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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed in some embodiments. The apparatus comprising; a diode light source having a first terminal and a second terminal, an input configured to receive power form an output of a power supply, an inductor configured to store energy and to provide power for the diode light source, the inductor having a first terminal connected to the first terminal of the diode light source, and a second terminal connected to the second terminal of the diode light source, wherein the diode light source and the inductor are connected in parallel, a switching element configured to control a flow of a current through the inductor.