Systems and methods for controlling an output of a light fixture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8593074
APP PUB NO 20120176063A1
SERIAL NO

13004922

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Systems and methods for controlling an output of a light fixture. A light fixture of one construction includes four or more light sources and is configured to produce an output that mimics the color temperature changes of an ideal black-body radiator based on one or more input parameters. The input parameters correspond to, for example, a desired target color and an intensity for the desired target color. A white point setting is determined based on the one or more input parameters and a relationship between the one or more input parameters and the color temperature of an ideal black-body radiator. A color temperature transform is selected based on the white point color temperature setting, and is used to determine a color coordinate corresponding to a modified target color. A set of light source output values corresponding to the modified target color are identified, and the light sources are driven to the identified output values.

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  • ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, INC.;ELECTRONIC THEATER CONTROLS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hatley, Troy Bryan Lodi, US 6 176
Robbins, Timothy George Lodi, US 6 176
Wood, Mike Austin, US 4 163

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