Indicator device for receiver apparatus with data memory
First Claim
1. Electrical apparatus for receiving digital data broadcast from a remote location and processing received digital data into audio and/or video formats for listening via speakers and/or viewing via a display screen connected to the apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a memory means in the form of a hard disk memory having at least one selectable mode of operation and at least one selectable format in which said received data can be selectively stored for subsequent selective access by a user of the apparatus and a display panel;
the display panel having therein a circular configuration formed by a plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration, and illumination or non-illumination of said plurality of light sources arranged in a series around the circular configuration is controlled with respect to the mode of operation of the apparatus and memory at that time so as to provide a visual indication of operation of at least one mode of operation of the hard disk memory to the user, and the plurality of light sources having interchangeable colors;
a variable speed/variable direction sequential illumination or non-illumination and interchangeable color illumination of the plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration is determined by the particular active mode of the apparatus if the apparatus is active and wherein;
the color of illumination of the plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration is illuminated by the variable speed/variable direction sequential illumination to provide a rotational effect and defines whether the memory means is in a recoding mode in which received data is being stored therein or in a data retrieve mode in which previously stored data is being retrieved; and
the direction and the sequence of the variable speed/variable direction sequential illumination of the plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration provides a forward and backward rotational effect and indicates a particular manner in which the retrieved data or data being received is being processed and/or displayed to the user.
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Abstract
Electrical apparatus for processing received digital data into audio and/or video formats for listening via speakers and/or viewing via a display screen connected to the apparatus. The apparatus includes a memory means in which said received data can be stored for subsequent selective access by the user of the apparatus. The apparatus is provided with a display panel (2) and the panel and/or the display screen includes a plurality of light sources (6) and the illumination or non-illumination of the light source is controlled to indicate the selected mode of operation of the memory so as to provide a visual indication of the same to the user, and, if active, the illumination or non illumination of the light sources (6) is determined by the particular active mode of the memory.
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19 Claims
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1. Electrical apparatus for receiving digital data broadcast from a remote location and processing received digital data into audio and/or video formats for listening via speakers and/or viewing via a display screen connected to the apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a memory means in the form of a hard disk memory having at least one selectable mode of operation and at least one selectable format in which said received data can be selectively stored for subsequent selective access by a user of the apparatus and a display panel; the display panel having therein a circular configuration formed by a plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration, and illumination or non-illumination of said plurality of light sources arranged in a series around the circular configuration is controlled with respect to the mode of operation of the apparatus and memory at that time so as to provide a visual indication of operation of at least one mode of operation of the hard disk memory to the user, and the plurality of light sources having interchangeable colors; a variable speed/variable direction sequential illumination or non-illumination and interchangeable color illumination of the plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration is determined by the particular active mode of the apparatus if the apparatus is active and wherein; the color of illumination of the plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration is illuminated by the variable speed/variable direction sequential illumination to provide a rotational effect and defines whether the memory means is in a recoding mode in which received data is being stored therein or in a data retrieve mode in which previously stored data is being retrieved; and the direction and the sequence of the variable speed/variable direction sequential illumination of the plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series around the circular configuration provides a forward and backward rotational effect and indicates a particular manner in which the retrieved data or data being received is being processed and/or displayed to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Electrical apparatus for processing received digital data into audio and/or video formats for listening via speakers and/or viewing via a display screen connected to the electrical apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a hard disk memory means in which digital data can be stored for subsequent selective access by a user of the electrical apparatus; and a display panel having a plurality of light sources arranged to illuminate and non-illuminate in a series in a circular configuration, and a variable speed/variable direction sequence of illumination or non-illumination of said plurality of light sources is controlled such that when a control command is made by a user to the electrical apparatus which alters a mode of operation of the hard disk memory means and/or if the user makes a selection to alter the display of the video and/or audio which is generated from data previously stored in the hard disk memory means a visual indication of the same is provided by said light sources, and at a first level the color of illumination of the light sources defines whether the memory means is in a recording mode in which received data is being stored therein or a data retrieve mode in which previously stored data is being retrieved and in a second level the direction sequence and speed of the variable speed/variable direction illumination of the light sources indicates the particular manner in which the retrieved data is being processed and/or displayed to the user. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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