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Programmable lighting control system for controlling illumination duration and intensity levels of lamps in multiple lighting strings

  • US 5,629,587 A
  • Filed: 09/26/1995
  • Issued: 05/13/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A lighting control device programmable by a user for the control of a plurality of lighting strings, each lighting string including a plurality of lamps, the device providing selection of individual lighting conditions of illumination duration and intensity level for each of the lamps, the device comprising:

  • energizing means connected to the plurality of lighting strings for energizing each of the lighting strings independent of each other for selectively controlling the illumination duration and intensity level of the plurality of lamps of each of the lighting strings;

    control means for selectively controlling said energizing means to control the illumination duration and intensity level of each of the plurality of lamps in each of the lighting strings, said control means including a single controller for generating control signals which independently determine, for each of the plurality of lighting strings, illumination duration and intensity levels for each of the plurality of lamps in each of the plurality of lighting strings and simultaneously control the lighting conditions of all of the plurality of lighting strings; and

    user input means for generating programmable control signals applied to said control means for activating said control means, said programmable control signals determining illumination duration and intensity levels of each of the plurality of lamps in each of the lighting strings and being programmable by the user.

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