# US 2020/0401016 A1 · System and method for automated modular illumination and deployment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401016 A1 - Document ID: US20200401016A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/906,401 - Filed: 2020-06-19 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-20 - Assignees: Gentex Corporation - Applicants: Gentex Corporation - Inventors: Jorge Zapata; Carlos Eduardo Vargas Silva - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401016A1 ## CPC - G03B 15/05: Combinations of cameras with electronic flash apparatus; Electronic flash units - H04N 7/185: {from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control} - G03B 2215/0557: Multiple units, e.g. leader-follower systems - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A system for controlling a plurality of lighting assemblies and a plurality of imagers configured to capture image data in a plurality fields of an operating region comprises a collapsible armature comprising a plurality of linkages configured to extend between an extended arrangement and a collapsed arrangement. The extended arrangement positions the lighting assemblies in a first spacing, and the collapsed arrangement positions the lighting assemblies in a second spacing. A controller is configured to control lighting emissions from light sources of the lighting assemblies based on the predetermined first spacing and detect at least one object in the fields of view and control the lighting assemblies to illuminate the at least one object. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for controlling a plurality of lighting assemblies configured to selectively illuminate an operating region and a plurality of imagers configured to capture image data in a plurality of fields of view in the operating region, the system comprising: a collapsible armature comprising a plurality of linkages configured to extend between an extended arrangement and a collapsed arrangement, wherein the extended arrangement positions the lighting assemblies in a first spacing and the collapsed arrangement positions the lighting assemblies in a second spacing; and a controller configured to: receive the image data from a plurality of fields of view of the plurality of imagers in the operating region; control an orientation of each of the lighting assemblies in the extended arrangement based on the predetermined first spacing; control a direction of the lighting emissions from each lighting assembly based on the orientation; and detect at least one object in the fields of view and control the lighting assemblies to illuminate the at least one object. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting assemblies are distributed in spatially separated positions in connection with the collapsible armature. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting assemblies comprise positioning assemblies configured to control the orientation of the light sources about at least one axis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lighting system according to claim 3, wherein the imagers are integrated into the lighting assemblies and configured to vary in orientation about the at least one axis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The lighting system according to claim 3, wherein the positioning assemblies are configured to orient light sources of the lighting assemblies via a multi-axis positioning assembly. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The lighting system according to claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to: track the at least one object among the fields of view in a shared grid based on the a predetermined spatial relationship in the extended arrangement. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the extended arrangement positions the imagers in a predetermined spatial arrangement such that the fields of view of the imagers capture image data throughout the operating region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The lighting system according to claim 7, wherein controller is further configured to identify a relative position of one or more objects in the image data from the fields of view based on the predetermined spatial arrangement of the imagers. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The lighting system according to claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to: identify the relative position of at least one detected object of the one or more objects with a first imager in connection with a first lighting assembly of the plurality of lighting assemblies; and control a second lighting assembly of the plurality of lighting assemblies to illuminate the at least one detected object. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured control to: identify the origin of emissions output from light sources of the lighting assemblies based on the first spacing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the first spacing is stored in the controller identifying the relative position of each light source of the lighting assemblies in the extended arrangement. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to: detect a position of light emissions emitted from light sources of the lighting assemblies impinging on a surface based on the image data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the collapsible armature is configured to be suspended from at least one hanger bracket in connection with the plurality of linkages. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The lighting system according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of linkages are interconnected by a plurality of joints and the collapsed arrangement comprises the plurality of linkages and joints retracted such that a the second spacing among the lighting assemblies is less than the first spacing. ### Claim 15 A portable light system comprising: a lighting array comprising a plurality of lighting modules configured to emit light emissions into an operating region, wherein the lighting array is configured to adjust a direction of the lighting emissions about a plurality of axes; a collapsible armature in connection with each of the lighting modules, wherein the collapsible armature is configured to extend between an extended arrangement, wherein the lighting modules are arranged in a first spatial configuration, and a collapsed arrangement, wherein the lighting assemblies are arranged in a second spatial configuration; at least one imager in connection with the collapsible armature configured to capture image data in a field of view directed into the operating region; and a controller configured to: process the image data and detect at least one object; and control the lighting modules to illuminate the at least one object in a plurality of locations in the operating region, wherein the direction of the lighting emissions and a corresponding location in the operating region impinged upon by the lighting emissions is adjusted by the controller based on a predetermined relationship of the lighting assemblies set by the first spatial configuration. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15, wherein a spacing of the lighting modules is greater in the first spatial configuration than in the second spatial configuration. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15, wherein a plurality of linkages and joints of the collapsible armature adjust in orientation from the collapsed arrangement to the extended arrangement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15, wherein the collapsed arrangement corresponds to a transport configuration, wherein the linkages of the armature are collapsed and compressed relative to one another. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15, wherein the at least one image comprises a plurality of imagers arranged in predetermined positions in connection with the collapsible armature in the extended arrangement, and wherein the controller is further configured to: process the image data from the plurality of imagers and identify a location of the at least one object in the operating region based on the predetermined positions of the imagers and the corresponding locations of the fields of view of the imagers in the operating region. ### Claim 20 A modular illumination apparatus comprising: a lighting array comprising a plurality of lighting modules configured to emit light emissions into an operating region, wherein the lighting array is configured to adjust a direction of the lighting emissions about a plurality of axes; a collapsible armature in connection with each of the lighting modules, wherein the collapsible armature is configured to extend between an extended arrangement, wherein the lighting modules are arranged in a first spatial arrangement, and a collapsed arrangement, wherein the lighting assemblies are arranged in a second spatial arrangement; a plurality of imagers in connection with the lighting modules, wherein the imagers are configured to capture image data in a plurality of fields of view distributed through the operating region; and a controller configured to: process the image data from the plurality of imagers and identify a location of the at least one object in the operating region; detect a location of the at least one object in the operating region in the fields of view based on the first spatial arrangement of the lighting modules and the corresponding positions of the fields of view of the imagers in the operating region; and control the lighting modules to illuminate the at least one object in the location identified in the image data, wherein the direction of the lighting emissions and the location in the operating region impinged upon by the lighting emissions is adjusted by the controller based on a predetermined relationship of the lighting assemblies set by the first spatial arrangement.