Patent ID: 8049599

Claim:
A controllable light bulb comprising: an electrical connector that receives a power signal; a receiver module that is powered by the power signal received via the electrical connector, that determines control parameters based upon on/off modulation of the power signal, and that generates a control signal based upon the control parameters while the power signal is on; an electronic switch that receives the control signal and that outputs an output power signal and that reduces the output power signal based upon the control signal; a translucent casing; and a light producing element that is enclosed in the translucent casing and that receives the output power signal, wherein the receiver module further comprises a timer module that begins counting after the power signal is received, wherein the control parameters include a predetermined value, and wherein the receiver module generates the control signal when the timer module reaches the predetermined value, and wherein the receiver module sets the predetermined value based on a duration that the power signal is on after a programming mode is initiated.