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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Hubertus Notohamiprodjo, Union City, CA (US);
Radu Pitigoi-aron, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hubertus Notohamiprodjo, Union City, CA (US);
Radu Pitigoi-Aron, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for controlling a brightness of a lamp includes, in at least one aspect, detecting input to control a brightness of a fluorescent lamp operated by a driving signal, and in response to detecting the input, modifying the driving signal to control the brightness of the fluorescent lamp, wherein modifying the driving signal comprises alternately applying a first duty cycle and a second duty cycle to the driving signal, wherein the first duty cycle and the second duty cycle are substantially complementary to each other.