US 10,485,078 B2 · Smart phone controlled wireless light bulb

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that employ a control component integrated in a light bulb to control the light bulb wirelessly. The wireless light bulb can include a light source, a control component that manages operation of the light source, an input component that wirelessly obtains input signals that can be utilized by the control component, and a power source. For instance, the light source can be one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) and/or the power source can be one or more batteries. Moreover, the input component can receive the input signals (e.g., radio frequency, infrared, . . . ) from a remote control, a sensor, a differing wireless light bulb, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag, etc. Further, the wireless light bulb can be mechanically coupled to a lighting fixture, where the lighting fixture may or may not be electrically coupled to an alternating current (AC) power source.

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Dependent claims

A lighting device comprising:

a light source;
a lighting fixture configured to electrically couple to an alternating current (AC) power source;
a direct current (DC) power source;
a wireless transceiver;
one or more processors;
and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining a period of time has elapsed;
after the period of time has elapsed, causing the wireless transceiver to monitor for a command signal;
receiving, using the wireless transceiver, the command signal from a remote control;
causing the light source to operate in an illumination state after receiving the command signal;
and
sending, using the wireless transceiver and to the remote control, data indicating the illumination state of the light source.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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