Industry Patents

Patent: 11805588

Collision Detection for Venue Lighting

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Patent Number: 11805588 
Title: Collision Detection for Venue Lighting 
Abstract: Systems and methods for producing a lighting design for an event at a venue. One system includes a lighting fixture configured to project a light beam, an input device configured to receive a user input, and a controller including an electronic processor and a memory. The controller is configured to determine a path of the light beam, receive a first user input indicating a target of interest, and receive a second user input assigning a characteristic to the target of interest. The controller is configured to detect a collision between the path of the light beam and the target of interest, determine, in response to the collision, whether to project light onto the target of interest based on the characteristic, and control the lighting fixture to project the light beam on the target of interest. 
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Mizerak, White, Halberstadt, Duffy 
Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H05B 47/105 
US Classification: H05B 47/105 
Issue Date: 10-31-2023 
Filing Date: 07-29-2022 
Application : 17/877223 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 11805588 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 11805588 at Google Patents 

 

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