Configurable auxiliary output device for information
First Claim
8-1. The system of claim 1 wherein the state data source includes a sensor or a control or both a sensor and a control.
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Abstract
Described is the outputting of a representation of complex state or other information to an output mechanism, such as computer program state data, in which the output of the state information is configurable. The state information is conveyable via the output mechanism, which may be an auxiliary display device, such as at least one LED and/or luminescent strip, and which may be viewed from a large distance relative to text and graphics displays, and/or remotely on a peripheral device. Logic receives state data from a data source such as an application program, and applies configuration data such as rules and/or user defined preferences to selectively control the output to be conveyed. Various state data may be conveyed via differing colors, differing numbers of LEDs illuminated, differing brightness, differing color intensity, differing hue and/or differing flash/pulse patterns. State information that is output is updatable when some state change occurs.
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20 Claims
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8-1. The system of claim 1 wherein the state data source includes a sensor or a control or both a sensor and a control.
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12. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
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(a) obtaining state data from at least one source and setting the state data as current state data;
(b) applying configuration data to convert the current state data to current complex state information that matches an output mechanism'"'"'s display capability, the complex state information being different from the current state data;
(c) driving the output mechanism to display the current complex state information; and
(d) when a state change occurs, returning to step (a). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising:
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detecting complex state data including state data related to an application program state running on a host computer system; and
applying configuration data to determine how to control an auxiliary device to convey information that corresponds to the complex state data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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