US 2006/0221593 A1Published application

Integrated illumination for marketing process and apparatus

OwnerRay Aldeninventor

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Abstract

The invention described herein represents a significant improvement in the ability to communicate marketing messages to consumers as an integrated system with illumination. Generally the marketing message comprises two coordinated aspects including sound such as a voice or jingle and a combination of lights including either a Logo image, a series of multi color flashes, or a series of white light flashes. The marketing message may also incorporate the aspect of smell integrated with the bulb. After the marketing message has been communicated, the bulb, fixture, lamp, or appliance performs a white light illumination function. The lighting bulbs, fixtures, lamps, appliances, and methods can be manufactured very reliably and cheaply and provide novel unobvious opportunities to communicate messages to consumers.

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Dependent claims

An illumination device for providing illumination to at least one person comprising:

at least one first element selected from the group consisting of, light bulb, electro-luminescent material, light fixture, and plurality of light emitters comprising elements of at least two distinguishable visible colors,
a predetermined illumination sequence comprising at least one characteristic from the group consisting of, a delayed “on”, at least one “on, off, on” sequence, a logo image, and at least two distinct colors emitted in a predetermined sequence,
an audio enunciator,
a predetermined sound sequence comprising at least one characteristic from the group consisting of, a delayed “on” before and audible sound, a sequence of at least two audible tones, and an audible voice message,
wherein in a predetermined sequence, the selected first element produces the selected illumination sequence and the audio enunciator produces the selected sound sequence and wherein the illumination and sound sequences comprise a predetermined message and wherein at a time selected from the group consisting of, before the message, during the message, and after the message, said first selected element produces light for the purpose of illumination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.