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INTEGRATED NETWORKING EQUIPMENT AND DIVERSITY ANTENNA IN LIGHT BULB

  • US 20140273892A1
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A lamp device, comprising:

  • a bulb defining an interior chamber;

    a solid-state lighting element included within the interior chamber defined by the bulb;

    a heat sink coupled to the solid-state lighting element and disposed on a surface of the bulb; and

    a radio frequency (RF) transceiver included within the interior chamber defined by the bulb, the RF transceiver being coupled to the heat sink, wherein the RF transceiver is arranged to use the heat sink as an antenna to provide transmission and reception of respective RF signals.

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