Patent ID: 7329970

Claim:
An electronic module for use with a product comprising an energy consuming load and a power source or a connection to a power source, said module comprising a microchip, and a switch; said switch being a user interface and does not form a serial link in a circuit that transfers power from the power source to power the load, and said microchip controlling a luminous visible location indicator that is not the load according to at least one configuration selected from the following group: a) wherein the visible indicator at least indicates a condition of the product upon receiving a signal from the user interface switch, and wherein the switch is a touch sensor type switch; b) wherein the visible indicator is activated at least to indicate an activation signal from the switch when the load is not activated; and c) wherein the visible indicator is also used to indicate a power level of the power source when the load is switched off and the product is not connected to a mains supply.