US 12,477,640 B2
Remotely controlled and monitored followspot
Christopher D. Conti, Rutherford, NJ (US); Ian Clarke, Grapevine, TX (US); Dale Polansky, Duncanville, TX (US); and Diane Miller, Grapevine, TX (US)
Assigned to Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY (US)
Filed by Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/815,021.
Application 18/298,669 is a division of application No. 15/850,960, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 12,069,774.
Application 18/815,021 is a continuation of application No. 18/298,669, filed on Apr. 11, 2023, granted, now 12,075,544.
Application 15/850,960 is a continuation of application No. 15/335,206, filed on Oct. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,036,539.
Application 15/335,206 is a continuation of application No. 15/065,040, filed on Mar. 9, 2016, granted, now 10,330,292.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/190,063, filed on Jul. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0422883 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. H05B 47/155 (2020.01); F21V 9/00 (2018.01); F21V 9/08 (2018.01); F21V 9/40 (2018.01); F21V 21/15 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H05B 47/175 (2020.01); H05B 47/18 (2020.01); F21W 131/406 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 47/155 (2020.01) [F21V 9/00 (2013.01); F21V 9/08 (2013.01); F21V 9/40 (2018.02); F21V 21/15 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/77 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H05B 47/175 (2020.01); H05B 47/18 (2020.01); F21W 2131/406 (2013.01); H05B 47/184 (2024.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller for remotely controlling a pan and tilt controllable luminaire having a camera mounted to receive light from a field of view illuminated by the controllable luminaire, the controller comprising:
a body pivotable in a pan direction and a tilt direction;
an encoder configured to translate movement of the body in the pan direction into pan signals indicative of an amount of movement of the body in the pan direction and to translate movement of the body in the tilt direction into tilt signals indicative of an amount of movement of the body in the tilt direction; and
a display screen attached to the body, wherein the display screen receives and displays video information from the camera such that, when the video information is displayed, at least a portion of the field of view illuminated by the controllable luminaire is displayed,
wherein the controller is configured to output the pan and tilt signals indicative of the pan and tilt movements of the body for receipt at the controllable luminaire such that, when said pan and tilt signals are received, the controllable luminaire moves in the tilt direction by the amount proportional to the amount of movement of the body in the tilt direction and in the pan direction by the amount proportional to the amount of movement of the body in the pan direction, wherein the display screen is positioned so as to be viewable from a same perspective from which a user pivots the body.