Lamp with integral universal USB ports for connecting computers and other peripherals

• US 20040012344A1
• Filed: 07/22/2002
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Checkolite International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Checkolite International, Inc.
• Inventors: Bibi, Lawrence
• Application Number:
  US10/199,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20040012344A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/291
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission

Abstract

The present invention provides for a lamp having USB ports for connecting computer peripheral devices to the lamp which is connected to a computer. The lamp has a circuit which includes the plurality of USB ports for connection with a plurality of computer peripheral devices. A computer having a USB port is connected to the lamp circuit in order to connect the computer peripherals through the lamp circuit to the computer.

Claims

1. A lamp having USB ports for connecting computer peripheral devices to said lamp which is connected to a computer, comprising:

a) a lamp having a circuit which includes a plurality of USB ports for connecting thereto a plurality of computer peripheral devices; and

b) a computer having a USB port connected to said lamp circuit for connecting said computer peripherals through said lamp circuit to said computer.

2. A lamp having USB ports in accordance with claim 1, wherein said computer peripheral devices are selected from the group consisting of monitors, keyboards, mice, game devices, audio IO devices, telephones, modems, CD-ROM or DVD drives, joysticks, tape and floppy disk drives, and imaging devices such as scanners and printers.

3. A lamp having USB ports in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lamp circuit includes at least four (4) USB ports connected in parallel, and said USB ports and said lamp circuit are located in the base of said lamp.