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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Antony P. Van DE Ven, Sai Kung, HK;
Joseph Paul Chobot, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Antony P. van de Ven, Sai Kung, HK;
Joseph Paul Chobot, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/083 (2013.01); H05B 33/0848 (2013.01); H05B 33/0863 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a solid state lighting apparatus can be provided by receiving a solid state lighting characteristic selection signal at a solid state lighting apparatus and selecting, responsive to the solid state lighting characteristic selection signal, a solid state lighting model that defines a relationship between different lighting parameters used to vary light output from the solid state lighting apparatus responsive to a user input provided to the solid state lighting apparatus.