Luminescent signaling displays utilizing a wireless mobile communication device

• US 20060084393A1
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Varia Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Varia Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Zatloukal, Peter, Engstrom, G. Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/224,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20060084393A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/90.100
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/0026 having outer surface of housing of electronic apparatus programmable as display and/or input device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7246 by connection of exchangeable housing parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

The present invention includes a wireless mobile communication device with a body casing having an exterior surface, and a number of light sources (LS) disposed on the exterior surface. A machine accessible medium is provided with instructions to selectively activate the number of LS in a spatial movement dependent manner to spatially paint luminescent images. Additionally, a processor is coupled to the machine accessible medium to execute the instructions. As a result, spatial painting of luminescent images utilizing a wireless mobile communication device is facilitated.

Claims

1. A wireless mobile communication device comprising:

a body casing having an exterior surface;

a plurality of light sources (LS) disposed on the exterior surface of the body casing;

a machine accessible medium having instructions encoded therein to selectively activate the LS in a spatial movement dependent manner, while the wireless mobile communication device is being spatially moved, to effectuate spatial painting of luminescent images; and

a processor coupled to the LS and the machine accessible medium to execute the instructions.

2. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1 further comprising an accelerometer coupled to the processor.

3. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein the instructions factor changes in acceleration into consideration when activating the plurality of LS in said spatial movement dependent manner.

4. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein the instructions factor changes in direction into consideration when activating the plurality of LS in said spatial movement dependent manner.

5. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein the accelerometer comprises a piezoelectric micro-miniature accelerometer.

6. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of LS comprises single color LS.

7. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of LS comprises multi-color LS.

8. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of LS is oriented in one or more linear formations.

9. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of LS is oriented having eight (8) LS forming parallel lines when the wireless mobile communication device is moved in a predetermined manner.

10. The wireless mobile communication device of claim of 8, wherein the plurality of LS is oriented having sixteen (16) LS forming eight (8) parallel lines of two LS per line when the wireless mobile communication device is moved in a predetermined manner.

11. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the instructions further activate the organized LS in a formation dependent manner.

12. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the body casing comprises a first portion and a second portion detachably coupled together.

13. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 12, wherein the LS and the instructions to selectively activate the LS are disposed on the same portion.

14. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 12, wherein the LS are disposed on the first portion and the instructions to selectively activate the LS are disposed on the second portion.

15. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 12, wherein the LS are disposed on the second portion and the instructions to selectively activate the LS are disposed on the first portion.

16. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the body casing comprises an inverted configuration with an antenna of the wireless mobile communication device disposed in a downward direction.

17. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 16 further comprising a device to augment acceleration of the wireless mobile communication device.

18. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the exterior surface is a selected one of a side exterior surface, a top exterior surface, a bottom exterior surface, a front exterior surface, and a back exterior surface.

19. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless mobile communication device further comprises a plurality of input keys, and the LS are integrally disposed with the input keys.

20. The wireless mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of LS comprises eight (8) LS.