Patent ID: 8081216

Claim:
A lighting control system for controlling the lighting condition of a predetermined area, the lighting control system comprising: one or more light sources positioned in the predetermined area, each of the one or more light sources configured to include adjustable light intensity; two or more cameras, each camera positioned and configured to capture an image of the predetermined area; a controller in operable communication with the one or more light sources and the cameras, the controller configured to control the one or more light sources and adjust the light intensity of the one or more light sources, the controller further configured to receive a current image of the predetermined area from at least two of the cameras and use the data from the current images, the controller further configured to initialize a reference image and compare a target area of the reference image to a target area of any of the current images to determine whether the lighting condition is within a predetermined acceptable range, and perform a false alarm check if the lighting condition exceeds the predetermined acceptable range; issue a light control signal when the lighting condition exceeds the predetermined acceptable range, the light control signal including instructions for adjusting the one or more light sources; and adjust the one or more light sources according to the instructions.