Lighting and sound system
AssigneeZuma Array Limited
InventorsSusan Cook, Steven Kelly, Morten Warren, Seong Min Hwang, Marcus Hoggarth
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Abstract
A method of controlling a lighting and sound system comprising a controller and a plurality of lighting and sound devices 10 is provided. Each lighting and sound device 10 includes a light, a loudspeaker and a microphone 380. The method comprises receiving an audio instruction from a first user of the system at the microphone of a first device of the plurality of devices. The method further comprises processing the received audio instruction. The method further comprises transmitting the instruction from the first device to the controller. The method further comprises executing an action based upon the processed audio instruction.
Claims20
A method of controlling a lighting and sound system comprising a controller and a plurality of lighting and sound devices and a controlling unit that includes a switch having an on position and an off position, wherein each lighting and sound device includes a light, a loudspeaker and a microphone, the method comprising:
- receiving an audio instruction from a first user of the system at the microphone of a first device of the plurality of devices;
- processing the received audio instruction;
- transmitting the instruction from the first device to the controller;
- executing an action based upon the processed audio instruction;
- communicating an indication of a position of the switch and/or a dial on the controlling unit from the controlling unit to the controller;
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- adjusting an optical output of the light of one or more of the lighting and sound devices based on the indication of the position of the switch and/or dial;
- and/or
- adjusting one or more audio parameters of the loudspeaker of one or more of the lighting and sound devices based on the indication of the position of the switch and/or dial,
- wherein the controlling unit is configured to facilitate supply of power to one or more of the lighting and sound devices when the switch is in the on position and when the switch is in the off position to facilitate control of the optical output and/or the audio parameters, without cutting power to the lighting and sound devices when the light and/or loudspeaker are switched off.
A lighting and sound system comprising:
- a plurality of lighting and sound devices, wherein each device includes a light, a loudspeaker and a user input detector comprising a microphone;
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- a controller, in communication with each of the plurality of lighting and sound devices, the controller being configured to receive an audio instruction from the user input detector of one or more of the lighting and sound devices, and to execute an action based upon the audio instruction;
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- a controlling unit that includes a switch having an on position and an off position, wherein the controlling unit is configured to communicate the position of the switch and/or a dial on the controlling unit to one or more of the lighting and sound devices, wherein an optical output of the light and/or one or more audio parameters of the loudspeaker of one or more devices is configured on the basis of the position of the switch and/or dial, and wherein the controlling unit is configured to facilitate supply of power to one or more of the lighting and sound devices when the switch is in the on position and when the switch is in the off position to facilitate control of the optical output and/or the audio parameters, without cutting power to the lighting and sound devices when the light and/or loudspeaker are switched off.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.