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Light bulb and method and system for use in configuring same

  • US 9,445,482 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2015
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intelligent light bulb comprising:

  • a) an LED lighting element;

    b) a programmable controller in communication with said LED lighting element, said programmable controller comprising;

    i) a memory module having stored thereon firmware including instructions for controlling operations of the LED lighting element, said memory module including a passive memory component on which at least a portion of the firmware is stored, wherein the passive memory component includes a near field communication memory (NFC memory), the passive memory component of the memory module being configured to be responsive to a signal carrying firmware update information received over a wireless communication link from a device external to the intelligent light bulb for;

    (1) drawing energy from the signal carrying firmware update information to activate the passive memory component; and

    (2) causing a firmware update process to be performed to modify the instructions of the firmware based on the update information carried by the signal, at least part of said firmware update process being performed while the passive memory component remains activated using energy drawn from said signal as its source of electrical energy;

    ii) a processing unit in communication with said memory module, said processing unit being programmed for operating the LED lighting element at least in part in accordance with the instructions of the firmware.

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