Patent ID: 9504099
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A lighting system comprising: a bulb assembly comprising: a light emitting element comprising a curved, bent or folded flexible lighting sheet, the flexible lighting sheet comprising an array of light emitting diodes arranged on a flexible substrate; and a coupling interface, the coupling interface comprising: and a light bulb base comprising: a second power source interface configured to couple the light bulb base to a light bulb socket; a bulb-coupling interface configured to removably couple the light bulb base to the bulb assembly; a user interface mechanism operable to control a function of the bulb assembly or the base when the base is coupled to the bulb assembly; and a controller adapted to provide power to the first power interface circuit when the electronic key circuit indicates a compatible bulb assembly and not to provide power to the first power interface circuit when the electronic key circuit indicates an incompatible bulb assembly.