Lamp and alarm clock with gradually increasing light or sounds
US6236622A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04G13/023
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lighting fixture having a lamp and alarm clock with a wake-up cycle and sleep cycle with gradually increasing and decreasing light and sounds. The lighting fixture includes at least one lamp for emitting light in the wake-up cycle and in the sleep cycle. The lighting fixture also includes at least one speaker for emitting sound in the wake-up cycle and in the sleep cycle. The lighting fixture further includes a dimmer switch for dimming the light and wake-up cycle control buttons for setting and controlling a wake-up cycle having a light control button for setting the time when the wake-up cycle control buttons activates the light mode and gradually increases the lamp brightness emitted from the at least one lamp; and sound control buttons for setting and controlling the time when the wake-up cycle control buttons activates the sound mode and gradually increases the sound intensity emitted from the at least one speaker; and sound selection switches for selecting one of multiple pre-set sounds for the sound mode of the wake-up cycle, or for full time operation as background sound.
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