Patent ID: 9433053
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H05B

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling solid state lighting (SSL) devices comprising: receiving dimming information; translating the dimming information into SSL control information, the SSL control information including load/LED control information which is translated to dithering information; and transmitting the SSL control information to a current source for controlling the SSL devices; wherein the dithering information includes information associated with a transitioning between variable frequency bands where an on time pulse duration is held constant and a period is varied for a portion of a dimming intensity range; and wherein the dithering information includes a first pair of on and off times, a second pair of on and off times and a ratio between the first and second pairs of on and off times, the ratio representing an amount of time the first pair of on and off times is used with respect to the second pair of on and off times.