Patent ID: 6703788
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: F21V,G08C,H05B,Y10S

Abstract:
A wireless lighting system for use in multiple environments comprising:a main transmitter assembly providing a centralized control capability, said main transmitter assembly having a housing defining an interior space, said main transmitter assembly having a transmitter member positioned substantially within said housing, said transmitter member being for generating and transmitting control signals; a plurality of lamp assemblies, each one of said plurality of lamp assemblies having a base portion and a lamp member, each lamp member selectively providing illumination, each one of said base portions having a base housing defining an interior space, each one of said base portions having an energy storage member positioned within said housing, for selectively providing electrical current to an associated lamp member, each one of said base portions having a receiver portion positioned within said housing, said receiver portion being for receiving control signals generated and transmitted by said transmitter member; and wherein each one of said base portions further comprises a secondary transmitter for performing a repromulgation relay function such that a control signal received by said receiver portion is communicated to said secondary transmitter for retransmission to other lamp assemblies, said secondary transmitter being positioned substantially within said housing.