Communication Using Light-Emitting Device
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting an event, wherein the event includes a sensory output associated with the event; and
in response to the detected event, emitting a light effect that simulates the sensory output.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for communicating information. An event is detected. A light effect is emitted in response to the detected event. The emitted light effect simulates the detected event or a sensory output associated with the detected event.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting an event, wherein the event includes a sensory output associated with the event; and in response to the detected event, emitting a light effect that simulates the sensory output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device, comprising:
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a light emission module; one or more processors; a storage medium; and instructions stored in the storage medium and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to; detect an event, wherein the event includes a sensory output associated with the event; and in response to the detected event, emit, using the light emission module, a light effect that simulates the sensory output. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause a data processing apparatus comprising a light-emitting device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting an event, wherein the event includes a sensory output associated with the event; and in response to the detected event, emitting a light effect that simulates the sensory output. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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means for detecting an event, wherein the event includes a sensory output associated with the event; and means for emitting, in response to the detected event, a light effect that simulates the sensory output.
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24. A method comprising:
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detecting an event; and in response to the detected event, emitting a light effect that simulates the detected event.
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