Illuminated computer peripheral

• US 20040201573A1
• Filed: 04/10/2003
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zen Design Group Limited
• Original Assignee: Zen Design Group Limited
• Inventors: Yu, Sun, Perrin, David A.
• Application Number:
  US10/411,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20040201573A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device

Abstract

A computer peripheral device includes a peripheral housing having a translucent or transparent region. A light source within the housing is positioned to emit light through the translucent or transparent region of the housing. A wire in electrical communication with the light source terminates in a computer interface connector. The computer peripheral device is a mouse, speaker, display frame housing or disc housing.

Claims

1. A computer peripheral comprising:

a peripheral housing having a translucent or transparent region;

a light source within said housing positioned to emit light through the translucent or transparent region;

a wire in electrical communication with said light source; and

a computer interface connector in electrical communication with said wire and adapted to couple to a computer.

2. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said computer interface connector is a universal scrial bus.

3. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said light source is a light emitting diode.

4. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said light source is a plurality of light emitting diodes.

5. The computer peripheral of claim 4 wherein at least two of said plurality of light emitting diodes differ in emission color.

6. The computer peripheral of claim 5 wherein each of said plurality of LEDs independently has a color selected from the group consisting of:

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, red-green-blue and white.

7. The computer peripheral of claim 1 further comprising an electrical regulation subcircuit intermediate between said wire and said light source.

8. The computer peripheral of claim 7 wherein said regulation subcircuit modulates illumination of said light source.

9. The computer peripheral of claim 7 wherein said computer interface connector is a universal serial bus and said light source is a plurality of light emitting diodes.

10. The computer peripheral of claim 9 wherein at least two of said plurality of light emitting diodes differ in color and the net color emission from said plurality of light emitting diodes varies with time.

11. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said peripheral housing is a mouse housing.

12. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said peripheral housing is a computer light.

13. The computer peripheral of claim 12 further comprising a securement and a lamp body wherein said securement couples to said lamp body and said securement is adapted to engage a portable electronic device.

14. The computer peripheral of claim 13 wherein said wire is capable of electrical communication with a port of the portable electronic device while said wire is partly located within said housing.

15. The computer peripheral of claim 13 wherein said light source is a plurality of light emitting diodes wherein an emission characteristic of each light emitting diode of said plurality of light emitting diodes is varied as a function of time wherein the emission characteristic is selected from the group consisting of:

intensity, color, and illumination continuity.

16. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said peripheral housing is a speaker housing.

17. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said peripheral housing is a display frame housing.

18. The computer peripheral of claim 1 wherein said peripheral housing is a disc housing.

19. A computer peripheral comprising:

a housing having a translucent or transparent portion;

a plurality of light emitting diodes directed to project light emitting diode emissions through said translucent housing portion;

a regulation subcircuit driving said plurality of light emitting diodes;

a wire in electrical communication with said regulation subcircuit; and

a universal serial bus connector in electrical communication with said wire.

20. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein at least two of said plurality of light emitting diodes differ in emission color.

21. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein each of said plurality of LEDs independently has a color selected from the group consisting of:

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, red-green-blue and white.

22. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein said regulation subcircuit modulates illumination of said light source.

23. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein at least two of said plurality of light emitting diodes differ in color and the net color emission from said plurality of light emitting diodes varies with time.

24. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein said peripheral housing is a mouse housing.

25. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein said peripheral housing is a computer light.

26. The computer peripheral of claim 25 further comprising a securement and a lamp body wherein said securement couples to said lamp body and said securement is adapted to engage a portable electronic device.

27. The computer peripheral of claim 26 wherein said wire is capable of electrical communication with a port of the portable electronic device while said wire is partly located within said housing.

28. The computer peripheral of claim 26 wherein said light source is a plurality of light emitting diodes wherein an emission characteristic of each light emitting diode of said plurality of light emitting diodes is varied as a function of time wherein the emission characteristic is selected from the group consisting of:

intensity, color, and illumination continuity.

29. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein said peripheral housing is a speaker housing.

30. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein said peripheral housing is a display frame housing.

31. The computer peripheral of claim 19 wherein said peripheral housing is a disc housing.