STATE CYCLING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A LAMP

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APP PUB NO 20100253242A1
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12750974

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A state cycling apparatus uses a capacitor instead of complicated and expensive microcontroller to fulfill a state cycling function of a system. The state cycling apparatus includes an internal circuit in the system connected to the capacitor. In a first embodiment, the internal circuit reads the voltage level on the capacitor at power on to determine a current state for the system, and writes the voltage level corresponding to a next state of the system to the capacitor. In a second embodiment, the system reads the state data stored in the internal circuit to determine a current state for the system at power on, the capacitor is charged during the system is under power on, and the capacitor provides power for the internal circuit to store a state data after the system is powered off.

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RICHPOWER MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONMARQUEE PLACE SUITE 300 430 WEST BAY ROAD P O BOX 32052 GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1208

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
LAN, PENG-JU TAIPEI COUNTY, TW 9 29
RUAN, CHEN-JIE SHANGHAI, CN 7 31
WANG, CHIN-HUI TAIPEI COUNTY, TW 17 160

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