1-25. (canceled)
26. A bulb having a circuit capable of maximizing the perceived brightness of a series lighting circuit comprising a plurality of series connected incandescent bulbs with wound tungsten filaments, at least one of said bulbs comprising:
a. a base;
b. at least a pair of electrical contacts in said base;
c. a pair of leads connected to said contacts;
d. an elongated airtight envelope having a generally transparent domed canopy top, secured to said base, said envelope having a converging portion and a top distal apex terminating in a generally bulbous peak thereby creating a transparent light pipe to an end and a bottom end proximal to said base; wound illumination filament connected to said leads inside said envelope, said leads to the filament being of sufficient length to locate said filament inside said envelope being proximate said canopy top and adjacent said peak thereof so that most light extending radially from the filament will pass though the peak and, so that heat generated is more distant from the base and more light is transmitted to said end through said light pipe, therefore providing a perceived high brightness point source without increasing power consumption.
27. The bulb of claim 26 wherein said filament is made of a purer tungsten material than industry standard filaments.
28. The bulb of claim 26 wherein said leads are extended to places said filament adjacent to the canopy top of the envelope.
29. The bulb of claim 26 further including a nonconductive junction with the leads passing therethough, said junction providing an insulated lead spacer therebetween, and wherein said filament is closer to the distal end of the envelope than the nonconductive junction.
30. A bulb capable of maximizing the perceived brightness of a series lighting circuit comprising a plurality of series connected incandescent bulbs with wound tungsten filaments, a bypass resistor in parallel with one of the incandescent bulbs, at least one of said bulbs comprising a structure for increasing the perceived brightness of incandescent bulbs and reducing heat transmission from the filament to the base, and further comprising:
a. each of said bulbs including a tightly wound filament, and wherein each of said bulbs includes a base, a least a pair of electrical contacts in said base, and
b. a pair of leads connected to said contacts, an elongated airtight envelope having a generally tubular section, a tapered section and a transparent domed canopy top terminating in an apex having a generally bulbous peak, thereby creating a transparent light pipe end of generally solid material, secured to said base, said envelope having a top distal end and a bottom end proximal to said base, wound illumination filament connected to said leads inside said envelope, so that most light extending radially from the filament will pass though the peak; said leads to the filament being of sufficient length to locate said filament inside said envelope being proximate said canopy top thereof so that heat generated is more distant from the base and more light is transmitted through said light pipe.
31. A method of maximizing the perceived brightness of each series connected incandescent bulb without increasing current flow, having a wound tungsten filament, a glass canopy, in a string of bulbs for decorative lighting to permit lower power bulbs to be used but with substantially similar perceived brightness comprising the steps, in any order, of:
a. forming a base;
b. placing at least a pair of electrical contacts in said base; a pair of leads connected to said contacts;
c. forming an airtight envelope secured to said base, with a generally transparent domed canopy top at its distal end said canopy top converging to an apex and terminating in a generally bulbous peak thereby creating a transparent light pipe, and a bottom end proximal to said base; forming said canopy to converge generally toward an apex, thereby effectively creating a light pipe to a terminating at said apex, so that most light extending radially from the filament will pass though the peak;
d. placing an illumination filament within the envelope, said filament being configured to reduce the current flow therethrough as less energy is required to achieve the same perception of brightness;
e. locating said filament in an upper half of the canopy proximate said apex;
f. connecting the filament to said leads inside said envelope;
g. providing extended leads from the base to a point adjacent the distal end of the envelope.
32. The method of claim 31 further including connecting a bypass resistor in parallel with one of the bulbs, and locating the resistor within the envelope; to be capable of operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired.
33. The method of claim 31 further including connecting a bypass resistor in parallel with one of the bulbs and locating the resistor within the base; to be capable of operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired.
34. The method of claim 31 further including locating said filament closer to said apex than said bottom end.
35. The method of claim 31 further including forming said canopy to be tapered toward its apex, creating a tapered portion and locating said filament adjacent the tapered portion.
36. The method of claim 31 further including forming the apex as a solid globe of transparent material to create a light transmitting point.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A radio communication system for a terminal to carry out radio communication through a repeater securing an optimum communication state selected from plural repeaters, wherein
a reception condition of a repeater when each of plural repeaters receives a connection request sent from the terminal through broadcast is detected as a repeater reception condition and a reception condition of a terminal when said terminal receives a connection request echo sent from said plural repeaters after receiving said connection request is detected as a terminal reception condition so as to select a repeater securing an optimum communication state based on said terminal reception condition and said repeater reception condition.
2. A radio communication system for a terminal to carry out radio communication through a repeater securing an optimum communication state selected by a path management repeater from plural repeaters, the system comprising:
a terminal for sending a connection request for starting radio communication through broadcast, receiving a connection request echo sent back by a repeater receiving said connection request so as to detect a reception condition at this time as a terminal reception condition and sending the terminal reception condition through broadcast;
plural repeaters for receiving said connection request sent by said terminal so as to detect a reception condition at this time as a repeater reception condition, sending said connection request echo including the repeater reception condition to said terminal and said path management repeater and when receiving said terminal reception condition sent by said terminal, sending the terminal reception condition to said path management repeater; and
a path management repeater for receiving said connection request sent by said terminal so as to detect a reception condition at this time as a repeater reception condition, sending said connection request echo including the repeater reception condition to said terminal and when receiving said connection request echo sent by said plural repeaters and said terminal reception condition sent by said terminal or said plural repeaters, selecting a repeater securing an optimum communication state based on said repeater reception condition and said terminal reception condition.
3. A radio communication system for a terminal to carry out radio communication through a repeater securing an optimum communication state selected from plural repeaters, the system comprising:
a terminal for sending a connection request for starting radio communication through broadcast, receiving a connection request echo sent back by a repeater receiving said connection request so as to detect a reception condition at this time as a terminal reception condition and selecting a repeater securing an optimum communication state based on the terminal reception condition and a repeater reception condition included in said connection request echo; and
plural repeaters for receiving said connection request sent by said terminal so as to detect a reception condition at this time as the repeater reception condition and sending said connection request echo including the repeater reception condition to said terminal.
4. A radio communication method for a terminal to carry out radio communication through a repeater securing an optimum communication state selected by a path management repeater from plural repeaters, the method comprising:
a connection request sending step of said terminal’s sending a connection request for starting radio communication through broadcast;
a repeater reception condition detecting step of when said connection request sent in said connection request sending step is received by said plural repeaters and said path management repeater, detecting a reception condition at this time as a repeater reception condition;
a connection request echo sending step of sending a connection request echo including said repeater reception condition detected in the repeater reception condition detecting step to said terminal and said path management repeater;
a terminal reception condition detecting step of when said terminal receives said connection request echo sent in the connection request echo sending step, detecting a reception condition at this time as a terminal reception condition;
a terminal reception condition sending step of sending said terminal reception condition detected in the terminal reception condition detecting step through broadcast;
a terminal reception condition echo sending step of when said plural repeaters receive said terminal reception condition sent in the terminal reception condition sending step, sending back the terminal reception condition to said path management repeater; and
a repeater selection step of when said path management repeater receives said terminal reception condition sent in the terminal reception condition echo sending step or the terminal reception condition sending step and further receives said connection request echo sent back in the connection request echo sending step, selecting a repeater securing an optimum communication state based on said terminal reception condition and said repeater reception condition.
5. A radio communication method for a terminal to carry out radio communication through a repeater securing an optimum communication state selected from plural repeaters, the method comprising:
a connection request sending step of said terminal’s sending a connection request for starting radio communication through broadcast;
a repeater reception condition detecting step of when said connection request sent in said connection request sending step is received by said plural repeaters, detecting a reception condition at this time as a repeater reception condition;
a connection request echo sending step of sending a connection request echo including said repeater reception condition detected in the repeater reception condition detecting step to said terminal;
a terminal reception condition detecting step of when said terminal receives said connection request echo sent in the connection request echo sending step, detecting a reception condition at this time as a terminal reception condition; and
a repeater selection step of selecting a repeater securing an optimum communication state based on said terminal reception condition detected in the terminal reception condition detecting step and said repeater reception condition included in said connection request echo.
6. A recording medium for storing a program for selection of a repeater in radio communication system for a terminal to carry out radio communication through a repeater securing an optimum communication state selected by a path management repeater from plural repeaters, the program including:
a connection sending request processing for said terminal’s sending a connection request for starting radio communication through broadcast;
a repeater reception condition detecting processing for, when said connection request sent in said connection request sending processing is received by said plural repeaters and said path management repeater, detecting a reception condition at this time as a repeater reception condition;
a connection request echo sending processing for sending a connection request echo including said repeater reception condition detected in the repeater reception condition detecting processing to said terminal and said path management repeater;
a terminal reception condition detecting processing for, when said terminal receives said connection request echo sent in the connection request echo sending processing, detecting a reception condition at this time as a terminal reception condition;
a terminal reception condition sending processing for sending said terminal reception condition detected in the terminal reception condition detecting processing through broadcast;
a terminal reception condition echo sending processing for, when said plural repeaters receive said terminal reception condition sent in the terminal reception condition sending processing, sending back the terminal reception condition to said path management repeater; and
a repeater selection processing for, when said path management repeater receives said terminal reception condition sent in the terminal reception condition echo sending processing or the terminal reception condition sending processing and further receives said connection request echo sent back in the connection request echo sending processing, selecting a repeater securing an optimum communication state based on said terminal reception condition and said repeater reception condition.
7. A recording medium for storing a program for selection of a repeater in radio communication system for a terminal to carry out radio communication through a repeater securing an optimum communication state selected from plural repeaters, the program including:
a connection request sending processing for said terminal’s sending a connection request for starting radio communication through broadcast;
a repeater reception condition detecting processing for, when said connection request sent in said connection request sending processing is received by said plural repeaters, detecting a reception condition at this time as a repeater reception condition;
a connection request echo sending processing for sending a connection request echo including said repeater reception condition detected in the repeater reception condition detecting processing to said terminal;
a terminal reception condition detecting processing for, when said terminal receives said connection request echo sent in the connection request echo sending processing, detecting a reception condition at this time as a terminal reception condition; and
a repeater selection processing for selecting a repeater securing an optimum communication state based on said terminal reception condition detected in the terminal reception condition detecting processing and said repeater reception condition included in said connection request echo.