Electronic device for controlling lighting effects using an audio file

• US 8,841,847 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2011
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cranfill, David B, Brenner, David S, Caine, Michael E
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, DAVID HUNG
• Application Number:
  US13/221,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20130049636A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 844/64.R, 844/77.R, 846/45, 846/01, 315/149, 315/152, 315/151, 315/150
• US Class Current: 315/149
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/12 by detecting audible sound
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

An electronic device is provided, which comprises one or more light groupings, each light grouping including one or more light sources, and audio processing circuitry adapted for interpreting an audio file. The audio file includes one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to a corresponding one of the one or more light groupings. The audio file further includes one or more note definitions associated with at least one of the one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to the corresponding one of the one or more light groupings, where a value associated with each of the one or more note definitions controls the color displayed by the one or more light sources within the associated exclusively assigned light grouping. In some instances, one or more commands for the instrument definitions assigned to the corresponding one of the one or more light groupings can include commands for at least one of volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions, wherein the light intensity of the color displayed by the one or more light sources is controlled in accordance with the at least one of the volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions. In some instances, the note definitions can include relative start times and end times, which when associated with the instrument definitions assigned to each of the one or more lighting groups affects the start time and the end time of the illumination of the light sources within the corresponding light grouping.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

one or more light groupings, each light grouping including one or more light sources; and

audio processing circuitry adapted for interpreting an audio file, the audio file including

one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to a corresponding one of the one or more light groupings,

one or more note definitions associated with at least one of the one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to the corresponding one of the one or more light groupings, where a value associated with each of the one or more note definitions controls the color displayed by the one or more light sources within the associated exclusively assigned light grouping, and

one or more commands for the instrument definitions assigned to the corresponding one of the one or more light groupings including commands for at least one of volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions, wherein the light intensity of the color displayed by the one or more light sources is controlled in accordance with the at least one of the volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions.

2. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the note definitions include relative start times and end times, which when associated with the instrument definitions assigned to each of the one or more lighting groups affects the start time and the end time of the illumination of the light sources within the corresponding light grouping.

3. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the audio file includes instrument definitions not assigned to a light grouping, and wherein the electronic device further comprises a speaker for producing an audible output in accordance with commands and definitions received for the instrument definitions not assigned to a light grouping, and which are associated with an audio output.

4. An electronic device in accordance with claim 3, wherein the speaker is a transducer.

5. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a radio telephone including a radio receiver, a radio transmitter, and an antenna.

6. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more light grouping includes one or more light sources respectively associated with one or more of keys of a keypad.

7. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more light grouping includes one or more light sources respectively associated with one or more electro-luminescent side panels.

8. An electronic device in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more light grouping includes one or more light sources respectively associated with back lighting for a display.

9. An electronic device comprising:

one or more light groupings, each light grouping including one or more light sources; and

audio processing circuitry adapted for receiving an audio file, the audio file including

one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to a corresponding one of the one or more light groupings,

one or more note definitions associated with at least one of the one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to the corresponding one of the one or more light groupings, where a value associated with each of the one or more note definitions controls the color displayed by the one or more light sources within the associated exclusively assigned light grouping, and

wherein the note definitions include relative start times and end times, which when associated with the instrument definitions assigned to each of the one or more lighting groups affects the start time and the end time of the illumination of the light sources within the corresponding light grouping.

10. An electronic device in accordance with claim 9, wherein the audio file includes instrument definitions not assigned to a light grouping, and wherein the electronic device further comprises a speaker for producing an audible output in accordance with commands and definitions received for the instrument definitions not assigned to a light grouping, and which are associated with an audio output.

11. An electronic device in accordance with claim 9, wherein the electronic device is a radio telephone including a radio receiver, a radio transmitter, and an antenna.

12. An electronic device in accordance with claim 9, wherein at least one of the one or more light grouping includes one or more light sources respectively associated with one or more of keys of a keypad.

13. An electronic device in accordance with claim 9, wherein at least one of the one or more light grouping includes one or more light sources respectively associated with one or more electro-luminescent side panels.

14. An electronic device in accordance with claim 9, wherein at least one of the one or more light grouping includes one or more light sources respectively associated with back lighting for a display.