Expanded bit map display for mounting on a building surface and a method of creating same

A method of displaying a plurality of images on a surface having a plurality irregularities associated therewith, the method comprising the steps of:

• mounting a plurality of light fixtures to the surface without use of a substrate common to all of the light fixtures or a plurality of interconnected modular substrates, wherein at least a portion of the light fixtures is mounted to the surface in a generally uneven configurations, wherein a horizontal distance and vertical distance between a first light fixture and any adjacent light fixture are approximately unequal;
• wherein the plurality of light fixtures presents a density ratio of light fixtures per unit area of the surface, positioning at least some of the light fixtures at a different angular orientation than other of the light fixtures, such that light emitted from said some of the light fixtures has a different angular orientation than light emitted from said other of the light fixtures;
• assigning lighting characteristics to each light fixture so as to display the plurality of images;
• and coupling each light fixture to a central processor operable to communicate control protocol to the light fixture.

An expanded bit map display (“EBMD”) for mounting on a building surface having a plurality of irregularities associated therewith, the EBMD operable to display a plurality of images on the building surface for viewing from a distance, the EBMD comprising:

• a plurality of light fixtures mounted to the building surface without use of a substrate common to all of the light fixtures or a plurality of interconnected modular substrates,
• wherein the plurality of light fixtures is mounted to the building in an irregular configuration to accommodate the irregularities on the building surface so that, for at least a portion of the plurality of light fixtures, a horizontal distance and a vertical distance between a first light fixture and any adjacent light fixture are approximately unequal, such that the portion of the plurality of light fixtures is mounted to the surface in a non-uniformly spaced configuration,
• wherein the plurality of light fixtures presents a density ratio of light fixtures per unit area of the building surface, and
• wherein a first portion of the plurality of light fixtures has a different angular orientation than a second portion of the plurality of light fixtures, such that light emitted from the first portion of the plurality of light fixtures is angled in a different direction that light emitted from the second portion of the plurality of light fixtures.

An expanded bit map display (“EBMD”) for mounting on a building surface having a plurality of irregularities associated therewith, the EBMD operable to display a plurality of images on the building surface for viewing from a distance, wherein the viewed images are generally uniform and visually blended, the EBMD comprising:

• a plurality of light fixtures mounted to the building surface without use of a substrate common to all of the light fixtures or a plurality of interconnected modular substrates,
• wherein the plurality of light fixtures presents a density ratio of light fixtures per unit area of the building surface,
• wherein each light fixture represents an RBG pixel,
• wherein the pixels are arranged in an irregular array to accommodate the irregularities on the building surface so that, for at least a portion of the pixels, a horizontal distance and a vertical distance between a first pixel and any adjacent pixel are approximately unequal, such that the portion of the pixels is in a non-uniformly spaced configuration,
• wherein a distance separating at least some adjacent pixels is at least approximately five times greater than a width of the pixel;
• and
• a central processor operable to communicate control protocol to each light fixture for production of the image.