Patent ID: 8134307

Claim:
A method for controlling the settings of each of a multitude of spotlights, wherein a remote control is used for sending control signals to a control system comprising a multitude of control units for changing the settings of said multitude of spotlights to desired values, which control units are each associated with one of said multitude of spotlights, wherein said control units can change the settings of their associated spotlights to the desired values, wherein each of said multitude of spotlights radiates a unique light signal which is superimposed on its light beam, wherein the remote control comprises a sensor for determining said unique light signal, wherein said sensor comprises a light-sensitive pixel array, wherein the remote control sends with said control signal a spotlight-identifying signal associated with the determined unique light signal as determined at the time that the remote control is used, and wherein the control unit associated with said spotlight-identifying signal reacts to the combined spotlight-identifying signal and control signal by changing the settings of its associated spotlight to the desired values.