CN1627343A

CN1627343A - Light show ASIC

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Publication number: CN1627343A
Application number: CNA2004100983593A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 理查德·施米茨; 理查德·格雷; 马尔科姆·爱德华兹
Original assignee: Dialog Semiconductor Inc
Current assignee: Renesas Design North America Inc
Priority date: 2003-12-08
Filing date: 2004-12-08
Publication date: 2005-06-15
Also published as: KR20050055618A; JP2005202369A

Abstract

A system and method for visual, electronic communication and/or entertainment purposes, displaying a light presentation, if desired, capable of representing selected information/events that have been obtained. The light show/information is displayed using one or more LED modules comprising more than one (typically three) LEDs, where each LED emits each light in a different dominant color in the color space. Thus, a light show/information/event can be visually displayed using multiple colors, different brightness, by blinking, by activation at specific locations, and by on/off time intervals. The user can compose his own light shows, save and replay them, or download light shows from the internet or via phone. After the defined sequence is downloaded, the circuit runs automatically. The invention can be used for communications between humans, between humans and machines, and for entertainment purposes.

Description

Light show ASIC

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to a kind of visual communication system, and relate in particular to a kind of like this system, wherein information can be by lightshow, and light is by representing different information/incidents with different colours, brightness, ON/OFF time interval or the like.

Background technology

Face-to-face communication is the part in the whole classification that we are called " communication ".It is the traffic category that relies on vision.All communications relate to symbol and code.Symbol is artefact or action, is meant some things except them; That is their is-symbol structures.Semiology is the subject of research symbol.The information statement of information visualization, visual device can be considered to comprise any statement that relates to the consciousness use.Semiology is restricted to visual form.

One or more light can be used for receiving face-to-face communication.The information of visible symbol or corresponding connotation can transmit by color, brightness and the ON/OFF time interval of described light.The light tower is a well known example of face-to-face communication.The light tower provides the optical signal with the form coding in the color and the time interval, and it can be decoded so that discern the position and the emergency route of his ship by the steersman of ship.

Another example of the use of light in face-to-face communication is to send out in the field of message with phone.Following two patents have been described the use of light for the face-to-face communication of phone:

United States Patent (USP) 6,330,314 people such as () Motooka have described: when the commercial first message that sends from caller's phone is recorded in record/broadcast part, main control partly carry out be included in the caller information that callee's message pick-up partly receives in the consistent any telephone number of caller's telephone number whether be recorded in judgement in the storage area.Show a telephone number that meets if judge, then it provides a special demonstration, wherein for example allow the bias light or the just flicker of for example every interval 4Hz of LED of display part, perhaps the brightness color change of bias light or LED perhaps shows the message first such as " from 0 Mr.'s a commercial message ".Therefore, whether answerphone makes the user can discern for certain from the commercial first message among the expectation caller by rapid record.

United States Patent (USP) 6,418,323 people such as () Bright disclose a kind of mobile phone, and it is equipped with the Morse code statement that a pair of button and complementary logic are convenient to import and launch alphanumeric data.As a result, the user can use the equipment that is provided to be used for non-verbal communication, is used for the responsive theme in the middle of calling out.In one embodiment, complementary logic also be reduced at response on the display, corresponding to the alphanumeric data of the Morse code statement of any input.In addition, each Morse code inlet button comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LED), and LED is lighted so that visually respond the Morse code statement of any alphanumeric data of importing by standard input keypad.

Another patent is described in the face-to-face communication in the field of aviation control:

United States Patent (USP) 4,006,446 (White) disclose a kind of visual communication system that uses color-coded light, and by it, the RAPCON on airport (radar approach control center) equipment keeps the notice control tower about the aircraft state under its control.Define by color (white, faint yellow, green) based on three approximate regions from the distance of runway, green is the most close runway.Provide keyboard at RAPCON and control tower place, each keyboard has three illuminated whites, faint yellow and green main button and three illuminated white, faint yellow and green auxilliary button, and main button represents that leading aircraft is in their zone and auxilliary button represents that less important aircraft (if there is) is in described zone.After aircraft entered a zone, the RAPCON operator suitably started the main button or the auxilliary button in that zone, made this key flash illumination.Control tower is pressed described flicker button by moment and is replied, and it is stable illumination.The RAPCON operator can cancel illumination key flash or stable by pressing described button again.When being started near the main button in next zone of runway or auxilliary button.The automatic cancellation that is main key illumination is got ready, and (stable or flicker) is transferred to main button automatically will to assist key illumination when main button is cancelled.Another one is encoded to the button of the emergency of the leading green area aircraft of red indication and can still can only be cancelled by control tower by RAPCON or control tower starting.Green main button is automatically cancelled in the starting of red button, and stops other starting of green main button or the transfer of green auxilliary button, till redness is cancelled.

Summary of the invention

A fundamental purpose of the present invention provides a kind of method and system that visually transmits a plurality of signals of a plurality of different information/incidents of expression.

Another object of the present invention is to realize a kind of cheap system of making that visually transmits a plurality of signals.

Another object of the present invention is to realize a kind of system and method that visually transmits processed easily a plurality of signals.

According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of system of highlighted information/incident of visual electronic communication, wherein led module shows to have the relative photo light signal of defined attribute, described defined attribute represents that described different information/incident is obtained.Described system comprises: a circuit comprises: the interface of an input information; One storer, it stores the information of the relevant described signal attribute that will be shown; One sequencer is controlled one or more led drivers; One led driver unit, it comprises a driver for each color of described led module, described driver can be controlled light intensity when the driver of each LED is used; With electrical connection to described led module.Described in addition system comprises the configuration of one or more led modules.

According to other purpose of the present invention, realized the telephone system of a kind of strong illumination (highlighting) information/incident, wherein led module shows the coherent signal of the described different information/incidents of expression.Described system comprises: a circuit comprises: the interface of an input information; One storer, it stores the information of the relevant described signal attribute that will be shown; One sequencer is controlled one or more led drivers; One led driver unit, it comprises a driver for each color of described led module, described driver can be controlled light intensity when the driver of each LED is used; With electrical connection to described led module.Described in addition system comprises the configuration of one or more led modules.

According to other purpose of the present invention, realized a kind of method of setting up strong illumination information/incident visual, electronic communication, wherein led module shows to have the relative light signal of defined attribute, and described defined attribute is represented described different information/incident.Described method comprises: a circuit is provided, and described circuit comprises: an interface, a storer, a sequencer, are connected to led driver unit and the one or more led module on the LED, its each comprise an above LED.The step of described method comprises: determining will be by the information of strong illumination visually; Be defined in the strong illumination kind of the information of selecting above; Definition according to top two steps comes composition sequence generator step; If described composition software is built in the phone, then sequence is stored in the described storer, otherwise downloads described sequence and they are stored in the described storer; And final system beamhouse operation.

Description of drawings

In the accompanying drawing that constitutes this description part, show:

Fig. 1 has illustrated that as a preferred embodiment of the present invention has the phone that led module comes photos and sending messages/event signal.

Fig. 2 shows the synoptic diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows the more detailed block diagram of system of the present invention.

Fig. 4 shows the synoptic diagram of " lightshow ".

Fig. 5 shows the process flow diagram of method of the present invention.

Embodiment

Provide a kind of system and the correlation technique of visual information to be disclosed, it comprises " lightshow " special IC (ASIC) of controlling one or more led modules.Should be appreciated that described visual information means on the meaning of unusual broad sense; It can be meant provides " certain " a semiology purposes of information and enjoyment/recreational use that dense, colorful lightshow is provided.The present invention includes the led driver of a control light intensity, wherein some LED can be combined and show all possible visible color; With a preferred free programmable sequence generator, can temporarily control color and the intensity of each LED individually for communication or amusement.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each module of LED comprises three RGB LED that light beam can be provided with any color.Can be used at LED under the situation of other main color (for example blue-green, purple and yellow), other color space (for example CMY) can be used too.Use is possible greater than the embodiment of three LED too.Described preferred embodiment is used in the telephone system that relevant incoming call information is provided.Described information can be by described led module different colours, by the ON/OFF time interval, by using different colours described led module scintillation time at interval, divide other brightness to show by the ad-hoc location of the described led module of addressing and by described led module.For example, can notify by a flicker ruddiness from important call person's calling, the position of wherein said ruddiness can be assigned to different from party call.

Fig. 1 shows the front side of mobile phone 1, and mobile phone 1 comprises display 2, keyboard 3 and the led module array 4 that is used for face-to-face communication.Each led module 4 comprises three RGB LED 5.In a preferred embodiment, described led module array 4 is arranged on the top of display 2.Should be appreciated that described led module array can be positioned on any other position of mobile phone front side, can be positioned on any position of side or be positioned on any position of rear side.Be used for recreational use purely if lightshow is used, then this light for example can be installed in the position of highly significant, and is included in a very novel plastic lens and a diffusion system.If for the semiology purposes, light can be installed in around the keypad.For folding telephone, light even can be placed in around the keyboard area that uses a transparent shell.Above-mentioned possible position is a non-limiting example.

Send the position of the led module of signal and can indicate a certain category information.As example, first of three led modules can be represented, and whom is is calling out, and second led module can be represented the priority of calling out, and the 3rd led module can be represented internal information, for example prompting function.Should be appreciated that this information category is an example.In other is used, for example recreation, very greatly different classification can be assigned to each position of led module.

Fig. 2 shows the synoptic diagram of the preferred embodiment of system of the present invention.Described system comprises a telephone processor 21, and it is connected to " lightshow " ASIC 22, and it is a button assembly of the present invention.Described " lightshow " ASIC 22 comprises 23, one led driver unit 24 of a Downloadable free programmable sequence generator, and led driver unit 24 is connected to six modules of LED 25 via nine plugs 26 and the configuration of multiplexer.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, on an ASIC, realize described free programmable sequence generator 23.Should be appreciated that the circuit of described " lightshow " ASIC 22 can be realized even can be realized by a traditional separation circuit by an IC.Each of six modules of described LED25 comprises three RGB LED, adds up to add up to 18 LED.Use one after a while with the multiplexer configuration that illustrates, for each LED, the number of plug 26 can reduce to nine from 18.

Fig. 3 has described the assembly of " lightshow " asic processor 22 in more detail.Described processor comprises: a digital interface 31, and it provides the connection to as shown in Figure 2 telephone processor 21; A storer 32 is stored employed intensity setting, multicolour pattern and sequence pattern; Sequencer 33 receives the control input from described storer 32; Be used for red width modulation (PWM) driver 34; Be used for green pwm driver 35; With the pwm driver 36 that is used for blueness; And be used for each driver 37 of described six led modules 27.Described led module driver 37 is by sequencer 33 control, and they and three pwm driver 34-36 control each 18 LED of described six led modules 27 together.Described pwm driver 34-36 is exclusively used in redness, green or blue led.Each of six led modules 27 comprises redness, green and a blue led.These 18 LED are configured in the multiplexed configuration.If that associated drive of the led module under that relevant pwm driver of concrete its concrete color of LED Be Controlled and this concrete LED of Be Controlled activates, then it is luminous.Use shown multiplexed configuration, then the number of output plug 26 can reduce to nine plugs.Otherwise, will require 18 output plugs for 18 LED.

Four PWM controls of three pwm driver 34-36 provide each RGB channel 4096 kinds of different color options.Described three pwm driver 34-36 and described six led module drivers 27 are Current Control, therefore guarantee a constant light output.

Should be appreciated that width modulation (PWM) is not that the unique of driving LED module may.There are various other modulation methods to can be used to driving LED.Digital interface 31 can be replaced by an analog interface too.

As example, Fig. 4 has illustrated how the color of the light of the preferred embodiment of the present invention can change.It shows the color of led module 1-6, the time interval t that they are being provided with _IntHow to change in time afterwards.The sequencer of described ASIC can be set to for example 0.5 second time interval t _IntThe light of rectangle 27 expression led modules.Letter

G represents green glow,

B represents blue light,

P represents pink colour light,

R represents ruddiness,

L represent pale purple coloured light and

Y represents gold-tinted.

If desired, can define the die-away time of t at interval _FadDefine a color showing from led module 27 to next colored smooth transfer.About how defining described die-away time of interval t _FadDifferent selections is arranged.These options can be " not having decline ", " slow fading ", " linear attenuation " or " rapid fading ".

Each sequence step is represented a color value.The primary parameter of this color value is the duration.When through this duration, sequencer moves on next color value.At metastasis sequence point place, each attenuation function is by the two brightness of the new sequence that is applied to just cut sequence independently and just is being opened.One may very effective additional parameter be " flicker " function, it will the time opening point place be employed.This high-high brightness that always at the beginning LED is opened to it promptly drops to set brightness then.

Should be appreciated that the very little part of many different colours that in fact color as shown in Figure 4 just can be shown.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, as mentioned above, can show 4096 kinds of different colors.

Be also to be understood that " lightshow " of the present invention ASIC automatically moves described sequence after the sequence that is defined has been downloaded.

Fig. 5 has described a kind of method how face-to-face communication is provided by strong illumination LED under the situation of defined information or incident.In the first step 51, must determine to take place the information/incident of strong illumination.Many phones have merged time management function, for example prompting function now.When expectation, described function can be expanded operational light to show at an easy rate.Another example is incoming call identification.Now, the program that is used for incoming call identification is present in telephone processor.It is an expansion of needed described program, and it will load sequencer and send a starting command with correct lightshow.If should use just amusement, then it only presses next (or a plurality of) specific telephone key to start.

In this case, as a kind of non-restrictive example, aforesaid caller discerns selected, if a personage's calling, then makes visually to present with strong illumination.Another example can be a prompting function.In second step 52, this a kind of strong illumination of the information of determining in previous step 51 is defined.Dissimilar strong illuminations comprises the ON/OFF time interval of the selection of color, specific LED, if desired, the scintillation time that also comprises the LED that the brightness of LED of choice of location, the activation of the led module that will be activated is selected and activated at interval, if desired, use different colours.Use above-mentioned caller to discern example, red passage of scintillation light can be used for transmitting a personage's a incoming call.The diverse location of light, different red scintillation times can be assigned to different important call persons at interval.In following steps 53, desired sequencer step is formed according to the definition of previous step 51 and 52.Be similar to and form available and installed software on many phones now, needed creator's software can be built in the phone.Phone may provide a few predefined example and user can edit these and they are stored as new file to be used for using in the future.Other method can provide permission PC creator software of composition sequence on PC then they to be downloaded in the phone.A lot of possible functions are arranged, for example possible time management function that can use here.

The problem when if step 54 has been described described creator's software and is built in the phone.Under described software was built into situation in the phone, in step 55, composition sequence was stored in the storer.Using under PC composition sequence or sequence can be used in the internet the situation, in step 56, described sequence is downloaded and is stored in the storer of described lightshow circuit.The readiness that step 57 expression the present invention's " lightshow " circuit is used to operate.

Be also to be understood that " lightshow " of the present invention circuit can be used in a lot of very different application.Some examples have: electronic watch, toy, video camera, PC, automobile, robot, intuition system, event recognition, multi-functional alarm, synchronism of sound and picture music, light pilot operationp, Graphic equalizer, radio, display background light or the like.

An importance of the present invention is oneself the lightshow that the user can form him, preserve and reset they or from the internet or the lightshow of downloading pre-payment via phone.

As mentioned above, company can sell can be directly via cellular network or via the sequence of the Internet download, and from PC, download them.Described sequence can be used to communication or entertainment purposes.

All aspects of said method are the standing procedures that combine in the current phone of multitone tune maker.Unique difference is in the present invention, drives light tune maker driving loudspeaker or earphone simultaneously with the sequence that stores.

, can be used to any a plurality of led modules since a led module.Can use any color space to select the LED that uses, and not be restricted to the RGB color space that is used in the above preferred embodiment.

Though illustrated and described the present invention especially with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that and to carry out under the prerequisite without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention in form and the various variations on the details.

Claims

1. A system for performing a light show, wherein LED modules display an associated light beam having defined properties, wherein said properties have been defined prior to performing said light show, said system comprising:

A circuit comprising:

an interface for inputting information;

a memory storing information about properties of said light beam to be displayed;

A sequencer to control one or more LED drivers;

an LED driver unit comprising one driver for each color of said LED module capable of controlling light intensity when one driver per LED is used; and

electrical connections to said LED modules; and configuration of one or more LED modules.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein parameters defining said properties of said light beam are downloaded to input information via said interface and stored in said memory.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said configuration of one or more LED modules comprises three LED modules.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said configurations of one or more LEDs each include more than one LED.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said configurations of one or more LEDs each comprise three LEDs.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein each of said three LEDs emits light of a different color, wherein said color is primarily a color of a color space.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the three LEDs emit red, green and blue light (RGB).

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said LED driver is a PWM LED driver.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said PWM driver is a 4-bit driver.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein 4096 different colors can be displayed.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said LED driver is a current controlled driver.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said properties of said light beams include differently defined brightnesses for each LED.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said properties of said light beams include differently defined blink time intervals for each LED.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said properties of said light beams include different on/off time intervals, different colors, different brightnesses, and a blinking time interval for each LED.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein said LED driver unit fires those lights at defined time intervals.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein said LED driver unit uses a "blink" pattern to control switching between different colors of the LED module at the point in time where said LED is initially turned on until it is activated by said LED. Sets the maximum brightness that the brightness fast follows.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein said LED driver unit uses a decay time interval to control switching between different colors of the LED modules.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein different options define said decay time interval.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said options for defining a decay time interval include options "no fade", "slow fade", "linear decay", "fast fade".

20. The system of claim 19, wherein only a minority of said options are used.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein said circuit is implemented in an IC.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein said circuitry is implemented in an ASIC.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein said LED is connected to said circuit via an output plug.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein said output plug is configured and controlled by a multiplexer.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the nine output plugs are configured and controlled by one multiplexer.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein said property of said light beam comprises a light pattern on a plurality of LED modules.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein said property of said light beam includes a light intensity setting.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein said light intensity setting is defined individually for each LED.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein said property of said light beam includes a defined order of said LEDs.

30. A system of visual, electronically communicated, brightly illuminated information/events wherein LED modules display associated light signals having defined properties representing said different information/events, wherein The systems described include:

A circuit comprising:

an interface for inputting information;

a memory storing information about the properties of said signal to be displayed;

A sequencer to control one or more LED drivers;

an electrical connection to said LED module; and

Configuration of one or more LED modules.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein parameters defining said properties of said optical signal are downloaded to input information via said interface and stored in said memory.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein said configuration of one or more LED modules includes three LED modules.

33. The system of claim 30, wherein said configurations of one or more LEDs each include more than one LED.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein said configurations of one or more LEDs each comprise three LEDs.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein each of said three LEDs emits light of a different color, wherein said color is primarily a color of a color space.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein said three LEDs emit red, green and blue light (RGB).

37. The system of claim 30, wherein said LED driver is a PWM LED driver.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein said PWM driver is a 4-bit driver.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein 4096 different colors can be displayed.

40. The system of claim 30, wherein said LED driver is a current controlled driver.

41. The system of claim 30, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using lights having different intensities.

42. The system of claim 30, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using blinking lights.

43. The system of claim 30, wherein defined categories of information are assigned to specific locations of LED modules.

44. The system of claim 30, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using lights having associated on/off time intervals.

45. The system of claim 30, wherein the display represents said different information/ The correlation signal for the event.

46. The system of claim 30, wherein said LED driver unit fires those lights at defined time intervals.

47. The system of claim 30, wherein said LED driver unit uses a "blink" pattern to control switching between different colors of the LED module at the point in time where said LED is initially turned on until it is activated by said LED. Sets the maximum brightness that the brightness fast follows.

48. The system of claim 30, wherein said LED driver unit uses a decay time interval to control switching between different colors of the LED modules.

49. The system of claim 48, wherein different options define said decay time interval.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein said options for defining a decay time interval include options "no fade", "slow fade", "linear decay", "fast fade".

51. The system of claim 50, wherein only a minority of said options are used.

52. The system of claim 30, wherein said circuit is implemented in an IC.

53. The system of claim 30, wherein said circuitry is implemented in an ASIC.

54. The system of claim 30, wherein said LED is connected to said circuit via an output plug.

55. The system of claim 54, wherein said output plug is configured and controlled by a multiplexer.

56. The system of claim 55, wherein the nine output plugs are configured and controlled by one multiplexer.

57. The system of claim 30, wherein said property of said light signal to be displayed comprises a light pattern on a plurality of LED modules.

58. The system of claim 30, wherein said attribute of said signal to be displayed includes a light intensity setting.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein said properties of said signal to be displayed include a light intensity setting for each LED individually.

60. The system of claim 30, wherein said property of said signal to be displayed includes a defined sequence of said LEDs.

61. A brightly illuminated information/event telephone system wherein LED modules display associated signals representing said different information/events, said telephone system comprising:

A circuit comprising:

an interface for inputting information;

A sequencer to control one or more LED drivers;

an LED driver unit comprising a driver for each color of said LED module,

The drivers are capable of controlling light intensity when one driver per LED is used; and

an electrical connection to said LED module; and

Configuration of one or more LED modules.

62. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED module is located on a protruding location of said telephone system.

63. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED module is located on the front side of said telephone system.

64. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED module is located on the side of said telephone system.

65. The system of claim 61, wherein said telephone system is a mobile telephone.

66. The system of claim 65, wherein said LED module is located on the rear of said mobile phone.

67. The system of claim 61, wherein said phone includes author software to define parameters of said sequencer and download said parameters to said memory.

68. The system of claim 61, wherein said sequencer parameters are downloaded from a PC.

69. The system of claim 61, wherein said sequencer parameters are downloaded from the Internet.

70. The system of claim 61, wherein said configuration of one or more LED modules comprises three LED modules.

71. The system of claim 61, wherein said configurations of one or more LEDs each include more than one LED.

72. The system of claim 71, wherein said configuration of one or more LEDs each includes three LEDs.

73. The system of claim 72, wherein each of said three LEDs emits light of a different color, wherein said color is primarily a color space color.

74. The system of claim 73, wherein said three LEDs emit red, green and blue light (RGB).

75. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED driver is a PWM LED driver.

76. The system of claim 75, wherein said PWM driver is a 4-bit driver.

77. The system of claim 76, wherein 4096 different colors can be displayed.

78. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED driver is a current controlled driver.

79. The system of claim 61, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using lights having different intensities.

80. The system of claim 61, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using blinking lights.

81. The system of claim 61, wherein defined categories of information are assigned to specific locations of LED modules.

82. The system of claim 61, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using lights with associated on/off time intervals.

83. The system of claim 61, wherein the display represents said different information/ The correlation signal for the event.

84. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED driver unit fires those lights at defined time intervals.

85. The system of claim 61 , wherein said LED driver unit uses a "blink" pattern to control transitions between different colors of the LED module at the point in time where said LED is initially turned on until it is activated by said LED. Sets the maximum brightness that the brightness fast follows.

86. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED driver unit uses a decay time interval to control switching between different colors of the LED modules.

87. The system of claim 86, wherein different options define said decay time interval.

88. The system of claim 87, wherein said options for defining a decay time interval include the options "no fade", "slow fade", "linear decay", "fast fade".

89. The system of claim 88, wherein only a minority of said options are used.

90. The system of claim 61, wherein said circuit is implemented in an IC.

91. The system of claim 61, wherein said circuitry is implemented in an ASIC.

92. The system of claim 61, wherein said LED is connected to said circuit via an output plug.

93. The system of claim 92, wherein said output plug is configured and controlled by a multiplexer.

94. The system of claim 93, wherein the nine output plugs are configured and controlled by a multiplexer.

95. The system of claim 61, wherein said property of said light signal to be displayed comprises a light pattern on a plurality of LED modules.

96. The system of claim 61, wherein said attribute of said signal to be displayed includes a light intensity setting.

97. The system of claim 96, wherein said properties of said signal to be displayed include a light intensity setting for each LED individually.

98. The system of claim 61, wherein said property of said signal to be displayed includes a defined sequence of said LEDs.

99. A method of establishing a visual, electronically communicated, brightly illuminated information/event wherein an LED module displays an associated optical signal having defined properties representative of said distinct information/event , the method includes:

providing a circuit comprising an interface, a memory, a sequencer, an LED driver unit connected to the LEDs and one or more LED modules, each comprising more than one LED;

Identify information to be visibly highlighted;

Define the type of glare for the information selected above;

Compose the sequencer steps according to the definition of the above two steps;

if said constituent software is built into the phone, storing the sequence in said memory;

Otherwise, download the sequences and store them in said memory; and

Ready to operate.

100. The method of claim 99, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using lights having different colors.

101. The method of claim 100, wherein 4096 different colors are used.

102. The method of claim 99, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using lights having different intensities.

103. The method of claim 99, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using blinking lights.

104. The method of claim 99, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using LED modules assigned to specific locations.

105. The method of claim 99, wherein said associated signals representing said different information/events are displayed using lights with associated on/off time intervals.

106. The method of claim 99, wherein the display represents said different information/ The correlation signal for the event.

107. The method of claim 106, wherein said LED driver unit controls switching between different colors of the LED module using a "blink" pattern at the point in time where said LED is initially turned on until it is activated by said LED. Sets the maximum brightness that the brightness fast follows.