Patent ID: 8455830
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: F21V,F21W,G01S,H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus having a directable beam, the lighting apparatus comprising: a) a lamp holder for holding and powering a lamp capable of forming a beam of visible light; b) a steering mechanism for directing the beam; c) a radiation and movement sensor configured to detect movement in an image formed from radiation reflected from the beam, said sensor being configured to detect movement of all objects within the image or within one or more predetermined parts of the image; d) a processor configured to control the steering mechanism to direct the beam in accordance with the said movement in the image of the beam, and e) a lamp capable of forming a beam of visible light; wherein the steering mechanism comprises a reflector that is located in the beam and that reflects the beam and that is movable in accordance with a signal from the processor.