Programmable electronic visual display systems

A visual display system for use in presenting visual displays of intelligence carried by an audio signal as a function of the intelligence content of the signal, comprising:

• means for inputting an audio signal having amplitude, tempo and frequency information associated therewith;
• means for separating said audio input signal into a plurality of frequency content dependent signals and for generating a plurality of color control signals functionally related to each of said frequency content dependent signals,
• first means for generating timing pulses whose rate is functionally related to and synchronized to an amplitude component of the intelligence carried by said audio input signal;
• first counting means for counting said timing pulses and for generating a display count signal representative of the total number of such pulses as a function of time;
• second counting means for counting said timing pulses and for generating a motion count signal representative of the total number of such pulses as a function of time;
• means for logically combining said display count signal and said motion count signal to provide at least one output pattern control signal;
• means for combining said pattern control signal and said color control signals to provide at least one total display control signal functionally related thereto;
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• display means, responsive to said total display control signal, for visually displaying a light pattern in response thereto.

A programmable visual display system for use in presenting visual displays of intelligence carried by an audio signal as a function of the intelligence content of the signal and simultaneously as a function of predetermined conditions, comprising:

• means for inputting an audio signal having amplitude, tempo and frequency content information associated therewith;
• means for separating said audio input signal into a plurality of frequency content dependent signals and for generating a plurality of color control signals functionally related to each of said frequency content dependent signals;
• first means for generating timing pulses whose rate is functionally related to and synchronized to an amplitude component of the intelligence carried by said audio input signal;
• first counting means for counting said timing pulses and for generating a display count signal representative of the total number of such pulses as a function of time;
• second counting means for counting said timing pulses and for generating a motion count signal representative of the total number of such pulses as a function of time;
• first memory means, responsive to said display count signals, for providing a predetermined first memory output signal comprising a bit pattern representative of a predetermined light display pattern;
• second memory means, responsive to said motion count signal, for providing a predetermined second memory output signal comprising a bit pattern representative of a predetermined light display pattern;
• means for logically combining said first and second memory means output signals and said color control signals to provide at least one total display control signal;
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• at least one display means responsive to said total display control signal for visually displaying a light pattern in response thereto as a function of time.