US 8,430,402 B2 · Networked light bulb with color wheel for configuration

Abstract

A networked light bulb is disclosed comprising means for controlling a state of the networked light bulb, means for connecting to a network, means for allowing a user to select a color from a plurality of colors, the plurality of colors having at least one locking color and one or more non-locking colors, and means for generating a selected color code corresponding to the color selected by the user, each color of the plurality of colors having a corresponding color code. If the user selects the locking color, the networked light bulb disconnects from the network and turns the light bulb on. If the user selects a non-locking color, the networked light bulb submits the selected color code over the network for use by the network controller in configuring the device and changes the state of the networked light bulb in response to a command from the network. In some embodiments the networked light bulb also responds to requests for status information from the network independent of the color selected by the user. In some embodiments that means for controlling the networked light bulb controls the brightness of the light.

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Dependent claims

A method for configuring a networked lighting apparatus comprising:

generating a selected color code corresponding to a color selected from a plurality of colors, the plurality of colors having at least one locking color and one or more non-locking colors and each color of the plurality of colors having a corresponding color code;
disabling a network connection if the color selected is the at least one locking color;
and
only if the color selected is one of the one or more non-locking colors,
(a) connecting to the network,
(b) sending the selected color code over the network, and
(c) changing a state of the networked lighting apparatus in response to a message received over the network.

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A networked light bulb comprising:

a light emitting apparatus;
a controller;
a network adapter communicatively coupled to the controller;
and
a color selection mechanism communicatively coupled to the controller, the color selection mechanism allowing a user to select a color from a plurality of colors, the plurality of colors having at least one locking color and one or more non-locking colors;
wherein
the color selection mechanism communicates information corresponding to the color selected by the user to the controller;
if the color selected by the user is the at least one locking color, the controller disables the network adapter;
and
if the color selected by the user is one of the one or more non-locking colors,
(a) the controller converts the information communicated by the color selection mechanism to a color code corresponding to the color selected by the user,
(b) the controller communicates the color code to the network adapter,
(c) the network adapter sends the color code out over the network,
(d) the network adapter receives a message from the network to change a state of the networked light bulb and communicates it to the controller, and
(e) the controller changes the state of the networked light bulb in response to the message to change the state of the networked light bulb communicated by the network adapter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Networked light bulb with color wheel for configuration

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