Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G19/00—Table service
  • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
  • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
  • A47G19/2227—Drinking glasses or vessels with means for amusing or giving information to the user
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
  • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
  • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
  • H05B47/155—Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
  • H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
  • H05B45/20—Controlling the colour of the light

Definitions

• the invention relates to ceremonial facilities or to animate ceremonies.
• US-A-5,339,548 Various other movable light objects have been proposed, including bottles, lighters, tubes or light sticks, tags or clothing accessories (FR-A-2 807 281). These known devices and accessories include batteries or electric batteries, which must be periodically replaced or recharged.
• US-A-4 344 113 relates to an installation associating light glasses and a support for charging periodically, by induction, a battery housed in the bottom of each glass.
• Document WO-03/026358 describes an installation for radiofrequency control of light sources linked to moving objects such as light sticks or clothing accessories.
• the control of the light source is made from a programmer and an interface, according to local parameters such as temperature, noise or intensity of local light.
• This known installation is not adapted to react to event parameters related to the movement of the object and its environment.
• Document WO-03/067934 describes an installation for controlling light equipment comprising a large number of individual, dispersed and fixed lamps, the control being carried out via programmers and interfaces.
• This known installation is not suitable for driving equipment or moving light objects.
• SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention therefore aims to remedy the limited performance of the known installations described above, by providing a new ceremonial installation, comprising movable objects (for example drinking vessels), provided with a source These objects have improved performance with respect to the ceremonial aspect.
• the invention particularly relates to an installation of this type, in which said objects are capable of adopting a behavior that varies according to various circumstances, such as their position among a public, the presence of personalities, the appearance of phenomena defined, etc., this behavior can also be programmed or modified at will by a user of said installation.
• the invention relates to a ceremonial installation comprising - at least one object, provided with at least one energy source and an actuator of said source, provided with a memory; a programmer of the actuating member; and an interface between the programmer and the memory of the actuating member, the installation being characterized in that the object is displaceable and in that the aforementioned actuating member and its memory are controlled by a physical separation of the object from a support; and / or - a physical contact of the object with said support, after said separation; and / or a variation of a physical and / or chemical parameter of the environment of the object; and / or - a defined spatial position of the object.
• the term "object” designates any material object.
• movable object means a physical object that is specially designed to undergo substantial and varied movements during a ceremony and one of the essential technical functions is precisely to be subject to such movements during a ceremony. ceremony.
• fixed object refers to a physical object that does not fulfill the technical function defined above of the movable object. It is therefore an object whose position is not normally subject to substantial change during a ceremony or is only subject to sporadic
• the movable object may for example comprise an object normally carried by a person or an animal or an object mounted on a carriage that is moved on the ground or in the atmosphere.
• the shape, dimensions and mass of the moveable object are not critical for the definition of the invention and depend on various parameters, including the type of ceremony to which it is intended.
• Examples of movable objects within the scope of the invention include drinking containers (glasses, cups, cups), clothing parts, clothing ornaments, jewelry, mobile signaling systems, flashlights, golf sticks and the like. light, transmitters of sounds (illustrative list, not exhaustive).
• the movable object of the installation according to the invention is provided with at least one energy source.
• the term "energy source” generally refers to any means capable of generating work.
• sources of acoustic radiation sources of electromagnetic radiation, radioactive sources, sources of hydraulic energy and heat energy sources, as well as mechanical or electrical devices capable of generating an instruction for driving a vehicle.
• mechanism present on or outside the object (illustrative, non-exhaustive list).
• the energy source among the sources of acoustic radiation and the sources of electromagnetic radiation.
• an acoustic radiation source it may be a source of ultrasound, when the object is intended to be marked by an ultrasound-sensitive receptor or by an ultrasound-sensitive animal (for example a dog trained to react with ultrasound). It is generally preferred to use a sound source in the range of frequencies audible by the human ear.
• a source of electromagnetic radiation it is advantageously a light source. It may be a monochromatic or polychromatic light source or a laser beam. Non-visible radiation sources (for example in the infrared or ultraviolet spectra) are within the scope of the invention.
• the energy source could comprise a flash lamp (of the type commonly used in photography) or a pyrotechnic device.
• the function of the actuating member is to activate the energy source. It includes a memory and is generally multifunctional, which means that it is designed to act on one or more parameters of the energy source, according to a defined operating program, contained in its memory. In the particular case of an acoustic or electromagnetic radiation source, these parameters include the activation, the frequency and the intensity of the radiation source.
• a simplified explanatory example of an operating program includes automatically varying the frequency or intensity of a torch of electric light carried by an individual in a theater, depending on the spatial position of said individual in the theater.
• the programmer has the function of making the aforementioned operating program and communicate it to the memory of the actuating member.
• the making of Operative program is normally performed by an operator (eg a person organizing a ceremony).
• the operating program can be made by combining a series of different instructions. It is also possible, according to a particular embodiment of the invention, to select the operating program from a few pre-established and pre-recorded programs in the programmer.
• the programmer contains several pre-recorded programs and a device for the selection, as desired, of one of these prerecorded programs which is then the operating program cited. upper.
• operating program designates the program that is in the memory of the actuator of the energy source of the object and which controls the operation of this actuator.
• pre-established program shall mean a program made by an operator (a natural person or a group of natural persons) and the expression
• Pre-recorded program means a preset program recorded in the programmer.
• the programmer may be movable or fixed, the terms “moveable” and “fixed” having the same definitions as those provided above, for the definitions of the moveable object and the fixed object.
• the memory of the actuator of the energy source of the movable object contains a program of operation. This operating program is used to control the actuator of said energy source. It was made in the programmer by an instruction set (preset program) or it was selected from a list of programs that were previously recorded in the programmer (pre-recorded program).
• the operating program and, where appropriate, the pre-recorded programs therefore contain a series of instructions which depend on the movable object itself, its destination and its function.
• the operating program selected in the programmer and transmitted to the memory of the movable object will be different, depending on whether this space is going to be a garden, an outdoor property or the interior of a building.
• the operating program selected in the programmer and transmitted to the memory of the movable object will be different depending on whether this movable object is a drinking vessel for a festive ceremony or a flashlight used in a popular event, or still a clothing accessory.
• the interface has the function of transferring the aforesaid operating program of the programmer into the memory of the actuating member of the movable object.
• the interface may be movable or fixed, the terms "movable” and “fixed” having the same definitions as those provided above, for the definitions of the movable object and the fixed object.
• the interface can be connected removably or irremovably to the programmer.
• the programmer can be an integral part of the interface.
• the programmer is separated from the interface and that it is connected removably, to be detached from it. Any appropriate interface for the transfer of signals containing data or instructions may be suitable within the scope of the invention.
• the actuating member of the energy source is managed by a defined control means.
• said control means comprises a physical separation of the movable object of a support.
• physical separation should be considered in a broad sense and includes the case where the object physically touches the support before being separated from it and the case where it does not touch it.
• the support will depend on the nature of the movable object and the circumstances in which the installation is used.
• the support in the case where the movable object is a clothing ornament (for example a jewel), the support can be a jewel box for the clothing ornament (the jewel).
• the support in the case where the movable object is a drink glass, the support may consist of a glass support plate.
• said control means comprises a physical contact of the object with the aforementioned support, which follows a separation of the object of the support.
• the term "physical contact" should be considered in a broad sense and includes the cases where the object physically touches the support and the case where it approaches it without touching it.
• the control means comprises a variation of a physical and / or chemical parameter of the environment of the object.
• the environment refers to the vicinity or the surroundings of the movable object, for example the ambient air, the presence of fixed or moving objects, animals or people near the object, gas emissions near the object. object, the presence of an accident of relief or a body of water (illustrative list, not exhaustive).
• the environment of the movable object obviously varies according to the displacement of the object.
• the control means comprises a spatial position of the movable object. This spatial position is normally defined with respect to one or more tags, which may be fixed or mobile.
• the aforementioned interface comprises a direct or induction electric coupling between the programmer and the memory of the actuating member.
• the interface comprises a material surface against which the movable object is physically applied. This material surface may generally comprise a metal support or other material, whose shape and dimensions are adapted to those of the movable object. This surface may then include electrical connectors intended to cooperate with complementary electrical connectors of the movable object.
• the interface may advantageously comprise the support mentioned above, with reference to the first and second embodiments of the invention.
• the support constituting the interface may be a plateau or a surface on which a web has been deposited or glued a sheet (for example example a self-adhesive foil) with contacts electric fringes or, preferably, induction loops for supporting the drinking vessel.
• the direct or inductive electrical coupling of the interface is replaced in whole or in part by a local generator of electromagnetic waves of limited and well-defined range and object is provided with a receiver of said electromagnetic waves.
• the programs are transferred by means of an energy wave interface.
• the movable object of an energy wave receiver is equipped with at least one beacon comprising an energetic wave transmitter and a memory which has recorded a setpoint established with the aid of the programmer.
• the connection between the memory of the actuating member of the energy source of the movable object and the beacon is done by means of energy waves.
• an energy wave link consists of an energy transmission which is essentially performed without the intervention of a hardware connection by wires, cables or the like.
• the energy waves performing this communication may include sound waves. They preferably include electromagnetic waves, especially radio waves of the type commonly used in radio links. VHF and UHF waves are good.
• the laser beam connections may also be suitable.
• a tag for the interface allows in particular to determine at any time the position of the movable object according to that of the tag.
• it is advantageous to implement the known method which consists in equipping the beacon with a pulse counter and sending electromagnetic signals from the transmitter of the beacon to the receiver of the movable object, at defined time intervals.
• the beacon can replace an active operating program of the movable object by another operating program.
• the spatialization table comprises a series of parameters that are selectively activated to control the actuating member of the movable object, in response to the instructions transmitted by the beacon and relative to the spatial coordinates of the movable object. Under the effect of this control, the energy source will produce a work defined by the actuator, according to the relative spatial coordinates of said movable object.
• the topography table comprises a series of parameters which are selectively activated to control the actuating member of the movable object, in response to the instructions transmitted by the beacon and relating to information related to the topography of the places, such as different levels or floors of a building or obstacles to the normal spread of participants in the environment where the ceremony is being held.
• barriers may include, for example, walls, stairs, sloping floors, low ceilings, statues or other decorations, plant tubs, ponds, fountains, etc.
• the energy source of the movable object comprises a source of acoustic radiation or electromagnetic
• the aforementioned control will act on the frequency and / or intensity of the acoustic or electromagnetic source depending on the spatial coordinates of the movable object (in the case of a spatialization table) or depending on the presence of an obstacle defined in the vicinity of the displaceable object (in the case of a topography table).
• the especially advantageous embodiment described above and its particular variant of execution have the particularity that they make it possible to maintain a connection between the programmer and the memory of the movable object, even in the case where the displaceable object is moved. and / or the programmer. In this way, it makes it possible to continuously modify, at will, the operating program included in the memory of the movable object or to send the latter specific instructions to adapt the function of the actuator of the energy source.
• the operating program included in the memory of the movable object or to send the latter specific instructions to adapt the function of the actuator of the energy source.
• various circumstances that would not have been preprogrammed such as, for example, the spatial or geographical position of the movable object, the occurrence of an unexpected or particular phenomenon, the occurrence of local or fortuitous information, a variation of the ambient pressure or temperature, or ambient lighting (illustrative, non-exhaustive list).
• the movable object may optionally comprise an energy wave transmitter and the beacon may optionally comprise an energy wave receiver.
• the transceiver of the movable object and the transceiver of the beacon can communicate in such a way that the aforementioned actuating member of the moveable object responds to beacon signals, said signals being driven from the information transferred by the transmitter of the movable object to the receiver of the beacon.
• the installation comprises at least two links connected in a network (by means of specific cables, by means of cables of the electrical network or by means of a transmission by energy waves), each beacon comprising an energy wave transceiver and a memory as explained above.
• One method of making the network comprises a scanning of the movable object, successively by the transmitter of each tag, acting individually.
• the installation comprises, on the one hand, five movable objects each provided with a radiation source and a receiver and, on the other hand, four beacons each provided with a transmitter
• the receiver of each movable object (considered individually) is scanned by a succession of four individual signals, respectively, successively and in a predefined order of the tags.
• This variant embodiment of the invention is however not limited to this method of making the network, other known methods may be substituted for it, for example a network whose protocol allows collisions.
• the actuator of the movable object is controlled by the transmitters of the programmer, so as to achieve a regulation of the energy source, depending on the position of the object movable relative to each tag.
• the energy source is a source of electromagnetic radiation
• the regulation will act on the frequency or amplitude of the radiation so that it changes in a given direction (for example progressively increases) when the moving object moves away from a beacon and approaches another beacon and vice versa.
• these energy sources can be controlled in different ways, when the spatial position of the object movable relative to the beacons changes, these modalities being governed by the aforementioned pre-established program.
• the frequency and / or intensity of one of the sources will vary depending on the spatial position of the moveable object with respect to one of the beacons, while the frequency and / or the intensity of the other source will vary according to the spatial position of the movable object relative to another beacon.
• the installation according to this variant of the invention comprises at least two tags. It may include a larger number of tags (the number of tags not being critical) that are scattered in the space where the ceremonial event occurs, randomly or in a predefined manner.
• the tags can be indifferently all fixed or all movable; alternatively, some of them may be fixed, while others are movable.
• the energy wave link between the receiver (or, where appropriate, the transceiver) of the movable object and the transmitter (or , where appropriate, the transceiver) of one or more beacons passes through at least one relay equipped with an energy wave transceiver (for example a radio relay).
• the installation further comprises a control device, designed to transfer point instructions to the actuating member of the movable object in addition to those of his memory or after short-circuiting it.
• a control device designed to transfer point instructions to the actuating member of the movable object in addition to those of his memory or after short-circuiting it.
• This embodiment of the invention implies that the movable object and the or each tag of the interface comprise energy wave transceivers.
• the installation allows a cooperation of said control device with a specific movable object defined by a serial number to transfer instructions to this movable object.
• the energy source of the movable object comprises a relay.
• the relay is intended to actuate a mechanism present on the movable or separate object thereof, in response to an instruction from the actuator.
• the movable object comprises a second memory whose function is to store and store parameters of the environment of said movable object, obtained by means of sensors or other equivalent means, as well as the spatial position of said object with respect to one or more beacons, said second memory being adapted to be read by the interface.
• the installation comprises a large number of movable objects as defined above, intended for a large audience, it may be interesting to mark the movable objects to be able to locate and recover them.
• the installation comprises a marking unit of said movable objects.
• This particular embodiment of the invention makes it possible to distinguish the elements of an installation according to the invention from the corresponding elements of another installation according to the invention. It thus avoids that an element of a defined installation (for example an object or a tag) can be substituted by a corresponding element of another installation.
• the invention can provide a procedure that allows elements marked differently can be used simultaneously in the same installation as if they were all marked in the same way.
• the movable object In the installation according to the invention, the movable object must be equipped with an autonomous generator of electricity, in particular to ensure the operation of its actuating member.
• the programmer in the case where the programmer is movable, it should normally be equipped with an autonomous generator of electricity. It is the same for the interface if it is movable or separable from the programmer.
• the autonomous generator of electricity of the movable object and, if appropriate, the programmer and / or the interface is not critical for the definition of the invention. Its choice will depend on various parameters, such as the nature, shape, dimensions and destination of the moveable object (and, if applicable, the programmer and / or the interface). It can be an AC generator or a DC generator. Depending on the circumstances, the autonomous electricity generator may for example be chosen from electric batteries, fuel cells and electric accumulators (such as capacitors and rechargeable electric batteries). When they are stationary, the programmer and the interface can be equipped with an autonomous generator of electricity or be connected to the electrical distribution network.
• the abovementioned interface comprises a direct or induction electric coupling as defined above and an energetic wave connection (involving one or more beacons and possibly one or more relay, these elements having been defined and explained above).
• This embodiment is well suited to installations that include rechargeable electric accumulators and marking units of its constituents.
• the electric or induction electric coupling is then used to carry out the marking of components and to couple the electric accumulators to an electric charger, while the energy wave link is used to put the programmer in communication with the memory of the actuator of the movable object.
• the electrical coupling or induction also serves to put the programmer in communication with the memory of the actuator of the movable object.
• the electrical coupling is used to transfer an operating program into said memory, starting from a preset and prerecorded program in the programmer, while the beacon and energy wave link serves, for the use of the installation, to adapt this operating program in real time or to send him instructions specific to local circumstances such as the pressure and the ambient temperature, the ambient light, the spatial position of the movable object, the presence of natural or artificial obstacles, the topography of the places (illustrative, non-limiting list).
• the displaceable object may optionally comprise one or more sensors whose technical function consists in allowing the aforementioned operating program, recorded in its memory, to react autonomously on the actuating member.
• the operating program can be designed to transfer these local parameters to the interface, so that the latter can then send instructions.
• the actuating member of the energy source of the movable object For the electronics of the installation according to the invention, it is preferable to choose components of small dimensions and low energy consumption. The invention thus makes it possible to miniaturize the components of the installation and to reduce its electrical consumption, both during its activity and at rest.
• the installation according to the invention has applications in a number of public or private ceremonies, such as, for example, shows, religious or secular ceremonies, weddings, funfairs, receptions of personalities, congresses, artistic, cultural, commercial or advertising events or popular events (non-exhaustive list). It can also be used in a customary way in bars, restaurants, hotels, discotheques, etc.
• the installation according to the invention finds a particular application in the case where the movable object is a drinking vessel which at least a portion of the wall is translucent (for example a glass or a cup) and where the energy source comprises a source of light.
• the interface may for example comprise a tray for supporting the drinking vessel or a sheet or a fixed sheet (for example glued) on a suitable support, this tray, this sheet or this sheet comprising electrical contacts or induction loops for cooperating with corresponding electrical components of the drinking vessel.
• the tray, the sheet or the sheet may comprise a generator electromagnetic waves of limited scope and well defined, the drinking vessel then being provided with a receiver of said electromagnetic waves.
• the operating program selected by the programmer and transferred into the memory of the drinking vessels has the effect of modifying the light transmitted in the container when it leaves the interface, or when it is deposited on said interface, or when the container is moved in a room or on a space, for example among a crowd.
• the concept of the ceremonial installation according to the invention can be transposed to all non-ceremonial installations, for example public or industrial installations, comprising at least one object, provided with at least one energy source and an actuating member.
• said source provided with a memory; a programmer of the actuating member; and an interface between the programmer and the memory of the actuating member, the installation being characterized in that the object is displaceable and in that the aforementioned actuating member and its memory are controlled by a physical separation of the movable object from another object; and / or - a physical contact of the movable object with said other object, after said separation; and / or - a physical and / or chemical parameter of the environment of said movable object; and / or - a defined spatial position of the movable object.
• the terms "moveable object”, “fixed object”, “physical separation” and “physical contact” must be given the definitions that have been given to these expressions in the case of the ceremonial installation.
• the movable object comprises a second memory whose function is to store and store parameters of the environment of said movable object, obtained by means of sensors or other equivalent means, as well as the spatial position of said object with respect to one or more beacons, said second memory being adapted to be read by the interface.
• This preferred embodiment of the installation allows traceability of the object. It makes it possible to monitor the movement of the object and therefore finds an application to ensure the traceability of the object or the security of the object and / or its environment. In some cases, the object may take the initiative to communicate to the interface the data contained in this second memory or transmit directly and in real time to the interface the data it collects.
• FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the installation according to the invention
• Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the plant according to the invention.
• the same reference numerals designate the same elements.
• the installation shown in FIG. 1 comprises: a series of glasses 1 serving for tasting beverages; an interface 2, comprising a plate 18 for supporting the lenses 1; and a control module 3, the function of which will be explained below.
• the lenses 1 are equipped with a polychromatic light source 4, a battery 5 and an actuator 6 of the polychromatic source 4. They also comprise a set of electronic circuits, not shown, among which, a circuit for controlling the charge of the battery and a memory associated with the actuating member 6 and intended to contain an operating program for the operation and control of this actuating member.
• the control module 3 comprises a battery charger 7, a programmer 8 and a marking member 9 of the glasses 1 and the plate 18.
• the programmer 8 comprises a list of pre-established and pre-recorded programs.
• a switch 15 makes it possible to select one of the operating programs from this list of pre-recorded programs.
• a removable electrical connection 10 makes it possible to connect the module 3 to the plate 18.
• the plate 18 comprises a socket 11 for connecting it to the power supply network, electric induction loops 12, an electric battery 13, a memory 19 and A switch of functions 14.
• the number of induction loops 12 is generally equal to the number of glasses 1, although this is not essential.
• the use of the installation of Figure 1 comprises the following steps. In a first step, the glasses 1 are placed on the plate 18, with their respective bases above the induction loops 12, the switch 14 is positioned on the 'charge' mode and the plug 11 is connected to the electrical network.
• the switch 14 is operated to connect the marking member 9 to the tray 18 and thus assign to the glasses 1 and the plate 18 an identification code.
• an auxiliary step which follows the marking operation of the first step, maneuver a switch 15 of the control module 3, to select an operating program from the aforementioned list of pre-recorded programs and send it to the plate 18 which puts it in memory.
• the switch 14 of the plate 18 is operated to place it in a position for which the operating program selected at the aforementioned auxiliary step is transferred to the memory of the actuating member 6 of glasses 1.
• the light source 4 of the glasses 1 adopts a behavior imposed by the actuating member 6, which acts in response to an instruction of the operating program of its memory (the light source 4 emits for example a monochromatic light in a range defined frequencies and with a defined intensity).
• the electrical connection 10 is removed.
• the tray 18 and the glasses 1 are then ready for use in a ceremony.
• the plug 11 is disconnected from the electrical network and the tray 18 is circulated among participants of the ceremony (for example, guests, in the case of a celebratory ceremony), so that they remove a glass of the board, in turn.
• participants of the ceremony for example, guests, in the case of a celebratory ceremony
• the frequency or the intensity of the light source 4 of the glasses changes in response to the variation of one or more particular parameters, such as, for example: the flow of time, the position of the glass or lighting of the premises (non-exhaustive list).
• a fifth step corresponding to the delivery of the glass 1 on the plate 18, the frequency of its light source will change again, to adopt a value to distinguish between it (glass resting on the plate 18 after use ) and the full glasses on the tray that have not yet been used.
• a sixth step corresponds to the washing of the glasses, at the end of the reception. In this step, as soon as a glass having undergone the fifth step leaves the plate, the actuating member 6 cuts the electrical connection of its battery to its light source.
• the programming also comprises an accessory step, between the third and the fourth step, which corresponds to the case where a glass is put back on the tray, immediately after having been removed, without having been consumed.
• the light source adopts a distinctive behavior, for which, for example, the light emitted by its source flashes.
• This accessory stage makes it possible to distinguish two categories of full glasses on the board 18 (the original glasses and those which have already passed into the hands of the guests) and it makes it possible to immediately withdraw the second category of glasses from the board.
• the glasses 1 are equipped with a radio wave transceiver 16 and the interface 2 comprises, in addition to the plate 18, beacons 17 each equipped with a radio transceiver.
• the tags 17 of the interface 2 are dispersed in the environment where the ceremony is held (this medium may be, for example, a room or an outdoor space). They are designed and programmed to interact with the transceivers 16 of the glasses 1 and with the programmer 8 of the control module 3. For this purpose, they are connected to the control module 3 by electrical wiring or by radio waves. In the case of a radio wave link, the control module 3 is equipped with a radio wave transceiver (not shown) and the beacons 17 comprise an electric battery or are connected to the electrical distribution network.
• a radio wave transceiver not shown
• the plate 18 is used to mark the glasses 1, the plate 18 and the beacons 17, as well as to charge the batteries 5 and 13 and possibly those of the beacons 17
• the transfer of the operating program into the memory of the actuator 6 of the lenses 1 from the programs prerecorded programmer 8 is achieved via the induction loops of the plate 18 or by radio waves between the transceivers of the beacons 17 and the transceivers 16 of the glasses 1.
• the or each beacon 17 sends its instructions to transceivers 16 of the glasses 1, in a predetermined logical order.
• the received information is interpreted by the operating program of the glasses 1 which will control the actuator 6 of each lens according to instructions of the pre-recorded program which has been selected in the programmer 8.
• the operating program of one of the glasses 1 will calculate the position of said glass relative to the beacons 17 and control the actuator member of its light source according to the instructions of the pre-recorded program selected and stored in its memory.
• the transceiver 16 of each glass 1 is normally scanned by a succession of radio signals which are emitted successively by the transceivers of the beacons 17, in a predetermined logical order. The most appropriate scanning mode will depend on local circumstances and the means to implement it can be determined in each particular case by a person skilled in the art.
• the prerecorded programs of the programmer 8 (or some of them) comprise a spatialization table and a topography table.
• the spatialization table comprises a series of parameters which are selectively activated to drive the actuator 6 of the lenses 1, in response to radio signals emitted by the transceivers of the beacons 17 and received by the transceivers 16 of the beacons 17. 1 and analyzed to determine, inter alia, the spatial coordinates of those this. Under the effect of this control, the frequency and / or the intensity of the light of the glasses will change according to the relative spatial coordinates of the glasses.
• the topography table comprises a series of parameters that are selectively activated to drive the actuator 6 of the glasses 1, in response to radio signals transmitted by the transceivers 17 and received by the transceivers 16 of the glasses 1 and relating to information related to the topography of the place, such as obstacles to the normal spread of participants in the environment where the ceremony is held. These obstacles may include, for example, walls, stairs, inclined planes, low ceilings, statues or other decorations, plant tubs, ponds, fountains, etc.
• the beacons 17 of the interface 2 can be fixed. This embodiment of the installation allows users of glasses to identify their position in a space, by color vision or information appearing on their glass.
• the tags 17 of the interface 2 or some of them can be mobile. It is conceivable, for example, that some participants of a ceremony carry a marker 17, which will allow them to be tracked by viewing the color of the light of the glasses of other participants in their immediate vicinity.

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