Patent ID: 6608453
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: G09G,H05B

Abstract:
A method, comprising acts of:A) transmitting data to an independently addressable controller coupled to at least one LED light source and at least one other controllable device, the data including at least one of first control information for a first control signal output by the controller to the at least one LED light source and second control information for a second control signal output by the controller to the at least one other controllable device; and B) controlling at least one of the at least one LED light source and the at least one other controllable device based on the data, wherein the independently addressable controller includes at least a first output port to output the first control signal, wherein the first control information includes at least a first identifier for the first output port, and wherein the act A) includes an act of: transmitting at least the first identifier for the first output port to the independently addressable controller, and wherein the first control information includes the first identifier for the first output port and a desired parameter of the first control signal, and wherein the act B) includes acts of: B1) decoding the data based at least on the first identifier for the first output port to obtain the desired parameter of the first control signal; and B2) outputting the first control signal based on the desired parameter of the first control signal.