FUEL CONFIGURE BALLAST
First Claim
1. A method for employing an electronic ballast, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a distributor with the electronic ballast, wherein at least one operative parameter of the electronic ballast is configurable to operate at least one of a plurality of gas discharge lamp types;
(b) providing said distributor with a configuration mechanism for configuring said electronic ballast;
(c) attaching the electronic ballast to said configuration mechanism, wherein said configuration mechanism is operatively attached to a client computer and said client computer is operatively attached to a configuration service;
(d) requesting from said configuration service to configure said ballast, wherein said requesting is performed by said distributor at said client computer;
(e) configuring said electronic ballast by said configuration mechanism by transmitting instructions from said configuration service to said client computer in response to said requesting; and
(f) detaching said electronic ballast from said configuration mechanism.
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Abstract
A method for employing an electronic ballast. A distributor is provided with the electronic ballast. An operative parameter of the electronic ballast is configurable to operate a type of gas discharge lamp. The distributor is further provided with a configuration mechanism for configuring said electronic ballast. The electronic ballast is attached to the configuration mechanism, the configuration mechanism is attached to a client computer and the client computer is operatively attached to a configuration service, typically over a wide area network, e.g. Internet. The distributor, using the client computer, requests from the configuration server to configure the ballast. The configuration is performed using the configuration mechanism by transmitting instructions from the configuration server to the client computer in response to the request.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A method for employing an electronic ballast, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a distributor with the electronic ballast, wherein at least one operative parameter of the electronic ballast is configurable to operate at least one of a plurality of gas discharge lamp types; (b) providing said distributor with a configuration mechanism for configuring said electronic ballast; (c) attaching the electronic ballast to said configuration mechanism, wherein said configuration mechanism is operatively attached to a client computer and said client computer is operatively attached to a configuration service; (d) requesting from said configuration service to configure said ballast, wherein said requesting is performed by said distributor at said client computer; (e) configuring said electronic ballast by said configuration mechanism by transmitting instructions from said configuration service to said client computer in response to said requesting; and (f) detaching said electronic ballast from said configuration mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computerized method for remotely configuring an electronic ballast, by a configuration server, wherein a distributor is provided with the electronic ballast and a configuration mechanism for said configuring, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a request from the distributor to configure said ballast; (b) configuring said electronic ballast by transmitting instructions to said configuration mechanism; and (c) updating a data base attached to the configuration server based on said request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for configuring an electronic ballast, wherein a distributor is provided with the electronic ballast and a client computer, wherein the client computer is operatively attached to a configuration service, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) requesting by the distributor to configure said ballast, thereby transmitting from the client computer a configuration request to said configuration service; (b) configuring said electronic ballast by receiving instructions from said configuration service;
wherein said instructions are in response to said configuration request; and(c) upon completing said configuring, operatively detaching said electronic ballast from the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for employing an electronic ballast, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a distributor with the electronic ballast, wherein at least one operative parameter of the electronic ballast is configurable to operate at least one of a plurality of gas discharge lamp types; (b) providing said distributor with a configuration mechanism for configuring said electronic ballast; (c) attaching the electronic ballast to said configuration mechanism; and (d) configuring said electronic ballast using said configuration mechanism; and (e) detaching said electronic ballast from said configuration mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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