Patent ID: 8421376

Claim:
A modular light emitting apparatus comprising: a light emitting device; a casing that at least partially surrounds the light emitting device and has a support structure able to position and hold an electronics module, the electronics module conforming with a predetermined form factor; at least two external electrical terminals situated externally to the casing; circuitry to drive the light emitting device; and a first and a second internal electrical contact accessible to the electronics module if the electronics module is positioned and held by the support structure; wherein the circuitry to drive the light emitting device is electrically coupled to, and receives power from, the at least two external electrical terminals, the circuitry to drive the light emitting device is electrically coupled to the light emitting device, the circuitry to drive the light emitting device has at least one control input and at least one electrical power output; the first internal contact is electrically connected to the at least one electrical power output of the circuitry to drive the light emitting device, and the second internal contact is communicatively coupled to the at least one control input of the circuitry to drive the light emitting device.