Performance lighting and control method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a lighting coordinator to receive actively measured quantitative operational state values of an data load level, a transmitted data load, a processing level, a power draw, or a temperature level during operation of the information handling system;
the lighting coordinator to associate the actively measured quantitative operational state values relative to a range of operational state values with ongoing lighting effect levels within a range of lighting effects available from an operational indicator lighting unit;
the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the ongoing lighting effect levels within the range of lighting effects associated with the actively measured quantitative state values; and
the operational indicator lighting unit to display the ongoing lighting effect levels in response to the control signals;
the lighting coordinator receiving actively measured quantitative operational state values of an data load level, a transmitted data load, a processing level, a power draw, or a temperature level during operation of an information handling system having a plurality of components including a central processor, a memory, and a graphics processing unit (GPU);
associating, via a lighting coordinator of the information handling system, a range of quantitative values for a data load level, a transmitted data load, a processing level, a power draw, or a temperature level during operation of the information handling system that describes a state of operation of the component of the information handling system with a range of lighting effects of a lighting unit of the information handling system via a lighting effects table;
generating, via the lighting unit, a lighting effect associated with actively measured quantitative operational state values within the range of quantitative values, wherein the lighting effect changes within a range of lighting effects in correlation to changes in the actively measured quantitative operational state values.
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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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a lighting coordinator to receive actively measured quantitative operational state values of an data load level, a transmitted data load, a processing level, a power draw, or a temperature level during operation of the information handling system; the lighting coordinator to associate the actively measured quantitative operational state values relative to a range of operational state values with ongoing lighting effect levels within a range of lighting effects available from an operational indicator lighting unit; the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the ongoing lighting effect levels within the range of lighting effects associated with the actively measured quantitative state values; and
the operational indicator lighting unit to display the ongoing lighting effect levels in response to the control signals;the lighting coordinator receiving actively measured quantitative operational state values of an data load level, a transmitted data load, a processing level, a power draw, or a temperature level during operation of an information handling system having a plurality of components including a central processor, a memory, and a graphics processing unit (GPU); associating, via a lighting coordinator of the information handling system, a range of quantitative values for a data load level, a transmitted data load, a processing level, a power draw, or a temperature level during operation of the information handling system that describes a state of operation of the component of the information handling system with a range of lighting effects of a lighting unit of the information handling system via a lighting effects table;
generating, via the lighting unit, a lighting effect associated with actively measured quantitative operational state values within the range of quantitative values, wherein the lighting effect changes within a range of lighting effects in correlation to changes in the actively measured quantitative operational state values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information handling system comprising:
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a plurality of components including a central processor and a graphics processing unit (GPU); a lighting coordinator to receive actively measured quantitative operational state values of an data load level, a transmitted data load, a processing level, a power draw, or a temperature level during operation of the information handling system; the lighting coordinator to associate the actively measured quantitative operational state values relative to a range of operational state values with ongoing lighting effect levels within a range of lighting effects available from an operational indicator lighting unit; the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the ongoing lighting effect levels within the range of lighting effects associated with the actively measured quantitative state values; and the operational indicator lighting unit to display the ongoing lighting effect levels 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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a plurality of components including a central processor and a graphics processing unit (GPU); a lighting coordinator to receive actively measured quantitative operational state values of a GPU power draw, a GPU temperature, an indication of GPU throttling, a percentage GPU utilization, or an amount of utilization of the GPU during operation of the information handling system; the lighting coordinator to associate the actively measured quantitative operational state values relative to a range of operational state values with ongoing lighting effect levels within a range of lighting effects available from an operational indicator lighting unit; the lighting coordinator to transmit control signals to the operational indicator lighting unit to generate the ongoing lighting effect levels within the range of lighting effects associated with the actively measured quantitative state values; and the operational indicator lighting unit is to generate dynamic lighting effects in response to the control signals, thereby indicating a range of quantitative values of the actively measured quantitative operational state values. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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