Lighting apparatus and method

A light element fixture, the fixture comprising:

• a first lighting element;
• a first sensor configured to sense an illumination status of a second lighting element;
• a memory, the memory configured to store a status rule, wherein the status rule defined as a light status or a condition of the second lighting element;
• a first processor coupled to the first lighting element, the first sensor, and the memory, the first processor being configured to determine an illumination adjustment for the first lighting element by applying the sensed illumination status to the status rule, the first processor being further configured to apply the illumination adjustment to the first lighting element to adjust an illumination of the first lighting element;
• wherein a first housing having disposed therein the first lighting element, the first sensor, the memory, and the first processor;
• wherein the second lighting element is disposed in a second housing that includes a second processor and a second sensor, such that the second processor is configured to control illumination of the second lighting element, the illumination of the second lighting element being controlled independently from the illumination of the first lighting element and the illumination of the first lighting element being controlled from the illumination of the second lighting element independently.

A lighting array, the array comprising:

• an array housing including a first light element fixture and a second light element fixture;
• wherein the first light element fixture include:
• a first lighting element,
• a first sensor configured to sense a second illumination status of at least a second lighting element;
• a first memory configured to store a first status rule, wherein the first status rule defined as a light status or a condition of the second lighting element;
• a first processor coupled to the first lighting element, the first sensor, and the first memory,
• the first processor being configured to determine a first illumination adjustment for the first lighting element by applying the sensed second illumination status to the first status rule, the first processor being further configured to apply the first illumination adjustment to the first lighting element to adjust an illumination of the first lighting element;
• a first housing having disposed therein the first lighting element, the first sensor, the memory, and the first processor;
• wherein the second light element fixture includes:
• the second lighting element,
• a second sensor configured to sense a first illumination status of at least the first lighting element;
• a second memory configured to store a second status rule, wherein the second status rule defined as a light status or a condition of the first lighting element;
• a second processor coupled to the second lighting element, the second sensor, and the second memory,
• a second housing having disposed therein the second lighting element, the second sensor, the second memory, and the second processor;
• the second processor being configured to determine a second illumination adjustment for the second lighting element by applying the sensed first illumination status to the second status rule, the second processor being further configured to apply the second illumination adjustment to the second lighting element to adjust an illumination of the second lighting element;
• wherein illumination of the second lighting element is controlled independently from the illumination of the first lighting element and the illumination of the first lighting element being controlled from the illumination of the second lighting element independently.