Variable Light Indication Patents (Class 455/159.1)
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Patent number: 11375456Abstract: A portable device and a method of operating a portable device for performing adaptive data communication control are provided. The method includes determining the on or off state of a display unit, extracting data communication setting information including a fast dormancy policy according to the on or off state of the display unit, and controlling a data communication setting with a specific service provider network based on the extracted data communication setting information, and a portable device supporting the method.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jin Yup Kim
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Patent number: 8351868Abstract: A portable communication device includes a status indictor in the form of a single multicolor generating LED. The single LED indicates radio channel and battery status. The LED is responsive to a menu button press to indicate a current channel by color. Channel change is indicated by changing to another color. The LED is also responsive to a power button on the portable communication device to generate predetermined colors associated with battery status. The use of a single LED eliminates the need for knobs or a display as part of the status indicator of the portable communication device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.Inventors: LanTing L. Garra, Kenneth M. Reitz, Jr., Craig F Siddoway
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Patent number: 8260237Abstract: A LNB (Low Noise Block Down Converter) having indication function (30A) includes a supporting stage (38), a micro-controller (34), an indication unit (36) and an LNB unit (32). The micro-controller (34) is electrically connected to the indication unit (36) and the LNB unit (32). The micro-controller (34), the indication unit (36) and the LNB unit (32) are installed on the supporting stage (38). The micro-controller (34) sends an indication signal (S2) associated with satellite signal (S1) reception quality from a specific satellite (10) for driving said indication unit (36). A user (40B) at the LNB unit (32) end is allowed to understand the satellite signal (S1) reception status of the specific satellite (10) via the indication signal (S2) sent by the micro-controller (34).Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Inventors: Michael Rosenbusch, Martin Josef Beck
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Patent number: 8219023Abstract: A system includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, more than one optical sources, wherein at least one optical source is coupled to the first side and at least one optical source is coupled to the second side, a power source operatively connected to the optical sources, a switch connected to the power source, and an RF receiver connected to the switch. The optical sources may be LEDs and may operate within the visible or infrared spectrum. The system may include an enclosure that is configured to be attached to antenna masts of a radio relay device. The enclosure may have windows to allow light from the optical sources to pass unobstructed through the enclosure. In some embodiments, the system is contained within the radio relay device. The system may be remotely controlled to illuminate a distant object or structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Narek Pezeshkian, Aaron Burmeister, Hoa Nguyen
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Patent number: 7761120Abstract: In a mobile phone having a liquid crystal display unit, the entire liquid crystal display unit is displayed in a simple display mode at lest in a non-operating standby mode. In the simple display mode, the entire liquid crystal display unit is driven by reducing the number of gradation levels or by decreasing a liquid crystal driving voltage. By using such a controlling method, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display unit can be reduced in the non-operating standby mode. On the other hand, necessary information such as time and the amount of remaining battery is displayed such that the information can be read.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Tsuchi, Kohei Okamoto, Toshio Watanabe, Yoshikazu Seko, Seiichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 7599719Abstract: A device includes a telephone accessory configured and arranged to transmit an audio signal; and an audio effects generator coupled to the telephone accessory or a video effects generator. The audio effects generator can produce at least one user-initiated audio effect that is transmitted as part of the audio signal. The video effects generator can produce at least one user-initiated visual effect altering an image transmitted by the telephone accessory.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Inventor: John David Patton
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Patent number: 7379720Abstract: At least one key of a keypad of an electronic device, such as a wireless terminal, includes a polymer light emitting device, also referred to as a polymer LED, thereon. A polymer LED may be on the inner and/or outer surface of the face of the key and may be unpatterned and/or patterned to form a symbol.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2003Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Gunnar Klinghult, Mats Larsson
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Patent number: 7373120Abstract: A mobile communication terminal which includes a plurality of lights, apparatus for controlling the activation of the lights, apparatus for storing a number of sequences of activation of the lights, and apparatus for assigning one of the stored sequences of the activation of the lights to a particular event in the mobile communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Atle Messel, Giovanni Ferranti, Timo Elomaa, Tapani Jokinen, Michael McKay
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Patent number: 7136672Abstract: A mobile telephone quipped with a camera may employ, as a camera flash, one or more RGB tri-color LEDs arranged on a face of the mobile telephone which is aligned with the direction in which a photograph may be taken by the camera. The viewing angle of the RGB tri-color LED may be greater than the field angle of the camera, and a lens may be arranged in front of emitting portion(s) of the RGB tri-color LED so as to cause illuminance to be uniform within the field angle of the camera. The RGB tri-color LED may also serve as an indicator of telephone functions.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaharu Kitano, Sadao Nakamura
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Patent number: 7117019Abstract: This invention is a portable electronic device (100) including a display (212), an input device (210), a lighting circuit (204), a light sensor (206) and a control circuit (208). The lighting circuit (204) includes a light source (214) to illuminate the display (212) and the input device (210). The light sensor (206) determines the ambient lighting conditions about the display (212) and/or the input device (210) and generates an ambient lighting signal based on the ambient lighting conditions. The control circuit (208) is coupled to the lighting circuit (204) and the light sensor (206) and has a delayed operation mode in which a first activation of the input device (210) illuminates the display (212) without performing any other operation of the device (100) and a second activation of the input device performs an operation of the device other than illuminating the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventor: Aamir A Abbasi
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Patent number: 7095991Abstract: In a mobile phone having a liquid crystal display unit, the entire liquid crystal display unit is displayed in a simple display mode at lest in a non-operating standby mode. In the simple display mode, the entire liquid crystal display unit is driven by reducing the number of gradation levels or by decreasing a liquid crystal driving voltage. By using such a controlling method, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display unit can be reduced in the non-operating standby mode. On the other hand, necessary information such as time and the amount of remaining battery is displayed such that the information can be read.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Tsuchi, Kohei Okamoto, Toshio Watanabe, Yoshikazu Seko, Seiichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 6993304Abstract: An MCU 30 of a multi-band receiver detects signal input levels from level detection circuits 18 and 18? of receiver circuits 4a and 4b, respectively, and thereby determines and identifies to which frequency band a signal input has been performed or whether simultaneous signal inputs to frequency bands have been performed. The MCU 30 controls over drive circuits for LEDs 41g and 41r according to the signal input statuses, thereby causing a multi-colored light-emitting indicator 41 to illuminate in different colors. Further, in a single signal input, the illumination color of the multi-colored light-emitting indicator 41 can be changed within an identical color group according to the level of a received frequency, for display. Further, when the received frequency is the frequency stored in a memory channel, the illumination color can be made to be different from the colors emitted in the single signal input status.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shiro Fujiki, Soichiro Kawasaki
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Patent number: 6771938Abstract: A communications terminal handset having a translucent outer casing and a light source arranged for illumination of a substantial area of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2000Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.Inventors: Risto Lustila, Timo Kinnunen, Lauri Salomaki, Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tiina Hynninen, Jani Pirkola, Leena Sippola, Sanna Kaartinen
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Publication number: 20040029546Abstract: In a mobile phone having a liquid crystal display unit, the entire liquid crystal display unit is displayed in a simple display mode at lest in a non-operating standby mode. In the simple display mode, the entire liquid crystal display unit is driven by reducing the number of gradation levels or by decreasing a liquid crystal driving voltage. By using such a controlling method, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display unit can be reduced in the non-operating standby mode. On the other hand, necessary information such as time and the amount of remaining battery is displayed such that the information can be read.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Hiroshi Tsuchi, Kohei Okamoto, Toshio Watanabe, Yoshikazu Seko, Seiichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 6385466Abstract: A portable terminal device including display means 40 for indicating characters and figures, light-emitting means 31 and 32 for emitting exposing light to be used as backlight of the display means, drive means 21 and 22 for activating the light-emitting means, and control means 11 for controlling the drive means, wherein the light-emitting means emits exposed light rays having at least two wavelengths; the control means controls the drive means according to the content of the information to be transmitted to the user in such a way that the wavelength of the exposing light originating from the light-emitting means are changed, thereby enabling the color of backlight of the display means to be changed according to the content of the information to be transmitted. Since a user can ascertain information by means of backlight color, operations required to read characters and figures indicated on the display means can be simplified. This function produces a great effect particularly in darkness.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1999Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koutarou Hirai, Masayuki Yanagida
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Patent number: 6278887Abstract: A wireless communication handset includes at least one processor and is configured to shutdown at least one of a display, display backlight and keypad backlight of the handset. A first timer is set when the display is turned on, and the first timer is started to time a display time-out period. If a keypad entry is made by a user during the timeout period, the first timer is reset. On the other hand, if a keypad entry is not made by the user before the time-out period expires, the display is shut off to conserve power. Likewise, a time-out period can be implemented to control automatic shut-off of other power-consuming features such as a display backlight and a keypad backlight. Features can be included to automatically re-enable shut-down features upon the occurrence of events such as the receipt of an incoming call, a keypad entry, or the opening of a flip panel on the handset.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1999Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Neopoint, Inc.Inventors: William Y. Son, Jong T. Chung