Visualization supplemented wireless mobile telephony-audio
First Claim
1. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
- a transceiver to receive and send audio communication;
an audio renderer to render audio;
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
a visualization controller coupled to the LEDs to selectively activate and deactivate the LEDs as requested; and
a sound visualization client coupled to the visualization controller to request the visualization controller to selectively activate and deactivate the LEDs in at least one desired manner to effectuate visualization of audio rendered by the audio renderer, in accordance with at least one or more attributes of the audio being rendered.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile phone is provided with the capability to visually convey audio to users, using a number of light sources, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), in accordance with one or more attributes of the audio. The attributes may include different volume, spectrum, treble, bass, and so forth. The visualization may animate dance steps. In various embodiments, the implementations may include a visualization controller to selectively activate and deactivate the LEDs. The LEDs may be disposed on a side surface or underneath an array of input keys. In various embodiments, all or selected combinations of the elements may be part of the base unit of the wireless mobile phone, while the remaining elements, if any, may be part of an interchangeable cover. The cover may be a housing cover or an accessory cover.
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36 Claims
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1. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
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a transceiver to receive and send audio communication; an audio renderer to render audio; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs); a visualization controller coupled to the LEDs to selectively activate and deactivate the LEDs as requested; and a sound visualization client coupled to the visualization controller to request the visualization controller to selectively activate and deactivate the LEDs in at least one desired manner to effectuate visualization of audio rendered by the audio renderer, in accordance with at least one or more attributes of the audio being rendered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
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means for sending and receiving audio communication; means for rendering sound; means for emitting light; visualization control means coupled to the light emitting means to selectively activate and deactivate the light emitting means as requested; and sound visualization client means coupled to the visualization control means to request the visualization control means to selectively activate and deactivate the light emitting means in a desired manner to effectuate visualization of the sound being rendered by the sound rendering means, in accordance with one or more attributes of the sound being rendered. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An article of manufacture comprising
a cover designed to at least partially cover a body of a wireless mobile phone; - and
an electronic component embedded in said cover, the electronic component including storage medium having stored therein at least first programming instructions implementing a sound visualization client that requests a visualization controller of the wireless mobile phone to selectively activate and deactivate a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) of the wireless mobile phone to visualize audio being rendered by an audio renderer of the wireless mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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monitoring audio being rendered out of a wireless mobile phone; and selectively activating and deactivating a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) of the wireless mobile phone to visualize the audio being rendered based at least in part on at least one or more attributes of the audio being rendered. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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