Patent ID: 6759966
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: G08C,H05B

Abstract:
A wireless remote-control lighting system comprising:at least one addressable light bulb, each of which including: a unique address code; a lighting element; and a base portion incommutably coupled to said lighting element and being displaceable from said wireless remote-control lighting system, said base portion including: a receiver for receiving an electromagnetic signal transmitted wirelessly thereto, said electromagnetic signal including a control code and an identifying address code; a learning/discriminating device coupled to said receiver for providing a confirmation signal responsive to said control code upon the determination that said identifying address code matches said unique address code; a switching device coupled to said learning/discriminating device for selectively controlling electrical current responsive to said confirmation signal; a storage device for storing said unique address code, said identifying address code and said control code; and a power converter for providing DC power to said receiver, said learning/discriminating device, said switching device, and said storage device from AC line power; and a remote controller module for encoding and transmitting said electromagnetic signal, said remote controller module including: a central processing unit for controlling components of said wireless remote-controlled lighting system in accordance with user input, said user input including said identifying address code of a corresponding addressable light bulb and a control code for setting an on/off state of a corresponding addressable light bulb; a display device for displaying said user input; a data entry device for entering said user input; a local storage device for storing said user input; a transmitter for transmitting said electromagnetic signal to said at least one addressable light bulb; and a timer for automatically triggering the transmission of said electromagnetic signal to said at least one addressable light bulb at a user-selected time.