LIGHT BULB HOLDER MODULE WITH FUNCTION OF SHARING WIRELESS NETWORK

• US 20130121390A1
• Filed: 11/09/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nai-Chien Chang
• Original Assignee: Nai-Chien Chang
• Inventors: CHANG, Nai-Chien
• Granted Patent: US 9,377,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/222
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/026 intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0435 activated by remote control means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A light bulb holder module with a function of sharing wireless network is disclosed. The light bulb holder module is embedded into a light bulb slot and is externally connected to a light bulb. The light bulb holder module includes a light bulb holder, an electronic switch, a control unit, a network input port, a wireless transmission chip, and an antenna unit. The network input port is connected to a modem via a network wire to receive network services. The wireless transmission chip receives and converts network signals and then transmits the network signals out via the antenna unit. The wireless transmission chip is electrically connected to the control unit so that external control signals are received by the wireless transmission chip and controlled by the control unit to control the electronic switch to be turned on or turned off, thus lightening or extinguishing the light bulb.

Claims

1. A light bulb holder module with a function of sharing wireless network embedded into a light bulb slot, the light bulb holder module comprising:

a network input port connected to an external modem via a network wire;

a wireless transmission chip electrically connected to the network input port and connected to the modem via the network input port, wherein the modem is configured to receive network services and the wireless transmission chip is configured to process network signals;

an antenna unit electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip and configured to receive the processed network signals from the wireless transmission chip and transmit the received network signals out, thus providing the function of sharing wireless network;

a control unit electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip, the light bulb holder module electrically connected to the light bulb slot via the control unit and the light bulb slot configured to receive electricity produced from the utility power;

an electronic switch electrically connected to the control unit; and

a light bulb holder electrically connected to the electronic switch, the light bulb holder module connected to an external light bulb via the light bulb holder, wherein the light bulb is configured to receive the electricity via the light bulb holder module;

wherein the light bulb holder module receives the external control signal via the antenna unit and the received control signal is transmitted to the control unit to be processed so that the control unit control the electronic switch to be turned on or turned off according to the content of the control signal, thus lightening or extinguishing the light bulb.

2. The light bulb holder module in claim 1, the light bulb holder module further comprising:

a light bulb housing configured to cover the network input port, the wireless transmission chip, the control unit, the electronic switch, and the light bulb holder;

the network input port is exposed to a surface of the light bulb housing and the antenna unit is installed outside the light bulb housing.

3. The light bulb holder module in claim 1, wherein the electronic switch is a relay.

4. The light bulb holder module in claim 1, wherein the network input port is a RJ-45 connector.

5. The light bulb holder module in claim 4, wherein the wireless transmission chip is a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) transmission chip.

6. The light bulb holder module in claim 1, the light bulb holder module further comprising:

a network output port electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip, wherein the network output port is connected to an external electronic apparatus vi a network wire, thus providing the function of sharing wired network.

7. The light bulb holder module in claim 6, wherein the network output port is a RJ-45 connector.

8. A light bulb holder module with a function of sharing wireless network embedded into a light bulb slot, the light bulb holder module comprising:

a network input port connected to an external modem via a network wire, wherein the network input port is a RJ-45 connector;

a wireless transmission chip electrically connected to the network input port and configured to establish a wireless connection to the modem via the network input port, wherein the wireless transmission chip is a Wi-Fi transmission chip;

an antenna unit electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip and configured to receive the processed network signals from the wireless transmission chip and transmit the received network signals out, thus providing the light bulb holder module as an access point (AP);

a network output port electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip and connected to an external electronic apparatus vi a network wire, thus providing the function of sharing wired network, wherein the network output port is a RJ-45 connector;

a control unit electrically connected to the wireless transmission chip, the light bulb holder module electrically connected to the light bulb slot via the control unit and the light bulb slot configured to receive electricity produced from the utility power;

an electronic switch electrically connected to the control unit; and

a light bulb holder electrically connected to the electronic switch, the light bulb holder module connected to an external light bulb via the light bulb holder, wherein the light bulb is configured to receive the electricity via the light bulb holder module;

wherein the light bulb holder module receives the external control signal via the antenna unit or the network output port and the received control signal is transmitted to the control unit to be processed so that the control unit control the electronic switch to be turned on or turned off according to the content of the control signal, thus lightening or extinguishing the light bulb.

9. The light bulb holder module in claim 8, the light bulb holder module further comprising:

a light bulb housing configured to cover the network input port, the network output port, the wireless transmission chip, the control unit, the electronic switch, and the light bulb holder;

the network input port and the network output port are exposed to a surface of the light bulb housing and the antenna unit is installed outside the light bulb housing.

10. The light bulb holder module in claim 8, wherein the electronic switch is a relay.