Modal light-emitting device for mobile signal output devices methods and systems
First Claim
1. A method for illuminating a lighting element comprising:
- providing a processor that controls a light emitting sequence of a lighting element;
storing in a memory that is coupled to the processor information that is descriptive of a plurality of visual modes;
coupling a user-actuator to the processor such that actuation of the user-actuator selects one of the plurality of visual modes;
providing an input for receiving an electrical signal from a mobile signal output device; and
in response to receiving an electrical signal from a mobile signal output device at the input, illuminating the lighting element according to both the selected visual mode and the electrical signal received at the input.
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Abstract
A method and device for illuminating a lighting element include an input for receiving an electrical signal from a separate mobile device, a lighting element, a memory for storing a plurality of user-selectable lighting modes, and a processor. The processor illuminates the lighting elements according to both the selected lighting mode and the electrical signal received from the separate device. The separate device may be a digital audio player, and the processor may vary the intensity of mode-specific lighting according to the signal from the audio player. Further, the selected mode may cause a strobe or text message to be displayed when another signal indicates that a page or email has been received. The lighting element may be an LED, an array of them, or a display screen with pixel lighting elements.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for illuminating a lighting element comprising:
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providing a processor that controls a light emitting sequence of a lighting element;
storing in a memory that is coupled to the processor information that is descriptive of a plurality of visual modes;
coupling a user-actuator to the processor such that actuation of the user-actuator selects one of the plurality of visual modes;
providing an input for receiving an electrical signal from a mobile signal output device; and
in response to receiving an electrical signal from a mobile signal output device at the input, illuminating the lighting element according to both the selected visual mode and the electrical signal received at the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable multi-modal light emitting device comprising:
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a first input for receiving an electrical signal from a mobile signal output device;
a light emission element;
a memory for storing a plurality of lighting modes, each of said lighting modes comprising a set of processor instructions;
a mode control input for selecting one of the plurality of lighting modes; and
a processor coupled to the input, the memory, and the mode control input for controlling the light emission element according to a signal received at the first input and at the mode control input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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