Patent ID: 7646483

Claim:
A light emitting means comprising of at least one connecting unit and at least one luminous element, said luminous element is a fluorescent lamp, an incandescent lamp, a halogen lamp or a light-emitting diode for use in lighting devices with at least one lamp connection, wherein the light emitting means comprises an integrated measuring module for determining at least one measured value for calculating a power consumption of the lamp, a luminosity emitted by the lamp or on the operating time of the lamp; wherein the integrated measuring module is located in the at least one connecting unit of the lamp or in an add-on housing module between the at least one connecting unit and the luminous element; wherein the at least one connecting unit is a threaded connecting unit or a plug in connecting unit; wherein the integrated measuring module further comprises a measuring unit for measuring the at least one measured value; and wherein the integrated measuring module further comprises an analysis unit for calculating the power consumption of the lamp, the luminosity emitted by the lamp or the operating time of the lamp from the at least one measured value.