WO2000022890A3 - Intelligent flashing - Google Patents

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WO2000022890A3
WO2000022890A3 PCT/ZA1999/000107 ZA9900107W WO0022890A3 WO 2000022890 A3 WO2000022890 A3 WO 2000022890A3 ZA 9900107 W ZA9900107 W ZA 9900107W WO 0022890 A3 WO0022890 A3 WO 0022890A3
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Frederick Johannes Bruwer
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Priority to US09/806,860 priority Critical patent/US6984900B1/en
Priority to CA002345696A priority patent/CA2345696A1/en
Priority to AT99952050T priority patent/ATE216553T1/en
Priority to DE69901313T priority patent/DE69901313T3/en
Priority to AU64352/99A priority patent/AU761094B2/en
Priority to JP2000576682A priority patent/JP2004500681A/en
Application filed by Frederick Johannes Bruwer filed Critical Frederick Johannes Bruwer
Priority to EP99952050A priority patent/EP1120018B2/en
Publication of WO2000022890A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000022890A2/en
Publication of WO2000022890A3 publication Critical patent/WO2000022890A3/en
Priority to HK02100798.2A priority patent/HK1041401B/en
Priority to US10/855,361 priority patent/US7084526B2/en
Priority to US10/873,190 priority patent/US7084531B2/en
Priority to US10/875,618 priority patent/US7291940B2/en
Priority to US10/961,373 priority patent/US7265494B2/en
Priority to US11/480,868 priority patent/US7329970B2/en
Priority to US11/785,063 priority patent/US7772781B2/en
Priority to US11/930,705 priority patent/US7528508B2/en
Priority to US12/849,093 priority patent/US8035623B2/en
Priority to US13/195,877 priority patent/US9226376B2/en
Priority to US14/946,192 priority patent/US9588628B2/en
Priority to US14/945,766 priority patent/US9645692B2/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
    • H05B39/04—Controlling
    • H05B39/041—Controlling the light-intensity of the source
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
    • H05B39/04—Controlling
    • H05B39/041—Controlling the light-intensity of the source
    • H05B39/044—Controlling the light-intensity of the source continuously
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
    • H05B39/04—Controlling
    • H05B39/08—Controlling by shifting phase of trigger voltage applied to gas-filled controlling tubes also in controlled semiconductor devices
    • H05B39/083—Controlling by shifting phase of trigger voltage applied to gas-filled controlling tubes also in controlled semiconductor devices by the variation-rate of light intensity
    • H05B39/085—Controlling by shifting phase of trigger voltage applied to gas-filled controlling tubes also in controlled semiconductor devices by the variation-rate of light intensity by touch control
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
    • H05B39/09—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources in which the lamp is fed by pulses
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/16—Controlling the light source by timing means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
    • H05B47/185—Controlling the light source by remote control via power line carrier transmission
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/165—Controlling the light source following a pre-assigned programmed sequence; Logic control [LC]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
    • Y02B20/40—Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

The present invention provides for a unique microchip or circuit which can, inter alia, handle both current conducting functions and man-machine-interface functions in an electrical device, for example, such as a flashlight. The man-machine-interface functions, according to the present invention, may be controlled by very low current signals, touch pads, carbon coated membrane type switches, or other low current type switches. These low current switches are smaller, more reliable, less costly, easier to seal, and less vulnerable to corrosion and oxidation than prior art switches. Moreover, since according to the present invention, the current conducting switch is controlled in an intelligent manner by the same microchip which provides the man-machine-interface functioning, significant costs savings and reliability are achieved by the invention. The present invention, according to one embodiment, also provides a microchip or circuit which may be embedded into a power source, for example, a battery, that supplies intelligence to the same. As a result, and according to the invention, functions such as delayed switching, dimming, delayed automatic shut off and an intermittent activation may be realized in less intellligent prior art electrical devices. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the inventive microchips or circuits of the present invention can, inter alia, adjust the average electrical current through a current switch , provide an 'on' and 'off' sequence which, in the case of a flashlight, can be determined by an operator and may represent either a flash code sequence or a simple on-off oscillation, delayed shut off function, dimming function, provide indication of power strength, and provide gradual oscillating current flow to lengthen the life of the operating switch and the battery, etc. The function can be selected by varying the time period which elapses between successive activations of a controlling switch.
PCT/ZA1999/000107 1998-10-09 1999-10-08 Intelligent flashing WO2000022890A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/806,860 US6984900B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-07-08 Intelligent electrical switch
EP99952050A EP1120018B2 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-08 Intelligent electrical devices
AT99952050T ATE216553T1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-08 COMPUTER FLASH CONTROL
DE69901313T DE69901313T3 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-08 COMPUTER FLASH CONTROL
AU64352/99A AU761094B2 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-08 Intelligent electrical devices
CA002345696A CA2345696A1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-08 Intelligent electrical devices
JP2000576682A JP2004500681A (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-08 Intelligent electronic devices
HK02100798.2A HK1041401B (en) 1998-10-09 2002-02-01 Intelligent electrical devices
US10/855,361 US7084526B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-05-28 Intelligent electrical devices
US10/873,190 US7084531B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-06-23 Intelligent electrical devices
US10/875,618 US7291940B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-06-25 Pressure sensitive switches including touch sensor structures
US10/961,373 US7265494B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-10-12 Intelligent user interface with touch sensor technology
US11/480,868 US7329970B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2006-07-06 Touch sensor and location indicator circuits
US11/785,063 US7772781B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2007-04-13 Intelligent user interface with touch sensor technology
US11/930,705 US7528508B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2007-10-31 Touch sensor user interface with compressible material construction
US12/849,093 US8035623B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2010-08-03 User interface with proximity sensing
US13/195,877 US9226376B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2011-08-02 User interface with proximity sensing
US14/946,192 US9588628B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2015-11-19 User interface with proximity sensing
US14/945,766 US9645692B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2015-11-19 User interface with proximity sensing

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US09/169,395 US6249089B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1998-10-09 Intelligent electrical device comprising microchip
US09/169,395 1998-10-09

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US09/806,860 A-371-Of-International US6984900B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-07-08 Intelligent electrical switch
US09806860 A-371-Of-International 1999-10-08
US10/855,361 Continuation US7084526B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-05-28 Intelligent electrical devices
US10/873,190 Continuation US7084531B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-06-23 Intelligent electrical devices
US10/875,618 Continuation-In-Part US7291940B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-06-25 Pressure sensitive switches including touch sensor structures
US10/961,373 Continuation-In-Part US7265494B2 (en) 1998-10-09 2004-10-12 Intelligent user interface with touch sensor technology

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EP (4) EP1120018B2 (en)
JP (1) JP2004500681A (en)
CN (5) CN1921726B (en)
AT (4) ATE216553T1 (en)
AU (1) AU761094B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2345696A1 (en)
DE (4) DE69907978T2 (en)
HK (1) HK1041401B (en)
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