Patent ID: 6900735
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. A modular lighting device and actuation system comprised of: a portable housing, configured and dimensioned to be held within a user's hand, thereby allowing the modular lighting device to be used as a portable accessory; a button contained within the portable housing and having an exposed portion of the button extending through the housing, with the exposed portion of the button being capable of being selectively pressed by the user; a sensing means contained within the portable housing; a programmable chip contained within the portable housing in operative communication with the sensing means, and responsive to an externally-actuated mode-selection input by the user pressing the exposed portion of the button to determine a selected mode for altering a program flow of the programmable chip, said programmable chip programmed to activate or deactivate in accordance with the selected mode; a light source contained within the portable housing; and a power source contained within the portable housing and electrically connected to said programmable chip and to said light source.