Provided herein are methods and systems for illuminating environments, including aircraft environments. The methods and systems include facilities for providing both white and non-white illumination, with color and color temperature control, in programmed response to inputs. Methods and systems are also provided for improving the addressing of light systems in a network lighting configuration.

Methods and systems for illuminating environments

The present invention comprises a system for remote control of garage doors and other devices wherein an extremely large number of codes are available for remote transmitters for operating the garage operator and wherein each transmitter has its own unique and permanent nonuser changeable code. The receiver at the garage door operator is capable of storing and remembering a number of different codes corresponding to different transmitters such that the receiver can be programmed so as to actuated by more than one transmitted code thus allowing two or more transmitters to actuate the same garage door operator and wherein the receiver stores the valid codes for the different transmitters.

Coding system for multiple transmitters and a single receiver for a garage door opener

A remote control for operating a combination ceiling fan and light fixture features a dual microprocessor control. A microprocessor mounted in the remote control includes a clock and may be programmed to operate the ceiling fan and/or light fixture in a timed manner. A microprocessor mounted in the ceiling fan controls fan speed, fan direction, and light intensity. The two microprocessors communicate over the 60 Hz power line between the remote control and the ceiling fan. The remote control features a control panel for inputting commands from the user, as well as a display for displaying fan and light status as well as time. One feature of the display are animated fan and light displays. The animated fan display appears to rotate in the same direction as the ceiling fan and may also indicate fan speed. The animated light display depicts a light bulb with a series of flashing rays emanating therefrom. The remote control connects in series with the load line of the ceiling fan and features a power supply which provides power for the remote control from the voltage drop of a triac in series with the ceiling fan load line.

Remote control for a ceiling fan

Disclosed is an improved system and method for sensing both hard and soft obstructions for a movable panel such as a sunroof. A dual detection scheme is employing that includes an optical sensing as the primary means and electronic sensing of motor current as a secondary means. The secondary means utilizes system empirical precharacterization, fast processing algorithms, motor parameter monitoring including both current sensing and sensorless electronic motor current commutation pulse sensing, and controller memory, to adaptively modify electronic obstacle detection thresholds in real time without the use of templates and cycle averaging techniques.

Collision monitoring system

Transmitters and receivers for controlling remote elements which use a synchronous serial transmission format and which allows changes in coding to be automatically made between the receiver and transmitter and wherein the code is stored in memories of the transmitter and receiver and wherein the receiver can generate and transmit a new code with a light emitting diode so as to change the code in the transmitter. The transmitter and the receiver use micro-computers which are suitably programmed and include non-volatile memories.

Transmitter and receiver for controlling remote elements

A motor for operating the door is controlled for forward and reverse rotations and stoppage by a control circuit responsive to an operation command signal, an upper-lower limit signal, an obstruction detection signal and a maximum drive time over signal, thus controlling the door stepwise for opening, stoppage, closing, stoppage and opening in that order. Upon generation of an obstruction detection signal or a maximum drive time over signal during the closing operation, the control circuit controls the motor in a manner to open the door for a certain period of time, and subsequently upon application of an operation command signal, the control circuit is set in a manner to open the door again.

Door operation control apparatus

An automatic door operation control apparatus is disclosed which comprises a door operating device a driving device for opening and closing the door, a condition detector for detecting a condition under which the movement of the door by the driving device is required to be discontinued, and a main control device for issuing a driving command to the driving device to actuate the same as required in response to a condition detection signal from the condition detector. The apparatus further comprises an auxiliary control device for stopping the operation of the driving device in the event that the main control device fails to issue a command to the driving device to stop the door movement within a predetermined length of time in response to the condition detection signal from the condition detector.

Automatic door control apparatus

A picture recording apparatus laser beam printer wherein a cassette, accommodating paper for receiving a transferred image, is loaded or unloaded on a front side of a housing of the printer. The conveyance direction of the paper accommodated in the cassette is reversed so as to be supplied to a transfer section by a paper separation reversal guide section. The conveyance direction of the paper is further reversed so as to be discharged on a tray in manner such that a forward end of the paper is located on a front surface side and an image transfer surface of the paper is faced downwardly. A manual paper feeding section is provided on the front side of the housing. A major portion of the cassette can be accommodated inside the housing whereby and the installation area can be reduced.

A picture recording apparatus

A control system for an illumination lamp installed in a building equipped with a door operation control apparatus. The system comprises a door opening and closing instructor, a control circuit responsive to an instruction signal from the instructor to produce a door control signal and a lamp control signal, a door driver responsive to the door control signal to drive the opening and closing of a door, an illumination lamp for illumination of the interior of the building, a detector for detecting the movement of a human body and producing an electric signal representative of the movement, and a circuit which is responsive to the lamp control signal and the electric signal to turn on the illumination lamp and keeps the illumination lamp turned on for a predetermined time extending from the termination of the lamp control signal and the electric signal.

Control system for illumination lamp installed in buildings equipped with door operation control apparatus

A garage door operation control system comprises a door operating apparatus for operating a garage door, a plurality of push buttons for issuing a plurality of operating commands associated with the door operation by predetermined button operations, means for setting an operating command by the operation of the push buttons, and means for controlling the operation of the door operating apparatus on the basis of the operating command thus set.

Suzuki Mitsuo

Papers

Door operation control apparatus

Automatic door control apparatus

A picture recording apparatus

Control system for illumination lamp installed in buildings equipped with door operation control apparatus

Garage door control system