Portable electronic apparatus with controlled light sources
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1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
- a group of light sources; and
a programmable controller device having,a plurality of 1-bit outputs each connected for enabling a respective individual light source in the group of light sources, anda pulse width modulated signal (PWM) output for controlling an intensity of said group of light sources;
wherein each individual light source is controlled by said plurality of 1-bit outputs and said PWM output.
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Abstract
A portable electronic apparatus has light sources that can be controlled to produce decorative or informational effects. Each light source is controlled by the combination of an enable signal from a 1-bit port of a controller and a PWM signal from a PWM signal from the controller. Each PWM signal is used to control a plurality of light sources in parallel whereas each 1-bit enabled signal controls, generally, only one. The light sources are preferably arranged to shine through soft structures on the apparatus.
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1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a group of light sources; and a programmable controller device having, a plurality of 1-bit outputs each connected for enabling a respective individual light source in the group of light sources, and a pulse width modulated signal (PWM) output for controlling an intensity of said group of light sources; wherein each individual light source is controlled by said plurality of 1-bit outputs and said PWM output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A personal communications apparatus comprising:
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a group of light sources; and a programmable controller device having, a plurality of 1-bit outputs each connected to a respective individual light source in the group of light sources for control thereof, and a pulse width modulated signal (PWM) output for controlling an intensity of said group of light sources; wherein each individual light source is controlled by said plurality of 1-bit outputs and said PWM output. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of groups of light sources; and a programmable controller device having, a plurality of 1-bit outputs each connected for enabling a respective individual one of the light sources in the groups of light sources, and a plurality of pulse width modulated signal (PWM) outputs for controlling respective intensities of each of said groups of light sources; wherein each light source is controlled by one of said 1-bit outputs and one of said PWM outputs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of groups of light sources, each group having a plurality of individual light sources; and a programmable controller device having, a plurality of 1-bit outputs each connected for controlling a respective individual light source in the plurality of groups of light sources, and a plurality of pulse width modulated signal (PWM) outputs for controlling an output intensity of respective ones of said groups of light sources; wherein each light source is controlled by one of said 1-bit outputs and one of said PWM outputs. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A portable electronic apparatus comprising a body and a soft structure on the body, wherein the soft structure is visible light transmissive and a group of light sources are mounted to the body so as to shine light through said soft structure, the apparatus further including:
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a programmable controller device having, a plurality of 1-bit outputs each connected and configured for controlling a respective individual light source in the group of light sources, and a pulse width modulated signal (PWM) output configured for controlling an intensity of the group of light sources; wherein each light source is controlled by the 1-bit outputs and the PWM output. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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