公开(公告)号：US06883929B2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-26

申请号：US10116222

申请日：2002-04-04

申请人： Kevin J. Dowling

发明人： Kevin J. Dowling

IPC分类号： F21S9/04 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H01L35/00 ,  F21L13/00

CPC分类号： F21S9/043 ,  F21S9/026 ,  F21S9/04 ,  F21V23/0407 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H01L35/00 ,  Y10S362/80

摘要： Methods and apparatus for generating an information signal. Exemplary methods and apparatus may comprise (A) electrically associating at least one LED with a Seebeck power generator; (B) thermally associating the Seebeck power generator with a surface; and (C) heating the surface to cause the Seebeck power generator to generate electricity to energize the at least one LED. In one example, such methods and apparatus may be used to provide an indication of the temperature of a surface.

摘要翻译： 用于生成信息信号的方法和装置。 示例性方法和装置可以包括（A）将至少一个LED与塞贝克发电机电联接; （B）将Seebeck发电机与表面热连接; 和（C）加热该表面以使塞贝克发电机发电以激励该至少一个LED。 在一个示例中，这种方法和装置可以用于提供表面的温度的指示。

公开(公告)号：US20060050509A9

公开(公告)日：2006-03-09

申请号：US10913144

申请日：2004-08-06

申请人： Kevin Dowling ,  George Mueller ,  Ihor Lys

发明人： Kevin Dowling ,  George Mueller ,  Ihor Lys

IPC分类号： F21V9/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/181 ,  G06F1/1605 ,  H04M1/22

摘要： A color-changing device which includes an enclosure at least a portion of which is material which is desired to change color. There is also included an illumination device, such as an LED or collection of LEDs which can illuminate the material. There can also be included a controller which can take some form of input, such as from a network, or a sensor, and can convert that input into a signal to control the illumination. There is also included a method for performing such color change.

公开(公告)号：US06969954B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-29

申请号：US10420506

申请日：2003-04-22

申请人： Ihor A. Lys

发明人： Ihor A. Lys

IPC分类号： H04L29/12 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H04L61/2038 ,  H04L29/12254 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B37/0245 ,  H05B37/0272

摘要： A system and method for automatic configuration of devices that comprises a receiver for receiving information from a device that uniquely identifies the device, a controller capable of assigning an address to the device, and a communication link for transmitting said information from the receiver to the controller.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动配置设备的系统和方法，包括用于从唯一地识别设备的设备接收信息的接收器，能够向设备分配地址的控制器以及用于将所述信息从接收器发送到控制器的通信链路 。

公开(公告)号：US20050236029A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-27

申请号：US11065433

申请日：2005-02-24

申请人： Kevin Dowling

发明人： Kevin Dowling

IPC分类号： F21S9/04 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H01L35/00 ,  H01L35/30

CPC分类号： F21S9/043 ,  F21S9/026 ,  F21S9/04 ,  F21V23/0407 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H01L35/00 ,  Y10S362/80

摘要： Thermal indication methods and systems. In one example, electrical power is generated based on a temperature of a thermal surface, and at least one indication is provided, based on the generated electrical power, representative of the temperature of the thermal surface.

摘要翻译： 热指示方法和系统。 在一个示例中，基于热表面的温度产生电功率，并且基于表示热表面的温度的所产生的电功率提供至少一个指示。

公开(公告)号：US20050044617A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-03

申请号：US10893574

申请日：2004-07-16

申请人： George Mueller ,  Frederick Morgan ,  Ihor Lys ,  Kevin Dowling

发明人： George Mueller ,  Frederick Morgan ,  Ihor Lys ,  Kevin Dowling

IPC分类号： E04H4/00 ,  F21K99/00 ,  F21S8/00 ,  F21V9/00 ,  F21V33/00 ,  G05F1/00 ,  H01J19/78 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： F21V33/004 ,  E04H4/148 ,  F21K9/23 ,  F21K9/232 ,  F21S8/00 ,  F21V29/503 ,  F21W2121/02 ,  F21W2131/401 ,  F21Y2103/33 ,  F21Y2105/10 ,  F21Y2113/13 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G09G3/14 ,  G09G3/2014 ,  G09G3/32 ,  G09G2300/06 ,  G09G2310/0272 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0666 ,  H05B33/0803 ,  H05B33/0857 ,  H05B33/0863 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B37/0254 ,  H05B37/0272 ,  H05B37/029

摘要： Methods and apparatus for illumination of liquids in a variety of environments. In one example, multi-color LED-based light sources are employed to achieve a wide range of enhanced lighting effects in liquids. In another example, a pool or spa is illuminated by one or more multi-color light sources that may be employed as individually and independently controllable devices, or coupled together to form a networked lighting system to provide a variety of programmable and/or coordinated color illumination effects in the pool or spa environment.

摘要翻译： 在各种环境中照射液体的方法和装置。 在一个示例中，采用基于多色LED的光源来实现液体中广泛的增强的照明效果。 在另一个例子中，游泳池或温泉被一个或多个多色光源照亮，这些光源可以被用作单独和独立的可控制的装置，或耦合在一起以形成网络照明系统以提供各种可编程和/或协调的颜色 游泳池或水疗环境中的照明效果。

公开(公告)号：US20020113555A1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-22

申请号：US09742017

申请日：2000-12-20

申请人： Color Kinetics, Inc.

发明人： Ihor Lys ,  George G. Mueller

IPC分类号： H05B037/00

CPC分类号： H05B33/0803 ,  F21S4/28 ,  F21V33/006 ,  H05B33/0857

摘要： Provided herein are methods and systems for signal processing for illumination control signals, which may include a decoder for decoding a combined signal and a connection for delivering a portion of the combined signal to an illumination source, which source is capable of generating an illumination condition from the portion of the combined signal. The system may also include an encoder for encoding the combined signal from and illumination control signal and a second signal. The combined signal may include any signal, such as a video signal, a radio frequency signal, an electrical signal, an infrared signal, an acoustic signal, and audio signal, and an optical signal. The encoder may send signals to the decoder by any known method or system, such as broadcast, cable, network, circuit, or the like. The system may include a controlled illumination source and another device, which may be any electrical device, such as an entertainment device. The device may be a television, a computer, a compact disc player, a stereo, a radio, a video cassette player, a DVD player, a toy, a CD-ROM drive, a film projector, a surround sound system, a dolby sound system, a THX sound system, and a tape player. The decoder may be connected to the controlled devices by any connection, such as a circuit, a network, a data bus, a cable, a wire, a radio frequency transmitter and receiver, an infrared transmitter and receiver, a broadcast transmitter and receiver, an optical transmitter and receiver, an acoustic transmitter and receiver, a microwave transmitter and receiver, and a circuit. The system may also include a signal generator for generating signal that controls the other device and an illumination control driver for generating the illumination control signal for the illumination source. The illumination source may be an LED system that is controlled by a microprocessor to vary at least one of the color and intensity of the illumination produced by the illumination source in response to the illumination control signal.

公开(公告)号：US20060152172A9

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US10958168

申请日：2004-10-04

申请人： George Mueller ,  Alfred Ducharme ,  Kevin Dowling ,  Ihor Lys ,  Frederick Morgan ,  Charles Cella

发明人： George Mueller ,  Alfred Ducharme ,  Kevin Dowling ,  Ihor Lys ,  Frederick Morgan ,  Charles Cella

IPC分类号： F21S2/00

CPC分类号： H05B33/0863 ,  A45D42/10 ,  A45D44/02 ,  F21K9/00 ,  F21W2131/406 ,  F21Y2103/10 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B33/0803 ,  H05B33/0869 ,  H05B37/029 ,  Y10S362/80

摘要： Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating white light illumination conditions. Examples of applications in which such methods and apparatus may be implemented include retail environments (e.g., food, clothing, jewelry, paint, furniture, fabrics, etc.) or service environments (e.g., cosmetics, hair and beauty salons and spas, photography, etc.) where visible aspects of the products/services being offered are significant in attracting sales of the products/services. Other applications include theatre and cinema, medical and dental implementations, as well as vehicle-based (automotive) implementations. In another example, a personal grooming apparatus includes one or more light sources disposed in proximity to a mirror and configured to generate variable color light, including essentially white light, whose color temperature may be controlled by a user.

公开(公告)号：US20050236998A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-27

申请号：US11076461

申请日：2005-03-08

申请人： George Mueller ,  Ihor Lys

发明人： George Mueller ,  Ihor Lys

IPC分类号： F21K99/00 ,  H01K1/62 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B33/0857 ,  F21K9/233 ,  F21S8/035 ,  F21W2121/006 ,  F21Y2103/10 ,  F21Y2113/13 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B33/0842 ,  H05B33/0863 ,  H05B33/0872 ,  H05B37/029

摘要： Methods and systems for controlled semiconductor-based illumination. In one example, one or more semiconductor-based illumination systems are configured to illuminate an area about the illumination system(s). A user interface facility is employed to instruct one or more of the semiconductor-based illumination systems to produce a desired mixed light output to illuminate the area about the illumination system(s).

摘要翻译： 用于受控半导体照明的方法和系统。 在一个示例中，一个或多个基于半导体的照明系统被配置为照亮围绕照明系统的区域。 用户接口设备用于指示一个或多个基于半导体的照明系统产生期望的混合光输出以照亮围绕照明系统的区域。

公开(公告)号：US20050062440A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10916018

申请日：2004-08-11

申请人： Ihor Lys ,  Frederick Morgan ,  Michael Blackwell ,  Alfred Ducharme

发明人： Ihor Lys ,  Frederick Morgan ,  Michael Blackwell ,  Alfred Ducharme

IPC分类号： G03B15/03 ,  G03B15/05 ,  G05F1/00

CPC分类号： G03B15/05 ,  G03B2215/05

摘要： Provided are methods and systems for controlling the conversion of data inputs to a computer-based light system into lighting control signals. The methods and systems include facilities for controlling a nonlinear relationship between data inputs and lighting control signal ouputs. The nonlinear relationship may be programmed to account for varying responses of the viewer of a light source to different light source intensities.

公开(公告)号：US20050041424A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-24

申请号：US10935329

申请日：2004-09-07

申请人： Alfred Ducharme

发明人： Alfred Ducharme

IPC分类号： F21K99/00 ,  F21V9/02 ,  H05B33/08 ,  F21V9/00

CPC分类号： H05B33/0857 ,  F21K9/64 ,  F21V3/04 ,  F21V9/30 ,  F21W2131/406 ,  F21Y2103/10 ,  F21Y2113/13 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B33/0863 ,  H05B33/0869 ,  Y10S362/80

摘要： An illumination system according to the principles of the invention may include a first LED and a carrier material. The carrier material may be comprised of plastic, synthetic material, polymer, latex, rubber or other material. The carrier material may also contain a phosphor, fluorescent material, organic fluorescent material, inorganic fluorescent material, impregnated phosphor, phosphor particles, phosphor material, YAG:Ce phosphor, or other material for converting electromagnetic radiation into illumination or visible light.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的原理的照明系统可以包括第一LED和载体材料。 载体材料可以由塑料，合成材料，聚合物，胶乳，橡胶或其它材料组成。 载体材料还可以包含荧光体，荧光材料，有机荧光材料，无机荧光材料，浸渍荧光体，荧光体颗粒，荧光体材料，YAG：Ce荧光体或用于将电磁辐射转换成照明或可见光的其它材料。