Industry Patents

Patent: 6369524

Addressable Light Dimmer and Addressing System

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Patent Number:	6369524
Title:	Addressable Light Dimmer and Addressing System
Abstract:	An addressable lighting device and control system uses a DMX-512 protocol controller or other serial network protocol controller to selectively generate an electronic address for the addressable lighting device on which the device will respond to all future signals from the controller corresponding to that electronic address. The addressable device has a program mode for setting the address and a working mode for receiving control signals on the set address. The addressable device may have the address set and changed remotely using the DMX-512 protocol controller and a remote control to switch modes, thereby avoiding the problems associated with using DIP switches to set device electronic addresses.
Country of Issue:	US
First Named Inventor:	Sid
Assignee:	MAF Technologies Corp
Continuation or Divisional of:	6175201
International Classification:	G05F 1/00
US Classification:	315/292
Issue Date:	04-09-2002
Filing Date:	12-14-2000
Application :	09/736832
Notes:
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com:	6369524 at Freepatentsonline
Link to World Patent Family¹:	World Patent Family at European Patent Office
Link to Google Patents¹:	6369524 at Google Patents

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