Automatic illuminating device
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1. An automatic illuminating device, comprising:
- a manual control device including user input features for selecting at least one pre-programmed color setting defining at least one color combination and associated time;
a multi-colored light arrangement generating light of at least first and second colors corresponding to the color combination, wherein the first color is visibly distinct from the second color;
a controller operably coupled to the manual control device and to the multi-colored light arrangement, wherein the processor activates the multi-colored light arrangement and generates the at least first and second colors at the associated time.
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Abstract
An illuminating device includes a control device with manual or programmable color schemes providing selected color combinations of lights. A timing device or the like may be utilized to activate the selected color combination or combinations at selected dates and times. The illuminating device may include incandescent or LED light sources of various colors, or colored lenses or the like. The illuminating device may include a programmable processor and a communication device capable of transmitting and receiving a wired or wireless signal.
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1. An automatic illuminating device, comprising:
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a manual control device including user input features for selecting at least one pre-programmed color setting defining at least one color combination and associated time;
a multi-colored light arrangement generating light of at least first and second colors corresponding to the color combination, wherein the first color is visibly distinct from the second color;
a controller operably coupled to the manual control device and to the multi-colored light arrangement, wherein the processor activates the multi-colored light arrangement and generates the at least first and second colors at the associated time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An illumination device, comprising:
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a plurality of discreet light sources, at least a first one of the discreet light sources producing light of a first color, and at least a second one of the discreet light sources producing light of a second color that is visibly different than the first color, at least a third one of the discreet light sources producing light of a third color that is visibly different from the first and second colors;
a controller having a plurality of color settings stored therein, a first one of the color settings including at least two of the first, second, and third colors to define a first pair, a second color setting including at least two of the first, second, and third colors to define a second pair, and wherein the second pair includes different ones of the first, second and third colors than the first pair;
an input device having a plurality of input features enabling a user to select one of the color settings stored in the controller for activation, and wherein;
the controller is coupled to the plurality of discreet light sources and turns on selected ones of the discreet light sources according to the color setting selected by a user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multi-colored lighting device, comprising:
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a plurality of discreet light sources, at least a first one of the discreet light sources producing light of a first color and at least a second one of the discreet light sources producing light of a second color that is visibly different than the first color;
a switching system configured to supply electrical power to selected ones of the discreet light sources to thereby turn on either the first one of the discreet light sources, the second one of the discreet light sources, or simultaneously turn on both the first and second ones of the discreet light sources; and
a receiver coupled to the switching system and controlling the switching system based at least in part on a signal received by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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