Multicolor visual feedback for portable, non-volatile storage
First Claim
1. A portable storage device, comprising:
- an interface,a controller in communication with said interface,a memory in communication with said controller, anda light-emitting-diode assembly in communication with said controller, said light-emitting-diode assembly comprising;
a first and second light-emitting-diode element, said first light-emitting-diode element emitting a first color of light and said second light-emitting-diode element emitting a second color of light, said second color of light being of a different wavelength than said first color of light, said first light-emitting-diode element and said second light-emitting-diode element each independently controlled by said controller, said controller configured to pulse-width-modulate said first light-emitting-diode element and said second light-emitting-diode element to emit light that appears to the human eye to be of an intermediate color which has a wavelength between said first color and said second color, said controller configured to vary the wavelength of light emitted by said light-emitting-diode assembly between said first color and said second color in direct correlation to a percentage related to data storage of said memory, said first color corresponding to a first percentage, said second color corresponding to a second percentage, said intermediate color corresponding to an intermediate percentage between the first and second percentages.
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Abstract
An improved portable storage device is disclosed having an interface, a controller in communication with this interface, a memory in communication with the controller, and a light-emitting-diode assembly in communication with the controller. The light-emitting-diode assembly has a first and a second light-emitting-diode element, the first and second light-emitting-diode elements emitting a first and a second color of light, respectively. The first light-emitting-diode element and said second light-emitting-diode element each independently controlled by the controller via pulse-width-modulation, to produce a third color which appears to be in between the first and second colors in wavelength, this third color indicative of the percent completion of an I/O task or the usage of the memory.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable storage device, comprising:
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an interface, a controller in communication with said interface, a memory in communication with said controller, and a light-emitting-diode assembly in communication with said controller, said light-emitting-diode assembly comprising; a first and second light-emitting-diode element, said first light-emitting-diode element emitting a first color of light and said second light-emitting-diode element emitting a second color of light, said second color of light being of a different wavelength than said first color of light, said first light-emitting-diode element and said second light-emitting-diode element each independently controlled by said controller, said controller configured to pulse-width-modulate said first light-emitting-diode element and said second light-emitting-diode element to emit light that appears to the human eye to be of an intermediate color which has a wavelength between said first color and said second color, said controller configured to vary the wavelength of light emitted by said light-emitting-diode assembly between said first color and said second color in direct correlation to a percentage related to data storage of said memory, said first color corresponding to a first percentage, said second color corresponding to a second percentage, said intermediate color corresponding to an intermediate percentage between the first and second percentages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A storage device, comprising:
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an interface, a controller in communication with said interface, a memory in communication with said controller, and a light-emitting-diode assembly in communication with said controller, said light-emitting-diode assembly configured to emit different wavelengths of light within a spectrum of light, wherein said spectrum represents a range of percentages related to data storage of said memory, wherein each wavelength of light within said spectrum represents a different percentage within said range of percentages. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable storage device, comprising:
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an interface, a controller in communication with said interface, a memory in communication with said controller, and a light-emitting-diode assembly in communication with said controller, said light-emitting-diode assembly comprising; a first and second light-emitting-diode element, said first light-emitting-diode emitting a first color of light and said second light-emitting-diode element emitting a second color of light, said second color of light being of a different wavelength than said first color of light, said first light-emitting-diode element and said second light-emitting-diode element each independently controlled by said controller, said controller configured to pulse-width-modulate said first light-emitting-diode element and said second light-emitting-diode element to emit light that appears to the human eye to be of an intermediate color which has a wavelength between said first color and said second color, wherein said controller is configured to continuously vary the wavelength of said intermediate color between the wavelength of said first color and said second color such that a percentage related to data storage is indicated visually continuously between 0 and 100 percent by the wavelength of light emitted by the light-emitting-diode assembly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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