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Abstract
An apparatus and method allow end users to interactively create complex lighting patterns by remote control. Applications include decorative lighting, landscape lighting, signage, or advertising platforms. A lighting control system can be equipped with sensors that can receive remote control signals from a variety of different sources, and route the control signals to modulate receptacles coupled to different lighting circuits, thereby independently controlling multiple light arrays to achieve separate light patterns, or to coordinate different lighting effects. Interactive remote control can be provided via a mobile computing device such as a smart phone running a customized program. In one embodiment, the remote control device communicates selections to a Bluetooth®-equipped speaker to produce sound-controlled lighting effects.
Description
- This patent application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/785,998, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- 1. Technical Field
- The present disclosure pertains to control of lighting systems and devices, and more specifically, to various control modes for creating decorative light patterns.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- The lighting industry is experiencing a renaissance, driven partly by the proliferation of lower power LED light sources, and the application of digital controllers to such low-power lighting systems. It is now possible to fine tune the color, brightness, and timing of lighting arrangements with great accuracy, thus offering a variety of lighting design choices that has not been possible in the past.
- By way of illustration, decorative lighting elements (e.g., strands of holiday lights such as Christmas lights) historically were caused to blink on and off by intermittently including in a lighting circuit a high-value resistor, thus blocking current flow downstream to the string of light bulbs. This was accomplished by hard-wiring a “special” control bulb into the circuit that was pre-set to switch on and off at a certain frequency. Such a lighting system is an example of a non-user-programmable system because (a) the only decorative effect option is “blinking” (b) the user must choose between “always blinking” and “never blinking,” by either installing the special bulb or not, and (c) the blinking frequency is fixed, not adjustable.
- An alternative way to create light patterns using a light array is to directly control the power at an outlet receptacle. Thus, instead of varying the load voltage or load current locally within the circuit, the power supply itself can be varied via a hard-wired or a pre-programmed control signal. A power control signal may be supplied by, for example, a programmable controller. The controller can be programmed using an EPROM (electrically programmable read-only memory), or a similar programmable integrated circuit chip, to cycle through a prescribed set of signals to produce a sequence of light patterns. Or, the controller can modulate the power supply according to an input signal from another device so that, for example, light patterns can be created in response to sounds or musical rhythms while music is played simultaneously from a radio or a playback device. (see U.S. Pat. No. 7,728,216).
- What is needed is an apparatus that removes limitations of existing pre-programmed or hard-wired lighting system controllers in order to offer better control of advanced creative lighting features to end users such as individual consumers, businesses, advertising entities, and the like.
- The apparatus and method disclosed permit end users to create complex light patterns by remote control. The end user has the freedom to control a multi-functional lighting system by creating a customized program, modifying a set of pre-programmed instructions, or interactively customizing light patterns in real time. According to one embodiment, one or more light arrays can be independently modulated by separate control signals. Such a lighting control system can also be equipped with sensors that can receive remote control signals from a variety of different sources, and route the control signals to modulate, for example, the power supplied to different lighting circuits, thereby independently controlling multiple light arrays to achieve separate effects, or to coordinate different lighting effects.
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FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of a multi-function lighting display apparatus that includes a controller and three receptacles, according to a non-limiting illustrative embodiment. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first exemplary control circuit that can be implemented as part of the controller shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second exemplary control circuit including a sound control stage that can be implemented as part of the controller shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIGS. 4A-4C are pictorial views of three light arrays being independently activated within a multi-function lighting display apparatus, according to a non-limiting illustrative embodiment. -
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram showing generalized steps of a high-level method disclosed. -
FIGS. 6-8 show a series of pictorial views of an exemplary light array, in which different subsets of lights are activated by the controller shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIGS. 9A and 9B are circuit diagrams showing a comparison between conventional (prior art) and new decorative light array configurations. -
FIGS. 10A and 10B are a pictorial plan views of two exemplary remote control devices that an end user could employ to communicate control information to the lighting display apparatus shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 11 is a pictorial plan view of the back of the remote control device shown inFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12A is a pictorial view of a multi-function lighting display apparatus having a single receptacle, wherein the apparatus includes the remote control device shown inFIGS. 10 and 11 . -
FIG. 12B is a pictorial view of one embodiment of a multi-function lighting display apparatus having three secondary controllers, wherein the apparatus includes the remote control device shown inFIGS. 10 and 11 . -
FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a decorative light array system, according to one embodiment, in which each light array is connected to the main controller via a secondary controller, and the controllers are equipped with wireless communication devices. -
FIG. 14 is an exemplary screen shot of an interactive smart phone application used as a remote controller for creating complex lighting effects, according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 15 is an alternative exemplary screen shot of an interactive smart phone application used as a remote controller for selecting different combinations of lighting effects, pre-programmed as built-in functions. -
FIG. 16 is an exemplary screen shot of an interactive smart phone application that allows a user to create a programmed sequence of lighting effects. -
FIG. 17A is a system diagram of a sound-controllable multi-function lighting system, according to one embodiment. -
FIG. 17B shows additional circuitry contained in the controller of the sound-controllable multi-function lighting system shown inFIG. 17A . -
FIG. 18 is a flow diagram showing steps of a method disclosed. -
FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a basic multi-functionlighting display apparatus 100. Thelighting display apparatus 100 includes one or more (female)electric receptacles power source plug 108, and acontroller 110 having acontroller housing 111. The power source plug can be fashioned according to an ordinary UL plug design. The receptacles can also be fashioned according to commonly-used standards for low-power lighting, for example, having an electrical current rating of 1.6 Amps. Thereceptacle 102 is coupled to thecontroller 110 by aconnector 112; thereceptacle 104 is coupled to thecontroller 110 by aconnector 114; and thereceptacle 106 is coupled to thecontroller 110 by aconnector 116. Thepower source plug 108 likewise is coupled to thecontroller 110 by asource power connector 118. Thepower source plug 108 is also coupled to an electric power grid to supply each of thepower receptacles power source plug 108 can connect, for example, directly to a 120 V/60 A wall outlet. Other embodiments can substitute alternative power sources for the power grid such as, for example, a source of solar energy. - According to the embodiment shown in
FIG. 1 , thereceptacles connectors power connector 118 measuring about 24-60 inches long while the threepower connectors miniaturized power connectors controller housing 111, and thereceptacles controller housing 111 to provide a more compact form factor for the overalllighting display apparatus 100. The form factor of thecontroller 110 shown inFIG. 1 , however, is designed to keep the size of thecontroller 110 small and lightweight. - In an exemplary embodiment, the
controller 110 is electrically coupled between thesource power connector 118 and thepower connectors receptacles controller 110 is generally a device that includes electronic components to allow for separately controlling power levels and timing of power delivery to each of thereceptacles controller 110 can include, for example, digital electronic components, analog-to-digital (ND) converters, digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, or analog components. Typically these components are configured as integrated circuit (IC) components or chips that can be mounted on one or more IC boards (not shown) located within thehousing 111. In the embodiment shown,power connectors housing 111 for direct connection to an IC board inside thecontroller 110. Thecontroller 110 can also contain one or more transformers to convert the supply power from 120 V AC to 12 V DC to power components on the IC board. The different embodiments of the disclosed apparatus are represented by different control mechanisms, or arrangements of different electronic components within thecontroller 110. - Although three power receptacles are shown in
FIG. 1 , other embodiments may include less than three receptacles or more than three receptacles, and thereceptacles controller 110 can be programmed to control the receptacles in other ways in addition to providing power control. Accordingly, instructions governing the IC chip within thecontroller 110 can be can modified to modulate these other signals in addition to modulating the power signal. Furthermore, the instructions governing the IC chip can be provided in advance (e.g., pre-set using a timing device), or remotely through a wireless connection, giving users more flexibility in creating different effects. - A schematic for an
exemplary control circuit 200 within thecontroller 110 is shown inFIG. 2 . Thecontrol circuit 200 includes power distribution stages 202, 204, and 206, anIC controller chip 210, sensors (not shown), and acontroller input line 230. The power distribution stages distribute power to each of thereceptacles IC controller chip 210 can be, for example, an EEPROM (erasable, electrically programmable read-only memory) chip, or a processor chip that executes user-selectable instructions. According to one embodiment, theEEPROM controller chip 210 can be hard-coded with a set of instructions to produce desired light patterns by modulating power at each of thereceptacles controller chip 210 can receive hard-wired instructions via user-operated switches, or thecontroller chip 210 can receive user-programmed instructions communicated via a remote receptor device. - Components within the
controller chip 210 can further include electronic sensors 220 that act as remote receptor devices to detect wireless communication signals such as infrared signals, radio frequency (RF) signals, microwave signals, and the like. Use of electronic sensors 220 allows for remote control of the power supplied to thereceptacles FIG. 10 . Information from the sensors 220 can be input into thecontroller chip 210 viacontroller input line 230, which can be configured as a data channel. User-provided instructions can be downloaded, saved in a memory within the controller, used to burn an EEPROM, pre-set to activate at a selected time, or they can influence power control signals in real time. - In one embodiment, additional components can be added to the
control circuit 200, as shown inFIG. 3 . For example, a sound-enhancedcontrol circuit 300 can be used to control the power supplied to thereceptacles microphone stage 301 and sound input stages 302, 304, and 306. The sound input stages 302, 304, and 306 are electrically coupled to thereceptacles output signal 308 from themicrophone stage 301 can be electrically coupled to drive each of the sound input stages 302, 304, and 306 so that lighting effects are created in response to sound input, e.g., music. - The
receptacles light arrays FIGS. 4A-4C , such that thecontroller 110 can make an ordinary light set capable of achieving different creative lighting effects such as special “chasing effects.” The coupling can be a wired connection in which each receptacle receives a male power connector attached to the light array. Typically eachreceptacle receptacles receptacles -
FIGS. 4A-4C each showlight arrays receptacles FIG. 4A , thelight array 402 is activated while thelight arrays FIG. 4B , thelight array 404 is activated while thelight arrays FIG. 4C , thelight array 406 is activated while thelight arrays light arrays - Each
light array lamps 408 that can be low-power LED (light-emitting diode) lamps, but embodiments are not so limited. Thelamps 408 can contain fluorescent elements, incandescent bulbs, phosphorescent light sources, fiber-optic elements, LCDs, or similar lighting elements. Thelamps 408 can also have fixed or variable color and brightness characteristics. Furthermore, lamps can be housed in a wide variety of decorative light fixtures and lawn ornaments, placed indoors or outdoors, incorporated into architectural features, used in homes, offices, commercial establishments, landscapes, gardens, furnishings, signs, billboards or other advertising platforms, and the like, for creative effect. -
FIG. 5 illustrates ahigh level method 500 of operating the multi-function lighting display apparatus, with emphasis on its advantageous features. Instep 502,light arrays receptacles step 504, electric power at each of thereceptacles -
FIGS. 6-8 show a series of snapshots of an exemplary multi-circuit decorativelight array 602 in which subsets of theindividual lamps 408 can be illuminated in different patterns according to user-selectable instructions from thecontroller 110. For example, the series in accordance with user-selectable instructions from thecontroller 110 as shown illuminates thearray 602 oflamps 408 in succession, each of theindividual lamps 408 remaining on until the entire array is illuminated, thus creating a “filling” pattern.FIG. 6 shows afirst snapshot 600 at a first time t1, in which a first subset oflamps 610 is illuminated;FIG. 7 shows asecond snapshot 700 at a second time t2, in which a second, larger, subset oflamps 710, which includes the first subset oflamps 610, is illuminated; andFIG. 8 shows asnapshot 800 at a third time t3, in which a complete set oflamps 810 is illuminated. If each successiveindividual lamp 408 or subset oflamps FIGS. 4A-4C , are energized in succession, a chasing effect can also be produced. -
FIGS. 9A and 9B show how construction of the multi-circuit decorativelight array 602 differs from that of existing (prior art) light arrays to produce special lighting patterns such as the one shown inFIGS. 6-8 . With reference toFIG. 9A , a schematic of an existinglight array 900 is shown, the array being arranged as a current divider circuit in which each of fourstrands Lamps wire segments light array 900 is electrically coupled by acurrent supply wire 924 electrically connected in parallel to each of thestrands strands FIG. 9A is thus capable of causing alternate flashing along the light strands, but not localized flashing of neighboring groups of lamps. - With reference to
FIG. 9B , a schematic of a multi-circuit decorativelight array 950 according to the present disclosure shows a current divider circuit having four spatiallylocalized groups parallel wire segment light array 950 is electrically coupled by acurrent supply wire 974 connected in parallel to each of the spatiallylocalized groups - Unlike
lamps FIG. 9A ,lamps light array 950 are not spaced apart along each of thewires wire segments FIG. 9B permits each group of localized lamps to flash together, causing each group to appear as a much more prominent light source. Therefore, when effects such as “chasing” are programmed viacontroller 110, the chasing effect is perceived to be more spectacular than what is achievable with the conventional arrangement shown inFIG. 9A . - Another advantage of the
light array 950 is that such a localized spatial arrangement of lamps uses about 30% less wire material than the conventionallight array 900. Thelight array 950 can be used in various array configurations, not limited to the linear (one-dimensional) light array shown. These alternative configurations include, for example, two-dimensional light arrays such as net lights and icicle lights, as well as garland lights. - In conjunction with the sensors 220 deployed within, or connected to, the
controller 110, the “filling” or “chasing” patterns described above can, for example, illuminate a walkway or a garden path to a residence as a pedestrian progresses toward a building entrance. In response to signals from the sensors 220, light array patterns such as filling and chasing patterns, for example, can be used generally to trace the progress of a moving object, or to provide a luminous representation of an object or a process, toward a destination. - According to certain embodiments, a specific light pattern for each light array can be either hard-wired, pre-programmed, or selected and communicated in real time to the
controller 110. For example, different light patterns can be user-selected using a mechanical switch (e.g., a push button switch, a toggle switch, a rotary switch, a dial, or the like) attached to thecontroller 110 or directly connected to thecontroller 110. In accordance with more complex embodiments described herein, thearray 602 can be user-programmed to create and modify many different lighting effects by activating different lamps at different times, speeds, intensities, and so forth to produce many different light patterns. Some common patterns include, in addition to filling and chasing, twinkling, blinking, flashing, color fading, color changing, dimming, and the like, as well as combinations of different types of effects. Complex light displays (e.g., seven different levels of fading) are thus facilitated by the features that provide for independent control of the differentlight arrays different receptacles - With reference to
FIG. 10A , 10B, andFIG. 11 , according to one embodiment, aremote control device 1000 can be equipped with anindicator light 1010, anantenna 1020, and one ormore control buttons controller 110. Theremote control device 1000 can further be equipped with an infrared transmitter (not shown). Theremote control device 1000 generally allows an end user to submit instructions to thecontroller 110 from a remote location, when thecontroller 110 is equipped with sensors that are capable of detecting signals from theremote control device 1000. The remote controller range is typically up to about 50 m. Theantenna 1020 can be used to send relatively low-power signals at short range (similar to a television remote control device). Or, theantenna 1020 can be used to send higher power RF or microwave signals at a longer range. Alternatively, theantenna 1020 can operate at other electromagnetic wavelengths.Control buttons controller 110 to create complex lighting display patterns by activating the different light arrays according to the user's creative inspiration. More specifically, theremote control device 1000 can be implemented as, for example, a networked computing device e.g., a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, or a cell phone, optionally equipped with a WiFi® or a Bluetooth® communication device for high-speed short-range transmission. - In another embodiment shown in
FIG. 10B , an exemplaryremote control device 1050 can have a set of control buttons including, for example, apower button 1060, afunction button 1070, adimmer button 1080, and asensor button 1090. Thepower button 1060 can be used to toggle the remote control on and off. Thefunction button 1070 can be used to select a lighting display pattern from a set of pre-programmed lighting display patterns (e.g., thedisplay patterns 1120 as described below). Thedimmer button 1080 can be used to select (e.g., reduce) a fading rate for the light intensity by repeatedly activating thedimmer button 1080, or by holding down thedimmer button 1080. Thesensor button 1090 can be used to toggle the electronic sensor(s) 220 on and off. Alternatively, thecontrol buttons lighting display apparatus 100. -
FIG. 11 shows the back 1100 of the exemplaryremote control device 1000, programmed to provide amenu 1110 of sixteen differentlighting display patterns 1120 for arrays each configured with light bulbs of a different color; for example, threearrays control buttons FIG. 10 . For example,lighting pattern choices receptacles lighting display apparatus 100 is configured according toFIG. 9B , in which multi-circuit decorativelight arrays 950 allow more localized control, different colors can be accessed and controlled within the same array. For example,individual lamps 961 could be all red,individual lamps 962 could all be blue, and so on. In a system that has additional receptacles to accommodate additional colored arrays (e.g., 901-904), or additional localized groups of lamps (e.g., 951-954), for example, an array or group of orange lamps and an array or group of purple lamps,lighting pattern 15 is set up to control these additional colored lamps.Lighting pattern 16 can be programmed, for example, to cycle sequentially through the other lighting pattern choices 1-15, or, alternatively, to activate the other patterns according to another programmed sequence, or to activate the other patterns in a random order. -
FIGS. 12A , 12B, and 13 illustrate various multi-controller embodiments that employ theremote control device 1000 and can be offered as different commercial packages. For example, a singlelight array package 1200, as shown inFIG. 12A , can include a singlemain controller 110 having a single receptacle (e.g., 102), or multiple receptacles (e.g., 102, 104, and 106, not shown). Alternatively, afirst multi-controller package 1210, as shown inFIG. 12B , can come equipped with a plurality of main controllers 110 (three shown), eachmain controller 110 having asingle receptacle 102, and eachmain controller 110 being activated by signals from a commonremote control device 1000. -
FIG. 13 illustrates another alternative embodiment, asecond multi-controller package 1300, that introduces a plurality ofsecondary controllers receptacles main controller 110. Thesecondary controllers main controller 110 viawired communication paths secondary controllers remote control device 1000. Theremote control device 1000 may, in turn, be able to communicate via awireless path 1318 with a network such as the Internet or a cloud-basedsystem 1320, to exchange information with a Web site associated with the manufacturer of thesecond multi-controller package 1300. - The embodiments shown in
FIGS. 12A , 12B, and 13 can generally include any or all of the features described herein in the context of a single controller system. These features include, but are not limited to, the use of sensors, pre-programmed lighting patterns, user-configurable programs, localized control, and the like. - Interactive user control of a multi-function lighting display using a mobile device can be facilitated by a mobile application, shown by example in
FIG. 14 , as being implemented on asmart phone 1400. The smart phone implementation can be used as an alternative to theremote control device 1000. A smart phone screen shot 1402 can include settings such as, for example, acolor slide bar 1404, afrequency slide bar 1406, abrightness slide bar 1407, and a menu oflight pattern choices 1408, which provide a convenient user interface for selecting desired light patterns. User selections thus entered into the mobile device can be interpreted and transmitted to thecontroller 110. For example, auser 1410 can select from a continuum of light colors using thecolor slide bar 1404, and likewise, from a continuum of illumination timing frequencies (e.g., flash times) using thefrequency slide bar 1406, and from a continuum of illumination intensities using thebrightness slide bar 1407. The menu of light pattern choices 1308 can include, for example, lighting effects such as “blink”, “chase”, “fill”, and “twinkle.” Another choice can include a “random” illumination pattern. Themenu 1408 itself can be user-selectable from among a larger set of choices offered on a different screen, as part of the mobile application program. - The smart phone screen shot 1402 can also include mode setting options such as, for example, a “sensor” mode and a “program” mode. The sensor mode can be programmed, for example, to allow the
smart phone 1400 to control the light patterns via a remote sensor (e.g., a wirelessly-coupled loudspeaker). The program mode can provide an opportunity for a user to design additional customized illumination patterns as alternatives to the sixteen pre-programmed choices shown inFIG. 11 . According to an exemplary embodiment, the program mode allows creation of nine additional user-defined programs. These user-defined programs can be set up through a designated Web site. For each user-defined program, the user can select from among the sixteen different built-in light pattern functions described above for theremote control device 1000, which can also be made accessible on the Web site. Alternatively, the sixteen built-in functions can be set up as indicated in Table 1. The user can construct a program by specifying a sequence and duration for each desired function using control bars displayed on a programming Web page. The duration of each selected function can be specified, for example, within the range of 0-60 seconds, by adjusting a duration control bar. -
TABLE 1 ID Function (a) flashing from right to left (b) flashing from left to right (c) filling & flashing from right to left and unlit from left to right (d) filling & flashing from left to right and unlit from right to left (e) 2 times flashing from right to left and then filling (f) left 2 sets & right 1 set alternate twinkling (g) filling & fading from left to right and unlit from right to left (h) filling from left to right and then filling from right to left (i) steady burning (j) twinkling (50% out only) (k) random twinkling (l) two direction flashing (m) progressively faster twinkling until steady burning (n) filling & twinkling from right to left and unlit from left to right (o) fading in & out (p) combination -
FIG. 15 shows a screen shot of anexemplary function screen 1500 of an interactive smart phone application used as a remote control device for selecting different combinations of lighting effects, pre-programmed as built-in functions. For example, a user can select a function from afunction menu 1501, displayed in FIG. 15 as a simulated rotating wheel of functions 1-16 (e.g., “Function 8” as indicated in the center of the screen shot 1500). The selected function generally determines a light pattern, however additional functions selectable form thefunction menu 1501 can include a sensor mode and one or more custom programs input by a user that may define a sequence of multiple multiple associated light patterns. Once a function is selected, the user can then modify one or more associated light patterns by selecting a light intensity and a light flashing frequency. For example, the light intensity can be selected by repeatedly touching abrightness increaser 1502 or abrightness decreaser 1504. A selectedbrightness 1506 can be indicated, for example, by a number between 1 and 100. Similarly, the user can select a light flashing frequency by repeatedly touching afrequency increaser 1508 or afrequency decreaser 1510. A selectedfrequency 1512 can be indicated, for example, by a number between 1 and 100.Repeat option buttons back button 1525 returns to a previous screen. A program button 1526 selects a program mode and advances to a programming screen described below. -
FIG. 16 shows a screen shot of an exemplaryprogram mode screen 1600 in an interactive smart phone application that allows a user to program different combinations of lighting effects. A program can be defined by a sequence of up to nineprogram segments 1602 chosen from alighting pattern menu 1604 displayed as a rotating wheel of lighting patterns such as, but not limited to, those listed in Table 1. Additional lighting patterns can include chasing right, chasing left, cascading right, cascading left, stacking, reverse chasing, section shading, steady on, flashing, rhythmic stacking, rhythmic flashing, section flashing, fade in, fade out, and a multi-light show. A duration for eachprogram segment 1602 can be selected using a timeinterval scroll bar 1606, indicated by a number between 1 and 60, which can have units of seconds or minutes, for example. Aprogram title 1608 can be entered by the user, and the program can be saved in memory. Once the program is saved in memory, it can be automatically added to thefunction menu 1501 selectable from the rotating wheel on thefunction screen 1500. Adelete button 1610 can be used to eraser the displayedprogram 1608 from memory. - In another embodiment (see
FIGS. 17A and 17B ) that uses theremote control device 1000, or thesmart phone 1400 in sensor mode, a user can be provided with the capability to remotely influence thecontroller 110 using a sensor, for example, a sound sensor such as a loudspeaker.FIG. 17A shows a sound-controllablemulti-function lighting system 1700, which includes theremote control device 1000, equipped with anantenna 1702, and programmed with Bluetooth® software, apowered speaker 1704 equipped with an internal Bluetooth® receiving device (not shown), and thecontroller 110 configured with the sound-enhancedcontrol circuit 300, containing amicrophone 1708. - Operation of the sound-controllable
multi-function lighting system 1700 entails a user of theremote control device 1000 orsmart phone 1400 engaging the Bluetooth® software to establish a short-range wireless Bluetooth® communication channel 1706 between theantenna 1702 and thespeaker 1704. The user selects a sound track (e.g., a musical piece or song), and communicates the soundtrack to thespeaker 1704 via the wireless Bluetooth® communication channel 1706. The sound track can be selected, for example, from a user's digital music library that can be stored on thesmart phone 1400. Alternatively, the sound track can be selected from a list presented on a Web page. In response, thespeaker 1704 broadcasts the received soundtrack. If thecontroller 110, containingcontrol circuit 300, is located in the general vicinity of the speaker, themicrophone 1708 can detect the broadcast soundtrack and modulate theoutput signal 308 to the lights in response to the pitches and rhythms of the music on the soundtrack. Some embodiments can use a WiFi® communication link in place of Bluetooth®, for longer range wireless communication. The speaker option can be added to any of the different commercial embodiment packages described above. - In another exemplary embodiment, sensors 220 can include devices that are adapted to sense environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and the like, and act as feedback control mechanisms. Such devices can be, for example, micro-electromechanical (MEMS) devices. Incorporating such devices would allow a user to then program the
controller 110 to associate the sensed conditions with certain electronic parameters, and to vary power delivery to thereceptacles -
FIG. 18 depicts a sequence of steps in amethod 1800 of controlling a supply of electric power to a lighting system comprising multiple light arrays. Themethod 1800 allows for end-user control of the multiple independent light arrays, including remote control of multiple lighting functions. Instep 1802, a lighting system is connected to a receptacle. Instep 1804, the receptacle is modulated by a control signal. Instep 1806, the control signal can be switched among one or more user-defined settings, allowing the end user of the lighting system to drive the overall lighting display. - The various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. All of the U.S. patents, U.S. patent application publications, U.S. patent application, foreign patents, foreign patent application and non-patent publications referred to in this specification and/or listed in the Application Data Sheet are incorporated herein by reference, in their entirety. Aspects of the embodiments can be modified, if necessary to employ concepts of the various patents, application and publications to provide yet further embodiments.
- These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above-detailed description. In general, in the following claims, the terms used should not be construed to limit the claims to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Accordingly, the claims are not limited by the disclosure.
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1. A method of creating a multi-function lighting display, the method comprising:
electrically coupling one or more light arrays to one or more electric receptacles; and
separately modulating each one of the receptacles via a set of independent user-selectable control signals.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the modulating causes the light arrays to produce decorative lighting effects, separately or in coordination, including one or more of flashing, fading, color changing, twinkling, stacking, cascading, chasing, or combinations thereof.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the modulating each one of the receptacles includes modulating power supplied to the receptacles.
4. A method of controlling a lighting system, the method comprising:
connecting the lighting system to a receptacle;
modulating the receptacle via a control signal; and
switching the control signal among a plurality of different user-defined settings.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the modulating the receptacle includes modulating power supplied to the receptacle.
6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the different user-defined settings cause the lighting system to produce decorative lighting effects including one or more of flashing, fading, color changing, twinkling, stacking, cascading, chasing, or combinations thereof.
7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the switching entails manually turning a selector to one of the plurality of different settings.
8. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the switching is activated by a remote control device.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the remote control device transmits a wireless signal, including one or more of an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, a microwave signal, a WiFi® signal, or a Bluetooth® signal.
10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the remote control device includes one or more of a mobile computing device, a mobile communications device, a Bluetooth® device, or a timing device.
11. A multi-function lighting display apparatus, comprising:
one or more receptacles;
one or more light array circuits, each light array circuit connected to a different receptacle that receives a separate control signal; and
a controller programmed to modulate independently the control signals according to instructions provided by a user.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the control signal controls power supplied to the receptacle.
13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions are received via a switch wired to the controller.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the switch is a mechanical selector, including one or more of a push-button, a toggle switch, a rotary knob, or a dial.
15. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising a switch activated by a remote control signal, the switch being equipped with sensors configured to receive the remote control signal.
16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the remote control signal is a wireless signal, including one or more of an infrared signal, a radio frequency signal, a microwave signal, a WiFi® signal, or a Bluetooth® signal.
17. The apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising a programmable remote control device including one or more of a mobile computing device, a mobile communications device, or a Bluetooth® device.
18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , further comprising additional controllers, wherein each light array circuit is connected via a receptacle to a separate one of the controllers.
19. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the controller is a main controller and the apparatus further comprises a secondary controller inserted between each light array circuit and the main controller.
20. The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:
a powered speaker equipped with a wireless receiver; and
a sound-enhanced control circuit within the controller, the sound-enhanced control circuit including a microphone that is responsive to transmissions from the speaker, to influence the control signal.
21. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the programmable remote control device is a smart phone configured to execute a smart phone application program that allows the user to interactively select features of the multi-function lighting display.
22. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the received signals stimulate the controller to modulate the different control signals, causing the light array circuits to produce different lighting effects, separately or in coordination.
23. The apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein the lighting effects include one or more of flashing, fading, color changing, twinkling, stacking, cascading, stacking, cascading, chasing, or combinations thereof.
24. The apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein the instructions provided by the user include changing characteristics of the lighting effects, the characteristics including intensity, flashing frequency, chasing speed, stacking speed, chasing direction, cascading speed, cascading direction, color changing parameters, fading rate, rhythmic variations, or combinations thereof.
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