Industry Patents
Patent: 8723663
Control Apparatus for Driving a Luminaire and Luminaire
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| Patent Number: |
8723663 |
| Title: |
Control Apparatus for Driving a Luminaire and Luminaire |
| Abstract: |
A control apparatus (100) for driving a luminaire with, a signal input
(101), a signal output (102), and a signal processing apparatus (104), in
which the signal input (101) is configured to receive a serial input
signal (21) of the length N, the signal processing apparatus (104) is
configured to shorten the input signal (21) by a control signal (23) of
the length n, the signal output (101) is configured to output an output
signal (22), which comprises the input signal (21) shortened by the
control signal (23), and the signal processing apparatus (104) comprises
a UART (11) and a switching element (10), the UART (11) being configured
to switch the switching element (10) as the control signal (23) is input,
with the result that the switching element (10) shortens the input signal
(21) by the control signal (23).
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Stahlkopf |
| Assignee: |
Traxon Technologies Europe |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
B60Q 1/26 |
| US Classification: |
340/468 |
| Issue Date: |
05-13-2014 |
| Filing Date: |
07-29-2011 |
| Application : |
13/194373 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
8723663 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
8723663 at Google Patents |
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