Intelligent electrical switch
First Claim
1. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, an energy consuming load being primarily a light generating element and a power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load, and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load, said power source, load and power switch being disposed in a housing, said system comprising:
- (a) a microchip disposed in said housing and having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal that indicates when said load has been activated or deactivated and, when in use with said exhaustible power source and said load, said first input does not form a serial link between the power source and the load; and
(b) a flashing find-in-the-dark location indicator and a flashing light emitting power source level indicator disposed in said housing and controlled by said microchip to be active when the load is not energized and said electronic system is only powered by said exhaustible power source and not connected to another power source.
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Abstract
An electronic circuit for use with an exhaustible power source and load such as a light bulb, includes a microchip with an input that transmits a signal to the microchip when the load is activated or deactivated. The input does not form a serial link between the power source and the load. The power switch, by on/off switching, controls energy flow from the power source to the load. The electronic circuit has an automatic delayed shut-off function for the load and, a find-in-the-dark indicator and a power source level indicator which are active when the load is not energized and the power source is not being charged. The input to the microchip acts as an activation/deactivation user interface. The microchip allows the user to select specific functions based on the time duration of activation signals, the time duration between activation signals and the number of activation signals at the input.
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Citations
53 Claims
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1. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, an energy consuming load being primarily a light generating element and a power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load, and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load, said power source, load and power switch being disposed in a housing, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip disposed in said housing and having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal that indicates when said load has been activated or deactivated and, when in use with said exhaustible power source and said load, said first input does not form a serial link between the power source and the load; and
(b) a flashing find-in-the-dark location indicator and a flashing light emitting power source level indicator disposed in said housing and controlled by said microchip to be active when the load is not energized and said electronic system is only powered by said exhaustible power source and not connected to another power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, an energy consuming load being primarily an electric motor and a power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load, and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load, said power source, load and power switch being disposed in a housing, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip disposed in said housing and having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal that indicates when said load has been activated or deactivated and, when in use with said exhaustible power source and said load, said first input does not form a serial link between the power source and the load; and
(b) a flashing find-in-the-dark location indicator and a light emitting power source level indicator disposed in said housing and controlled by said microchip to be active when the load is not energized and said electronic system is only powered by said exhaustible power source and not connected to another power source. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, an energy consuming load being primarily a radio and a power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load, and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load, said power source, load and power switch being disposed in a housing, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip disposed in said housing and having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal that indicates when said load has been activated or deactivated and, when in use with said exhaustible power source and said load, said first input does not form a serial link between the power source and the load; and
(b) a flashing find-in-the-dark location indicator and a light emitting power source level indicator disposed in said housing and controlled by said microchip to be active when the load is not energized and said electronic system is only powered by said exhaustible power source and not connected to another power source. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An electronic system for use, with an exhaustible power source, a power switch, and an energy consuming load being a light generating element, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal from a signal switch when said load is activated or deactivated and, when in use with said power source and said load, said signal switch does not form a serial link between the power source and the load;
(b) said power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load;
(c) said microchip further controlling an automatic delayed shut-off function of said load, with said signal switch acting as an activation/deactivation user interface and said microchip controlling the said power switch to shut off after a predetermined period of time, in response to the receipt of an activation signal;
(d) a find-in-the-dark indicator that is active when said load is deactivated and said power source is not being charged;
(e) a power source level indicator which is combined with said find-in-the-dark indicator; and
said microchip further controlling at least one function selected from the group consisting of;
an average power reduction of said energy flow from said power source to said load;
an intermittent activation function of said load; and
a code sequence of activations of said load. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, a power switch, and an energy consuming load being a light generating element, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal from a signal switch when said load is activated or deactivated and, when in use with said power source and said load, said signal switch does not form a serial link between the power source and the load;
(b) said power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load;
(c) said microchip further controlling an automatic delayed shut-off function of said load, with said signal switch acting as an activation/deactivation user interface and said microchip controlling the said power switch to shut off after a predetermined period of time, in response to the receipt of an activation signal; and
(d) wherein the microchip determines the selection of a specific function by a user, based on the time duration of activation signals, the time duration between activation signals, and the number of activation signals, at said first input. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, a power switch, and a light generating load, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal from a signal switch that indicates when said load has been activated or deactivated and, when in use with said power source and said load, said signal switch does not form a serial link between the power source and the load;
(b) said power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load, and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load; and
(c) said microchip configured to control a reduction of power to said load; and
(d) said microchip further configured to provide;
a flashing find-in-the-dark location indicator function that is active when the load is not switched “
on” and
the power source is not being charged; and
a light emitting power source level indicator function that is active when the load is not switched “
on”
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31. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, an energy consuming load being a light generating element and a power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal from a signal switch that indicates a user function selection and, when in use with said power source and said load, said signal switch does not form a serial link between the power source and the load;
(b) said microchip further controlling an automatic delayed shut-off function of said load, with said signal switch acting as an activation/deactivation user interface and said microchip controlling said power switch to shut off after a predetermined period of time in response to the receipt of an activation signal; and
(c) wherein the microchip determines the selection of a specific function by a user, based on at least two parameters selected from the group consisting of the time duration of activation signals, time duration between activation signals, and the number of activation signals, at said first input. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An electronic system for use with an exhaustible power source, a power switch, and a light generating load, said system comprising:
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(a) a microchip having at least a first input, said first input receiving a signal from a signal switch that indicates when said load has been activated or deactivated and, when in use with said power source and said load, said signal switch does not form a serial link between the power source and the load;
(b) said power switch configured to be connected to said power source and to said load, and to control by on/off switching energy flow from said power source to said load;
(c) said microchip configured to control a reduction of power to the load; and
(d) said electronic circuit further controlling;
a flashing find-in-the-dark location indicator that is active when the load is not switched “
on” and
the power source is not being charged. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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Specification