Abstract: A programmable and alternately configurable lighting fixture including a light emitting diode array adapted to affixed within a fixture housing. The lighting fixture includes a controller that is adapted to selectively power the plurality of light emitting diodes to provide two or more light beam patterns, each of the two or more light beam patterns selectively directable to two or more distinct lighting areas. The controller and the plurality of light emitting diodes are conductively connected to a power supply. The controller is programmable such that the lighting fixture is adaptable to various seating and lighting configurations, for instance a two seat/two beam configuration, a three seat/three beam configuration or a four seat/four beam configuration. Interchangeable lens assemblies are configured to appropriately direct and focus the selected number of lighting beams to the selected and distinct lighting areas.

Abstract: A method and system for implementing a common protocol for communication of data between a first application program and a second application program. The method and system uses a high level interface specification that is created in a computer program language-independent fashion using an object oriented paradigm. The high level interface specification is used to define the common protocol, and to generate first and second protocol interfaces. Either of the generated first and second protocol interfaces is capable of performing the services of a client or server, and are inserted into the first and second application programs respectively. The first and second protocol interfaces are executed by the first and second application programs for communication of data between them using the common protocol.