Programmable lighting device
First Claim
1. A lighting system having:
- a lighting device for providing light, the lighting device having;
a light source, wherein the light source is modular and interchangeable with another light source,a power supply for providing electric current to the light source, wherein the power supply is modular and interchangeable with another power supply, anda control unit for controlling operation of the lighting device, wherein the control unit is modular and interchangeable with another control unit; and
a programming device remote from the lighting device and communicable with the control unit, the programming device having;
a computer program loaded thereon that is arranged;
to receive commands from a user;
to create one or more operation instructions on the basis of the received commands; and
to communicate the created operation instruction(s) to the control unit;
wherein the control unit has a memory for storing the communicated operation instruction(s) and activation means for causing the control unit to execute a stored operation instruction, each operation instruction being arranged to configure one or more operating conditions for the lighting device, the lighting device is a flashlight, and wherein the flashlight includes a USB input wherein the control unit is separate from the programming device and the programming device does not actuate the activation of the operation instructions.
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Abstract
A flashlight (1) having a control unit (4) with a push button (12) for activating the flashlight (1). The control unit (4) connects to a computer via USB port, whereby user-configurable control information is downloaded. A computer program running on the computer enables operating conditions of the flashlight to be selected by a user according to predetermined types of activation e.g. of the push button (12). The operating conditions are collated into operating instructions associated with the predetermined types of activation. The operating instructions are converted into byte code and downloaded to and stored on a memory in the control unit (4). Upon detecting a predetermined activation type, the control unit accesses the operating conditions and configures the flashlight accordingly.
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24 Claims
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1. A lighting system having:
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a lighting device for providing light, the lighting device having; a light source, wherein the light source is modular and interchangeable with another light source, a power supply for providing electric current to the light source, wherein the power supply is modular and interchangeable with another power supply, and a control unit for controlling operation of the lighting device, wherein the control unit is modular and interchangeable with another control unit; and a programming device remote from the lighting device and communicable with the control unit, the programming device having; a computer program loaded thereon that is arranged; to receive commands from a user; to create one or more operation instructions on the basis of the received commands; and to communicate the created operation instruction(s) to the control unit; wherein the control unit has a memory for storing the communicated operation instruction(s) and activation means for causing the control unit to execute a stored operation instruction, each operation instruction being arranged to configure one or more operating conditions for the lighting device, the lighting device is a flashlight, and wherein the flashlight includes a USB input wherein the control unit is separate from the programming device and the programming device does not actuate the activation of the operation instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lighting device having:
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a light source, wherein the lighting device is a flashlight, wherein the light source is modular and interchangeable with another light source; a power supply for providing electric current to the light source, wherein the power supply is modular and interchangeable with another power supply; and a control unit for controlling operating of the light device, the control unit being communicable with an external device in order to receive a plurality of operation instructions from the external device, each of the plurality of operation instructions configured to be triggered via a sequence of button pushes unique to an operation of the plurality of operation instructions, wherein the button receiving the button pushes is located on the flashlight; wherein the control unit is arranged to store the received operation instruction(s) and to execute a stored operation instruction upon receipt of a user command, each operation instruction being arranged to configure operating conditions for the lighting device wherein the lighting device is a flashlight and the flashlight includes a USB input, wherein the control unit is modular and interchangeable with another control unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A lighting system comprising:
a flashlight, including a light source, a power supply, and a control unit; the power supply for providing electric current to the light source, wherein the power supply is continuously controlled by a DAC in the microcontroller; and the control unit for controlling operation of the lighting device, wherein the control unit includes a USB input, wherein the light source is modular and interchangeable with another light source, the power supply is modular and interchangeable with another power supply, and the control unit is modular and interchangeable with another control unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A flashlight comprising:
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a flashlight body; a light source located in the flashlight body; and a control unit for controlling operation of the flashlight, wherein the control unit includes circuitry for receiving power from a plurality of power sources, the plurality of power sources including a battery, a USB interface, and a car adapter, wherein the control unit is separate from a programming device that provides operation instructions to the control unit and the control unit actuates the operation instructions separately from the programming device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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