Activity Illumination
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1. A method of indicating activity on a portable media device comprising:
- receiving a communication from a transmitting device;
if the communication includes an indication activity, performing the indication activity;
if the communication is associated with a stored communication in a memory, performing an indication activity wherein the indication activity is definable; and
repeating the method.
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Abstract
A method to indicate that a first device is in communication with a second device is disclosed. The first device may receive an indication activity from the second device. The indication activity may change the display and the illumination object on the first device and the displays on the illumination object and the display are similar.
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1. A method of indicating activity on a portable media device comprising:
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receiving a communication from a transmitting device; if the communication includes an indication activity, performing the indication activity; if the communication is associated with a stored communication in a memory, performing an indication activity wherein the indication activity is definable; and repeating the method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for indicating activity on a portable media device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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Receiving a communication from a transmitting device; If the communication includes an indication activity, performing the indication activity wherein the indication activity is changing an illumination object on the device from a first state to a second state and wherein the indication activity is definable; If the communication is associated with a stored communication in a memory, performing an indication activity on the illumination object; Displaying similar displays on the illumination object and a display on the portable media device; and Repeating the method. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system comprising a processor physically configured according to computer executable instructions, a memory to assist the processor and an input/output circuit, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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Receiving a communication from a transmitting device; If the communication includes an indication activity, performing the indication activity wherein the indication activity is changing an illumination object on the device from a first state to a second state and wherein the indication activity is definable; If the communication is associated with a stored communication in a memory, performing an indication activity on the illumination object; Illuminating the illumination object to indicate the status of a process between two or more computing devices; Displaying similar displays on the illumination object and a display on the portable media device wherein the illumination object and display have similarities selected from a group comprising; Brightness of the illumination object and the display; Color of the illumination object and the display; Rhythm of the display and the illumination object, and Synchronization of the illumination object and the display; and Repeating the method. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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