User interface and a method of implementing a user interface of a configurable light timer
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1. A user interface for implementing a configurable light timer controlling a light, the user interface comprising:
- an input portion for receiving timing characterization data, the input portion adapted to receive a portable memory device storing the timing characterization data, wherein the timing characterization data comprises at least one on time and one off time;
an actuator portion enabling a user to enter a current time for the configurable light timer; and
a display responsive to the actuator portion to indicate the current time;
wherein the on time and off time of the timing characterization data are applied based upon the current time after the portable memory device is removed.
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Abstract
A user interface for implementing a configurable light timer controlling a light is disclosed. The user interface comprises an input portion for receiving timing characterization data, the input portion adapted to receive a portable memory device storing the timing characterization data; an actuator portion enabling a user to enter a current time on the timer; and a display responsive to the actuator portion to indicate the current time. A method of implementing a configurable light timer is also disclosed.
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1. A user interface for implementing a configurable light timer controlling a light, the user interface comprising:
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an input portion for receiving timing characterization data, the input portion adapted to receive a portable memory device storing the timing characterization data, wherein the timing characterization data comprises at least one on time and one off time; an actuator portion enabling a user to enter a current time for the configurable light timer; and a display responsive to the actuator portion to indicate the current time; wherein the on time and off time of the timing characterization data are applied based upon the current time after the portable memory device is removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A user interface for implementing a configurable light timer controlling a light, the user interface comprising:
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an input portion for receiving timing characterization data, the input portion adapted to receive a portable memory device storing the timing characterization data comprising a plurality of sets of data, wherein each set of data has at least one on time and one off time; and a control circuit selecting a set of data of the plurality of sets of data based upon a current date; wherein the selected set of data comprises a start date and an end date used by the control circuit of the configurable light timer to control the light after the portable memory device is removed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of implementing a configurable light timer controlling a light, the method comprising:
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receiving a portable memory device having timing characterization data, wherein the timing characterization data comprises a plurality of sets of data, and each set of data has at least one on time and one off time; receiving the timing characterization data at a memory of the configurable light timer; selecting, responsive to a current date of the configurable light timer, a set of data of the plurality of sets of data; and implementing the configurable light timer based upon the selected set of data of the timing characterization data after the portable memory device is removed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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