Variable multi-color led light string and controller for an artificial tree

A lighted artificial tree comprising:

• a power cord;
• a controller configured to (i) receive user input related to a desired illumination property and (ii) transmit instructions for selectively controlling one or more LED lamps based on the received desired illumination property;
• a first trunk portion comprising:
• a first trunk body;
• a first wiring harness having two or more electrical conductors configured to be disposed at least partially within the first trunk body;
• a first connection mechanism;
• a first plurality of branch segments extending axially from the first trunk portion;
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• a first variable-color LED light string distributed across the first plurality of branch segments, the first variable-color LED light string comprising a first plurality of LED lamps, each of the first plurality of LED lamps comprising a plurality of LEDs;
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• a first integrated circuit (IC) configured to communicate with the first wiring harness and the first plurality of variable-color LED lamps;
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• a second trunk portion comprising:
• a second trunk body;
• a second wiring harness having two or more electrical conductors configured to be disposed at least partially within the second trunk body;
• a second connection mechanism;
• a second plurality of branch segments extending axially from the first trunk portion;
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• a second variable-color LED light string distributed across the second plurality of branch segments, the second variable-color LED light string comprising a second plurality of LED lamps, each of the second plurality of LED lamps comprising a plurality of LEDs;
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• a second IC configured to communicate with the second wiring harness and the first plurality of variable-color LED lamps,
• wherein the first connection mechanism is configured to mate with the second connection mechanism when the first trunk portion is mated with the second trunk portion.

A lighted artificial tree comprising:

• a first tree segment having a first decorative lighting system, the first decorative lighting system comprising:
• a first wiring harness;
• a plurality of variable-color LED light strings including at least a first and second variable-color LED light string, each of the plurality of variable-color LED light strings comprising a plurality of variable-color LED lamps, each of the plurality of variable-color LED lamps comprising a plurality of color LEDs including at least one white LED;
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• a first integrated circuit (IC) configured to communicate with the first wiring harness and the variable-color LED lamps;
• a second tree segment having a second decorative lighting system, the second decorative lighting system comprising:
• a second wiring harness
• a third variable-color LED light string, the third variable-color LED light string comprising a plurality of variable-color LED lamps, each of the plurality of variable-color LED lamps comprising a plurality of color LEDs including at least one white LED;
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• a second IC configured to communicate with the first wiring harness and the variable-color LED lamps;
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• a controller in communication with the wiring harness and configured to receive user input, the controller comprising (i) a processor and (ii) at least one memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory configured for storing data instructions that, when executed by the controller, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• transmitting, by the controller and through the first wiring harness to the first variable-color LED light string, instructions for selectively controlling at least one variable-color LED lamp of the first variable-color LED light string according to a user input;
• transmitting, by the controller and through the first wiring harness to the second variable-color LED light string, instructions for selectively controlling at least one variable-color LED lamp of the second variable-color LED light string according to a user input,;
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• transmitting, by the controller and through the second wiring harness to the third variable-color LED light string, instructions for selectively controlling at least one variable-color LED lamp of the third variable-color LED light string according to a user input.

A decorative lighting system for integration into a lighted artificial tree, the decorative lighting system comprising:

• a wiring harness having two or more electrical conductors;
• a plurality of variable-color LED lamps, each variable-color LED lamp comprising a plurality of color LEDs and at least one white LED;
• a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) configured to communicate with the wiring harness and the plurality of variable-color LEDs;
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• a controller in communication with the wiring harness and configured to (i) receive user input and (ii) transmit, to the plurality of ICs, instructions for selectively controlling at least one variable-color LED lamp according to a user input,
• wherein a first electrical conductor of the two or more electrical conductors is configured to electrically communicate with the plurality of color LEDs, and a second electrical conductor of the two or more electrical conductors is configured to electrically communicate with the at least one white LED.