Industry Patents
Patent: 6608453
Methods and Apparatus for Controlling Devices in a Networked Lighting System
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| Patent Number: |
6608453 |
| Title: |
Methods and Apparatus for Controlling Devices in a Networked Lighting System |
| Abstract: |
Methods and apparatus for computer-based control of light sources and other
devices in a networked lighting system. Conventional light sources may be
controlled in combination with LED-based (e.g., variable color) light
sources to provide enhanced lighting effects for a variety of
space-illumination applications (e.g., residential, office/workplace,
retail, commercial, industrial, and outdoor environments). Individual
light sources or groups of light sources may be controlled independently
of one another based on data transported throughout the network. In one
example, one or more other controllable devices (e.g., various actuators,
such as relays, switches, motors, etc.) and/or sensors (e.g., heat, light,
sound/pressure, or motion sensors) also may be coupled to the network to
facilitate automated lighting applications based on a variety of feedback
stimuli.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Morgan, Ducharme, Chemel, Laszewski, Dowling |
| Assignee: |
Color Kinetics |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
6150774 |
| International Classification: |
H05B 37/00 |
| US Classification: |
315/312 |
| Issue Date: |
08-19-2003 |
| Filing Date: |
05-30-2001 |
| Application : |
09/870193 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
6608453 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
6608453 at Google Patents |
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