CONTROL HEAD WITH ELECTROLUMINESCENT PANEL IN LAND MOBILE RADIO
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Abstract
An exemplary land mobile radio control head and method are provided. In one embodiment, the control head has the capability to utilize halo light of the control head to implement a multi-function indicator that communicates a state of the land mobile radio. In another embodiment, the control head has the capability to provide buffer images constructed from data received from the land mobile radio into a video stream for rendering on an electroluminescent display. In another embodiment, the control head provides the capability for a user to modify a configuration stored on the land mobile radio that defines one of several display modes to be utilized in generating data for use in forming images to be rendered on an electroluminescent display.
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50 Claims
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31. A control head for use with a land mobile radio, the control head comprising:
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a first light source configured to illuminate a user interface input/output component; a plurality of indicator light sources comprising a second light source and a third light source in optical communication with the user interface input/output component, wherein the second light source and the third light source are both configured to illuminate the user interface input/output component with an indication illumination to provide an indicator light for the user interface input/output component, wherein the first light source is configured to illuminate the user interface input/output component to provide a first light for the user interface input/output component, wherein the user interface input/output component is configured to receive both the first light provided from the first light source and the indication illumination provided from the plurality of indicator light sources; a control system configured to determine a state of the land mobile radio to control activation of the first light source to provide the first light; and the control system further configured to control activation of at least a portion of the plurality of indicator light sources to indicate the state of the land mobile radio via the indicator illumination, wherein the user interface input/output component is illuminated different hues for certain different states of the land mobile radio. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of operation for a control head for use with a land mobile radio, the control head having a user interface input/output component, a first light source in optical communication with the user interface input/output component to illuminate the user interface input/output component and having a plurality of indicator light sources comprising a second light source in optical communication with the user interface input/output component and a third light source in optical communication with the user interface input/output component, and a control system, the method comprising:
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activating, via the control system, the first light source to provide a first light to illuminate the user interface input/output component to provide a light for the user interface input/output component; determining, via the control system, a state of the land mobile radio; and activating, via the control system, at least one of the plurality of indicator light sources to illuminate the user interface input/output component with an indication illumination to provide an indicator light for the user interface input/output component to indicate the state of the land mobile radio via the indicator light; wherein the user interface input/output component is illuminated different hues for certain different states of the land mobile radio, and wherein the user interface input/output component is configured to receive both the first light provided from the first light source and the indication illumination provided from the plurality of indicator light sources. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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