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Systems and methods for remotely controlling an imitation candle device

  • US 10,111,307 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2016
  • Issued: 10/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An imitation candle system, comprising:

  • an imitation candle device including;

    a removable wireless transceiver attached to the imitation candle device and configured to enable a wireless control of the imitation candle device by communicating wirelessly with a mobile user device for controlling one or more operative features of the imitation candle device to produce an appearance of a true fire flame, the removeable wireless transceiver further configured to disable the wireless control of the imitation candle device when detached from the imitation candle device;

    a memory including a non-transitory computer-readable medium with processor-executable instructions included within the mobile user device that configure the mobile user device to communicate wirelessly with the wireless transceiver to modulate one or more parameters of a light source included in the imitation candle device based on a pattern corresponding to a speed of movement of a breeze provided by a sensor on the mobile user device, wherein the one or more parameters of the light source include a flicker speed and a flicker color that are set to;

    a first predetermined flicker speed and a first predetermined flicker color upon the speed of movement of the breeze falling within a first range of speeds, anda second predetermined flicker speed and a second predetermined flicker color upon the speed of movement of the breeze falling within a second range of speeds,wherein the first range of speeds is different from the second range of speeds, the first predetermined flicker speed is different from the second predetermined flicker speed, and the first predetermined flicker color is different from the second predetermined flicker color, andwherein the memory including the non-transitory computer-readable medium with processor-executable instructions included within the mobile user device further configure the mobile user device to communicate wirelessly with the wireless transceiver to override the flicker speed and the flicker color that correspond to the speed of movement of the breeze with a third predetermined flicker speed and a third flicker color that correspond to a pre-set option selected by a user, the pre-set option reflecting a mood or an environment and displayed by the mobile user device; and

    an audio player configured to play an acoustic signal in response to the pre-set option, the acoustic signal corresponding to the mood or the environment associated with the pre-set option.

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