Multi-processor system and operations to drive display and lighting functions of a software configurable luminaire

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by a multi-processor system of a configurable luminaire, data related to operation of the configurable luminaire;
• performing, by a central processing unit of the multi-processor system, a calculation based on the obtained data;
• performing, by a parallel processing unit of the multi-processor system, a plurality of operations in parallel,
• each operation corresponding to a portion of the obtained data;
• each operation comprising at least one task to be performed based on the corresponding portion of the obtained data and a result of the calculation performed by the central processing unit;
• and
• the plurality of operations resulting in modified data;
• and
• controlling, by the multi-processor system, operation of a driver system of the configurable luminaire, based on the modified data, including to:
• (1) control light generated by a light source of the configurable luminaire and (2) control the presentation of an image via a display of the configurable luminaire.

A configurable luminaire, comprising:

• a transparent display configured to present an image;
• a general illumination light source comprising an array of individually controllable light emitters collocated with the transparent display;
• a driver system coupled to the transparent display and the light source, the driver system being configured to:
• selectively supply drive power to the individually controllable light emitters of the light source in a manner to control general illumination light output by the light source;
• and
• control presentation of the image via the transparent display;
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• a multi-processor system coupled to control the driver system, the multi-processor system comprising a central processing unit and a parallel processing unit.