Patent ID: 9195117
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A light-supporting structure comprising: a central hub including a suspension point; a plurality of arms extending from the central hub; a separate support rod extending from each of the plurality of arms distal to the central hub; a separate lighting element mounted to each support rod; a rotation motor operatively associated with the central hub for rotating the plurality of arms about a vertical axis that passes through the suspension point; an elevation motor operatively associated with the central hub for raising and lowering the plurality of arms relative to a horizontal plane that bisects the vertical axis; a separate support rod rotation motor operatively associated with each of the plurality of arms for rotating the respective support rod relative thereto; a separate support rod pitch motor operatively associated with each of the plurality of arms and its respective support rod for adjusting an angle therebetween; and a control system configured to control the rotation motor, the elevation motor, each support rod rotation motor and each support rod pitch motor so as to orient each lighting element with respect to a photographic zone, wherein the control system comprises: