Patent ID: 8970130
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,H05B

Abstract:
1. A method of dimming lights by utilizing one or more “main” LED lamp(s) and one or more “auxiliary” LED lamp(s), where said main LED lamp(s) are providing the majority of the lighting when both said main LED lamp(s) and said auxiliary LED lamp(s) are at full brightness and no lighting during various reduced lighting states, where said auxiliary LED lamp(s) are providing less than a majority of the lighting when both said main LED lamp(s) and said auxiliary LED lamp(s) are at full brightness and all of the lighting during various reduced lighting states when the said main LED lamp(s) are turned off, comprising the steps of: (a) requiring the user to select a preset or reset (i) desired total dimming time, which is the total amount of time from when the method being activated to said main LED lamp(s) and said auxiliary LED lamp(s) both providing 0% of full brightness, and (ii) desired start brightness, which is the brightness the method will start at when it begins to dim; (b) activating the function; (c) automatically deactivating user control over brightness; (d) automatically activating a mechanism allowing user to break out of function if a break-out-mechanism is activated; (e) decreasing brightness according to a dimming curve, which is calculated using said desired total dimming time and said desired start brightness, where the brightness of said main LED lamp(s) is decreased to 0% while said auxiliary LED lamp(s) are at full brightness and then at which point said auxiliary LED lamp(s) decrease from full brightness to 0% brightness, but if said break-out-mechanism is activated, break out of dimming curve and set brightness of LEDs at current brightness or a preset brightness.