighting unit 100 might make up, thereby can change the light of color, intensity, saturation degree and the colour temperature of light under the control of processor 102 as required.The combination of other mechanisms such as LED and for example phosphor is also included within wherein.

Propose they are mixed though can produce the mixed color of very wide scope colour gamut owing to the red, green and blue mixture of colours, the chromaticity of common this system or color representation ability are not all very desirable in all application.This mainly is because the smaller bandwidth of current red, green and blue look illuminator.But according to the result who measures by for example standard index CRI, more the signal source of wide bandwidth can realize the reproduction of good color.The LED frequency spectrum output that needs in some cases is current irrealizable.But, known that more the light source of wide bandwidth occurs, the light source of this faster bandwidth is included in the light source scope of described lighting unit 100.

In addition, add up to produce the white of " better " to White LED (adding that by blueness or UV LED phosphor mechanism produces usually), and its colour temperature still is in the scope that can control from these light sources or select.

White adds the colour gamut that can not increase resultant color with red, green and blue mixture of colours form and aspect, has the more light source of wide bandwidth but can increase in this color mixture.Amber light source and this color mixture addition also can improve color by filling up colour gamut.

These combinations of light source can help to fill up visible spectrum as lighting unit 100, thereby reproduce the spectrum that needs faithfully.They comprise the discrete waveform of sensu lato daylight equivalent or a plurality of corresponding other light sources or required light characteristic.Desirable characteristics comprises the ability that can remove some part in this light spectrum, because can comprise the environment that absorbs or decay specific wavelength.The water light of most of non-indigo plants and non-green that can absorb and decay for example, so submersible service has benefited from combined blue and green light source light is used for lighting unit 100.

Amber and white light source can provide the white light source that can select colour temperature, wherein can be by line in conjunction with the chromaticity coordinate of these two light sources, select the colour temperature of the light that produced along blackbody curve.This colour temperature is selected for specifying specific color temperature value of great use for light source.

Orange is another kind of color, and its spectral characteristic is used for providing may command colour temperature light from lighting unit 100 based on the led light source binding energy with white.

The combination of the light of white light and other color can provide multi-usage light for a lot of commercial and domestic. applications and non-direct illumination application as the light source that is used for lighting unit 100, this commerce and domestic. applications can be for example at swimming pool, sanatorium, automobile, building interior (commerce and dwelling house), this non-direct illumination application examples such as closet throw light on, a commerce illumination of paying dues, marketing, toy, beauty treatment, sign, aviation, navigation, medical treatment, diving, aerospace, military, consumer, case is illumination down, office furniture, view, comprise the kitchen, family's theater, the toilet, tap, the dining room, the floor, the garage, the family office, household products, dwelling houses such as family room, the grave illumination, the museum, take a picture, art is used or the like.

With reference to Fig. 4, lighting unit 100 can be arranged to various ways.Therefore, one or more light source 104A-104D can be arranged in the housing with a processor 102.This housing can be multiple shape, and the shape of similarity light source 402 for example is as circular or oval.This pointolite 402 can be arranged in the traditional lighting equipment, for example in bulb or the cylindrical stationary installation.By pointolite 402 is arranged in a straight line, or, lighting unit 100 can be configured to basic linear array by being arranged as linearly on the plate of the linear substantially housing of cylindrical housings for example being arranged in light source 104A-104D substantially.Linear lighting unit 404 can be arranged with the element end opposite end portion ground of other line elements 404 or other shapes, thereby produce the difform long linear illuminator that is made of a plurality of lighting units.Thereby buckling of shells can be formed curved lighting unit.Similar, can also make " T " or " Y " shape tie point, thereby form the lighting unit 410 of branch with branch.The lighting unit of a bending can comprise one or more " V " shape element.The different structure combination of pointolite 402, linearity 404, shaped form, branch shape 410 and crooked shape lighting unit 100 can produce the illuminator of Any shape, for example is configured as the illuminator of similar letter, numeral, symbol, identifier, object, structure etc.Below description is applicable to the embodiment of the lighting unit 100 that is connected with the lighting unit 100 of other different structure.

In one embodiment, the present invention designs lighting unit a kind of in check, networking or non-networking, that be configured to panel or tiling plate.Lighting unit 100 with one or more LED can be installed or is embedded in such lighting unit 100, thus the color pattern or the colour switching of realization different scales.In the present embodiment, this lighting unit 100 can be installed or be integrated on wall, ceiling, door, window or the floor.

With reference to Fig. 5, lighting unit 100 is in the tiling plate 500, and this tiling plate 500 comprises a plurality of delta-shaped regions 502, and the color of each delta-shaped region can be selected and be controlled, thereby forms multiple pleasant effect.Luminous and color pattern can be produced, be operated, be weakened and be moved.This tiling plate 500 can be networked to be used for synergy, perhaps moves with stand-alone mode.In certain embodiments, the special part of institute's illumination surface comprise geometry with maximization light output, make light output evenly or diffusion or light output is shaped.Viewed surface includes texture and 2D or 3D shape, thereby light is guided to the observer.

The embodiment of Fig. 5 is a tiling plate 500 that is designed for the planar walls installation, and this tiling plate 500 comprises 12 unit flat boards, and each unit flat board 504 has four controllable areas.This is in multiple may the combination of a plurality of tiling plates 500 one.The tiling plate 500 of all shapes can be combined and cover any plane, resemble the tiling plate of traditional floor, wall or ceiling or other can be combined together the building materials of a part that covers buildings or buildings.Tiling plate 500 can be combined together and form furniture and fixture, and under any circumstance, they all have in this instructions and patent of being quoted or the illuminator function described in the patented claim herein.

With reference to Fig. 6, there are a lot of installation measures to may be used to that tiling plate 500 or flat board are installed to the surface and go up or be used for the unit is interconnected.In one embodiment, used wall to install 602.Wall is installed 604 and is used mounting clips 604 required interval to be provided, to be fixed to cell cube on the wall and spacing apart from wall is provided.For example Z-shaped folder or French clamping plate can be finished with the installation of wall by geometrical clamp or two clamping plate.Tiling plate 500 can also utilize the cotton rope across its back side to hang on the hook as picture.These cleat design can also be in conjunction with for example feature such as groove or recessed surface, thereby can be used for the fixing of the cabling of the tie line between the adjacent cells and power lead, perhaps for through wall hole and terminal box is terminated and path better to connect up.Fig. 6 and following figure show in detail how to use and install tiling plate 500.

Fig. 6 also shows ceiling and installs 608.Although by as described in wall installation embodiment, utilizing anchor clamps and miscellaneous part that these equipment are installed to ceiling, ceiling often covers has the grid-like foundation structure of suspension, therefore also can allow multiple ceiling tiling plate and light source and HVAC relevant elements.The size of ceiling tiling plate unit 610 can be mated with standard suspended ceilings grid.For example, the unit 610 of 2 feet X2 feet can directly be coupled in the standard ceiling grid 612.Other are used for cabling options that ceiling installs and comprise that wire jumper from a unit to another unit is to realize Installation Flexibility.

In other embodiments, can also introduce tiling plate 500 and be used for floor components.Case design can have enough structural strengths forming floor unit, protruding pattern is arranged or even can be used as the building structure tiling plate of the flooring material that directly is suitable for just as used in the computer center for example.Perhaps, tiling plate 500 can be installed in the below of transparent or semitransparent floor unit, thereby provide illumination by these unit.For example, the combination of a plurality of these flat units can be used as dancing floor or operating room and scene and arrange, thereby multiple dynamic and entertainment effect is provided.

For ceiling embodiment is installed, all materials and structure preferably all are (the plenum rated) of anti-supercharging, and this is because the space of suspended ceilings top is generally used for air-treatment.Comprise that selected material dull and stereotyped and the wiring insulation should meet all requirements of fire-protection rating and can not discharge volatilization gas.

In addition, for high-capacity LED equipment or the concentrated occasion of using a lot of LED, radiator structure directly can be integrated in the slab construction.Radiator structure has a lot of embodiment.They can be the traditional cast form or metal fin and the fan and the suitable ventilation and the air flow passage of extrusion.Other structures comprise the liquid cooled system that can realize convection current, so that conduct heat and heat is shed from light source row.Other devices that are used to dispel the heat comprise thermoelectric cooling apparatus, for example utilize the cooling device of Peltier effect, and it can use electric energy to produce a side of cooling, thereby heat are dispersed into a side of " heat ".

Fig. 7 shows the track erecting equipment 700 of the plate 500 that is used to tile.Present embodiment relates to a kind of installation system, and it comprises the track that much tile plate 500 or flat unit can be linked together.As shown in Figure 7, can use identical track 700 as hanging or installation system.

With reference to Fig. 8, another aspect of the present invention relates to by the distribution between the direct connector 802 realization equipment between the tiling plate 500, and this principle is similar to building blocks.That is, modularization tiling plate 500 or flat unit can utilize machinery and electrical connector 802 to realize directly connected to each other.

With reference to Fig. 9, tiling plate 500 has magnet arrangement 900, tiling plate 500 can be linked together by the attractive force between the magnet arrangement 900.Flat board is should be enough light and be doped with ferrous material or magnet, thereby the coupling that can realize adjacent cells should be suitably arranged in its magnetic field.

With reference to Figure 10, Figure 10 has described and has utilized dual-purpose web member to connect and fixing tiling plate 500 or dull and stereotyped structure.In Figure 10, diamond and triangular element 1002 are to be used to interconnect the support of these tiling plates 500.The electricity that enlarged drawing illustrates between these tiling plates 500 is connected with data.

Figure 11 illustrates the calcspar of the common LUC208 that comprises LUC processor 1102 and power induction module 1114.As shown in figure 11, this power induction module 1114 and 1112 couplings of power supply input connecting circuit provide power by power output connecting circuit 1110 to the one or more lighting units with this LUC coupling then.This power induction module 1114 also provides one or more output signals 1116 to processor 1102, and processor provides and the relevant information of power induction to central controller 202 by connecting circuit 1108 then.

In aspect of LUC shown in Figure 11, whether power induction module 1114 any one in a plurality of lighting units that processing 1102 suitable only judgements and this LUC are coupled is consuming any power, and does not need the actual number of the unit of definite real power consumption or consumed power.According to one embodiment of present invention, whether the set of lighting unit that this judgement and this LUC are coupled is just in consumed power or do not have " scale-of-two " of consumed power to judge to have simplified identifier judgement/learning algorithm (for example, the algorithm that may be carried out by LUC processor 1102 or central controller 202).In other respects, power induction module 1114 and processor 1102 can roughly be determined the real power consumption of lighting unit at any special time at least.If the average power of known independent lighting unit consumption is a, then can know at any special time just in the number of unit of consumed power by real power measurement.This judgement will illustrate in other embodiments of the invention of great use below.

Figure 12 illustrates the example of a part of circuit embodiment that comprises the LUC of power induction module 1114 according to one embodiment of the invention.In Figure 12, power supply input connecting circuit is illustrated as positive terminal 1112A and ground connection terminals 1112B.Similar, export connecting circuit to the power of lighting unit and be illustrated as positive terminal 1110A and ground connection terminals 1110B.In Figure 12, power induction module 1114 is actual to be the current sensor that is inserted between the ground connection terminals 1110B of the ground connection terminals 1112B of power supply input connecting circuit and power output connecting circuit.Current sensor comprises sampling resistor R3, is used for producing sampled voltage according to the power that obtains from power output connecting circuit.Utilize operational amplifier U6 to amplify this sampled voltage then, thus the output signal 1116 that provides indicated power consuming to processor 1102.

In aspect embodiment illustrated in fig. 12 one, power supply

input connecting circuit

1112A and 1112B can provide the supply voltage of about 20V, power induction module 314 can be designed to produce output signal 316, and output signal 316 is obtaining about 2 volts/load current (for example 2V/A gain) for the lighting unit group with this LUC coupling.In other respects, processor 102 can comprise that the detection resolution rank is the A/D converter of about 0.02V, and when lighting unit is designed to each this lighting unit and is subjected to encouraging, can produce the electric current of about 0.1A, when any one unit in this group is subjected to encouraging, cause the minimum approximately output signal 1116 of 0.2V (according to above-mentioned 2V/A gain) (being differentiated by the A/D converter of processor easily).In other respects, measure the minimum quiescent current (cut-off current of lighting unit group in real time, there is not light source to be encouraged), can be power induction module 1114 design suitable threshold, thereby output signal 1116 can reflect when encourage one or more light sources to make lighting unit group consumed power owing to real truly.

As mentioned above, according to one embodiment of present invention, the output signal 116 that this LUC processor 1102 can monitoring power induction module 1114 provides, thereby whether judge the lighting unit group just in consumed power, and the indication in the use identifier judgement/learning algorithm is determined and the set of identifiers of the lighting unit group that this LUC is coupled.

With reference to Figure 13, utilize the support element 1302 that is embedded in the recessed zone 1304 can connect tiling plate 500 at the back to connect and interconnection tiling plate 500.Should recessed zone 1304 can help having the wiring or the distribution of the illuminator of lighting unit 100 as raceway groove.Magnification region illustrates the embodiment of support element 1302.This support forms simultaneously can provide the element that connects between interval, wall suspension and the adjacent flat bed board 500.Support 1302 can provide interval, installation and suspension and whole interior wire channels.Support 1302 can utilize one or more in these characteristics.

Under the situation that makes tile plate 500 and wall, floor, ceiling or other spaced surfaces, optical element can provide optical path on tiling backboard lateral edges, thereby formation illumination panel and realization are tiled " halo effect " of plate 500.This halation also can be realized by light-emitting component independently, thereby can realize independent control to anterior and backlight.This halo effect can use shadow shield or shaped profile to produce different illumination shape, for example has the diffuse material that fades even the simple sharp edge framework of variation on serrate, wavy, linear, the surface.

Can also realize aperture or framework effect by lighting unit different and independent control.Lines or abutment surface can be light belts, and this light belt can be used as the part that increases the weight of in tiling plate or panel grid or the pattern.Figure 14 illustrates the square tiling plate 500 by square lighting unit 1404 separation of independent control.Lighting unit 1404 can modularization or is made arbitrary shape, thereby can produce figure or graphical set arbitrarily.

In certain embodiments, the plate 500 that each can be tiled is divided into a plurality of independent shapes.Utilize the bottom grid of may command node, have enough illuminations each node can be illuminated to the degree of grid self resolution.In tiling plate 500, comprise that the arbitrary shape of polygon, circle and other any interlocking pattern groups can separated and independent control.

Shown in Figure 15 right-hand side,, can make it as lighting unit 100 or light source 1502 in the face of the plate with LED is installed on the edge at this shape center in order to reduce the number of the required light-emitting component of tiling plate 500.The light intensity that light source 1502 sends will progressively be decayed as the function from the distance of light source 1502.For more uniform illumination is provided, the shape of these tiling plate 500 inside can be caught and indirect illumination light, thereby for cover plate 1512 provides the surface of more even illumination, this cover plate 1512 is placed on the top that light source 1502 is put the zone.In Figure 15,, light is concentrated to the observer significantly for the observer illustrates a pyramid 1510.Brighter near the pyramid of this pyramid pedestal 1510 surface 1504 than the plane domain 1508 of more close light source 1502, this be because the incident angle of the light that light source 1502 sends make from become angle surface 1504 upwards the light ratio of reflection from the light more (towards just from the basic eyes of observing pyramidal spectators towards pyramid 1508 top-direction) of plane domain 1508 reflections.Shown in Figure 15 left-hand side, utilize this diffusion cover plate 1512, this effect can provide the very illumination of uniform strength from whole tiling plate 500.Therefore, Figure 15 illustrates and has and do not have diffusion cover plate 1512 and have the tiling plate 500 that illuminates inner edge.Note using pyramid element 1508 to light output channeling conduct, diffusion and homogenising.Diagonal line is cut apart for providing between the adjacent area, thereby it can provide the colour superimposition of eliminating or allowing adjacent part on differing heights.

Pyramid 1508 is simple shapes of realizing better light effect, but also can use other shape, and they may be more effective for the tiling plate 500 of different difference and different structure.Curve shape, particularly those given shapes that meet light distribution mathematical model can provide better homogeneity on whole distance.By 2 ^NdThe shape that the rank equation is represented, for example para-curve may be more suitable for the correcting feature into observer's eyes cremasteric reflex optical uniformity of tiling plate 500.

In certain embodiments, the surfacing of plate 500 inside that are used to tile can be coarse white surface, i.e. the Lambertian surface.The Lambertian surface is the surface with best roughness properties, therefore meets the cosine law of Lambert, and this law is pointed out will to change along with the cosine value of angle between this direction and this surface normal from the light that best diffusing surface reflects in any direction.Though the result be viewing angle how, the illumination on this surface is all identical.These combine with above-mentioned shape can provide the even illumination surface with the comfortable that is difficult to discover variation.

Certainly, in certain embodiments, needs multiple shape of use and material are realized the effect except that evenly throwing light on.A lot of difformities can provide variation, shade and texture, thereby realize the effect as the light embossment.For example, the transmittancy of inner structure, this inner reflection characteristic or cover plate 1512 by design tiling plate 500, the light intensity in tiling plate 500 specific regions be can change, thereby symbol, letter, numeral, identifier, character, pattern or other elements formed.

Attention is for example used surfaces such as pyramid 1508 in the inside of tiling plate 500, can form the space in the bottom, and this space can be used for hiding other parts of power supply and controller, connector peace bed board 500 systems.

The embodiment of Figure 15 shows the edge-illuminated system, also can use other structures of lighting unit to illuminate the inside of this tiling plate 500.They comprise the lighting unit 100 as light-emitting component of rule or irregular grid, columnar arrays, circular or other shapes.These elements can also provide constant color, and have the node that can independently control in these tiling plate 500 inside.

In these embodiments, circuit board can use white solder mask, with the reflection and the light output of maximization tiling plate 500.

The cover plate 1512 of Figure 15 is to be used to tile the example of diffusing panel of plate 500.For aesthetics and decorative purpose, these diffusing panels can be shaped or be engraved as multiple pleasant form.Thereby they can be to replace the modular unit that changes whole outward appearance or performance different themes each other.In the combination of CF, every kind of installation all is unique.For example use colored transparent such as silk screen or opaque coverture can realize more multiple-effect fruit.Access services such as this can be used for advertisement or information purpose, front portion, mark, for example phone or the call box of distribution or automatic vending machine and other have used the application of the artwork, symbol or demonstration.By at coloured figure back changes colour, the flash effect that can realize having translucent color.By using the modularization diffusing panel, can realize multiple color change effect then according to the color of material.

Figure 16 and 17 illustrate can be in very wide scope the texture and the shape of diffusion and diffraction light, they are included in this instructions scope.Cover plate 1600 can be in conjunction with figure and for example other elements such as the character and the artwork.In Escher or Penrose type pattern, can provide a lot of cycle shapes or acyclic embedding to decorate.Can in a lot of environment, arrange the tiling plate 500 of these textures and shape, for example cover an interior of building and an outside part, comprise wall, door, window, ceiling, floor, furniture, desk, shelf and other surfaces.

Figure 18 and 19 illustrates the diffusing surface that forms panel, uses traditional manufacturing technology to be easy to form and cast these panels.Wherein can be designed to tiling plate 500 concordant with a plane 1802, be attached to fully on the wall and do not interspace by the back side that makes the tiling plate, and keep outside the wiring of tiling plate and other mechanical aspects are exposed to, can be implemented in this multi-unit structure outside does not need framework.

Figure 20 illustrates the structure 2000 with regular grid form change color element 2002, the LED group that each change color element has all used red, green and blue look LED integrated.Certainly, also can use other led color.Light-emitting component can be coupled with the ASIC on integrated control, power supply and chip of communicating by letter or the circuit board back, thereby makes exploitation arbitrary shape structure all become very simple process.Figure 20 and 21 illustrates two kinds of different printed circuit board (PCB)s 2000,2100, has different intervals between their light-emitting component 2002,2102.Structure 2000 is 6 * 6 arrays or every square feet of 36 unit.Structure 2100 is 8 * 8 arrays or every square feet of 64 unit.This number can change according to specific application, before light-emitting component 2002,2102 is all filled in whole space fully, to this number without any restriction.These controlled tabula rasas can be made into Any shape.Each node all can independently be controlled, can control by addressing scheme such as for example DMX or the preferred in certain embodiments string illumination agreement of using other places herein to describe, wherein throwing light on each node of agreement according to this string can the serial received data and the first unmodified data element in this stream responded.In a particular embodiment, the RGB group is worked in coordination with and is arranged in independent encapsulation.When illumination component is placed this cell structure, can directly diffusing panel be placed this element top, can produce Any shape, symbol, character etc. by intensity and color to each grid elements creation signal, change grid elements.Embodiment is arranged in square pattern with a plurality of circuit boards 204 and covers to form tiling plate light source 500 with diffusing globe.In certain embodiments, control can be object-oriented control, for example with other places herein the software authoring system of describing is combined.In certain embodiments, creation can be how much creative methods, as described in hereinafter inciting somebody to action.Therefore, can represent the effect created in the software in structure 2000,2100, for example the Flash animation carries out diffusion by different diffusing panels to this effect then, final very joyful effect, for example color blast, rainbow chain, the tie-dye formula effect etc. of forming.These effects can comprise rolling text, figure, animation etc.In a lot of embodiment, can create effect in response to input signal, incoming video signal for example, each lighting unit 100 that wherein forms grid or array can be in response to the vision signal element, thus the pixel or the pixel portion of expression incoming video signal.

Other provides the method for tiling plate 500 to use edge light, and one of them embodiment has used the reflector shape of reflectivity downside or extrusion.

With reference to Figure 22, another embodiment 2200 uses different Physical layers to realize effect.This method is used the integral LED node 2204 with diffusing globe 2202.Use has the polygon PCB of white solder mask, and each node 2202 is positioned at the below of the projection on the diffuse material 2204.This effect is that a plurality of independently addressable may command nodes float in identical colour field coloured silk.Luminous node 2204 diffusing globe 2202 upward that is illustrated as small circular is luminous, and this diffusing globe has multiple shape and texture.The edge-lit unit can be luminous according to the horizontal direction of arrow shown in Figure 22.

With reference to Figure 23, Penrose tiling plate is one group of tiling plate, no matter use what these tiling plates, they can form irregular pattern.These patterns are periodic.The simplest group with two tiling plates of this characteristic is two rhomboids as shown in figure 23, and their each limits all are element length.By color control, the tiling surface with these shapes that is produced can have absorbing pattern.These patterns are that the tiling plate is arranged the arrangement of expiring this plane and forming according to the mode that does not have regular circulation pattern.The tiling plate group of identical appearance often can infinite loop, but can evenly not separate.These shapes are open in U.S. Patent No. 4133152, and this patent is combined in herein by reference, and it is called the tiling plate group that is used for covering surfaces.Other tiling plates comprise the general tiling plate that can form periodicity and aperiodicity tiling plane.These effects be based on how much and be coupled with for example medium (music, video, video and computer game, film etc.) other system.

There have been at present a lot of embodiment will have the lighting unit 100 of physical location and be used for the address of this lighting unit 100 and the multiple structural nexus of this lighting unit 100, this address can be the network address, unique identifier or a series of lighting units 100 of transfer control signal or the position in the lighting unit string each other, the structure of lighting unit 100 comprises that the tiling plate is the arrangement of multiple geometric configuration, there is also a desire for device and can create control signal to lighting unit.The example of this authoring system is based on the software authoring system, for example the COLORPLAY that provides of the Bostonian Color Kinetics in Massachusetts company ^TM

One embodiment of the present of invention relate to a kind of system and method that is used to produce control signal.To this control signal be described in conjunction with the creation light show and the demonstration of the lighting unit 100 that is used for multiple structure herein, be to be understood that control signal be used to control-can be to any system of this control signal response, no matter and this system is illuminator, lighting mains, lamp, LED, LED illuminator, audio system, ambiophonic system, aerosol producer, rain generator, Mechatronic Systems or other system.Show the dissimilar illuminators that to use control signal as U.S. Patent No. 6016038,6150774 and 6166496 described illuminators.

In certain computer is used, there is the display screen (can be personal computer screen, TV, lap top screens, portable screen, gameboy screen, computer monitor, flat-panel monitor, LCD display, PDA display screen or other displays) that is used to show certain class virtual environment usually.Usually the user in the real world can be around this display screen.The invention still further relates to the application program that in virtual environment, uses a computer and produce the control signal that is used for system, for example be arranged in the illuminator of real world, such as the lighting unit 100 that is arranged in above-mentioned multiple structure, these structures comprise linear structure, array, curvilinear structures, 3D structure and other structures, particularly comprise by the plate 500 that will tile being arranged as the structure that multiple 2 and 3 dimensional organization forms.

Embodiments of the invention have been described the method that is used to produce control signal, shown in the calcspar among Figure 24.The expression that provides or produce an image or image is provided this method, i.e. diagrammatic representation 2402.This diagrammatic representation can be for example paint, still image such as photo, the image that produced or show as static image.This still image is included in the image that shows on computer screen or other screens, even the image that is just constantly refreshing on screen.This still image can also be the hard copy of image.

Provide diagrammatic representation 2402 also to comprise the expression that produces image or this image.For example, use the processor executive software to produce diagrammatic representation 2402.The image that is produced can be or show as static state that perhaps this image also can be dynamic.Be used to produce the Flash5 computer software that the software example of dynamic image provides for Macromedia company.Flash5 is the widely used computer program that is used to produce figure, image and animation.Other useful products that are used to produce image comprise for example Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and AdobeLiveMotion.Much can be used for producing the program of static and dynamic image in addition.For example, the computer program of Microsoft's making is drawn.This software is used in the image that produces bitmap format on the screen.Other a lot of software programs can produce the image of bitmap, vectorial coordinate or other technologies.Also have a lot of programs can provide three-dimensional or the image of multidimensional more.For example the Direct X library of Microsoft can produce three-dimensional image.The output of any aforementioned software program or similar program all can be used as graphical representation 2402.In certain embodiments, graphical representation is corresponding to incoming video signal, and wherein each frame of video all is represented as diagrammatic representation.

In certain embodiments, can use the software of carrying out on the processor to produce diagrammatic representation 2402, but this diagrammatic representation 2402 does not show on screen.In one embodiment, algorithm can produce image or its expression, for example blast in the space.This blast function can produce an image, uses this image to produce described control signal herein then and this image shown or in fact is not presented on the screen.This image for example can show by lighting mains, rather than be presented on the screen.

In one embodiment, can produce by the program of carrying out on the processor or presentation video.In one embodiment, the purpose of the expression of generation image or this image provides the information of stipulating in the space.For example, producing image can define illuminating effect and how to pass in the space.For example this illuminating effect can be represented blast.This expression can begin to send white light in the grid corner of tiling plate 500, and this light begins to walk from this corner with certain speed (having speed and direction) then, and the color of this light can change along with the continuation of this effect propagation.In one embodiment, pictcure generator can produce function or algorithm.This function or algorithm can show incident, for example explode, thunderbolt, headlight, head lamp, train pass space or grid, light through space or grid, bullet and pass space or grid, spinning pinwheel around space or grid, rainbow chain or other incident through space or grid, sunrise.This function or algorithm can represent images, and for example light rotates in space or grid, photosphere resilience in space or grid, sound are reflected in the space or other images.This function or algorithm can also show effect or other effects that produces at random.Term " grid " comprises random two-dimensional to be arranged, and for example grid, array, dot matrix or similar surface comprise bending or curved arrangement, for example surround the wall in corner.Term " space " comprises any three-dimensional arrangement.

Referring again to Figure 24, illuminator inking device 2404 can be carried out other steps of described method and system.This illuminator inking device can produce CONFIG.SYS, configuration data or be used for other configuration informations of illuminator, for example the content of describing in conjunction with Fig. 1.

This illuminator inking device can representation system or make it and environment 100 in one or more positions connect, this system can be for example lighting unit 100, audio system or other system.For example, LED lighting unit 100 can interrelate with its position in the space.The position on the surface that is illuminated in one embodiment, also is believed to comprise in configuration file.This position that is illuminated the surface can also connect with lighting unit 100.In certain embodiments, the surface of being illuminated 107 can be required parameter, and it is important too to produce the lighting unit 100 that illuminates this surperficial light.Illuminate one when surperficial when lighting unit 100 plan, can provide illumination control signal to lighting unit 100.For example, when the specific part in the image request space that is produced changes tone, saturation degree or brightness, can provide control signal to illuminator.In this case, control signal can be controlled illuminator, thereby illuminates the surface 107 of being thrown light between can be in due course.This surface that is illuminated 107 can be positioned on the metope, and design can be positioned on the ceiling to the lighting unit 100 of these surface 107 projection lights.When surface 107 will be illuminated, configuration information can start lighting unit 100 made its driving or variation.

With reference to Figure 24, the configuration information that diagrammatic representation 2402 and illuminator inking device 2404 can be provided offers modular converter 2408, the informational linkage that positional information that this module provides inking device and diagrammatic representation provide, and be control signal with this information translation, for example be used for the control signal of lighting unit 100.Modular converter can transmit control signal then and for example arrive lighting unit 100.In certain embodiments, modular converter is the position of lighting unit 100 in environment with the location map in the diagrammatic representation, and is stored in the configuration file of this environment (following will the description).This mapping can be the mapping one to one to lighting unit in the environment 100 100 or lighting unit group of pixel in the diagrammatic representation or pixel groups.Also can be that pixel in the diagrammatic representation is to the mapping of the surface in the environment that is illuminated by lighting unit 100 107, polygon or object.Mapping relations can also be with the location map of vectorial coordinate information, wave function or algorithm and lighting unit 100.A lot of different mapping relations can be expected and be included in herein.

With reference to Figure 25, another embodiment of the calcspar of the method and system that is used to produce control signal has been described.Illumination supervision device 2502 is used to produce mapped file 2504, and this document can map the position in lighting unit 100 and the environment, the surface that this illuminator illuminates.Animating means 2508 produces the sequence of the graphic file that is used for animation effect.Modular converter 2512 will be used for the information of mapped file 2504 of lighting unit 100 and the graphical information in the graphic file connects.For example, the colouring information in the graphic file can be used for changing the color control signal of lighting unit 100 to produce similar color.The Pixel Information of this graphic file can be converted to the address information of lighting unit 100, this address information is corresponding to the pixel of being discussed.In certain embodiments, modular converter 2512 comprises look-up table, is used for content and the transfer algorithm that is applicable to animating means according to the illuminator configuration file, is specific illumination control signal with the particular graphic file information translation.Information after the conversion is sent in the playback instrument 2514, and this playback instrument is play this animation then and control signal 2518 is offered lighting unit 100 in the environment.

With reference to Figure 26, the figure shows the embodiment of configuration file 2600, show corresponding lighting unit 100 or other system and the specific factor of stored configuration information.Therefore, this configuration file 2600 identifier 2602 and the illuminator that can store each lighting unit 100 (can be (x, y, z) coordinate, polar coordinates, (x, y) coordinate etc.) in the required coordinate or the position 2608 in the mapped system of corresponding environment 100.Position 508 and other information and time correlation, so this configuration file 2600 comprises element of time 2604.This configuration file 2600 can also be stored the information of the position of being illuminated by this lighting unit 100 2610.This information comprises one group of coordinate, and perhaps it can be the sundry item in surface, polygon, object or the environment of being discerned.This configuration file 2600 can also be stored the information about the obtainable degree of freedom that is used for this lighting unit 100, for example the available color in the color gamut 2612, the usable intensity in the strength range 2614 etc.This configuration file 2600 also comprise with by the relevant information of other system in the environment of described control system control, the information of being correlated with etc. with the feature on surface 107 in the environment.Therefore, configuration file 2600 can be mapped as one group of lighting unit 100 condition that can produce in environment 100.

In one embodiment, utilize the program of carrying out on the processor can produce for example configuration information of configuration file 2600.With reference to Figure 27, this program can be moved on the computing machine 2700 with graphic user interface 2712, wherein can demonstrate the expression of environment 2702, the surface 107 or other key elements that lighting unit 100 are shown, are illuminated with graphical format.This interface comprises for example expression 2702 in space.Can in interface 2712, show light, the surface that is illuminated or the expression of other system then, then can be to the system assignment position.In one embodiment, position coordinates or location map table can be represented system, for example an illuminator.For example can also represent to produce the location map table for institute's illuminated surface.Figure 27 illustrates the space with lighting unit 100.In other embodiments, lighting unit 100 can be arranged on the outside surface of buildings, the window of buildings or the like.

Expression 2702 can also be used to simplify the generation of effect.For example, utilize the icon 2710 on the screen 2712 can represent one group of effect of storing.Utilize cursor or mouse can select the icon that explodes, this icon can point out the user to click the starting point and the end point of this blast in coordinate system.By vector in location in expression, the user can make blast begin at the angle on space 2702, and light and/or sound wave will be through this environmental disseminations.Utilize all that identified in the configuration file 2600 to be in the lighting unit 100 in precalculated position, can by illuminator and other for example system such as audio system in the space, plays blast and represents.

In use, as used herein control system can be used for according to offer computing machine 2700 the user information or be mated, provide information from lighting unit 100 to user or programmable device.The example how information is provided is to be combined on the computing machine 2700 with the user to produce computer animation.Lighting unit 100 can be used for producing one or more illuminating effects according to the demonstration on the computing machine 2,700 2712.This illuminating effect can produce a variety of different-effects, comprising: color change effect; Strobe effect; Flash effect; Collaborative illuminating effect; With for example video or the collaborative illuminating effect of other media of audio frequency; The swabbing effect that color colourity, saturation degree or intensity changed in a period of time; Produce ambient color; Fade; The effect of skimulated motion, for example the rainbow chain glistens and trails through the space sunrise, the plume of blast, other movement effects; And a lot of other effects.These effects that can produce almost are unlimited.Light and look are constantly around the user, and control or the illumination or the color that change in the space can change mood, produce atmosphere, reinforcing material or target, or produce other pleasant or useful effects.The user of this computing machine 2700 can observe these effects and revise them simultaneously on display 2712, thereby forms the feedback loop that allows the user to revise these effects easily.

In one embodiment, the information that is used to form image or expression that is produced can be offered a lighting unit 100 or a plurality of lighting unit 100.Then this information is sent to illuminator as the information that produces in the configuration file.For example, image can be illustrated in the blast that the upper right corner, space begins, and this detonation propagation is through this space.Space after it calculates along with the image propagates process can provide control signal to the illuminator in the corresponding space.When this image passed through the illuminated space of this illuminator projection light, this signal of communication can make illuminator produce the light with particular shade of color, saturation degree and intensity.One embodiment of the present of invention make by the illuminator projected image.Can come this image of projection by computer screen or other screens or projector equipment.In one embodiment, can use illuminator reset before this image or during, use screen to show this image.In one embodiment, can make sound or other effects and illuminating effect synergy.For example, the peak strength of propagating through the light wave in space can just in time be positioned at before the sound wave.Therefore, and then light wave is exactly sound wave through the space afterwards.This light wave can utilize illuminator to reset, and sound wave can utilize audio system to reset.This cooperation can produce the effect of passing the space, and perhaps they also can produce other multiple effects.

With reference to Figure 27, effect can be propagated by virtual environment, and this virtual environment is expressed as the 3D on the display screen 2712 of computing machine 2700.In certain embodiments, the vector or the plane that this effect simulation can be become move in the space in time.Therefore, all lighting units that are positioned in the real world on this effect plane can Be Controlled, thus the illumination that when the effect plane is propagated through the illuminator plane, can produce particular type.This can simulate in the virtual environment of display screen, drags this plane through time dependent a plurality of positions thereby the developer is held in the palm.For example, effect plane 2718 can be with vector 2708 motions through virtual environment.When effect plane 2718 arrived pyramid 2714, this pyramid can highlightedly be shown as the color of selecting from colour table 2704.Be in the real world and can in real world, throw light on same color to the lighting unit 100 on should pyramidal target.Certainly, this pyramid can be any structure of the illuminator on any target, plane, surface, the wall etc., thereby the 3D effect scope that allows to produce is for unlimited.

In one embodiment, send image information from central controller.This information can change before illuminator responds this information.For example, image information can indicating positions position in the mapping.Before this information is sent to illuminator, can collect all information of indicating in this location map.Can be the time or whenever the part of image is refreshed or At All Other Times the time, finishes this work whenever image refreshing.In one embodiment, can be to algorithm of information and executing of collecting.This algorithm is this information on average, calculate and select maximum information, calculate and select minimal information, calculate and select first quartile (quartile) in this information, calculate and select the 3rd quartile of this information, calculate and select the information of the most frequent use, calculate and select the integration of this information or other calculating of this information and executing.Thereby can even up the effect of illuminator according to this step of received information and executing.For example, in a refresh cycle, this information can repeatedly change the information in the mapping, and during value in projected light has the given refresh cycle, this effect looks best.

In one embodiment, can before responding information, illuminator change the information that sends to this illuminator.For example can before this information of transmission, change information format.Computing machine can send this information by USB port or other communication port, and when this information was sent to illuminator, the form of this information for example can be changed to illumination agreements such as DMX.In one embodiment, the communication port by computing machine, portable computer, notepad computing machine, personal digital assistant or other system sends information or control signal to illuminator or other system.This information or control signal can also be stored in storer, the electronic equipment, or can read after opposite.For example systems such as the iPlayer of Color Kinetic company produce and market and SmartJack system can be used for sending and/or the storage illumination control signal.

In one embodiment, a plurality of systems can get in touch with the location map epiphase, and these systems have shared location map table or these systems and can reside in independently in the band of position.For example, the position on the surface illuminated of first illuminator may intersect with second illuminator institute illuminated surface.These two systems can the information of any responds in them to sending to.In one embodiment, also can controlling alternately to two illuminators.Can use algorithm, function or other technologies to change the illuminating effect that is in the one or more illuminators in the interactive space.For example, if interactive space then can be revised tone, saturation degree or the brightness of this illuminator, to compensate this interaction area greater than half of the nonreciprocal space of illuminator.This technology can be regulated the general performance of this interaction area or adjacent area.

In one embodiment, illuminating effect can also combine with the acoustic phase of other adding, thereby strengthens illuminating effect.An example is so-called " warning red " sequence, wherein make " toot " the alarm song effect be used in combination with the lighting unit of the flash red that cooperates this sound.The two is strengthened mutually.The example of this effect cooperation uses low-frequency sound and passage of scintillation light to make the sound and the action of earthquake in addition.The action of this light and sound can be used for direction indication.

In one embodiment, show lamp with two dimension or plane angle.So just can be in the plane indication lamp, wherein this lamp and a plurality of pixel interrelate.Can use the standard computer graphics technology to come manufacturing effect then.Between can using animation and even tool master produce illuminating effect.Macromedia Flash can come together to make animation on the webpage with the low resolution draughtsmanship.Flsh uses simple vectorial draughtsmanship, therefore is easy to make animation.This vector representation is for for example being used for using very effective by the stream of network transmission animation on the internet.Use similar technology also can produce animation, by with Pixel Information or vector information is mapped to pixel or vector can obtain illumination command, this pixel or vector are corresponding to the position of lighting unit in the coordinate system of a certain environment 100.

For example, the animation window of computing machine 2700 can indication lamp space or other environment.Pixel in this window can perhaps can produce the average image of low resolution according to higher resolution image corresponding to the lamp in this space.In this manner, when respective pixel or neighbor connection, the lamp in this space also will be excited.Owing to can utilize digital control information to produce the color of any needs based on the LED lighting engineering, referring to United States Patent (USP) 6016038,6150774 and 6166496, so this lamp can accurately reproduce the color in the original image.

Utilize some examples of the effect that system and method for the present invention produces to include, but are not limited to: blast, color, under water effect, turbulent flow, change color, flame, guided missile, tracking, space rotation, shape motion, Tinkerbell formula shape, lamp moves in the space and a lot of other effects.Any one can be stipulated by parameter in these effects, and for example frequency, wavelength, ripple are wide, peak-to-peak measured value, speed, inertia, friction force, speed, width, rotation, vector etc.In these effects any one can with other effect for example sound be used in combination.

In computer mapping technology, antialiasing is the technology that is used for removing the staircase effect of imaging, wherein draws the edge and has resolution limit.When showing very narrow candy strip on TV, will see this staircase effect.When lines during near level, the edge will show similarly be ant creeping the same.According to similar methods, when having this effect effect action, can provide comparatively mild transition thereby can control illumination.Can modification such as effect parameters such as wavelength, amplitude, phase place or frequency, thus realize better effect.

For example, with reference to Figure 29, a plurality of circles in the synoptic diagram 2900 are represented the variation that single source 2904 is passed in time.For the effect of " traversing " lamp, only need to use simply step function, thereby when this lamp of waveform process, make this lamp pulsation.But under the situation of not considering width, this effect almost is sightless.Therefore this effect preferably has width.If but this lamp is only at the step function opened of section sometime, the effect that then shows only is that very coarse perverse purpose changes, this effect needs in some cases, but the effect that moves within a certain period of time for needs (promptly, have the identical speed relevant with these effects), then can be non-normal condition.

Waveform 2902 shown in Figure 29 has the shape corresponding to this variation.Visual convolution when in fact, it is waveform 2902 these spaces of propagation process.For example this waveform that forms of blast can be through a plurality of points in the space, increases of starting from scratch of the intensity of these points, and its tone or saturation degree also may respective change, will produce the more true effect that this effect is moved like this.At some point, along with the number and the density increase of lamp, this space will become the expansion of screen and a plurality of big sparse pixels will be provided.Even utilize less relatively lighting unit 100, this effect also can be used as the demonstration similar to large screen display.

These effects have motion and the direction that interrelates, i.e. speed.Other physical parameters also can be described to provide physical parameter, for example friction force, inertia and momentum.Except these, effect also has specific track.In one embodiment, each lamp all has expression, and this expression has provided the attribute of this lamp.This lamp represents to adopt for example form of 2D position.Lighting unit 100 can have all the different degree of freedom (for example xyz-rpy) or their combination of distribution.

Listed herein technology is not limited to illumination.Can also pass through these signals of other device transmission according to its position, for example special-effect equipment such as pyrotechnics, smell produce equipment, smog device, bubble machine, movable machinery, sound device, the sound effect that moves or other system in the space.

Other embodiment of the present invention will illustrate in Figure 30 that Figure 30 comprises process flow diagram 3000, have a lot of steps that are used to produce control signal.At first, in step 3002, the user can visit the such graphic user interface of display 2712 as shown in figure 27.Then, in step 3003, the user can utilize graphic package or similar program to produce image on display.This graphical representation is environment such as room, space, wall, buildings, surface, object for example, are furnished with lighting unit 100 in this environment.In conjunction with Figure 30, the structure of supposing the lighting unit 100 in this environment be known and for example be stored in form or configuration file 2600 in.Certainly only by knowing the ordinal position of lighting unit 100, for example according to the position in the lamp string of string shape lamp agreement (this agreement also can by the grid arrangement bunchiness being formed grid) according to particular order, can storage class like information.Then, in step 3004, the user can be from for example selecting an effect the effect menu.In one embodiment, this effect can be the color of selecting from palette.This color can be the colour temperature of white.This effect can be other effects of describing herein.In one embodiment, can produce image 3003 by executive routine on processor.This image can be presented on the computer screen then.When selecting a color from palette in step 3004, the user can select the part of this image in step 3008.This can realize that wherein this cursor is positioned on the required part of this image by using cursor on the screen in graphic user interface, uses mouse to select this image section then.After selecting certain part of image, can be illumination control signal with the information translation of this image section in step 3010.This can comprise that the form that changes bit stream is other information with this information translation maybe.The information of making this image can be divided into a plurality of colors, for example the red, green and blue look.Can also this information be offered illuminator according to the red, green and blue chrominance signal that for example separates.In step 3012, this signal can also be sent in the illuminator as composite signal.This technology is very useful for the color that changes illuminator.For example, can be in graphic user interface show palette, this palette can show up to a million kinds of different colours.The user may wish to change into the illuminating color in space or other zones dark blue.In order to realize this task, the user can utilize mouse to select this color from screen, and the illumination in the space will be changed into and the color of this user-selected screen portions is complementary.Usually the information on the computer screen is usually represented by red, green and blue look statuette.For example the LED system that is disclosed in the US patent 6016038,6150774 and 6166496 can comprise red, green and blue look illumination component.With the information translation on the screen is that the switch process of control signal can be a format change, thereby makes this illuminator understand these orders.But in one embodiment, the information of these independent illumination components or rank can be identical with the information that is used to produce Pixel Information.Thereby can accurately reproduce the Pixel Information in the illuminator.

Utilize described technology herein, comprise be used for judging illuminator in the technology of the position of environment, to be used for the technology (comprising time and how much effects) of the effect of simulated environment and to be used for the illuminator environment mappings be the technology of virtual environment, can simulate the effect of infinite range in the environment of infinite range.These effects are not limited to the effect that can produce in pros or rectangular display, plate 500 for example tiles.On the contrary, for example illuminator can also be arranged in line, string, curve, polygon, taper, cylindrical, cube, sphere, semisphere, nonlinear organization, cloud and arbitrary shape and the structure, in virtual environment, simulate these illuminators then according to the position of these illuminators in selected coordinate system.Therefore, illuminator can be arranged in any environment inside or outside in or on, these environment comprise room, space, building, family, wall, target, product, retail shop, vehicle, steamer, aircraft, swimming pool, hot spring district, hospital, operation room or other positions.

In certain embodiments, illuminator can interrelate with the coding that is used for computer utility, thereby can revise or produce this computer utility coding with the control illuminator.For example, can use object-oriented programming technique to increase attribute with the form of computer code as object, these attributes can be used for managing the action of illuminator.Object-oriented technology is well known in the art, has illustratedly in the article " object-oriented programming introduction " that Timothy Budd is shown, and the full content of this article all is combined in herein by reference.Be to be understood that and use other programming technique to instruct the illuminator synergetic computer should be used for illumination that object-oriented programming can realize described method and system as well known to a person skilled in the art a kind of in the multiple programming technique.

In one embodiment, the developer can make the target in illuminator input end and the computer utility connect.For example, the developer has the introduction of lighting unit 100, and this introduction is added in the coding structure or target of application target.This target comprises multiple attribute, for example position, speed, color, intensity or other values.The developer can be with the example of lamp as the target with computer utility coded format.For example, this target can be the vector that has a plurality of attributes in object-oriented computer animation program or the entity simulator program, and this attribute can be for example direction and speed.The example of lighting unit 100 as the computer utility target can be added, this illuminator can have a lot of attributes, for example intensity, color or multiple effect.Therefore called should the vector target time when the incident that occurs in the computer utility, the thread that moves in this program can obtain to encode and be used as the input of this illuminator processor.This illumination can accurately show solid, layout, locus, shows the value of attribute or feature, or the indication of other elements or target is provided.

With reference to Figure 31, in an embodiment of the illuminator of networking in accordance with the principles of the present invention, network transmitter 3102 provides the network information to lighting unit 100.In this embodiment, lighting unit 100 can comprise input port 3104 and output port 3108.This network information can be offered first lighting unit 100, this first lighting unit 100 can be read the information that is used for its addressing, and the remainder of this information is offered next lighting unit 100.Those skilled in the art should know that system has also comprised other network topology structures in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

With reference to Figure 32, process flow diagram 3200 shows the step that is used to realize collaborative method of throwing light on.In step 3202, for example object-oriented programming technique of timer utilization is encoded to the computer utility target.In step 3204, timer generates a plurality of examples in a plurality of targets in this application each.In step 3208, timer joins lamp in one or more targets of this application as an example.In step 3210, timer provides by using the thread of coding operation.In step 3212, timer provides thread, thereby obtains the illuminator input coding from the target with the such example of lamp.In step 3214, the input signal that will obtain in step 3212 offers illuminator, thereby this illuminator can respond the coding that obtains from computer utility.

According to the coding that is used for computer utility, utilize this object-oriented light input that is input to lighting unit 100, can make that the virtual world target of a lot of illuminating effects and computer utility interrelates in the real world.For example, in for example polygon explodes the animation of such effect, lamp effect and this polygonal blast are combined, for example sound, flicker, action, vibration and other transient phenomenas.In addition, lighting unit 100 also comprises other effect equipment, and for example sound generating apparatus, action generation equipment, fog machine, system rain machine or other can produce the equipment of the indication relevant with this target.

With reference to Figure 33, process flow diagram 3300 shows lighting unit 100 in expression on the virtual environment of computer screen and the actual environment or the collaborative illumination step between one group of lighting unit 100.In certain embodiments, the program coding that is used to control lighting unit 100 has on this machine independent operating and the thread of control signal is provided.In step 3302, this program begins this thread.In step 3304, this thread as far as possible often passes a series of virtual lamps, i.e. lamp in the object representation virtual environment in the program coding.In step 3308, thread carries out the 3-d mathematics computing, to judge the true lighting unit of in this environment which 100 near the reference point in the real world (for example selected surperficial 107), with this true lighting unit 100 as the reference point in the target coordinate system in the virtual environment of computer representation.Therefore, (0,0,0) position can be the position in the true environment, also can be the point (for example display center) on the display screen on the display of computer utility.In step 3310, coding is mapped to the real world that comprises lighting unit 100 with virtual environment, thereby makes the relation of the relation of the outer event of computer screen and reference point and the reference point on virtual target and the computer screen the same.In certain embodiments, this virtual world is two-dimentional, thereby can utilize the two dimension target in the virtual environment to show this two dimension real world grid, for example the grid that is formed by tiling plate 500.In other cases, virtual world is represented the objective in the real world, for example space or polygon.This objective comprises the target that is formed by plate 500 things such as two dimension target such as grade that for example tile.

In step 3312, the interface that the main frame of this method can be provided for shining upon.As below with as described in the Directlight API that describes, can utilize the function of for example " throwing all lamps " to realize this mapping function, described " throwing all lamps " functional utilization for example asks simple user interfaces such as dragging the interface that the lamp of real world is shone upon.In certain embodiments, the layout of these lamps unlike these lamps towards surperficial even more important.This surface is meant the surface in illumination or the light reflected back environment, so it is for the most important surface of mapping program.This mapping program can shine upon the position of these surfaces rather than illuminator, and perhaps it can shine upon position and this lip-deep light of this illuminator simultaneously.

The system that is provided for the coding of collaborative illumination can be any suitable computing machine, and it can programme and comprise processor, operating system and storer, and this storer is used to store the file of needs execution, can be database for example.

Each real lighting unit 100 all has a plurality of attributes that are stored in the configuration file.An example of the structure of this configuration file has been shown among Figure 26.In these embodiments, this configuration file comprises several data, for example the identifier number of the position of the position of the number of lamp, each lamp, lamp output or direction, the number of greyscale levels (brightness) of lamp, one or more attributes and much other attributes.By changing the coordinate in the configuration file, the lamp in the real world can be mapped in the virtual world that shows on the screen, make it can reflect event in the virtual environment.Therefore, the developer can make time-based effect, for example blast.In the coding that interrelates with a plurality of apply properties, an effect banks can be arranged.For example comprise blast, rainbow, color chain, fade in and fade out etc.The developer is added in these effects on the virtual target in the application.For example, when blast was finished, lamp disappeared in display, reflect with configuration file in the destruction of the target that interrelates of lamp.

In order to simplify configuration file, can use multiple technologies.In certain embodiments, can use according to tactic a plurality of hemisphere camera successively as having the benchmark of reduction coefficient, thereby these lamps are carried out triangulation, thereby can under the situation of the position of not measuring these lamps, produce configuration file automatically.In certain embodiments, configuration file can be keyed in or is input in the graphic user interface, this interface can be pulled to the light source holder on the environment representation.The developer can generate a configuration file, and this configuration file can be complementary equipment with the true arrangement in the true environment.For example, when lighting unit being pulled in this environment, program can interrelate virtual lamp in the program and the true lamp in this environment.The U.S. Patent application No.09/616214 that name is called " system and method that is used for creating illumination sequence " has comprised the example that helps the lamp Authoring program of illumination arrangement.Color Kinetic company also provides suitable creation and configurator, is called " ColorPlay ".

The implementation of creation coding will will be described in detail below among the Directlight API that describe.Directlight API is an example of timer interface, and it can make timer that illuminating effect is attached in the program.Object-oriented programming only is an example that is used in conjunction with the programming technique of illuminating effect.Illuminating effect can also be attached in any programming language or the programmed method.In object-oriented programming, timer is often simulated 2D or 3d space.

In above-mentioned example, the position of using lamp to indicate the light that can produce hope or have the target of lamp attached thereto.Can use this lamp by a lot of other kind methods.Lamp in the illuminator can be used for a variety of purposes, the incident in for example instruct computer application (for example recreation) or the rank or the attribute of indicating target.

Known that computer screen or similar mechanism can be used for representing the configuration of lighting unit 100 in the environment, the expression of these lighting units 100 can be linked with the target in the object-oriented program, this object-oriented program can produce the control signal that is used for lighting unit 100, this lighting unit 100 is corresponding to incident of representing in the virtual world and attribute, therefore the control signal that is appreciated that lighting unit 100 not only can interrelate with the diagrammatic representation for creation light show purpose, can also interrelate with the diagrammatic representation that produces for other purposes such as for example entertainment purposes, also can interrelate, and can utilize the lighting unit 100 in the environment to show with other signals and data source that can graph-based.For example, can the music graph-based be come out by the graphic equalizer that shows on display, this display for example can be consumer appliances display or computer display screens.According to the mode of creation performance in the software authoring tools, the diagrammatic representation of this music can be converted to the creation signal that is used for lighting unit 100 then.Therefore, utilize to above-mentioned similar signal generating mechanism and addressing and collocation mechanism and any signal or information translation that can graph-based can be the expression on the lighting unit 100, this addressing and collocation mechanism can be converted to the real-world locations of lighting unit 100 coordinate in the virtual environment.For example, on tiling plate 500 arrays in the room for example, can be showed as graphical data by the thing that signal source 124 is responded to, perhaps be expressed as colour any.For example, plate 500 becomes redness with heating if ambient temperature than higher, then tiles, if if or the stock market raise then become blue or the like.

An example that can be converted to the expression of the control signal of lighting unit 100 is that computer game is represented.In computer game, there is display screen (can be personal computer screen, TV screen, lap top screens, hand-held set, gameboy screen, computer monitor, flat-panel monitor, LCD display, PDA display screen etc.) will represent some similar virtual world usually.This demonstration is flat can to comprise diagrammatic representation, thereby target, incident and the attribute behind the coding can be embodied as the program code that is used to play.The coding that is used to play can add the illumination control signal to lighting unit 100, thereby can be on screen incident in the graph-based recreation, then the figure on the screen is converted to corresponding illumination control signal, for example represents in the real world game events or the signal of attribute, the passage of scintillation light that is used to explode.In a lot of recreation, can utilize the lamp array, plate 500 arrays that for example tile come out the target direct representation in the recreation; For example can on the wall of buildings and sidewall, play games " pong ", utilize tiling plate 500 expression recreation key element, for example control lever and " balls " this moment.

For in conjunction with configuration Fig. 8 explanation, that have electrical connection between the adjacent cells, these connections can be used for setting up near and geometry.The total figure that can be used for the system that produces then utilizes this total figure to create and passes a plurality of tiling plate 500 effects.With reference to Figure 34, if tiling plate A link with tiling plate B or is connected, and the plate B that tiles is connected with the plate C that tiles, then we just can obtain three established each other total topology or the tiling plate of relation.This can finish automatically by system, and this system can be according to type or the specific tiling plate of unit identification.Can store or represent this information by memory component, perhaps utilize the circuit wire jumper represent identifier or resistance to store or represent this information.Therefore, each tiling plate 500 or panel component know all whom their adjacent part is, which tiling plate 500 is in the light-emitting component network, and in each tiling plate what are arranged, and so just make position that system knows each controllable light-emitting component there.And then can realize total system is realized effect or imaging as an integral unit.

In this implementation, each plate 500 that tiles has unique ID or represents the ID of these tiling plate 500 types.This tiling plate can be a kind of in the polytype.When adjacent tiling plate realizes that by edge connection portion edge-edge is electrically connected, information exchange routine will occur and realize communication between these tiling plates, and realize their information transmission each other.This is closely similar with the agreement of being followed when equipment is connected with computer network.In order to determine whole topology, need carry out a series of communications to the next one until central controller from a tiling plate or panel.Two types tiling plate 500, triangle and square have been shown among Figure 34.Adjacent flat bed board 500 is electrically connected, thereby can utilize serial protocol to realize information transmission and low cost (overhead) communication of a unit to next unit.Connection between the tiling plate can make communication path can determine the configuration of whole device.Known adjacent part peace bed board type can clearly provide the layout of two abutment structures.As long as know the connection geometric relationship, plural adjacent part can also be arranged.Works at the Kelly of Massachusetts technical school Heaton, for example be submitted in " physical picture element " built in 2000 6 monthly plans that are with medium art that designs school and science, having described the aspect of network self-configuration that is used to produce physical picture element, should " physical picture element " be that this is the subject that requires of master's degree.

Other application of this tiling plate 500 are to ice the equipment that use at subglacial arena, class center at the ice rink that comprises ice sculpture or other as mentioned above.These tiling plates can be layered on subglacial.In order to protect these tiling plates, use sealant or transparent protective coating to prevent the infringement of sealing and by the infringement of people or vehicle weight to these unit.Because water layer is added in this rink and is positioned at these top, unit, so the light diffusion that tiling plate 500 can be sent of these ice.

In case ice exists, therefore skater on ice or other sensing apparatus on the stilt need be connected to positioning system judge the skater or for example other Artifacts such as pinch roller utilize light in this position of whole time tracking then in absolute position on ice.Like this, the skater just can the time depict multiple shape and certain effects in skating, and for example the twilight sunset of light or color change and moving can be realized " hangover " effect of moving.For Ice Capade etc., can use the demonstration of lamp as multiple theme, these themes comprise patriotic theme or with the relevant theme of characteristic of ice incident, i.e. Cinderella, Winnie-the-pooh etc.

Can also use other detection mode to detect and whether have people or staff or arm or instrument, and by responding to approaching next " announcement " image of described arm or instrument.For example,, disclose lighting pattern, just as you throw off surface covering simply along with arm moves from the teeth outwards.Though use liner or this liner to move from the teeth outwards possibly, but requirement can not contact.For example, as the existence of the instrument of broom with near can being detected, and can when it is very approaching, can make light-emitting component luminous.Can detect the motion of this action and the sequential that speed " is opened " with lighting pattern below adjusting.This carries out motion tracking and indication during being used in dancing, motion etc.Color can processedly must can be selected by other startups or telltale as canvas in this surface.Can also add the twilight sunset effect, thereby make this motion have " tail ".

Any display mode of the usually above-mentioned plate 500 that is used to tile can combine with induction installation (electromagnetism, IR, wireless, electric capacity, visible light, Hall effect, sound etc.) to trigger effect or to make effect and the amplitude or the position of the signal sensed interrelate.Motion just can trigger a lot of effects through the people of wall, floor or ceiling.According to also can be used for to the information that arrives of illumination inductive coupling of a lot of principle work near detecting device.According to the frequency and the amplitude of music signal (responding system), music also can provide and the coupled illumination effect, and the script effect that perhaps can trigger regulation makes itself and music synchronous then.

Sound effect normally realizes by microphone, and this microphone is directly controlled according to the function of amplitude and changed lighting pattern or sequential.The effect of more complexity all is based on the effect in time and space, and they and music or audio frequency are worked in coordination with and realized effect or perform.

Be used for the optical sensor or the more simple photoelectric sensors such as for example TAOS sensor of measure ambient light by coupling, additional detected can be regulated light output according to the function of surround lighting.Controller uses this information correspondingly to make the integral illumination deepening or changes color or colour temperature then.Even the image of passage of time or sky also can be used, and panel can be used for mating this color.

Even can on the floor, produce virtual sky light, ceiling no longer is the roof in this space at this moment.Tiling plate light source can be used to realize virtual sky light ^TMOr virtual window ^TMEtc. notion, wherein you can only have a very cheap camera (even cheap webcam is just enough) to point to the outside of buildings, and utilize standard time or real-time imaging to provide a virtual window, this imaging does not need to realize very high-resolution window, but need to give a kind of sensation of people, allow them know what the outside is now, or even the shade of the thing of the motion of cloud or other processes.This VS or VW can also be based on non-induction system, and it only has simple dim light style interface, or are similar to the such interface of ColorDial that the Bostonian Color Kinetics company of Massachusetts provides.

Other controls of the present invention comprise the set of the reduction coefficient that is used to make light deepening and calibration, can be in factory in controller storage, set and these contents of programming, or be set to this tiling plate light source by dimmer switch or PC interface or other similar devices by the user.

Tiling plate 500 can have Any shape, comprises other shapes such as arbitrary shape, polygon, square, rectangle, triangle, circle, ellipse, rhombus, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon.

It is conceptive that above-mentioned great majority explanation all concentrates on the two-dimensional shapes that is used for panel or tiling plate 500, but these elements can be 3D's or form any 3D shape.Also a lot of object polygons be can form, pyramid, tetrahedron, dodecahedron, parallel pipe etc. and any 3D shape comprised.

The present invention includes the physical form and the independent addressing of light source and control the combination of the each several part of this light source, thereby in room or space, reach specific illuminating effect.The invention still further relates to the method for structure light source or display body, it has used the assembly that interlocking is that connect, similar in fact (similar), repeat, and the interlock mechanism of this assembly can realize physical strength and electrical connection simultaneously.The exploitation of the geometry of the repetitive component that the invention still further relates to interlocks connects is to realize the accurate location of light source.The physical form that the invention still further relates to display body and independent addressing are also controlled the combining of ability of the each several part of this display body, thereby realize general illuminating effect.

Shown in Figure 35,36 and 37, spheroid 3500 is specific and representational shapes, and the interlocking of at first having made the 2D triangle connects design, when this design is connected with other plates of same design and interlocks, has just formed spheroid 3500.Though this spheroid 3500 is not desirable solid (referring to following), utilizes this principle and can make proportional moulding and a lot of shape according to blocking element.

Can use the mechanical connection that has utilized rigid support and securing member that a plurality of forming board elements are fixed together, also can use electrical connection, perhaps adjacent panels be welded together and also can make a lot of less shapes keep enough connections.In this case, each plate all is the lighting unit that can independently control and network.This control can be finished by the independent control on each plate, and this controller can use existing microprocessor or integrated control chip, has for example used the Chromasic chip of the string illumination agreement of ColorKinetics.

Other shape comprises cube, octahedron, water chestnut side's dodecahedron, pyritohedron, deltohedron, tetartoid, tetrahedron, diakisdodecahedron, five jiao of 30 octahedron, tetartoid, folk prescription 30 octahedrons, hexoctahedron, tetrahexahedron, tristerahedron, trioctahedron and hextetrahedron.In these shapes each all has the advantage that can be formed by the simple geometric element, and these geometric elements can be designed as the circuit board component of be used to throw light on control and illumination.Also disclose a lot of desirable solids, they are that the surface is the polyhedron of regular polygon, this means that they have identical support and angle.As shown in figure 38, five kinds of these class polyhedrons are only arranged.

In different embodiment, by using a plurality of sensing elements, can also improve interconnecting with modularization, these sensing elements can be calibrated (co-align) by proximity each other.The induction coupling uses the AC signal to offer transformer similarly, and this transformer can be used for providing for example electric power of 12VAC from an element to another.Similar, can be on power signal superposition of data, be connected with power thereby produce multiplexed data.This is multiplexed also can and to use multiplexed data and the DC electric power realizes by the direct electrical connection between these elements.This notion is similar to Color Kinetics iColor MR product, but tiling plate 500 is very different with lamp on appearance factor.

Even more simply, the communication between the unit can realize that with the adjacent panels alignment, optical coupling element can make data flow to next unit from a unit by optics (for example visible light or IR) device.In the method, on multiple panel, can realize collaborative widely and synchronization pattern.Another method is to use the RF technology, thereby makes a lot of panel wireless connections etc.

This instructions comprises the method that information is transmitted between module.This is also relevant with fabric.In Figure 39, and a plurality of pieces that have a numbering (1,2 ..., N) in each all represent to have a plurality of may command nodes tiling plate 500 of (for example RGB or RGBW and control chip).Can use network, for example Ethernet connects a lot of hub or router, and each of these hub or router is connected with a lot of tiling plates 500 again then.According to this with different levels method, provide control data stream from processor, computing machine or controller to hub, obtain their information then, and this information is offered lighting unit 100 and node in the tiling plate 500.This is opposite with video screen, and this video screen receives whole video signal, and takes specific part in this signal to show.

With reference to Figure 40, the present invention uses the conceptive simpler but method of faster speed, and this method has been used high-speed serial bus 4002.This bus 4002 can be the high speed versions of FireWire.Connection between the tiling plate 500 can be wireless, for example bluetooth or any other known wireless connections agreement.

With reference to Figure 41, in some embodiments of the invention, can use multiple mounting structure.In the embodiment of Figure 41, can select to surface 4104 distance L 4108 light source 4102, thereby make overlapping minimizing between the light that light source 4102 sends, and make the overlay area maximum.As shown in figure 41, this distance is the function of the beam angle of LED4102.Thereby it is most of overlapping to need chosen distance 4108 to eliminate on certain percentage, or framework or shell are provided between adjacent illumination component.As shown in Figure 41, relevant with distance with beam angle function is the trigonometry value.If the half-angle scope is the distance between α and the adjacent LED is L, then the light beam that sends from the adjacent LED distance of joining is L/ (2tan (α)).This is an ideal distance.But, because absorb, reflection and other optical characteristics, having proved needs slight another a side of regulating this distance to this distance, thus the acquisition optimum efficiency.

With reference to Figure 41, LED defines the pattern that is produced with the degree of closeness on surface.Figure 41 illustrates the effect of the distance generation of a row light emitting diode 4102 and diffusing surface 4104.If LED4102 is too near to this surface,, will produce a string point then according to the diffusive properties on this surface 4104.If too far away, the then overlapping adjacent light source that will cause is mixed.At last, in the rightest diffuser position that there is shown, the point that the light that send corresponding to adjacent light source this position is met.

In common embodiment, light source 4102 does not have best light beam, for example has whole light an angle, but along with the angle increase has not just had.But the quick decay of light is normal, and the angle of utilizing light to reduce to its center intensity one half usually defines beam pattern and angle.

Other can prevent that mechanical hook-up overlapping and that increase light output possibly from being to be used to make each light source 4102 mechanical isolation each other, just as the mechanical hook-up that is used for incubation diffuse illumination device.Can use thin material and very little offset or dish, thereby preventing that mechanical part is listed as by diffusing device reveals.

With reference to Figure 42, show the light source 4102 that observes directly without any the diffuse material that inserts.Figure 42 is mounted in the visual image of the LED4102 in the regular array on the plate 4202.Wherein do not use diffusing device.As in this image as can be seen, light source 4202 looks it is a bright luminous point.Each light source can be by independent control, thereby perhaps they can be done same thing synchronously simultaneously.Show towards the LED of outside capable at the top of Figure 42; There is not material to stop spectators' light path.In the image of bottom, four 1 square plate is shown, each plate is in 8 * 8 (64) grids of RGB led light source.

With reference to Figure 43, in certain embodiments, diffusing surface 4104 light source 4102 relatively tilts.In Figure 43, diffusing surface 4104 be between light source and the observer the front of LED4102.Diffusing surface has certain angle with respect to LED.As shown in figure 43, along with the variation of distance, luminous point becomes visible and merges with adjacent luminous point.If merge too closely, then adjacent light source is overlapping with the color that produces, and is difficult to distinguish the generation of light source and blend of colors this moment.Under the situation of distinguishing color, can cause the reduction of resolution---this and the fuzzy non-focusing image similarity that takes place.This example can be used for during some uses, wherein wish between the different luminous points transition to some extent and fuzzy region that resolution is reduced as effect.

With reference to Figure 44, light source 4102 can use different structure and surface.In Figure 44, from left to right show and the surface 4104 LED elements 4102 that contact.Embedding feature in this diffuse material forms the shape with this LED coupling.No matter LED is standard 5mm (T1-3/4) packing, SMT or other power supplys packing, this point all is genuine.Coupling has closely reduced reflection loss, also can add the optical gel material to eliminate or optical loss is minimized.

In the embodiment of Figure 44, the material that is used to form shape has common optical properties, can be with light output the carrying out shaping of a series of arbitrary sources 4102.In embodiment 4408, this forming materials is a planar surface.In embodiment 4410, material 4104 is an optical lens.In embodiment 4412, because light and the interaction that changes distance, the surface of waviness forms multiple pattern and shape.In embodiment 4414, can be in distance L ED light source certain distance this shape of adjusted or any other shape.This adjustment structure can be multiple mechanical hook-up a kind of who is used for regulating or set this distance.There is shown simple screw 4418, therefore when turning this screw 4418, this material moves distance L ED plate nearer or farther.This adjustment structure can also be a breech lock, and zigzag structure or other are used for the structure of adjustable range and height, and this zigzag structure can cooperate with mechanical detent or zigzag physical construction.

With reference to Figure 45, much be used for the embodiment of the fixing and mounting structure of light source of the present invention shown in it, these structures can be fixed to led module on the surface.Embodiment among Figure 45 only is the signal to general fixed sturcture, and nonrestrictive.This example can't limiting material or surperficial device connected to one another.In embodiment 4502, when the widget on the side is pressed in the circular port the panel from the panel top, these parts will be locked in this hole.The sectional view that connects the cable of a plurality of modules shown in the figure, this cable is linked next module in mode continuously from a module, and is connected in the module through insulation displacement device (IDC type).This module 4505 has the very little plane auricle (tab) 4506 that is connected with its side, and this plane auricle 4506 is an one with this package combination, and is used as the zone that presses solidly of screw, nail bail or other fixtures.In embodiment 4508, fixedly have the less independent flat dough sheet of counterpart from the teeth outwards, this module is embedded in the top of this individual sheets.In embodiment 4510, this embodiment is similar to embodiment 4504, but the auricle zone is circular or extends in module bottom.In embodiment 4512, on panel, make less hole, the helicitic texture shown in 4516 can match with the self-tapping screw that is screwed into from the installation surface opposite side or use.In embodiment 4524, panel holder 4526 is connected with module or is integrated into wherein, and it passes from the hole of appropriate size and presses down and direct fix in position.In embodiment 4518, two chip architectures are provided, wherein first egative film 4528 is connected with installation surface by multiple in may means any, and these means are including, but not limited to screw, nail, bonding etc.This second 4530 has connected cable in advance, and it is embedded in the egative film by supporting structure, and wherein when when pushing this module, this supporting structure can provide lock function.Other are used for preventing that this unit is in 4528 longitudinal sliding motions of bottom installation sheet or mobile structure and not shown.In embodiment 4514, the auricle that extends out from egative film 4528 also can couple together with the surface.This module is according to being connected with egative film 4528 with the similar mode of embodiment 4518.In embodiment 4520, module pierces through from the panel bottom.Similar structure can provide chimeric function, and cable still is in the panel bottom.In embodiment 4522, double faced adhesive tape can be bonding with module bottom and module self.When installing, remove protective material from bonding agent, thereby expose tacky surfaces, then it is pressed on the installation surface.Under the situation of direct or other materials, can wipe or remove bonding agent off, and add new DST layer.

With reference to Figure 46, show and promote to pass assembly structure.In Figure 46, push Lantern Festival point 4602 from the bottom and make it pass through hole 4604 installation surface 4608.This Lantern Festival is put edge 4610 on 4602 bottoms greater than the diameter in hole 4604, thereby can prevent from Lantern Festival point 4602 was pressed whole hole fully.Protection connects the cable 4612 of a plurality of Lantern Festival points 4602 and avoids meshing with the sheared edge of mounting hole 4604.Clasp is pressed on the outside of Lantern Festival point 4602 from the opposite side of panel, its inner tooth-shape structure 4618 or other analog structures can with the Lantern Festival point toothing, thereby prevent that it from falling in the hole 4604 once more.Keep flushing in case push with 4608 engagements of this installation surface and with it, then this positive engaging structure just can firmly remain on this unit on its position.By utilizing suitable this clasp 4614 of featheredge instrument perk (prying up), can get rid of clasp 4614.

With reference to Figure 47, described by the surface of Lantern Festival point 4102 illumination and need not be two-dimensional surface.For example, it can be complicated topology, surface for example shown in Figure 47.In this example, the 3D surface of being carved or form texture in a large number can be put 4102 arrays with illumination component or Lantern Festival and is used in combination.With this surperficial 4700, can realize changing to the multiple pleasant effect that this surperficial 4700 distance causes.This 3D surface 4700 can be transparent or semitransparent arbitrarily material as required.Changing the degree of depth or thickness in fact will become opaque, thus can color and translucent aspect abundant variation is provided.This surface self can be colourless or have true qualities and very dark color.

With reference to Figure 48, it can also have three-dimensional all illuminated shape 4800, utilizes the may command Lantern Festival of this shape back to put 4102 groups, can strengthen or strengthen the feature and the color of this shape 4800.For example, can comprise the part world map on the semisphere 4800, this Lantern Festival point 4102 can luminously strengthen this color, for example strengthens the ocean by sending blue light, sodium yellow strengthens the yellow surfaces feature.

With reference to Figure 49 and 50, can also set up and make lighting unit array and for example translucent graphic and the overlapping array of material figures element.For example, the array 4900 that stacked translucent component 4902 or transparent element 4904 can covering luminous elements, thus improve the effect of the light that this array 4900 sent.With reference to Figure 50, this overlapping element can be the like of marking pattern 5002 or similar trade mark, mark, label, Business Name, individual title etc.This overlapping element can also be a figure 5004, and for example when luminescence unit utilized this figure 5004 of different colours optical illumination, this figure 5004 was designed to change or " resolving ability (flair) " effect.As shown above, in the new odd element in demonstration or advertisement applications and consumer products etc., illumination array 4900 can be used for increasing the weight of and depicting graphic element.The figure that is printed on the different materials has different light transmission capacities, thereby they cover on the array and can provide flexible and controllable back lighting effect for described graphic material.These figures can be any materials printed.

With reference to Figure 51, array 4900 can have different spacings.In one embodiment, array 4900 is the planar arrays 5100 with regular spaces, linearity.In another embodiment, be irregular at interval between the array.Figure 52 shows the planar array 5200 of the light-emitting component 4102 with irregular spacing.Figure 51 and 52 shows the variation in the illumination component interval.This interval can be regular, also can be arbitrarily.This can linear or non-linearly even from three-dimensional pass through these unit at interval, described in for example above-mentioned spherical embodiment.

Figure 53 illustrates the three-dimensional loop 5300 of Mobius band forms.Shown in Figure 53, can produce network with the lighting unit network 4102 that changes density and interval and the unlimited variation of its 3D global shape.This Mobius band is the topology surface that an edge and a side are only arranged.Illumination component is easy to be combined in the complex surface of these types (hypercube of representing in anchor ring, Klein bottle, 3 dimension spaces).

Method and system as herein described comprises that also the use thermosetting material is as grid or installation surface material that Lantern Festival point is installed.This thermosetting plastics can pass through heating in die for molding, even can use the hand moulding, then it is cooled off to form required shape.According to the method can be under heating or pressure effect that customized surface is molded, distortion or form required shape on the contrary, and make it keep this shape.Some examples of described thermosetting resin material comprise ABS, acryl resin, fluoropolymer, nylon, polyarylate, polyester, polyphenylene sulfide, polystyrene, acetal, vinyl cyanide, methacrylate [ester], phthalate (or ester), polybutylene, polyethers, polyphenylene, polysulfones, styrene, acrylate, cellulosics, moulding resin, polyamide, polycarbonate, tygon, polypropylene, polytethyleneterephthalate, with Yi Xiji ﹠amp; Ethene polymers.The above-mentioned content of listing not is to limit the type and the kind of thermosetting material.Other manufacturing process for example are to use flexible and formable materials such as metal, adopt a kind of formation of line grid, and it can be twisted and be configured as a lot of shapes.Silk screen, screen and braid can be made by metal, coated metal (as Gumby  profile), even can be made by plastic material, then its push-and-pull are become multiple shape.Shown in Figure 54, the grid of these materials is arranged can provide very big degree of freedom in described model is arranged.

With reference to Figure 54, Lantern Festival can be put 4102 freely to be arranged at interval in the space in the grid 5402, the restrictive condition that only needs to meet grid 5402 oneself in the installation targets process gets final product.In this manual, installation surface self also can be formed as 3D's.Shape for installation surface does not have any restriction, as long as it is to be used for installing or connecting light-emitting component.

With reference to Figure 55, the complex array self that is arranged in the Lantern Festival point 4102 of grid 5402 just can form graphic element, icon and other themes or artistic in for example freely showing of display 5502.Shown in Figure 55, the position of Lantern Festival point can form specific pattern and the shape that meets particular design.Though the closely spaced array of these models can be used to form the pattern of any color, can prove, if this application only needs a subclass of this closely spaced array, then use the specific pattern can be more economical.This is all more economical and practical for a lot of devices.In addition, the grid shown in the figure 5402 only is to install and arrange that to being used to a kind of of possibility of Lantern Festival point 4102 schematically illustrates.

Described method and system is also selected for described Lantern Festival point or element provide multiple different cap and lens.Figure 56 shows Lantern Festival point 5602 and has chimeric module 5604, and this chimeric module 5604 has short lens and selects 5608.The design of Figure 56 is a kind of in a lot of modular design.In this explanation, this unit has hemispherical lens 5608.These lens 5608 are designed to have specific cooperation form, thereby be meshed with base module 5604, therefore these lens 5608 also are modular, and can have a lot of shapes according to required function, these functions are optical characteristics or only consider or application demand based on appearance looks elegant for example.The form of these lens design can be character, precious stone shape, chart, logo, perhaps many custom-shaped is any.

Figure 57 shows full length shot 5702, and wherein to show as along whole lens subassembly all be uniform light color to this lens appearance.

Figure 58 illustrates the Lantern Festival point 5802 that does not have lens.The module that does not have lens can be accepted multiple different lens arrangement or not need lens.In Figure 58, the wall 5804 that surrounds optical transmitting set and electronic equipment can adapt to multiple cap or lens module.Term " lens " is not to be used to by any way limit.Should " lens " material and the form of design can be optical device, be used for refraction, reflection and diffused light, but it can be transparent, some zone is opaque or translucent.These lens can have arbitrary shape, and its part should be consistent with modular design.For the not restriction at present of the size of this unit,--these sizes all only are to the schematically illustrating of particular design, thereby the size of this unit can also be dwindled or amplify and adapted to multiple application.

Figure 59 shows computer-aided design (CAD) (CAD) drawing 5900 of the separate nodes fixator embodiment of Lantern Festival point.Figure 60 shows the CAD drawing 6000 of the no lens embodiment of Lantern Festival point.Module shown in Figure 59 and 60 all is the representative model of size about 10mm.Lantern Festival point also can be narrowed down to smaller szie (for example 1mm rank) at an easy rate or is amplified to more large scale (100 or 1000mm), and wherein this model is made of a plurality of light-emitting components included in this model.Figure 59 also shows the track installation system 5902 that is used for illumination component or module.In Figure 59, shown in module with the trade shape tabling or be connected, this trade shape can provide linear module arrangement for a lot of the application.Complete lighting unit can be used for multiple application.In addition, also should provide the radius of bendable, it can provide dirigibility being used to be installed on other surperficial horizontal directions and the vertical direction.

With reference to Figure 61, other embodiment of the present invention comprise that having utilized multiple signal source 124 to provide the embodiment of control signal, this signal source to tiling plate 500 is sensor for example.For example can on the tiling plate 500 or near installation proximity transducer 6102, this sensor is communicated by letter with the control system of tiling plate 500, thus when user 6104 was tiled plate 500 near this, this tiling plate can change color according to predetermined way.Like this, proximity transducer 6102 is with regard to the user interface as tiling plate 500.Can for example arrange tiling plate 500 arrays on the wall then, thereby user 6104 can create different effects by for example waving according to different orders near under the situation of different tile with this sensor 6102.For example, hand was waved tiling plate 500 and may be produced rainbow chain or similar effect on tiling plate 500 arrays.

Tiling plate 500 can have virtually any size, and scope does not wait to very large tiling plate from the little tiling plate of the size class of LED group.With reference to Figure 62, the size of tiling plate can cover whole ceiling, floor or the wall of room for example or elevator.Therefore, for example sheet metal can be made into the wall panel size, and wherein LED is arranged in above it and utilizes an above-mentioned cluster of lamps, ornamental or serial protocol can be controlled it.This sheet metal can form the Any shape with the space coupling, for example rectangle, circle, regular polygon or irregularly shaped.In certain embodiments, can utilize translucent, elastoplast or polymeric diffuse material will have the metal-plate-covered of a plurality of LED and build, thereby this material can stretch on whole plate surface it is installed as a unit.This unit can be used as wall, door, ceiling, floor, elevator wall or other structural units.

In certain embodiments, tiling plate 500 is used for the open air or uses under water, therefore can waterproof.Therefore, tiling plate 500 can be covered with water resistant polyurea zoarium, rubber, plastics or other waterproof materials, and has seepage-proof structure, for example is used for power supply and umbilical cable and has and be tightly connected.These embodiment also comprise the material that heat can be conducted from LED increasing their serviceable life, and these materials can be for example metal or other Heat Conduction Materials, they can with outer water or the other materials hot tie-in of tiling plate 500.Waterproof underwater tiling plate 500 can be used for throwing light on underground or swimming pool, movably or the bottom or the side of hot spring, fountain, pond or water scenery, garden water scenery demonstration, aquarium or other any underwater environments on the ground on the ground.Therefore,, can in the bottom in for example swimming pool 6300, hot spring, fountain, pond or aquarium, show tiling plate 500, thereby numerically controlled illumination performance with multiple color or colour temperature is provided in swimming pool 6300 with reference to Figure 63.

In certain embodiments, light source 104 for example can be positioned on the supporting construction such as plate 204.This plate 204 can be suitable for the similar structures of fixed light source 104 and electronic unit for circular slab or other, and these electronic units can be the parts that for example use in the electronic equipment 202.With reference to Figure 64, in certain embodiments, plate 204 can be made up of rectangular slab 204, has the array or the grid 2208 of light source 104 on it.In the embodiment shown in Figure 64, this array is for being that six on six inches the square plate 204 taken advantage of six arrays in the length of side.This array 2208 has the light source 104 of any number and can adopt other virtually any sizes.These light sources are made of for small-sized group a plurality of LED, and these LED can be the LED of red, green, blue, white or other colors.In certain embodiments, each light source 104 is made of the group that red, green and blue color table face installation LED triplets constitute.This quadrate array makes that array 2008 is easy to be arranged side by side with other plate 204 that comprises similar array 2208, thereby can tell on a plurality of arrays 2208, for example covers the expanding system in the building walls or the outside.That is, array 2208 can be used as the modular member of large-scale illuminator.For the ease of Fast Installation, plate 204 can have a plurality of screw holes of making in advance 2210, thereby conveniently this plate 204 and wall or other installation surface is fixed together.In certain embodiments, on plate 204, provide protection overlayer 2212, for example prevent that this plate from damaging and prevent that the user from touching the plastics covering that the circuit on the touch pad 204 is connected.This overlayer 2212 comprises space 2214, thereby makes the user can directly see light source 104, and does not need to carry out diffusion by 2212 pairs of light of overlayer.In other embodiments, overlayer 2212 can be printing opacity overlayer or light diffusion overlayer.

With reference to Figure 65, in other embodiments, the array 2208 of light source 104 is 3 * 3 arrays, its density is less than 6 * 6 arrays shown in Figure 65, but comprise identical parts, for example plate 204 (being similarly 6 inches * 6 inches plates 204), overlayer 2212, screw hole 2210 and space 2214, the user can directly see light source 104 by this space 2214.Equally, light source 104 is made of the LED of multiple color, and for example red, green and blue color table face is installed the group of the triplets formation of LED.

Figure 66 illustrates the back side of plate 204, for example in conjunction with Figure 64 and 65 rectangular array 2208 plates of describing 204.This plate 204 comprises the socket 2218 and the socket 2220 that is used to send power and data that is used for from source received power and data.In certain embodiments, socket 2218,2220 can make plate 204 and other plate 204 arranged in series, and wherein the data sent of central controller are sent to another plate by socket 2218,2220 from a plate.In certain embodiments, each group of each light source 104 in the array 2208 can have for example ASIC 3600 processors such as grade, is used for light source 104 is handled illumination control signal.In certain embodiments, the ASIC3600 arranged in series, and control by for example described herein series connection control gear, wherein each ASIC is according to the first unmodified byte data streams, this byte is revised as such that it responds, and amended data stream is sent to next ASIC.Be positioned at these ASIC3600 on plate 204 backs and can arrange and be array, for example array such as 6 * 6 arrays 2208 or 3 * 3 arrays 2208.In certain embodiments, each ASIC3600 all with plate 204 backs on a resistance be in the same place with capacity arrangement.This plate 204 also comprises other ASIC2230, thereby can make central controller identification be furnished with the particular type of the plate 204 of ASIC, is that 6 * 6 arrays still are 3 * 3 arrays thereby discern this plate 204.This plate 204 also comprises the protrusion 2228 of screw hole 2210 projections of slave plate.These protrusions 2228 can guide and be used for web joint 204 and the surperficial screw that connects together, they can also make between the back of plate 204 and the surface has a determining deviation, thereby when plate 204 being fixed to surperficial going up, can not abrade ASIC3600 or miscellaneous part.The protrusion 2224 in bight also can provide a determining deviation for the bight of plate 204.

In certain embodiments, overlayer 2212 can be complementary with lens, diffusing globe or other optical facilities 400, and these optical facilities 400 are used for the light that the light source 104 from forming array 2208 sends is carried out shaping, thereby increases the visual angle of light source 104.

In certain embodiments, lighting unit 100 comprises the installing plate of dipline type, and it can make these lighting units be arranged in lip-deep any position.Plate 204 comprises comprehensive useless mark, is used in these unit 100 of installation process calibration.In certain embodiments, plate 204 has comprehensive laser level line so that accurately install.In this embodiment, for example the layering surface of the conductor of Dipline type (Dipline is the trade mark of layering conductive mounting material) surfacing can be used for by the surface that the module that will have pin connector pushes by this material itself and surperficial interior selected conductive layer being contacted, and makes these arrangements of cells in lip-deep any position.

With reference to Figure 67, shell can be forms such as flexibility is with 6750, bar, thereby the user can make shell be consistent with given shape or cavity.Therefore, the various embodiments of described tiling plate 500 can be flexible tiling plate.Similar, shell is can adopt the form of flexible string 6754.This with 6750 or go here and there and 6754 can have different length, width and thickness, to adapt to the special requirement of the application of benefiting from soft shell, for example can be shaped to adapt to body part or the cavity that the operation illumination is used, be shaped, be shaped to adapt to abnormal space etc. to adapt to object.In flexible embodiment, to mini zone 6750 or go here and there and 6754 preferably use the thin type battery, for example condensate or " paper " battery.

With reference to Figure 68, array 6800 can be gone here and there by flexibility and 6754 be formed, and this flexibility string can be the string that for example constitutes in conjunction with the cluster of lamps, ornamental node of Figure 56-59 explanation, and by with reference to being combined in the explanation.This array 6800 can be flexible, in case be located, array just can be used to show the effect similar to the rigidity grid, this rigidity grid can be for example in conjunction with Figure 64-66 explanation be arranged on the circuit board like that.For example, follow and/or the back-shaped arrangement of column direction, or be arranged in the groove to produce linear array, then array 6800 can be arranged in building external by going here and there node by flexibility string with node.This array can be used for for example showing the effect that for example is designed to list in large-sized array demonstration, comprises variable color performance, graphical effect, animation effect, video type effect, text rolling effect etc.

With reference to Figure 69 a, need provide illuminator manager 5000 to manage control to a plurality of lighting units 100 or illuminator.With reference to Figure 69 b, illuminator manager 5000 is provided, it is made of the combination of hardware and software parts.The mapping mechanism 5002 that also comprises the position that is used to shine upon a plurality of illuminators.Mapping mechanism can use multiple technologies to determine and shine upon the position of lamp, and these technology comprise example technology or technology well known in the art as described in this article.These positions can be physical location or the relative positions in the real world, for example the relative position of lighting unit 100 in lighting unit string or array.A kind of illuminator combiner 5004 also is provided, and the one or more light shows that are used for showing on the illuminator combine.These performance creation are based on how much and object-oriented programmed method, for example according to the present invention or technology of being quoted or several different methods of the prior art and system is determined and utilize the geometry of the illuminator that mapping mechanism shines upon.The illuminator engine also is provided, be used for by execution be used for light show coding and to for example one or more illuminators or the management illuminator related system illumination control signal is provided, come the display lamp light show, wherein said related system can be a power/data system for example.To be elaborated to illumination system administration manager 5000, mapping mechanism 5002, illuminator combiner 5004 and illuminator engine 5008 herein.

Combination by parts such as computer hardware, telecommunication hardware and computer softwares realizes illuminator manager 5000, mapping mechanism 5002, illuminator combiner 5004 and illuminator engine 5008.These different pieces can be on the independent computer system or be distributed on a plurality of stand alone computer systems.

With reference to Figure 70, in one embodiment, mapping mechanism 5002 and illuminator combiner 5004 are on the creation computing machine 5010.This creation computing machine 5010 can make traditional computer, for example personal computer.In certain embodiments, this creation computing machine 5010 comprises the parts of common personal computer, for example graphic user interface, keyboard, operating system, storer and communication agency.In certain embodiments, creation computing machine 5010 can utilize graphic user interface for example to work in the Windows environment at development environment.This creation computing machine 5010 can be by for example any common communicating to connect, and for example wired, data connection, wireless connections, network card, bus, Ethernet connection, live wire, 802.11 structures, bluetooth or other connected modes are connected with network.In certain embodiments, for example in Figure 70, for example provide the Ethernet connection for creation computing machine 5010 by Ethernet switch 5120, therefore this computing machine can with other devices communicating based on Ethernet, preferably include illuminator engine 5008, illuminator self (can receive instruction) or the power/data source (PDS) 1758 of power and/or data be provided to the illuminator that comprises one or more lighting units 100 from creation computing machine 5010.For example this illuminator can or have the plate 204 of array 2208 for tiling plate light source 500, and wherein a plurality of lighting unit 100 is arranged by grid pattern.Mapping mechanism 5002 and illuminator combiner 5004 are included in the software application of operation on the creation computing machine 5010.

With reference to Figure 70, transmit in the structure of a plurality of synthetic performance to one or more illuminators in control system, utilize one or more Ethernet switch, connect a plurality of performance that will utilize creation computing machine 5010 to combine by Ethernet and be sent in the illuminator engine 5008.This illuminator engine 5008 is downloaded a plurality of performance of being synthesized by system in combination device 5004, and by playing them for illuminator produces illumination control signal.In certain embodiments, illumination control signal is transferred in one or more power/data source by Ethernet switch, then be transferred in the illuminator, these illuminators for example by opening or closing LED, control its color or colour temperature, changing its gray scale, intensity or saturation degree etc., are carried out these instructions.In certain embodiments, the power/data source can be programmed for and directly from illuminator combiner 5004, accept light show.In certain embodiments, it can be common form from the format conversion of illuminator engine 5008 with signal that bridge circuit is programmed for, and for example is used for the DMX or the DALL signal of amusement illumination.

Illuminator combiner 5004 can use diagrammatic representation and the object-oriented origination techniques with reference to Figure 24-33 explanation.Therefore, comprise that the diagrammatic representation of representing vision signal can be converted into steering order, wherein illumination control signal is a correspondence position in the diagrammatic representation with the location map of lighting unit 100.Incoming video signal is being carried out under the figured situation, the row/column format of common vision signal can be mapped as the form of 100 groups of lighting units, for example be arranged in unit in the tiling plate light source 500 or the array 2208 on the plate 204.Therefore, can use tiling plate light source 500 or array 2208 to show the color changeable effect of video effect, other animation effect, figure, text rolling effect and the wide scope of different resolution.

With reference to Figure 71, in certain embodiments, the light show that utilizes 5004 combinations of illuminator compositor to come out can be compiled as simple script, be embodied as the XML file.This XML file can transmission apace in Ethernet connects.In certain embodiments, the XML routine analyzer in the illuminator engine 5008 can be read the XML file.Utilizing the XML file to transmit light show can make the programming instruction of light show and other types combine.For example, the XML document type definition comprises that not only the XML that is used for light show that is used for by illuminator engine 5008 is carried out instructs, also comprise the XML with the instruction that is used for other computer systems, these systems comprise for example audio system, entertainment systems, multimedia system, video system, audio system, the sound effect system, the cigarette effect system, the fog effect system, the dry ice effect system, other illuminators, security system, infosystem, sensor feedback system, sensing system, browser, network, server, the wireless computer system, the building information technological system, or communication system.

Therefore method that provides herein and instructions comprise provides an illuminator engine, is used for passing on control signal as a plurality of illuminators, and wherein this illuminator engine can the playback performance.This illuminator engine 5008 can comprise processor, data structures, operating system and communication agency.This illuminator engine 5008 is configured to and can communicates by letter with DALL or DMX illumination control gear.In certain embodiments, the illuminator engine is communicated by letter with the illumination control gear according to serial communication protocol work.In certain embodiments, the illumination control gear is the power/data source that is used for lighting unit 102.

In certain embodiments, the illuminator engine is carried out the light show of downloading from illuminator compositor 5004.In certain embodiments, these performance are sent to the illuminator engine 5008 from illuminator compositor 5004 as the XML file.In this embodiment, these performance are sent to the illuminator engine by network.In certain embodiments, transmit these performance by Ethernet mechanism.In certain embodiments, transmit these performance by no line mechanism.In certain embodiments, transmit these performance by live wire mechanism.In certain embodiments, transmit these performance by the internet.

In certain embodiments, can merge with the file of other computer system by the 5004 synthetic performance of illuminator compositor, for example comprise an XML routine analyzer, it can analyze the XML file of illuminator compositor 5004 outputs and the XML element relevant with other computing machine.In certain embodiments, can be by add the usually synthetic light show of other yuan to the XML file that comprises light show.In certain embodiments, other computer systems comprise browser, and the user of this browser can edit the XML file, utilize this browser can edit the light show that is produced by the light show compositor.In certain embodiments, illuminator engine 5008 comprises server, and wherein this server can receive data by the internet.In certain embodiments, illuminator engine 5008 can be handled a lot of illuminators zone, and wherein each illuminator zone all has independently mapping relations.In certain embodiments, utilize the internal clocking of illuminator engine 5008 can be with these a plurality of area synchronized.

The method and system that the present invention includes comprises the method and system of the mapping mechanism 5002 that is used to provide illuminator manager 5000, and this mapping mechanism 5002 is used to shine upon the position of a plurality of illuminators.In certain embodiments, mapped system utilizes above-mentioned technology to determine illuminator in the environment.In certain embodiments, mapping mechanism utilizes graphic user interface can shine upon illuminator in the two-dimensional space.

In some embodiments of the invention, illuminator engine 5008 comprises the personal computer with (SuSE) Linux OS.In certain embodiments, the illuminator engine can utilize bridge circuit and DMX or DALL interconnection.

The embodiment of above-mentioned DirectLight API will be described below.

Be used to control the programming interface of illumination

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1) you by the Windows on the computing machine before DirectLight.dll COM target registration, sample program and Real Light Setup can not move.Comprised in the installation that two names are called the small routine of " Register DirectLight.exe " and " UnregisterDirectLight.exe ".

2) the DirectLight hypothesis thinks that you are connected to SmartJack on the Coml.You can change this hypothesis by the DMX_INTERFACE_NUM value in the editing files " my_lights.h. ".

About DirectLight

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An application program (for example 3D reproduces recreation) can produce virtual light source in its 3D world.DirectLight can be mapped as these light sources the digital light of real world, and makes its color and brightness setting position and the color corresponding to virtual light source in the recreation.

In DirectLight, there is three types virtual light source usually:

Dynamic light source: the most common form of virtual light source has position and colour.This light source can move and its color frequent variations as required.Dynamic light source can show the bright red eyes that just streak the variation ice weasel mouse of logo or greediness at luminous space nebula, rocket flame, yellow dots will light source.

Environment light source: it is static and colour is only arranged.Room illumination lamp on the sun, the crown or common white masking liquid all are the examples of environment light source.Though we can have unlimited many dynamic and indication light sources as required, we only can have a kind of environment light source (in fact it determined the environment colour).

Indicator light: indicator light is only distributed to specific real world light source.Because dynamic light source can change the position, therefore can influence different real world light sources, surround lighting has constant color, therefore can influence any or all real world light source, and indicator light often only influences independent real world light source.Indicator is used to the user that feedback is provided, and makes it distinguish for example masked state, theater locations etc.

All these light sources can both change its color as required.

Usually, the user wishes to be provided with the real world light source.Can generate " my_lights.h " configuration file and it is edited by " DirectLight GUI Setup " program.API loads these settings from this " my_lights.h " configuration file, include in this configuration file about the real world light source where, what type, which kind of virtual light source (dynamically, environment, indicator or their combination) will influence their all information.

Virtual light source can staticly generate, and also can dynamically generate in working time.DirectLights moves in its oneself thread; Thereby constantly send new value and guarantee that they can dormancy to these light sources.Behind these virtual light sources that upgrade you, you can utilize an independent function call just they can be sent to the real world light source.DirectLights carries out all mappings from the virtual world to the real world.

If your application program has been used the 3D light source, realize that then DirectLight will become very easy, because your 1: 1 ground of light source can be mapped in the virtual_light class.

The common setting of action game has an overhead light source as the main environment light source, and is a plurality of as monitor behind, side and main dynamic light source on every side, and some are near the small light source of screens as indicator.

This environment light source is created mood and atmosphere.Dynamic light source around the player is made a response to occurring in its thing on every side: for example weapon, environment object, blast etc.Indicator light is made real-time feedback to game parameter: shielding rank, danger, detection etc.

Can be to light source additional effect (illumination FX), thus surmount or improve dynamic lighting.In interplanetary travel: the Armada warning red of setting out for example, thus cause all light sources in the space all to send pulsation ruddiness, this redness has temporarily been replaced any other colouring information that these light sources had.

Can also increase other effect.For example can add explosive effect for independent virtual light source, and in long-time broadcast, therefore constantly reduce numerical value with it fireball is faded away, not as good as generating a plurality of virtual light sources, adding also starts certain effect, thereby only is left this light source when this effect is finished.

Real light source has the coordinate system based on its installing space.Utilization is sitting in the other people of computer monitor as a reference, just can consider that its head is an initial point.Increase to its right-hand X, increase, increase to monitor direction Z to ceiling direction Y.

Virtual light source is fully without any need for coordinate system.There are several different modes virtual light source can be mapped as true light source.The virtual light source coordinate system is aimed at the coordinate axis of true light source coordinate system can make the easier realization of this purpose.

Light source position can have the value of any practical.This DirectLight GUI setting program is limited in light source in 1 meter at the metric space center, but you can be with the manual contents of wishing in the heart of changing into of these values yourself.At first read projection type, some pattern needs the coordinate system of real world and virtual world to have identical engineer's scale.

Beginning

DirectLight SDK is installed

Moving this Setup.exe file incites somebody to action:

Three dll files are installed under/Windows/System/, and one of them is used for DirectLight, and two are used for carrying out rudimentary communication by DMX with the real world light source.

DirectLight.dll

DMXIO.dll

DLPORTIO.dll

In the file that DirectLight is installed, have: Visual C++ item file, source code and head file:

DirectLight.dsp

DirectLight.dsw

etc.

DirectLight.h

DirectLight.cpp

Real_Light.h

Real_Light.cpp

Virtual_Light.h

Virtual_Light.cpp

etc.

The compilation time storehouse:

FX_Library.lib

DirectLight.lib

DMXIO.lib

And configuration file:

my_lights.h

light_definitions.h

GUI_config_file.h

Dynamic_Localized_Strings.h

Should can quote by DirectLight and DirectLightGUI setup.exe simultaneously by " my_lights.h " file." my_lights.h " quotes " light_definitions.h " then.Alternative document only can be quoted by DirectLight GUISetup.exe.This DLL and Setup program all use the registration inlet to look for these files:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ColorKinetics\DirectLight\1.00.000\location

Also comprise the document and sub-folder in this catalogue:

FX_Library comprises the illuminating effect that DirectLight can visit.

Real Light Setup comprises the graphic editor that is used to change about true light source information.

Sample Program comprises the recommended program that duplicates, and this program is used for demonstration and how uses DirectLight.

DirectLight?COM

This DirectLight DLL has realized a COM target, and it has encapsulated the function of DirectLight.This DirectLight target has the DirectLight interface, and this interface is used by CLIENT PROGRAM.

In order to use DirectLight COM target, use the machine of this target must have the DirectLight com server (referring to top description: at first the important content that should read) of registration.If also do not register, Microsoft COM run time library does not just know can find there your com server (in fact, it needs the path of DirectLight.dll).

In order to make program (we are called the client) visit DirectLight COM target, you must at first comprise " directlight.h " and " directlight_i.c ", this " directlight..h " file (especially) has comprised the definition of DirectLight com interface, is somebody's turn to do the definition that " directlight_i.c " file (more than back) has comprised the different UID of these targets and interface.

Before you can use any COM service, you are the working time of this COM of initialization at first.In order to realize this purpose, call having the CoInitialize function of NULL parameter:

CoInitialize(NULL)；

For our purpose, yourself does not need to be concerned about rreturn value.

Then, you must illustrate the DirectLight target.In order to realize this purpose, you need call the CoCreateInstance function.This can produce an example of DirectLight target, and provides pointer for the DirectLight interface:

HRESULT?hCOMError＝

CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CDirectLight，

NULL，

CLSCTX_ALL，

IID_IDirectLight，

(void**)&pDirectLight)；

CLSID_CdirectLight is the pointer (declaring in directlight_i.c) of DirectLight target, IID_IdirectLight is the pointer of DirectLight interface, and pDirectLight is a pointer of realizing the DirectLight interface on the target that we have just given an example.The pDirectLight pointer can be used by the residue client and visit the DirectLight function.

Any mistake of being returned by CoCreateInstance is likely REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG, and it is illustrated on your machine and does not register such.If make this situation, then guarantee to move Register DirectLight program and retry.

When you did not remove your application program, you should comprise following triplex row:

//kill?the?COM?object

pDirectLight->Release()；

//We?ask?COM?to?unload?any?unused?COM?Servers.

CoFreeUnusedLibraries()；

//We′re?exiting?this?app?so?shut?down?the?COM?Library.

CoUninitialize()；

When you used com interface, you should discharge this interface.Do not do like this and will cause after your end application, this target still resides in the internal memory.

CoFreeUnusedLibraries () will allow COM remove our DirectLight factory (generating the server of COM target when we call CoCreateInstance ()) from internal memory, and this CoUninitialize () will finish this COM storehouse.

The DirectLight class

The DirectLight class comprises the Core Feature of API.It comprises full luminance (gamma) that is used for set environment light value, all light sources and the function that adds and remove virtual light source.

Type:

enum?Projection_Type{

SCALE_BY_VIRTUAL_DISTANCE_TO_CAMERA_ONLY＝0，

SCALE_BY_DISTANCE_AND_ANGLE＝1，

SCALE_BY_DISTANCE_VIRTUAL_TO_REAL_＝2}；

For these values are described, referring to " the Projection Type " in the DirectLight class

enum?Light_Type{

C_75＝0，

COVE_6＝1}；

For these values are described, referring to " the Light Type " in the DirectLight class, or the help of online checking " DirectLight GUI Setup ".

enum?Curve_Type{

DIRECTLIGHT_LINEAR＝0，

DIRECTLIGHT_EXPONENTIAL＝1，

DIRECTLIGHT_LOGARITHMIC＝2}；

These value representations when from a color relax to another color the different curves of illuminating effect.

Punlic Member function

void?Set_Ambient_Light(int?R，

int?G，

int?B)；

This Set_Ambient_light function is set at those values that are sent to this function with the red, green and blue colour of environment light source.The scope of these values is 0-MAX_LIGHT_BRIGHTNESS.Environment light source should be designed to expression constant or " room light source " in application.Environment light source can be sent to any or all real world light source.Each real world light source all comprises the environment light source of any ratio.

void?Stir_Lights(void*user_data)；

Stir_Light sends light source information according to the light source impact damper that generates among the DirectLight to the real world light source.This DirectLight DLL can stir (stir) light source for you.This function can not be employed routine call usually

Virtual_Light*Submit_Virtual_Light(float?xpos，

float?ypos，

float?zpos，

int?red，

int?green，

int?blue)；

Submit_Virtual_Light produces a Virtual_Light example.Its virtual location is specified for three values of at first input, and its color is specified by three values of next input.The application space coordinate can be used in this position.The scope of the value of this color is 0---MAX_LIGHT_BRIGHTNESS.This function returns the pointer of the light source that is produced.

void?Remove_Virtual_Light(Virtual_Light*bad_light)；

The pointer of known Virtual_Light example, Remove_Virtual_Light will delete this virtual light source.

void?Set_Gamma(float?gamma)；

This Set_Gamma function has been set the gray-scale value of Direct Light data structure.This value can be used for controlling the integral value of all light sources, because each virtual light source all will multiply by this gray-scale value before projecting to true light source.

void?Set_Cutoff_Range(float?cutoff_range)；

Set_Cutoff_Range has set the distance of ending of camera distance.Exceed this distance, virtual light source has not just influenced the real world light source.This value is set at higher value will make virtual light source influence this real world light source from great distances.If should value very little, then virtual light source must be very near camera so that exert one's influence.This value should be the application space coordinate.

void?Clear_All_Real_Lights(void)；

Clear_All_Light destroys all true light sources.

void?Project_All_Lights(void)；

Project_All_Light calculates the influence of each virtual light source to each real world light source, and it is considered gray scale, environment and DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTION, position and projection mode, cutoff angle and end scope, and these values are sent to each real world light source.

void?Set?Indicator?Color(int?which?indicator，

int?red，

int?green，

int?blue)；

Can be by configuration file (my_lights.h) to any real world light source allocation identification.Each sign must have unique non-negative integer ID.Set_Indicator_color is the red, green and blue colour of appointment with the color change of the sign of which_indicator appointment.If the sign id that Set_Indicator_Color was not occurred calls, then can not take place whatever.Which light source the user specifies need sign, but attention has the influence that the light source of sign still can be subjected to environment and dynamic light source.

Indicator?Get?Indicator(int?which?indicator)；

Return the pointer of sign with designated value.

int?Get_Real_Light_Count(void)；

Return the number of true light source.

void?Get_My_Lights_Location(char?buffer[MAX_PATH])；

Check that this catalogue is to seek the path of " my_lights.h " file.

void?Load_Real_Light_Configuration(char*fullpath＝NULL)；

From the default path of registration appointment, download " my_lights.h " file.

DirectLight will generate true list of light sources according to the information in this document.

void?Submit_Real_Light(char*indentifier，

int?DMX_port，

Projection_Type?projection_type，

int?indicator_number，

float?add_ambient，

float?add_dynamic，

float?gamma，

float?cutoff_angle，

float?x，

float?y，

float?z)；

In real world, make new true light source.Typical DirectLight can download true light source information from " my_lights.h " file when beginning.

void?Remove_Real_Light(Real_Light*dead_light)；

The example of the true light source of safety deletion.

Light?GetAmbientLight(void)；

Return the pointer of environment light source.

bool?RealLightListEmpty(void)；

If true list of light sources is sky then returns very, otherwise is false.

The light source class

Environment light source is defined as light source.The light source class is mother (father) the level class of virtual light source and true light source.Member variable:

Static const int MAX LIGHT BRIGHTNESS. is defined as 255.

LightingFX_List*m_FX_currently_attached. current the effect list that is added on the light source.

ColorRGB?m_color。Each light source must have color! ColorRGB defines in ColorRGB.h.

void?Attach_FX(LightingFX*new_FX)

On this virtual light source, add new effect.

void?Detach_FX(LightingFX*old_FX)

Remove old illuminating effect from this virtual light source.

True light source

True light source is the succession level class of this light source class.True light source is represented the light source in the real world.Its member variable is:

Static const int NOT_AN_INDICATOR_LIGHT is defined as-1.

Char m_identifier[100] be the title (just as " ceiling light " or " recess lamp ") of light source.DirectLight is except as not using it the debugging acid.

Int DMX_port is a unique nonnegative integer, and on behalf of given light source, it receive the channel of information.Impact damper sends DMX information with the form of 3 bytes (red, green and blue) for each light source.(DMX_port*3) be the index (index) of the red value of specific light.The DirectLightDMX impact damper has 512 bytes, so DirectLight can support about 170 light sources.The high capacity impact damper can cause executive problem, therefore as avoiding using bigger DMX_port numeral.

Light_Type m_type has described the different mode of Color Kinetics light source.DirectLight GUI Setup shows except when the preceding icon in addition that uses.

Float m_add_ambient surround lighting is to the contribution (contributions) of this light source colour.

Scope 0-1

The dynamic light of float m_add_dynamic is to the contribution of this light source colour.

Scope 0-1

Float m_gamma is the overall brightness of this light source.Scope 0-1.

Float m_cutoff_angle judges how responsive it is that light source has for the virtual light source around it.Higher value will make it receive information from most of virtual light sources.Smaller value makes it only receive contribution the virtual light source of identical camber line from having with this actual light source.

Projection_Type m_projection_type has defined and how virtual light source has been mapped on the true light source.

This true light source of SCALE_BY_VIRTUAL_DISTANCE_TO_CAMERA_ONLY will be only according to from the initial point of this virtual coordinates system to the distance the virtual light source position, come to receive contribution from virtual light source.The contribution of this virtual light source along with this distance from initial point to by scope and linear attenuation.

Differential seat angle between the distance that this true light source of SCALE_BY_DISTANCE_AND_ANGLE will go out according to aforementioned calculation and true light source and the virtual light source receives contribution from virtual light source.The contribution of this virtual light source is along with this distance arrives cut-off angles and linear attenuation from initial point to ending scope and angle.

The true light source of SCALE_BY_DISTANCE_VIRTUAL_TO_REAL is contributed from the virtual light source reception to the distance of virtual light source according to true light source in 3d space.This pattern hypothesis is true to be consistent with the virtual coordinates system.The contribution of this virtual light source is along with true light source reaches by scope and linear attenuation to the distance of virtual light source.

X in the Float m_xpos Virtual Space, y, z coordinate

Float?m_ypos

Float?m_zpos

Int?m_indicator_number。If be designated negatively, then light source is not an indicator.If identify non-bearing, then it only receives the color that sends to this identifier number.

Virtual light source

Virtual light source represent to play or other real-time applications in light source, they can be mapped as the Color Kinetics light source of real world.Virtual light source can produce, moves, eliminate, and can change their color in this application program as required continually.

static?const?int?MAX_LIGHT_BRIGHTNESS；

MAX_LIGHT_BRIGHTNESS is the peaked constant that the expression light source can have.In most of Color Kinetics light sources, this value is 255.The scope of supposing these light sources is since 0.

void?Set_Color(int?R，

int?G，

int?B)；

This Set_Color function is set at the value that is sent in this function with the red, green and blue colour of virtual light source.

void?Set_Position(float?x_pos，

float?y_pos，

float?z_pos)；

This Set_Position function is set at the value that is sent in this function with the positional value of virtual light source.The application space coordinate should be used in this position.

void?Get_Position(float*x_pos，

float*y_pos，

float*z_pos)；

Obtain the coordinate of this light source.

Illumination FX

Illumination FX is the time-based effect that can be applied to true or virtual light source or indicator even environment light source.Illuminating effect can have other sub-effects, in this case can this a little effect of played in order.

static?const?int?FX_OFF；Defined?as?-1.

Static const int START_TIME; Begin and stop the time of effect.This is a virtual value

Static const int STOP_TIME; Each effect is according to the Show Time of totally adjusting them.

void?Set_Real_Time(bool?Real_Time)；

If imported TRUE, then this effect is used the real world time and just carry out self when being called Stir_Lights.If input FALSE, then effect will be used application time, and upgrade when calling Applu-FX.

void?Set_Time_Extrapolation(bool?extrapolate)；

If input TRUE, then when Stir_Light is called, extrapolate its value of this effect.

void?Attach_FX_To_Light(Light*the_light)；

Apply this effect to this input light source.

void?Detach_FX_From_Light(Light*the_light，

bool?remove_FX_from_light＝true)；

Remove of the influence of this effect to this light source.If remove_FX_from_light is true, then also can from this light source, remove this effect.

Above-mentioned function has a lot of forms, thereby can influence virtual light source, indicator light (being visited by the pointer of indicator or its coding), environment light source and all true light sources.

void?Start(float?FX_play_time，

bool?looping＝false)；

Begin this effect.If circulation is for true, then this effect will begin after end once more.

void?Stop(void)；

Stop this effect and not with its destruction.

void?Time_Is_Up(void)；

When this effect when time is up, circulate or stop this effect.

void?Update_Time(float?time_passed)；

Change the playtime that this effect has continued.

void?Update_Real_Time(void)；

Determine that how long this effect has continued actual time.

void?Update_Extrapolated_Time(void)；

According to how many application times we have each extrapolated actual time at present, change the FX time.

virtual?void?Apply_FX(ColorRGB?&base_color)；

This is the grading function of a principle.When having inherited lighting_FX, this function will be finished in time and change and actual all important process that change the light source colour value.Notice that you can be chosen in the existing light source value value that adds you, have value or with they two combination in any thereby replace with your value.Illuminating effect surmounts existing illumination or replaces them simply like this.

static?void?Update_All_FX_Time(float?time_passed)；

Upgrade the time that is produced effect.

void?Apply_FX_To_All_Virtual_Lights(void)；

With this effects applications in all suitable virtual, environment and indication light source.

void?Apply_All_FX_To_All_Virtual_Lights(void)；

With each effects applications in all suitable virtual, environment and indication light source.

void?Apply_All_FX_To_Real_Light(Real_Light*the_real_light)；

With this effects applications in independent true light source.

void?Start_Next_ChildFX(void)；

If this effect has sub-effect, then begin next effect.

void?Add_ChildFX(LightingFX*the_child，

float?timeshare)；

In the new sub-effect of the last adding of sub-the effect list that this effect had.Timeshare be in the overall time of this effect demonstration the shared time of sub-effect.Timeshare will totally be one not necessarily, because total holding time should be complementary with the overall true reproduction time of this effect.

void?Become_Child_Of(Lighting_FX*the_parent)；

Become father's effect of certain effects.

void?Inherit_Light_List(Affected_Lights*our_lights)；

Obtain this effect, and its sub-effect will be inherited the tabulation of the light source that needs influence.

Configuration file

File " my_lights.h " comprises the information about the real world light source, and is loaded in the DirectLight system when beginning.When application program was used DirectLight, this document " my_lights.h " must be included in the identical catalogue with " light_definitions.h ".

DirectLight GUI Setup program produces " my_lights.h " and to its editor.As want to understand more about how using the information of this program, can consult the online help in this program.

Be an example of " my_lights.h " file below:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//

//my_lights.h

//

//Configuration?file?for?Color?Kinetics?lights

// used?by?DirectLights

//

//This?file?created?with?DirectLights?GUI?Setup?v1.0

//

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//Load?up?the?basic?structures

#include″Light_Definitions.h″

//overall?gamma

float?OVERALL_GAMMA＝1.0；

//which?DMX?interface?do?we?use？

int?DMX_INTERFACE_NOM＝0；

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//

//This?is?a?list?of?all?the?real?lights?in?the?world

//

Real_Light?my_lights[MAX_LIGHTS]＝

{

//NAXE PORT?TYPE?PRJ?IND AMB DYN GAMMA CUTOFF X Y Z

″Overhead″， 0， 1， 0， -1，?1.000，0.400，1.000，3.142， 0.000，?-1.000，0.000，

″Left″， 1， 0， 1， -1，?0.000，1.000，1.000，1.680， -1.000，0.000，?0.000，

″Right″， 2， 0， 1， -1，?0.000，1.000，0.800，1.680， 1.000，?0.000，?0.000，

″Back″， 3， 0， 1， -1，?0.000，1.000，1.000，1.680， 0.000，?0.000，?-1.000，

″LeftCove0″， 4， 0， 1， 0， 0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， -0.500，-0.300，0.500，

″LeftCove1″， 5， 0， 1， 1， 0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， -0.500，0.100，?0.500，

″LeftCove2″， 6， 0， 1， -1，?0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， -0.500，0.500，?0.500，

″CenterCove0″，7， 0， 1， -1，?0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， -0.400，0.700，?0.500，

″CenterCove1″，8， 0， 1， -1，?0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， -0.200，0.700，?0.500，

″CenterCove2″，9， 0， 1， -1，?0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， 0.200，?0.700，?0.500，

″CenterCove3″，10， 0， 1， -1，0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， 0.400，0.700，0.500，

″RightCove0″，?11， 0， 1， 2，?0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， 0.500，0.500，0.500，

″RightCove1″，?12， 0， 1， -1，0.000，0.000，1.000，0.040， 0.500，0.100，0.500，

″RightCove2″，?13， 0， 1， -1，0.000，0.000，1.000，0.840， 0.500，-0.300，0.500，

}；

This sample file is our office of having drawn from, and wherein we can be provided with the light source around the computing machine, and these light sources comprise tracking illumination source (to be sitting in the artificial object of reference before the monitor): a ceiling light (environment light source); Each side (left side and right) at our head; One in our head back; Three light sources that arrange on the top of the monitor in face of ours, left side and right side.

A Real_light is represented in each provisional capital of being somebody's turn to do in " my_lights " file.Each Real_light represents a real world light source in surprise.

The low light source on monitor left side and right side is indicator 0 and 2, and the light source in the monitor left side is an indicator 1.

Positional value is represented with rice.Z is perpendicular to the monitor plane.X is the vertical direction on monitor plane, and Y is the horizontal direction on monitor plane.

For each DMX territory, MAX_LIGHTS mostly is 170 most.Each DMX territory all is the independent physical connection that is connected with computing machine (for example COM1) usually.MAX_LIGHTS is big more, and the light source response is just slow more, because MAX_LIGHTS has determined to send to the buffer capacity (MAX_LIGHTS*) of DMX.Clearly, impact damper is big more, will spend long-time more.

The value of OVERALL_GAMMA is 0-1.This value can be read into DirectLights and be changed during working time.It has represented the end of DirectLight API.

Describe the present invention in conjunction with the embodiments above, various equivalents, multiple modification and improvement it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these all are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

One kind the tiling plate illumination system, comprising:

Be arranged in a plurality of addressable lightings unit in the grid;

Be used to control the controller of the illumination that these addressable lighting unit provide; With

Be used to cover the light diffusion lid of this grid.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light diffusion lid comprises luminescent material.
3. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light diffusion lid is for translucent substantially.
4. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light diffusion lid has geometric configuration.
5. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this light diffusion lid has irregular pattern.
6. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this illuminator is configured to the adjacent structure that tiles that is arranged to a plurality of similar illuminators.
7. the system as claimed in claim 1 wherein can utilize cluster of lamps, ornamental agreement to control these lighting units.
8. the system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the authoring system that is used for creation effect on this tiling plate illumination system.
9. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this illuminator can be cooperated with other similar illuminator and be realized effect.
10. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this system layout is in architectural environment.
11. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this system layout is outside the building on the surface.
12. a tiling plate light source comprises:

Be arranged in a plurality of LED lighting units on the circuit board with array format, wherein these LED lighting units produce the mixed light that can change color in response to control signal; With

Be used for receiving the diffusion of light device from lighting unit.
13. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 12, wherein this diffusing globe comprises phosphor material.
14. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 12, wherein this diffusing globe is translucent substantially.
15. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 12, wherein this diffusing globe has geometric configuration.
16. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 12, wherein this diffusing globe has irregular pattern.
17. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 12 also comprises the authoring system that is used for creation effect on this illuminator.
18. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 17, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
19. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 17, the effect that shows on the plate light source that wherein tiles is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
20. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 17, the effect that shows on the plate light source that wherein tiles is corresponding to the vision signal of input.
21. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 12, the plate light source arrangement that wherein should tile is in architectural environment.
22. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 12 wherein should tiling plate light source arrangement outside the building on the surface.
23. a tiling plate light source comprises:

Be arranged near a plurality of linear LED lighting unit of rectangular case periphery; With

Be used for the diffusion of light device that the diffuse illumination unit provides.
24. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, wherein this diffusing globe comprises phosphor material.
25. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, wherein this diffusing globe is translucent substantially.
26. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, wherein this diffusing globe has geometric configuration.
27. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, wherein this diffusing globe has irregular pattern.
28. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23 also comprises the reverberator that is positioned at enclosure interior, is used for providing to the different piece of this diffusing globe the light output of same levels.
29. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, wherein this housing is divided into a plurality of unit.
30. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, wherein these unit are rectangle.
31. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, wherein these unit are triangle.
32. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23 also comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.
33. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 32, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
34. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 32, the effect that shows on the plate light source that wherein tiles is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
35. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23, the plate light source arrangement that wherein should tile is in architectural environment.
36. tiling plate light source as claimed in claim 23 wherein should tiling plate light source arrangement outside the building on the surface.
37. an illuminator comprises:

A succession of LED-based lighting unit, wherein each lighting unit is configured in response to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement, and wherein these lighting units are configured to flexible string structure; With

Fixed mechanism is used for this flexibility string is remained on predetermined structure.
38. illuminator as claimed in claim 37, wherein this fixed mechanism is the linear grooves that is used to keep this flexibility string.
39. illuminator as claimed in claim 37, wherein this fixed mechanism should remain array format by the flexibility string.
40. illuminator as claimed in claim 37 also comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.
41. illuminator as claimed in claim 40, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
42. illuminator as claimed in claim 41, wherein the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
43. illuminator as claimed in claim 39, wherein the effect that shows on this array is corresponding to incoming video signal.
44. illuminator as claimed in claim 39, wherein this arranged in arrays is in architectural environment.
45. illuminator as claimed in claim 39, wherein this arranged in arrays is outside the building on the surface.
46.
47. a modular member that is used for illuminator comprises:

Be arranged in a succession of LED-based lighting unit on the circuit board with array format, wherein each lighting unit is configured to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement are responded.
48. parts as claimed in claim 47 also comprise the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.
49. parts as claimed in claim 48, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
50. parts as claimed in claim 48, wherein the effect that shows on the parts is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
51. parts as claimed in claim 48, wherein the effect that shows on these parts is corresponding to incoming video signal.
52. parts as claimed in claim 47, wherein this circuit board is a flexible PCB.
53. parts as claimed in claim 47, wherein this circuit board is a printed circuit board (PCB).
54. parts as claimed in claim 47, wherein this arrangements of components is in architectural environment.
55. parts as claimed in claim 47, wherein this arrangements of components is outside the building on the surface.
56. an illuminator comprises:

A plurality of modular members, wherein each modular member comprises with array format and is arranged in a succession of LED-based lighting unit on the circuit board, wherein each lighting unit is configured to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement are responded.
57. system as claimed in claim 56, this modular member arranged adjacent each other wherein, thus form big modular member array.
58. system as claimed in claim 56 also comprises the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect.
59. system as claimed in claim 58, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
60. system as claimed in claim 58, wherein large-sized array lists the diagrammatic representation of the effect of demonstration corresponding to authoring apparatus.
61. system as claimed in claim 58, wherein this large-sized array lists the effect of demonstration corresponding to incoming video signal.
62. system as claimed in claim 58, wherein this arranged in arrays is in architectural environment.
63. system as claimed in claim 58, wherein this arranged in arrays is outside the building on the surface.
64. a method that is used to provide the tiling plate illumination system comprises:

The a plurality of addressable lightings that are arranged in grid unit is provided;

Be provided for controlling the controller of the illumination that these addressable lighting unit provide; With

Cover this grid with the light diffusion lid.
65. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this light diffusion lid comprises phosphor material.
66. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this light diffusion lid is for translucent substantially.
67. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this light diffusion lid has geometric configuration.
68. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this light diffusion lid has irregular pattern.
69. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this illuminator is configured to the adjacent structure that tiles that is arranged to a plurality of similar illuminators.
70., wherein can utilize cluster of lamps, ornamental agreement to control these lighting units as the described method of claim 64.
71., also comprise the authoring system that is used for creation effect on this tiling plate illumination system as the described method of claim 64.
72. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this illuminator can realize effect with another kind of the cooperation like illuminator.
73. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this system layout is in architectural environment.
74. as the described method of claim 64, wherein this system layout is outside the building on the surface.
75. a method that is used to provide tiling plate light source comprises:

Provide with array format and be arranged in a plurality of LED lighting units on the circuit board, wherein these LED lighting units produce the mixed light that can change color in response to control signal; With

Be provided for receiving the diffusion of light device from lighting unit.
76. as the described method of claim 75, wherein this diffusing globe comprises phosphor material.
77. as the described method of claim 75, wherein this diffusing globe is translucent substantially.
78. as the described method of claim 75, wherein this diffusing globe has geometric configuration.
79. as the described method of claim 75, wherein this diffusing globe has irregular pattern.
80., also comprise the authoring system that is used for creation effect on this illuminator as the described method of claim 75.
81. as the described method of claim 80, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
82. as the described method of claim 80, the effect that shows on the plate light source that wherein tiles is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
83. as the described method of claim 80, the effect that shows on the plate light source that wherein tiles is corresponding to the vision signal of input.
84. as the described method of claim 75, the plate light source arrangement that wherein should tile is in architectural environment.
85. as the described method of claim 75, wherein should tiling plate light source arrangement outside the building on the surface.
86. a method that is used to provide tiling plate light source comprises:

Provide and be arranged near a plurality of linear LED lighting unit of rectangular case periphery; With

Be provided for the diffusion of light device that the diffuse illumination unit provides.
87. as the described method of claim 86, wherein this diffusing globe comprises phosphor material.
88. as the described method of claim 86, wherein this diffusing globe is translucent substantially.
89. as the described method of claim 86, wherein this diffusing globe has geometric configuration.
90. as the described method of claim 86, wherein this diffusing globe has irregular pattern.
91. as the described method of claim 86, also comprise the reverberator that is positioned at enclosure interior, be used for providing the light output of same levels to the different piece of this diffusing globe.
92. as the described method of claim 86, wherein this housing is divided into a plurality of unit.
93. as the described method of claim 86, wherein these unit are rectangle.
94. as the described method of claim 86, wherein these unit are triangle.
95., also comprise the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect as the described method of claim 86.
96. as the described method of claim 95, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
97. as the described method of claim 95, the effect that shows on the plate light source that wherein tiles is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
98. as the described method of claim 86, the plate light source arrangement that wherein should tile is in architectural environment.
99. as the described method of claim 86, wherein should tiling plate light source arrangement outside the building on the surface.
100. the method that illuminator is provided comprises:

A succession of LED-based lighting unit is provided, and wherein each lighting unit is configured in response to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement, and wherein these lighting units are configured to flexible string structure; With

Fixed mechanism is provided, is used for this flexibility string is remained on predetermined structure.
101. as the described method of claim 100, wherein this fixed mechanism is the linear grooves that is used to keep this flexibility string.
102. as the described method of claim 100, wherein this fixed mechanism should remain array format by the flexibility string.
103., also comprise the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect as the described method of claim 100.
104. as the described method of claim 103, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
105. as the described method of claim 104, wherein the effect that shows on the array is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
106. as the described method of claim 103, wherein the effect that shows on this array is corresponding to incoming video signal.
107. as the described method of claim 103, wherein this arranged in arrays is in architectural environment.
108. as the described method of claim 103, wherein this arranged in arrays is outside the building on the surface.
109. a method that is provided for the modular member of illuminator comprises:

Provide with array format and be arranged in a succession of LED-based lighting unit on the circuit board, wherein each lighting unit is configured to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement are responded.
110., also comprise the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect as the described method of claim 109.
111. as the described method of claim 110, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
112. as the described method of claim 110, wherein the effect that shows on the parts is corresponding to the diagrammatic representation of authoring apparatus.
113. as the described method of claim 110, wherein the effect that shows on these parts is corresponding to incoming video signal.
114. as the described method of claim 109, wherein this circuit board is a flexible PCB.
115. as the described method of claim 109, wherein this circuit board is a printed circuit board (PCB).
116. as the described method of claim 109, wherein this arrangements of components is in architectural environment.
117. as the described method of claim 109, wherein this arranged in arrays is outside the building on the surface.
118. the method that illuminator is provided comprises:

A plurality of modular members are provided, and wherein each modular member comprises with array format and is arranged in a succession of LED-based lighting unit on the circuit board, and wherein each lighting unit is configured to the data that send to it according to the serial addressing agreement are responded.
119. as the described method of claim 118, this modular member arranged adjacent each other wherein, thus form big modular member array.
120., also comprise the authoring system that is used to illuminator creation effect as the described method of claim 118.
121. as the described method of claim 120, wherein this authoring apparatus is object-oriented authoring apparatus.
122. as the described method of claim 120, wherein large-sized array lists the diagrammatic representation of the effect of demonstration corresponding to authoring apparatus.
123. as the described method of claim 120, wherein this large-sized array lists the effect of demonstration corresponding to incoming video signal.
124. as the described method of claim 120, wherein this arranged in arrays is in architectural environment.
125. as the described method of claim 118, wherein this arranged in arrays is outside the building on the surface.