Industry Patents

Patent: 8115407

Address-Free Driving Device and Lighting Fixture System

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Patent Number: 8115407 
Title: Address-Free Driving Device and Lighting Fixture System 
Abstract: An address-free driving device and lighting fixture system are disclosed. The device is applied in controlling a lighting device, and includes a serial interface, a signal converter, a signal processor and a lighting driving unit. The signal converter converts an inputted signal from the serial interface into a digital signal. The signal processor then extracts a controlling data corresponding to the address-free driving device from the digital signal, and determines whether or not the inputted signal from the serial interface can be outputted to another address-free driving device. The lighting driving unit drives the lighting device to illuminate light based on the controlling data. Accordingly, when the lighting devices are electrically and serially connected, the address-free driving device then controls the lighting devices based on the order of series connection.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Chang, Chou 
Assignee: Arc Solid-State Lighting 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H05B 37/02 
US Classification: 315/291 
Issue Date: 02-14-2012 
Filing Date: 11-29-2006 
Application : 11/564802 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 8115407 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 8115407 at Google Patents 

 

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