Abstract: A light indicator is comprised of six segments or slices that may each be individually and vividly lit with various colors and at various intensities in order to provide information in a point-of-use context, while also minimizing or entirely eliminating bleeding of colored light from one segment to another during use. The light indicator comprises a case containing a processor, memory, and LED controller, and is capable of lighting one or more segments based partially or wholly upon instructions from a remote controller or based entirely on instructions stored in its own memory. In addition to being able to simultaneously light any combination of segments to a desired color and intensity, the indicator is also capable of performing special modes including directional indication, a run mode indication, and a gauge mode indication.

Abstract: A light indicator is comprised of six segments or slices that may each be individually and vividly lit with various colors and at various intensities in order to provide information in a point-of-use context, while also minimizing or entirely eliminating bleeding of colored light from one segment to another during use. The light indicator comprises a case containing a processor, memory, and LED controller, and is capable of lighting one or more segments based partially or wholly upon instructions from a remote controller or based entirely on instructions stored in its own memory. In addition to being able to simultaneously light any combination of segments to a desired color and intensity, the indicator is also capable of performing special modes including directional indication, a run mode indication, and a gauge mode indication.

Abstract: A system for maintaining a secure content library includes a server, which manages requests for copyrighted content and encrypts the content using a key server, which generates unique keys and associates the keys with the copyrighted content to create a token. A gateway receives the token and interacts with the server over a network. A client storage box interacts with the gateway to decode the token in accordance with a security protocol and sends a content key back to the server to enable the content to be downloaded and decoded, the storage box including memory for storing downloaded content. The client storage box has a use key that is updated by the server after a predetermined number of accesses to the content to enable further accessing of the content.