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Color Kinetics Inc. (Boston), innovative designer and manufacturer of solid-state lighting systems for retail applications, has been issued two new U.S. patents.

One covers an Automotive Information Systems that, in part, relates to color-controllable automotive lighting systems. This includes the application of LEDs in color- and dimmer-controlled systems used to customize the look and feel of a vehicle, as well as feedback-controlled lighting systems that tailor the lighting conditions based on information from sensors. (For example, says the company, a driver could use this technology to customize the color and intensity of a car’s dashboard or instrument lighting, or to use sensor feedback to convey information, such as the car’s temperature, through color.)

The other covers Data Delivery Track relating to an LED lighting system where the lighting control signals are communicated through a light track. This facilitates designs and installations that call for intelligent LED illumination in a traditional track lighting scheme. The data used to control the LED-based lights on the track may be communicated through the track itself.