Smart nightlight
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1. A night light comprising:
- a housing including a cylindrical sidewall;
a rear surface;
a dimmable light source in operative communication with a rotatable light source controller rotatable about an axis of the housing;
wherein the dimmable light source is circumscribed by the rotatable light source controller; and
at least one first sensor mounted within the housing operative to sense rotation of the rotatable light source controller, the at least one first sensor outputting a signal representative of the rotation, wherein the rotatable light source controller is adapted to be rotated by a hand of a user, and wherein the dimmable light source emits a portion of light towards the rear surface and out of the cylindrical sidewall.
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Abstract
A night light includes a housing, a dimmable light source operatively connected to a rotatable light source controller rotatable about an axis and at least one first sensor mounted within the housing operative to sense rotation of the rotatable light source. The at least one first sensor outputs a signal representative of the rotation. Further, the rotatable light source can be rotated by a hand of a user. Still further, the light night can be controlled via wireless communication.
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1. A night light comprising:
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a housing including a cylindrical sidewall; a rear surface; a dimmable light source in operative communication with a rotatable light source controller rotatable about an axis of the housing;
wherein the dimmable light source is circumscribed by the rotatable light source controller; andat least one first sensor mounted within the housing operative to sense rotation of the rotatable light source controller, the at least one first sensor outputting a signal representative of the rotation, wherein the rotatable light source controller is adapted to be rotated by a hand of a user, and wherein the dimmable light source emits a portion of light towards the rear surface and out of the cylindrical sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A night light comprising:
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a housing; a dimmable light source in operative communication with a rotatable light source controller rotatable about an axis of the housing; at least one first sensor mounted within the housing operative to sense rotation of the rotatable light source controller, the at least one first sensor outputting a signal representative of the rotation, wherein the rotatable light source controller is adapted to be rotated by a hand of a user; a retractable electrical power plug adapted for electrically connecting to an electrical outlet to provide power to the night light; and a battery source adapted to be charged while the retractable plug is electrically connected to the electrical outlet and to provide power to the night light when the night light is not electrically connected to the electrical outlet. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A night light comprising:
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a housing; a dimmable light source including at least one light-emitting diode (LED) in operative communication with a rotatable annular ring having an outer surface and an inner surface rotatable about an axis of the housing; an encoder strip mounted on the inner surface of the rotatable annular ring; at least one first sensor mounted within the housing and circumscribed by the rotatable annular ring operative to sense rotation of the rotatable annular ring, the at least one first sensor outputting a signal representative of the rotation, wherein the rotatable annular ring is adapted to be rotated by a hand of a user; a printed circuit board positioned interior to the rotatable annular ring; a processor logic configured to utilize the output signal of the at least one first sensor to control a current being supplied to the dimmable light source; a minimum light intensity level; and a maximum light intensity level, wherein rotating the rotatable annular ring in a first direction causes the processor logic to supply the current to the dimmable light source to illuminate the dimmable light source in a range from the minimum light intensity level up to the maximum light intensity level, and wherein rotating the rotatable annular ring in a second direction causes the processor logic to decrease the current being supplied to the dimmable light source to dim the dimmable light source in a range from the maximum light intensity level to a zero light intensity level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A night light comprising:
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a housing; a bezel; a dimmable light source in operative communication with a rotatable light source controller rotatable about an axis of the housing, wherein the dimmable light source is circumscribed by the rotatable light source controller, and wherein the bezel is positioned radially inward from the light source controller; and at least one first sensor mounted within the housing operative to sense rotation of the rotatable light source controller, the at least one first sensor outputting a signal representative of the rotation, wherein the rotatable light source controller is adapted to be rotated by a hand of a user, and wherein the dimmable light source emits a portion of light through the bezel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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