Intelligent lighting control system

Abstract

A system includes a mobile computing device with an image sensor that wirelessly controls at least one lighting fixture to maintain a predetermined color and intensity based on light detected by the image sensor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a mobile computing device having a communicatively coupled image sensor; and   at least one lighting fixture electronically controlled by the mobile computing device;   wherein the mobile computing device alters color output of the at least one light fixture to match a color balance corresponding to a scene as detected by the image sensor.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device detects changes in the color balance corresponding to the scene and adjusts the color output of the at least one light fixture in real-time. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lighting fixture comprises at least two lighting fixtures and each is separately controllable in real-time by the mobile computing device with regard to at least color output and intensity. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device controls the at least one lighting fixture wirelessly. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lighting fixture comprises a mobile light emitting diode panel. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile telephone. 
     
     
         7 . A system comprising:
 a mobile computing device comprising:
 an image sensor; and 
 a processor communicatively coupled to the image sensor that computes tristimulus values from RGB values obtained from the image sensor; and 
   a lighting fixture capable of producing a specified intensity and color of light;   wherein the processor specifies in real-time a color of light to be emitted by the lighting fixture to match the computed tristimulus values.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the mobile computing device and the lighting fixture are in wireless communication for specification of the color of light to be emitted. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor detects changes in color balance of a scene monitored by the image sensor in real-time. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the processor updates the color of light to be emitted and transmits the updated color to the lighting fixture in real-time. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising at least one additional lighting fixture producing a second specified color of light and which is in communication with the mobile computing device for receipt of the second specified color. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first and second specified colors differ. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the lighting fixtures comprise panels of multiple light emitting diodes. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the lighting fixtures comprise Fresnel lights. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile telephone. 
     
     
         16 . A method comprising:
 utilizing a mobile computing device having an image sensor to determine a light balance of a scene;   providing at least one lighting fixture capable of providing a variable color light output to direct output light toward the scene; and   instructing the at least one lighting fixture to provide a specified color of light corresponding to the light balance of the scene.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising detecting changes in light balance of the scene and updating the instructions to the at least one lighting fixture in real-time. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising instructing at least one additional lighting fixture to provide a second specified color of light. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising instructing the at least one lighting fixture wirelessly.