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US 2011/0210683 A1Published application
Controlling Information Presentation by an Apparatus
OwnerWilliam Smithinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus including: an arrangement of light emitting elements; a memory for storing an activation pattern for the arrangement of light emitting elements; a movement detector; and a processor configured to traverse the activation pattern across the arrangement of light emitting elements in response to detected movement of the apparatus.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an arrangement of light emitting elements;
- a memory for storing an activation pattern for the arrangement of light emitting elements;
- a movement detector;
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- a processor configured to traverse the activation pattern across the arrangement of light emitting elements in response to detected movement of the apparatus.
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A method comprising:
- using at a first location, a first portion of an activation pattern to selectively activate light emitting elements in a multi-dimensional arrangement of light emitting elements;
- using at a second location a second different portion of the activation pattern to selectively activate light emitting elements in the multi-dimensional arrangement of light emitting elements;
- using at a third location a third different portion of the activation pattern to selectively activate light emitting elements in the multi-dimensional arrangement of light emitting elements;
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- using at a fourth location a fourth different portion of the activation pattern to selectively activate light emitting elements in the multi-dimensional arrangement of light emitting elements
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A hand-portable personal electronic device comprising:
- an arrangement of colored light emitting diodes;
- a displacement detector;
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- a processor configured to automatically select a portion of an activation pattern for use in controlling the arrangement of colored light emitting diodes wherein the selected portion is a first portion at a first time and the selected portion is a second portion at a second time and wherein the displacement of the second portion relative to the first portion within the activation pattern is defined by the change in displacement of the hand-portable electronic device between the first and second times.
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