# US 2010/0164409 A1 · Integrally formed light emitting diode light wire and uses thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0164409 A1 - Document ID: US20100164409A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/703,116 - Filed: 2010-02-09 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2006-09-12 - Assignees: Huizhou Light Engine Ltd. - Inventors: PAUL LO; Teddy Yeung Man Lo; Eddie Ping Kuen Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100164409A1 ## CPC - F21S 4/24: of ribbon or tape form, e.g. LED tapes - H05B 45/20: Controlling the colour of the light - H05B 45/30: Driver circuits - H05B 45/46: having LEDs disposed in parallel lines - H05B 45/48: having LEDs organised in strings and incorporating parallel shunting devices - H05B 47/18: via data-bus transmission - F21S 2/005: {of modular construction} - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - H10W 72/5525: {comprising copper [Cu]} - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract Integrally formed LED light wires are provided, comprising a plurality of dynamically addressible LED modules, each LED module comprising one or more LEDs; a microcontroller; and one or more ports, said microcontroller being configured to: check a status of at least one of said one or more ports; if the status of the port corresponds to a predetermined state: assign the LED module to which said microcontroller belongs to a first display address, and send signals to said microcontroller of a neighboring LED module, said signals assigning respective further display address to the neighboring LED module. Such LED light wires can also include a display memory which stores current display information associated with each of said LED modules in said LED light wire, and a display controller, said display controller being configured to update the current display information stored in said display memory. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An integrally formed LED light wire, comprising a plurality of LED modules, each LED module comprising: one or more LEDs; a microcontroller; and one or more ports, said microcontroller being configured to: check a status of at least one of said one or more ports; if the status of the port corresponds to a predetermined state: assign the LED module to which said microcontroller belongs to a first display address, and send signals to said microcontroller of a neighboring LED module, said signals assigning respective further display address to the neighboring LED module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 1, further comprising a display memory, electrically coupled to said plurality of LED modules, said display memory storing current display information associated with each of said LED modules in said integrally formed LED light wire, said current display information stored in said display memory being accessible by each of the microcontrollers of the LED modules, such that said microcontrollers can retrieve current display information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 2, further comprising: a display controller, said display controller being configured to update the current display information stored in said display memory. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 1, wherein said one or more LEDs in each said LED module comprise a red, blue, green or white LED. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 1, wherein said one or more LEDs in each said LED module is either red, blue and green LEDs, or red, blue, green and white LEDs. ### Claim 6 An integrally formed LED light wire, comprising: a first bus element formed from a conductive material adapted to distribute power from a power source; a second bus element formed from a conductive material adapted to transmit a control signal; a third bus element formed from a conductive material adapted as a ground; at least two LED modules, each of said LED modules comprising: a microcontroller and at least one LED, said LED module being electrically coupled to said first, second and third bus elements; one or more ports, said microcontroller being configured to check a status of at least one of said one or more ports, and if the status of the port corresponds to a predetermined state: assign said LED module to which said microcontroller belongs to a first display address, and send signals to the microcontroller of a neighboring LED module, said signals assigning respective further display address to said neighboring LED module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 6, further comprising a display memory, electrically coupled to said at least two LED modules, said display memory storing current display information associated with each of the LED modules, said current display information stored in said display memory being accessible by each of the microcontrollers of the LED modules, such that said microcontrollers can retrieve current display information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 7, further comprising: a display controller, said display controller being configured to update the current display information stored in said display memory. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 6, wherein said first, second and third bus elements are made of braided wire. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 6, further comprising an encapsulant completely encapsulating said first, second, and third bus elements, and said at least two LED modules. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 10, wherein said encapsulant further comprising light scattering particles. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 6, wherein said at least one LED in each said LED module comprises a red, blue, green or white LED. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 6, wherein said at least one LED in each said LED module is either red, blue and green LEDs, or red, blue, green and white LEDs. ### Claim 14 An integrally formed LED light wire, comprising: a support substrate; a conductive base mounted on said support substrate, said conductive base comprising a first, second and third conductive bus elements, wherein said first conductive bus element is adapted to distribute power from a power source, said second conductive bus element is adapted to transmit a control signal, and said third conductive bus element is adapted as a ground; at least two LED modules, each of said LED modules, comprising: a microcontroller and at least one LED, said LED modules being electrically coupled to said first, second and third conductive bus elements; one or more ports, said microcontroller being configured to check a status of at least one of the one or more ports, and if the status of the port corresponds to a predetermined state: assign the LED module to which said microcontroller belongs to a first display address, and send signals to the microcontroller of a neighboring LED module, said signals assigning respective further display address to the neighboring LED module; and a display memory, electrically coupled to said at least two LED modules, said display memory storing a current display information for each of said LED modules, said current display information stored in said display memory being accessible by each LED module, such that said LED modules can request and retrieve current display information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 14, further comprising: a display controller, said display controller being configured to update the current display information stored in said display memory. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 14, wherein said first, second and third conductive bus elements are made of braided wire. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 14, further comprising an encapsulant completely encapsulating said support substrate, said conductive base, said at least two LED modules. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The integrally formed LED light wire of claim 17, wherein said encapsulant further comprising light scattering particles. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1, 6, 14) The integrally formed LED light wire of any one of claims 1, 6 and 14, wherein the outer profile of the encapsulant comprises an alignment key and an alignment keyhole located at opposite sides of the integrally formed LED light wire. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) A lighting panel comprising a plurality of the integrally formed LED light wires of claim 19.