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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1991
Brooks W Taylor, Dallas, TX (US);
Andrew J Meldrum, Dallas, TX (US);
Vari-Lite, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A modelling and control system for creating lighting designs off-line and for controlling on-line the operation of the actual lighting systems producing those designs. Using a programmable computer, the modelling system prompts inputs by the designer/programmer describing model objects and their parameters including stage dimensions, set pieces and their locations, performers and their positions, trusses, lamps and their parameters such as color, focus, intensity, beam edge, and the relations among the objects. The sytem computes the resutant lighting scenes, organized as cues and arranged and formatted to be compatible with actual lighting controller usage. The system displays the model environment in such a way as to facilitate the modelling operation and its results. It also also generates a variety of spreadsheets for use by the designer.