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Element mapping to control illumination of a device shell

  • US 8,860,581 B2
  • Filed: 04/21/2010
  • Issued: 10/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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