Encoding device for light-emitting-diode lamp, lamp, and controlled lighting system
First Claim
1. An encoding device for a light-emitting-diode (LED) lamp, said encoding device being adapted to receive an alternating current (AC) voltage input and display data related to a light-emitting operation, said encoding device comprising:
- a rectifier for rectifying the AC voltage input to result in a rectified signal; and
an encoder for generating an encoded signal from the rectified signal and the display data, the encoded signal having an amplitude corresponding to a magnitude of the rectified signal, and a waveform corresponding to the display data, the encoded signal having a plurality of consecutive signal regions of equal time durations, each of the signal regions having one of first and second states, the waveform of the signal region having the first state being a positive half-cycle of an AC sinusoidal wave, the waveform of the signal region having the second state being a low potential waveform.
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Abstract
A controlled lighting system includes an encoding device and a lamp. The encoding device includes a rectifier for rectifying an AC voltage input to result in a rectified signal, and an encoder for generating an encoded signal from the rectified signal and display data. The encoded signal has consecutive signal regions with a waveform of a positive half-cycle of an AC sinusoidal wave or a low potential. The lamp includes a LED unit and a decoding device. The decoding device includes a direct current converter for extracting a direct current voltage from the encoded signal, a detecting circuit for extracting a wave signal from the encoded signal, a processor for generating decoded data related to a light-emitting operation according to the wave signal, and a driver for driving the LED unit according to the direct current voltage from the direct current converter and the decoded data from the processor.
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29 Claims
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1. An encoding device for a light-emitting-diode (LED) lamp, said encoding device being adapted to receive an alternating current (AC) voltage input and display data related to a light-emitting operation, said encoding device comprising:
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a rectifier for rectifying the AC voltage input to result in a rectified signal; and an encoder for generating an encoded signal from the rectified signal and the display data, the encoded signal having an amplitude corresponding to a magnitude of the rectified signal, and a waveform corresponding to the display data, the encoded signal having a plurality of consecutive signal regions of equal time durations, each of the signal regions having one of first and second states, the waveform of the signal region having the first state being a positive half-cycle of an AC sinusoidal wave, the waveform of the signal region having the second state being a low potential waveform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lamp adapted for receiving an encoded signal that includes a power component and a signal component related to a light-emitting operation, said lamp comprising:
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a light-emitting-diode (LED) unit; and a decoding device including a direct current converter for extracting a direct current voltage from the encoded signal, a detecting circuit for extracting a wave signal in digital form from the encoded signal, a processor for generating decoded data related to a light-emitting operation of said LED unit in accordance with the wave signal extracted by said is detecting circuit, and a driver for driving said LED unit according to the direct current voltage from said direct current converter and the decoded data from said processor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A controlled lighting system adapted to receive an alternating current (AC) voltage input and display data related to a light-emitting operation, said controlled lighting system comprising:
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an encoding device including a rectifier for rectifying the AC voltage input to result in a rectified signal, and an encoder for generating an encoded signal from the rectified signal and the display data, the encoded signal having an amplitude corresponding to a magnitude of the rectified signal, and a waveform corresponding to the display data, the encoded signal having a plurality of consecutive signal regions of equal time durations, each of the signal regions having one of first and second states, the waveform of the signal region having the first state being a positive half-cycle of an AC sinusoidal wave, the waveform of the signal region having the second state being a low potential waveform; and a lamp including a light-emitting-diode (LED) unit, and a decoding device including a direct current converter for extracting a direct current voltage from the encoded signal, a detecting circuit for extracting a wave signal in digital form from the encoded signal, a processor for generating decoded data related to a light-emitting operation of said LED unit in accordance with the wave signal extracted by said detecting circuit, and a driver for driving said LED unit according to the direct current voltage from said direct current converter and the decoded data from said processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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