Patent ID: 6952084
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A system for use with an exhaustible power source and an energy consuming light generating load, said system comprising: (a) a microchip having at least a first input, said first input transfers information to said microchip when a switch connected to said first input has been activated or deactivated, and when in use with said power source and said load, said input and said switch do not form a serial link in a circuit that conducts energy from the power source to activate the light generating load and wherein said switch is a user interface; (b) said microchip being configured to control the activation and deactivation of the energy flow from said power source to said light generating load in response to at least a signal received through said first input; (c) said microchip also configured to control the selection of one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least the adjustment in the power supplied to the load, in response to at least a signal received through said first input such that at least two levels of illumination can be activated; and (d) said microchip further configured to control at least one function selected from the group consisting of: