Enablement period controlled lighting appliance

摘要

Various arrangements of a rechargeable lighting appliance are presented. The rechargeable lighting appliance may include a light. A rechargeable battery may be connected with the light. The rechargeable lighting appliance may include a communication interface configured to receive an enablement period. The rechargeable lighting appliance may include a non-transitory machine-readable storage device configured to store an indication of the enablement period. The rechargeable lighting appliance may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to control a mode of the rechargeable lighting appliance. The mode may be configured to be set to a first mode or a second mode. The first mode may permit illumination of the light at least partially based on activation of the enablement period stored by the non-transitory machine-readable storage device. The second mode may allow for unlimited illumination of the light without activation of the enablement period.

主权项

1. A rechargeable lighting appliance, comprising:
a light; a rechargeable battery connected with the light; a communication interface configured to receive an enablement period, wherein the enablement period indicates a period of time of a predetermined duration during which one or more functions of the rechargeable lighting appliance are enabled for use; a non-transitory machine-readable storage device configured to store the enablement period; one or more processors, configured to:
control a mode of the rechargeable lighting appliance, wherein:
the mode is configured to be set to a first mode or a second mode;the first mode permits illumination of the light at least partially based on activation of the enablement period stored by the non-transitory machine-readable storage device; andthe second mode allows for illumination of the light without activation of the enablement period; and a short-range transceiver, configured to:
permit the enablement period to be transferred from the rechargeable lighting appliance to a second rechargeable lighting appliance, wherein:
the communication interface comprises the short-range transceiver;transfer of the enablement period stored by the non-transitory machine-readable storage device is permitted if the enablement period has not been activated by the rechargeable lighting appliance; andfollowing transfer from the rechargeable lighting appliance to the second rechargeable lighting appliance, the one or more processors are configured such that:
the enablement period is not available for activation by the rechargeable lighting appliance.