公开(公告)号：US07064498B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US09805590

申请日：2001-03-13

申请人： Kevin J. Dowling ,  Frederick M. Morgan ,  Ihor A. Lys ,  Michael K. Blackwell ,  Alfred Ducharme ,  Ralph Osterhout ,  Colin Piepgras ,  George C. Mueller ,  Dawn Geary

发明人： Kevin J. Dowling ,  Frederick M. Morgan ,  Ihor A. Lys ,  Michael K. Blackwell ,  Alfred Ducharme ,  Ralph Osterhout ,  Colin Piepgras ,  George C. Mueller ,  Dawn Geary

IPC分类号： G05F1/00 ,  F21V33/00

CPC分类号： H05B37/029 ,  A61N5/0616 ,  A61N5/0618 ,  A61N2005/0652 ,  F21K9/00 ,  F21K9/23 ,  F21S4/28 ,  F21V23/045 ,  F21V33/004 ,  F21V33/006 ,  F21W2111/027 ,  F21W2111/08 ,  F21Y2103/10 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B33/0803 ,  H05B33/0827 ,  H05B33/0857 ,  H05B33/0863 ,  H05B33/0872 ,  H05B37/0254

摘要： High-brightness LEDs, combined with a processor for control, can produce a variety of pleasing effects for display and illumination. A system disclosed herein uses high-brightness, processor-controlled LEDs in combination with diffuse materials to produce color-changing effects. The systems described herein may be usefully employed to bring autonomous color-changing ability and effects to a variety of consumer products and other household items. The system may also include sensors so that the illumination of the LEDs might change in response to environmental conditions or a user input. Additionally, the system may include an interface to a network, so that the illumination of the LEDs may be controlled via the network.