Performance lighting and control method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating, via a lighting coordinator of an information handling system having a central processor, a memory, and a graphics interface, a range of quantitative values of a measured parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with a range of lighting effects of a lighting unit of the information handling system in a table, wherein the state of operation of the component of the information handling system includes an operating data load, a transmitted data load, a power draw, or a temperature level relevant to a current activity of the information handling system;
receiving a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the measured parameter by the lighting coordinator from the component;
transmitting to the lighting unit on the information handling system control signals to generate a lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the measured parameter within the range of quantitative values, wherein the lighting effect associated with the quantitative values changes within the range of lighting effects in correlation to changes in the quantitative value; and
generating, via a controller, the lighting effect by the lighting unit in response to the control signals.
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Abstract
The lighting coordinator of an information handling system may associate quantitative values of a state parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with lighting effects. The lighting effect associated with a quantitative value may be indicative of a range of the quantitative value. The lighting coordinator may receive a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the state parameter and may transmit control signals to generate the lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the state parameter. The lighting coordinator may receive user input to configure the association of quantitative values of the state parameter with the lighting effects. The lighting coordinator may also represent an attribute of a character or other aspect of a video game by another lighting effect. The components may include a CPU and GPU.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating, via a lighting coordinator of an information handling system having a central processor, a memory, and a graphics interface, a range of quantitative values of a measured parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with a range of lighting effects of a lighting unit of the information handling system in a table, wherein the state of operation of the component of the information handling system includes an operating data load, a transmitted data load, a power draw, or a temperature level relevant to a current activity of the information handling system; receiving a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the measured parameter by the lighting coordinator from the component; transmitting to the lighting unit on the information handling system control signals to generate a lighting effect associated with the quantitative value of the measured parameter within the range of quantitative values, wherein the lighting effect associated with the quantitative values changes within the range of lighting effects in correlation to changes in the quantitative value; and generating, via a controller, the lighting effect by the lighting unit in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information handling system comprising:
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an operational indicator lighting unit; a plurality of components including a central processor and a graphics processing unit (GPU); a lighting coordinator to associate quantitative values of a measured parameter measured within a range of quantitative values of the measured parameter that describes a state of operation of a component of the information handling system with a range of lighting effects of the operational indicator lighting unit, wherein the state of operation of the component of the information handling system includes an operating data load, a transmitted data load, a power draw, or a temperature level relevant to a current activity of the information handling system; the lighting coordinator to receive from the component a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the measured parameter; the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the lighting effect within the range of lighting effects associated with the quantitative value of the measured parameter, wherein the lighting effect associated with the quantitative values within the range of quantitative values of the measured parameter changes in correlation to changes in the quantitative value; and the operational indicator lighting unit to display the lighting effect in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information handling system comprising:
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an operational indicator lighting unit; a plurality of components including a processor and a graphics processing unit (GPU); a lighting coordinator to associate quantitative values of a measured parameter within a range of quantitative values of the measured parameter that describes a state of operation of the GPU with lighting effects of the operational indicator lighting unit within a range of lighting effects, wherein the state of operation of the GPU includes an operating data load, a transmitted data load, a power draw, or a temperature level relevant to a current activity of the GPU; the lighting coordinator to receive from the GPU a signal indicative of a quantitative value of the measured parameter; and the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the lighting effect within the range of lighting effects associated with the quantitative value of the measured parameter, wherein the lighting effect associated with the quantitative values within the range of quantitative values of the measured parameter changes in correlation to changes in the quantitative value; and the operational indicator lighting unit to display the lighting effect in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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