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Lightbulb in a fixture having a configuration memory

  • US 10,524,338 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2019
  • Issued: 12/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A light bulb fixture comprising:

  • a housing having a socket configured to receive a light bulb having a unique identifier; and

    a control electronics module disposed in the socket housing, the control electronics module including;

    a memory configured to include light bulb configuration information;

    a configuration electronics module operatively coupled to the memory and configured to;

    receive the unique identifier from the light bulb;

    access the memory in response to receiving the unique identifier; and

    identify, from the light bulb configuration information in the memory, settings that include the unique identifier; and

    a wireless transmitter operatively coupled to the memory and the configuration electronics module and configured to transmit RF signals that include the settings for the light bulb, to the light bulb received in the socket of the housing, wherein the wireless transmitter includes an RF antenna configured to transmit the RF signals having a shaped radiation pattern to avoid reception of the RF signals by light bulbs other than the light bulb.

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