WO2012118950A3 - Method and apparatus for a geographically determined jewish religious clock and electrical device combination with holiday and preference modes - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for a geographically determined jewish religious clock and electrical device combination with holiday and preference modes Download PDF

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WO2012118950A3
WO2012118950A3 PCT/US2012/027243 US2012027243W WO2012118950A3 WO 2012118950 A3 WO2012118950 A3 WO 2012118950A3 US 2012027243 W US2012027243 W US 2012027243W WO 2012118950 A3 WO2012118950 A3 WO 2012118950A3
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Yonason BLOCH
Herbert Klein
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/16—Controlling the light source by timing means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
    • Y02B20/40—Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

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An independently functioning or centrally controlled wall light switch is configured to operate in normal mode and a Jewish holiday mode wherein the state of the light is fixed, regardless of the user's physical manipulation of the light switch. The control system automatically activates holiday mode by combining a geographically determined Jewish religious clock executed by software and hardware that utilizes the current time, date and geographical location of the apparatus in accordance with the Jewish definition of time and laws for calculating numerous religiously significant shifting daily points in time. The control system further incorporates several energy saving and preference modes by utilizing a particular day's calculated religious points in time in conjunction with holiday behavior patterns common to most Jewish families to provide the user with a greatly simplified means of programming an automatically adjusting on/off light timer and dimming overlay functionality during holiday mode.
PCT/US2012/027243 2011-03-03 2012-03-01 Method and apparatus for a geographically determined jewish religious clock and electrical device combination with holiday and preference modes Ceased WO2012118950A2 (en)

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CA2826912A CA2826912A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-03-01 Method and apparatus for a geographically determined jewish religious clock and electrical device combination with holiday and preference modes
EP12751947.8A EP2681972A2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-03-01 Method and apparatus for a geographically determined jewish religious clock and electrical device combination with holiday and preference modes
IL228216A IL228216A (en) 2011-03-03 2013-09-01 Method and apparatus for a geographically determined jewish religious clock and electrical device combination with holiday and preference modes

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US61/449,031 2011-03-03

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