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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Philip Mckenzie, Georgetown, TX (US);
James Koehler, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Philip McKenzie, Georgetown, TX (US);
James Koehler, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., Madison, AL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication system and method is utilized to communicate data over an AC power line. Tone burst are superimposed on an AC power signal at predetermined voltage reference levels or at predetermined phase angles to represent bit values. These bit values are represented by either the presence or the absence of the tone burst on the AC power signal. In this manner, control information can be communicated to an apparatus, such as a ballast for a gas discharge lamp.