Performance Lighting and Control Method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating, via a lighting coordinator of an information handling system, quantitative values of a parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with lighting effects of a lighting unit of the information handling system, wherein a lighting effect associated with a quantitative value is indicative of the quantitative value;
receiving a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the state parameter by the lighting coordinator from the component;
transmitting to the lighting unit on the information handling systems control signals to generate a lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the state parameter; and
generating, via a processor, the lighting effect by the lighting unit in response to the control signals.
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Abstract
The lighting coordinator of an information handling system may associate quantitative values of a state parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with lighting effects. The lighting effect associated with a quantitative value may be indicative of a range of the quantitative value. The lighting coordinator may receive a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the state parameter and may transmit control signals to generate the lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the state parameter. The lighting coordinator may receive user input to configure the association of quantitative values of the state parameter with the lighting effects. The lighting coordinator may also represent an attribute of a character or other aspect of a video game by another lighting effect. The components may include a CPU and GPU.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating, via a lighting coordinator of an information handling system, quantitative values of a parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with lighting effects of a lighting unit of the information handling system, wherein a lighting effect associated with a quantitative value is indicative of the quantitative value; receiving a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the state parameter by the lighting coordinator from the component; transmitting to the lighting unit on the information handling systems control signals to generate a lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the state parameter; and generating, via a processor, the lighting effect by the lighting unit in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information handling system comprising:
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an operational indicator lighting unit; a plurality of components including a processor and a graphics processing unit (GPU); a lighting coordinator to associate quantitative values of a state parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with lighting effects of the operational indicator lighting unit, wherein the lighting effect associated with a quantitative value is indicative of the quantitative value; the lighting coordinator to receive from the component a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the state parameter; and the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the state parameter, wherein the operational indicator lighting unit is to display the lighting effect in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information handling system comprising:
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an operational indicator lighting unit; a plurality of components including a processor and a graphics processing unit (GPU); a lighting coordinator to associate quantitative values of a state parameter that describes a state of operation of the GPU with lighting effects of the operational indicator lighting unit, wherein the lighting effect associated with a quantitative value is indicative of the quantitative value; the lighting coordinator to receive from the GPU a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the state parameter; and the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the state parameter, wherein the operational indicator lighting unit is to display the lighting effect in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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