Patent ID: 8905579

Claim:
A vending machine comprising: a vending machine controller employing an interface to control peripherals in the vending machine; an integrated lamp mounted inside the vending machine and adjustably illuminating products in the vending machine, the integrated lamp comprising: a plurality of light emitting diodes within the integrated lamp; a DC power connector connected to an existing source of available DC power within the vending machine; a power regulating circuit within the integrated lamp connected to the plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein the power regulating circuit is connected to the source of available DC power within the vending machine through the DC power connector, the power regulating circuit adjustably controlling an amount of power provided to the plurality of light emitting diodes; and a communications circuit compatible with the interface and receiving vending machine control signals from the vending machine to control adjustment by the power regulating circuit of the illumination provided by the plurality of light emitting diodes based on the vending machine control signals.