Patent ID: 6016038
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A61N,F21K,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,G09G,H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
Light apparatus comprising:a power terminal;at least one LED coupled to the power terminal;a current sink coupled to the at least one LED, the current sink comprising an input responsive to an activation signal enables flow of current through the current sink;an addressable controller having an alterable address, the controller coupled to the input and having timing means for generating the activation signal for a predefined portion of a timing cycle;the addressable controller further comprising means for receiving data corresponding to the alterable address and indicative of the predefined portion of the timing cycle:a second LED coupled to the power terminal and the current sink;the current sink comprising a second input corresponding to the second LED and responsive to a second activation signal;the addressable controller comprising second timing means for generating the second activation signal for a second predefined portion of the timing cycle, and further comprising second means for receiving data corresponding to the alterable address and indicative of the second predefined portion of a timing cycle.