Electronic device light messaging

• US 20090117850A1
• Filed: 11/02/2007
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Jokinen, Teppo Tapani
• Application Number:
  US11/982,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20090117850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/66.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/23 Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing and a transmitter. The transmitter is within the housing. The transmitter is configured to transmit an electronic communication. The electronic communication includes a light indicating signal. The electronic device is configured to allow a user to select the light indicating signal.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing; and

a transmitter within the housing, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit an electronic communication, wherein the electronic communication comprises a light indicating signal, and wherein the electronic device is configured to allow a user to select the light indicating signal.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless voice communication or a wireless text communication, and wherein the electronic device is configured to allow the user to select a color parameter of the light indicating signal.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless voice communication or a wireless text communication, and wherein the electronic device is configured to allow the user to select a priority parameter or emotion parameter associated with the light indicating signal.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless text communication, and wherein the electronic device is configured to allow the user to select the light indicating signal at an emoticon of the text communication.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless text communication, and wherein the wireless text communication comprises a user selectable background color.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the light indicating signal comprises a parameter adapted to be read by a receiver to indicate a priority or emotion.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the light indicating signal comprises a parameter adapted to be read by a receiver to indicate a predetermined message.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a receiver within the housing, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive a first electronic communication and a second electronic communication; and

a lighting system connected to the housing, wherein the lighting system is adapted to operate in a first mode in response to a first indicator of the first electronic communication, and wherein the lighting system is adapted to operate in a second different mode in response to a second indicator of the second electronic communication.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the lighting system comprises a light element, wherein the lighting system is adapted to the display a first color at the light element in response to the first indicator, and wherein the lighting system is adapted to display a second color at the light element in response to the second indicator.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the light element is at a display screen or keypad of the apparatus.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the receiver is adapted to receive a first wireless text communication, and wherein the lighting system is adapted to display a first color at a first emoticon of the first wireless text communication in response to the first indicator.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the receiver is adapted to receive a second wireless text communication, and wherein the lighting system is adapted to display a second color at a second emoticon of the second wireless text communication in response to the second indicator.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the receiver is adapted to receive a first wireless voice or text communication and a second wireless voice or text communication.

15. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the receiver is adapted to receive a third electronic communication, and wherein the lighting system is adapted to provide a predetermined user selectable display operation in response to the third electronic communication.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the lighting system is adapted to provide a pulsing light display in response to the third electronic communication.

17. A method comprising:

selecting a light indicating signal;

assigning the light indicating signal to an electronic communication; and

transmitting the light indicating signal and the electronic communication to an electronic device.

11. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the light element is a multicolor light emitting diode (LED), and wherein the LED connected to the housing.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the assigning the light indicating signal to the electronic communication further comprises assigning the light indicating signal to a voice communication.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the assigning the light indicating signal to the electronic communication further comprises assigning the light indicating signal to a text communication.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the assigning the light indicating signal to the electronic communication further comprises assigning the light indicating signal to an emoticon of the text communication.

21. A method comprising:

receiving a first electronic communication, wherein the first electronic communication comprises a first light indicating signal;

receiving a second electronic communication, wherein the second electronic communication comprises a second light indicating signal; and

operating a lighting system in response to the first and the second light indicating signals.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the receiving the first electronic communication further comprises receiving a first voice communication, and wherein the receiving the second electronic communication further comprises receiving a second voice communication.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the receiving the first electronic communication further comprises receiving a first text communication, and wherein the receiving the second electronic communication further comprises receiving a second text communication.

24. The method of claim 21 wherein the operating the lighting system in response to the first and the second light indicating signals further comprises providing a color parameter to a light element of the lighting system.

25. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations to provide light messaging with an electronic communication, the operations comprising:

selecting a light indicating signal;

assigning the light indicating signal to the electronic communication; and

transmitting the light indicating signal and the electronic communication to an electronic device.