Element mapping to control illumination of a device shell
First Claim
1. A method of linking data to segments of a light source, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a segment from an interface, the segment corresponding to a portion of a design of a shell that is made visible by illumination of a light source that emits light through the shell, wherein the design is not an alphanumeric character;
displaying a menu of selectable events to assign to the segment;
receiving a selection of an event to associate with the segment;
determining an illumination scheme that associates different quantities of occurrences of the event to different amounts of the portion of the design being illuminated; and
assigning the event to the segment such that an occurrence of the event initiates activation of the light source to at least partially illuminate the portion of the design that corresponds to the segment in accordance with the illumination scheme that determines the different amounts of the portion of the design to be illuminated.
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Abstract
An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of linking data to segments of a light source, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a segment from an interface, the segment corresponding to a portion of a design of a shell that is made visible by illumination of a light source that emits light through the shell, wherein the design is not an alphanumeric character; displaying a menu of selectable events to assign to the segment; receiving a selection of an event to associate with the segment; determining an illumination scheme that associates different quantities of occurrences of the event to different amounts of the portion of the design being illuminated; and assigning the event to the segment such that an occurrence of the event initiates activation of the light source to at least partially illuminate the portion of the design that corresponds to the segment in accordance with the illumination scheme that determines the different amounts of the portion of the design to be illuminated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of customizing a device, the method comprising:
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associating an event with a lighting scheme of a light panel; and controlling the light panel in response to occurrences of the event to implement the lighting scheme by; activating a first portion of a light panel disposed between a shell and an electronic device, the activating including revealing a first portion of a design in the shell when light is emitted through the shell in response to one or more occurrences of the event, wherein the design is not an alphanumeric character; and activating a second portion of the light panel to reveal a second portion of the design in the shell that is different than the first portion of the design in response to additional occurrences of the event, the additional occurrences of the event having a same category and a same source as the one or more occurrences of the event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, generates a user interface, comprising:
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a segment selector to cause a display of a plurality of segments that correspond to a design of a shell, the segment selector receiving selection of a segment of the plurality of segments to enable mapping of the segment to an event, wherein the design is not an alphanumeric character; an illumination controller configured for selective illumination of the segment by a light source such that a portion of the design corresponding to the segment is increasingly illuminated after additional occurrences of the event; and an event selector to map the segment to the event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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