Edge Lighting Visual Status Notification for Computing Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing devices often provide inconsistent notifications for various functionalities, leading to user confusion and unnecessary resource consumption, as they lack a unified and intuitive way to indicate status changes, especially for interactions with other devices or sensors.
Innovation Solution
A unified notification system using edge lighting on computing devices to output visual patterns of light based on status changes, such as changes in location, sensor activations, or user inputs, allowing users to quickly identify device status without resorting to complex system configurations, thereby reducing resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a cellular phone provides notifications for all functionalities (NFC, PAN, sensors, etc.), then user awareness of device status improves, but device complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple notification functionalities (NFC, PAN, sensors, camera, volume control) into a single unified edge lighting system. Instead of having separate notification mechanisms for each function, the edge lighting component serves as a common visual indicator for all status changes, thereby reducing system complexity while maintaining comprehensive status awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The edge lighting component is designed to perform multiple notification functions simultaneously. It can indicate NFC device detection, PAN connection status, sensor activations, camera operation, and volume level changes through a single component, making the notification system universal and multi-functional rather than requiring separate indicators for each function.
2Loss of information
If the cellular phone provides comprehensive notifications for all functionalities, then user understanding of device interactions improves, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple notification functions into the single edge lighting component, the system avoids the cumulative power consumption of multiple separate notification mechanisms. The edge lighting LED can indicate multiple status changes sequentially or simultaneously without requiring multiple active components, thereby reducing overall power consumption while maintaining comprehensive status information.
3Reliability
If the cellular phone uses multiple notification methods (vibration, sound, visual), then notification reliability improves, but ease of operation deteriorates due to inconsistent notifications across functionalities
Solution Approach 1:
The edge lighting component serves as a universal visual notification mechanism across all device functionalities. Whether indicating NFC detection, PAN connection, sensor activation, or volume changes, the same edge lighting component provides consistent visual feedback, eliminating the inconsistency between different notification methods while maintaining reliable status indication.
4Measurement precision
If the system provides detailed status information through multiple channels, then measurement precision of device status improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple status detection functionalities (NFC, PAN, sensors, camera, volume control) with a single edge lighting notification component. The edge lighting can display different patterns, colors, or sequences to represent different status changes, thereby maintaining precise status detection across multiple functions while simplifying the notification system structure through consolidation.
Data Source
AI summary
The application is directed to edge lighting for computing device (200)s (200). The computing device (200) may include a display including a first portion (280) and a second portion (270), where the first portion (280) includes a substantial portion of a perimeter of the display and excludes the second portion (270) of the display. The computing device (200) may also include one or more processors (210) configured to determine a change in a status of the computing device (200), and determine, based on the change in the status, a visual notification (306). The one or more processors (210) may also be configured to interface with the first portion (280) of the display to output, based on the visual notification, a pattern of light (308).