Industry Patents

Patent: 7821210

Control System for a Plurality of Lamp-Operating Devices that are Arranged in a Distributed Manner and Method for Initializing Such a Control System

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Patent Number: 7821210 
Title: Control System for a Plurality of Lamp-Operating Devices that are Arranged in a Distributed Manner and Method for Initializing Such a Control System 
Abstract: Disclosed is a control system for several distributed lamp-operating devices, comprising at least one control station (1), a control line (2) that connects the control station (1) to each lamp-operating device, and a receiver which is allocated to each lamp-operating device and is used for communicating with the control station (1). Each lamp-operating device in said control system is part of a first or a second type while lamp-operating devices of the first and the second type can be combined into functional couples. The lamp-operating devices of the first type (20-1, 20-2) are configured and connected to the respectively allocated lamp-operating device of the second type (10-1 to 10-4) so as to be able to selectively activate or deactivate the lamp-operating devices of the second type (10-1 to 10-4) in accordance with a request by the control station (1).  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Markstaler 
Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H05B 37/02 
US Classification: 315/291 
Issue Date: 10-26-2010 
Filing Date: 09-24-2004 
Application : 10/572848 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 7821210 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 7821210 at Google Patents 

 

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