Patent ID: 7132804
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. A track lighting apparatus, comprising: an essentially rigid linear or curvilinear-shaped track housing; at least one pair of essentially rigid electrically conductive tracks mechanically coupled to the track housing and configured to provide power and data to a plurality of lighting fixtures when the fixtures are coupled to the at least one pair of electrically conductive tracks; and at least one LED-based lighting fixture mechanically coupled to the track housing, electrically coupled to the at least one pair of electrically conductive tracks, and configured to be responsive to the data, the at least one LED-based lighting fixture including a fixture housing and a plurality of LEDs disposed within the fixture housing, the plurality of LEDs configured to generate sufficient visible light so as to provide an effective amount of ambient illumination in an environment to be occupied by an observer of the ambient illumination.