System and method for providing device accessory illumination based on device-related information

• US 9,635,736 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2015
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boogli, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Boogli, Inc.
• Inventors: Rice, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Owens, Douglas W
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fernandez, Pedro C
• Application Number:
  US14/694,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20160316544A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1628 Carrying enclosures containing additional elements, e.g. case for a laptop and a printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources

Abstract

The disclosure herein relates to a method and system for providing device accessory illumination (e.g., glowing, lighting-up, and/or other illumination) based on device-related information. In some implementations, illumination may be provided at a device case (of a device) that interfaces with a charging device based on a charge status of the device, communication information of the device, and/or application information of the device. As an example, an illumination status for the device case may be determined based on the charge status of the device, the communication information, and/or the application information. Illumination may then be provided at the device case based on the illumination status. The illumination status may, for instance, indicate an amount, a color, a pattern, a time feature, a location, and/or other characteristic.

Claims

1. A system for generating illumination comprising:

one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;

(i) obtain a charge status of a first device, wherein a device case is removably coupled to the first device and the first device is interfacing with a charging device;

(ii) determine a first illumination status for the device case based on the charge status of the first device, wherein the first illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at the device case;

(iii) cause, based on the determined first illumination status, a first illumination to be provided at the device case;

(iv) determine a second illumination status for the charging device based on the charge status of the first device, wherein the second illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at the charging device;

(v) cause, based on the determined second illumination status, a second illumination to be provided at the charging device;

(vi) determine a third illumination status for the first device based on the charge status of the first device, wherein the third illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at the first device; and

(vii) cause, based on the determined third illumination status, a third illumination to be provided at the first device;

wherein the charging device includes an induction charger; and

wherein the charge status of the first device indicates a transfer of energy between the first device and the charging device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first illumination status indicates one or more of an amount of the first illumination, a color of the first illumination, a pattern of the first illumination, a time feature of the first illumination, or a location of the first illumination that is to be provided at the device case.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the charge status of the first device also includes a battery level of the first device, and the illumination status indicates an amount of the first illumination such that, responsive to causing the first illumination to be provided at the device case, at least a portion of the device case is illuminated with the amount of illumination based on the battery level of the first device.

4. The system of claim 1,

wherein the illumination provided at the charging device is provided at a first screen of the charging device;

wherein the illumination provided at the first device is provided at a second screen of the first device; and

wherein the illumination provided at the first screen of the charging device mirrors the illumination provided at the second screen of the first device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first illumination status and the second illumination status are different.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:

obtain communication information related to one or more of an incoming communication item, a received communication item, or a missed communication item;

determine a fourth illumination status based on the communication information, wherein the fourth illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at one or both of the device case or the charging device; and

cause, based on the determined fourth illumination status, a fourth illumination to be provided at one or both of the device case or the charging device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein one or more of the incoming communication item, the received communication item, or the missed communication item includes one or more of a phone call, a text message, an email, or a voicemail.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:

obtain application information associated with an application of the first device,

determine a fourth illumination status based on the application information, wherein the fourth illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at one or both of the device case or the charging device; and

cause, based on the determined fourth illumination status, a fourth illumination to be provided at one or both of the device case or the charging device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the application information includes one or more of a command from the application, a characteristic of an activity of the application, or an event of the application.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the illumination provided at the device case surrounds a screen of the first device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the charge status of the first device also indicates a proximity of the first device to the charging device.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device includes the one or more physical processors such that the first device:

obtains the charge status of the first device, determines the first illumination status for the device case, and causes the first illumination to be provided at the device case.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the charging device includes the one or more physical processors such that the charging device:

obtains the charge status of the first device, determines the first illumination status for the device case, and causes the first illumination to be provided at the device case.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the device case includes the one or more physical processors such that the device case:

obtains the charge status of the first device, determines the first illumination status for the device case, and causes the first illumination to be provided at the device case.

15. A method for generating illumination, the method being implemented by a computer system that includes one or more physical processors executing machine-readable instructions which, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the computer system, a charge status of a first device, wherein a device case is removably coupled to the first device and the first device is interfacing with a charging device;

determining, by the computer system, a first illumination status for the device case based on the charge status of the first device, wherein the first illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at the device case;

causing, by the computer system, based on the determined first illumination status, a first illumination to be provided at the device case;

determining, by the computer system, a second illumination status for the charging device based on the charge status of the first device, wherein the second illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at the charging device;

causing, by the computer system, based on the determined second illumination status, a second illumination to be provided at the charging device;

determining, by the computer system, a third illumination status for the first device based on the charge status of the first device, wherein the third illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at the first device; and

causing, by the computer system, based on the determined third illumination status, a third illumination to be provided at the first device;

wherein the charging device includes an induction charger; and

wherein the charge status of the first device indicates a transfer of energy between the first device and the charging device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first illumination status indicates one or more of an amount of the first illumination, a color of the first illumination, a pattern of the first illumination, a time feature of the first illumination, or a location of the first illumination that is to be provided at the device case.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the charge status of the first device also includes a battery level of the first device, and the illumination status indicates an amount of the first illumination such that responsive to causing the first illumination to be provided at the device case, at least a portion of the device case is illuminated with the amount of illumination based on the battery level of the first device.

18. The method of claim 15,

wherein the illumination provided at the charging device is provided at a first screen of the charging device;

wherein the illumination provided at the first device is provided at a second screen of the first device; and

wherein the illumination provided at the first screen of the charging device mirrors the illumination provided at the second screen of the first device; and

wherein the illumination provided at the device case surrounds the second screen of the first device.

19. The method claim 15, wherein the first illumination status and the second illumination status are different.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

obtaining, by the computer system, communication information related to one or more of an incoming communication item, a received communication item, or a missed communication item;

determining, by the computer system, a fourth illumination status based on the communication information, wherein the fourth illumination status indicates an illumination that is to be provided at one or both of the device case or the charging device; and

causing, by the computer system, based on the determined fourth illumination status, a fourth illumination to be provided at one or both of the device case or the charging device.