Methods, devices and systems for creating or sharing a visual indicator pattern
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1. A spatial visual indicator device comprising:
- a storage device configured to store a plurality of visual indicator patterns and a plurality of possible conditions of an incoming communication;
a spatial visual indicator configured to display the plurality of visual indicator patterns; and
a user interface configured to, responsive to receiving a command from a user, perform at least one operation selected from the group consisting of;
cause a visual indicator pattern of the plurality of visual indicator patterns to be shared over a communication network;
cause another visual indicator pattern to be received through the communication network and stored on the storage device; and
enable the user to create and store a user-programmed visual indicator pattern to the storage device.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and devices for creating or sharing a visual indicator pattern for indicating a condition of an incoming communication. A storage device stores a plurality of visual indicator patterns for displaying on a spatial visual indicator. A user interface is configured to receive a command from a user. Responsive to the command, a user-created visual indicator pattern is stored on the storage device, or another visual indicator pattern is received from, or shared with, another user.
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1. A spatial visual indicator device comprising:
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a storage device configured to store a plurality of visual indicator patterns and a plurality of possible conditions of an incoming communication; a spatial visual indicator configured to display the plurality of visual indicator patterns; and a user interface configured to, responsive to receiving a command from a user, perform at least one operation selected from the group consisting of; cause a visual indicator pattern of the plurality of visual indicator patterns to be shared over a communication network; cause another visual indicator pattern to be received through the communication network and stored on the storage device; and enable the user to create and store a user-programmed visual indicator pattern to the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of visually indicating an incoming signal, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of possible conditions of the incoming signal and a plurality of visual indicator patterns in a storage device; detecting a current condition of the incoming signal that matches one or more of the plurality of possible conditions; assigning one or more of the plurality of possible conditions a visual indicator pattern of the plurality of visual indicator patterns; directing a spatial visual indicator to display a visual indicator pattern of the plurality of visual indicator patterns that is assigned to the at least one of the plurality of possible conditions that matches the current condition responsive to detecting the current condition; and at least one of; sharing a visual indicator pattern of the plurality of visual indicator patterns through a communication network; receiving another visual indicator pattern through the communication network; and creating a user-created visual indicator pattern with a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A visual indicator system, comprising:
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a communication device configured to communicate with a communication network; a storage device configured to store a plurality of visual indicator patterns, and a plurality of possible conditions, each condition of the plurality of possible conditions corresponding to one of a plurality of visual indicator patterns; a spatial visual indicator configured to display the plurality of visual indicator patterns; a control circuit configured to monitor the communication network and detect a current condition of an incoming communication, the control circuit further configured to direct the spatial visual indicator to display a visual indicator pattern of the plurality of visual indicator patterns corresponding to a condition of the plurality of possible conditions that matches the current condition; and a user interface configured to sense a user input, and responsive to the user input, cause the control circuit to perform at least one operation selected from the group consisting of; send at least one of the plurality of visual indicator patterns through the communication network; receive through the communication network and store on the storage device an additional visual indicator pattern; and create and store a user-created visual indicator pattern on the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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