KR20050055618A - Light show asic - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for visual electronic communications and / or entertainment purposes have been obtained that display a lightshow that may indicate selected information / events if desired. The light show / information is displayed using one or more LED modules, including more than one generally three LEDs, which emit each light in different primary colors of the color space. Thus, lightshows / information / events are visually visualized by flashing using multiple colors and different brightness, activation of specific locations, and ON / OFF intervals. Can be displayed. The LED modules include an LED driver unit for controlling the light intensity of each LED, a sequencer for controlling the LED driver, and a memory for storing patterns of illumination, sequence, and brightness. Controlled by an included circuit. The LEDs can preferably be addressed in multiple modes, so the connection between the LED drivers and the LEDs can be simplified. The user can compose his personal light show and store and play it or download the light shows from the Internet or via a telephone. After the prescribed sequence has been downloaded, the circuit runs autonomously. The invention can be used for purposes for communication and fun between people, between people and machines.

Description

LIGHT SHOW ASIC

The present invention relates generally to a visual communication system, in particular to a system in which any information can be displayed by lights representing different information / events by having different colors, brightness, on / off intervals and the like.

Visual communication is only part of the whole category we call "communication". It is a category of visually dependent communication. All communications include signs and codes. Symbols are artificial artifacts or acts that represent something rather than themselves; That is, they represent constructs. Semiotics is the study of signs. Visualization of information, which is a representation of information by visual means, may be considered to include all representations, including the use of perception. Semiotics is limited to visual modality.

One or more lights may be used to receive visual communication. The corresponding meaning of the information or visual signs can be conveyed by the color, brightness, and on / off intervals of the lights. Lighthouses are well known examples of visual communication. The lighthouses provide visual signals encoded in colors and intervals that the ship's keeper can understand to identify his ship's position and safe course.

Another example of the use of lights in visual communication is for message delivery by telephones. The following two patents describe the use of lights for visual communication by telephones.

U. S. Patent No. 6,330, 314 to Motooka et al. States that when a business message sent from the caller's phone is recorded in the record / playback section, the main control section matches the caller's phone number included in the caller information received by the caller information receiving section. Coincide describes how to determine which telephone number is recorded in the storage section. If the determination indicates that there is a matching telephone number, the main control section may, for example, cause the LED of the back light or display section to flicker, for example at intervals of 4 Hz, or It provides a special display such as changing the illumination color of the LED, or displaying a message such as "business message from Mr. O". Thus, the answering phone allows the user to immediately and practically recognize that a business message from the desired sender has been recorded.

U. S. Patent 6,418, 323 to Bright et et al. Provides complementary logic and a pair of buttons to facilitate the transmission and entry of Morse code representations alphanumeric data. A wireless mobile telephone is disclosed. As a result, the user can perform non-verbal communication using the facilities provided for issues of sensitive subjects during a call. Complementary logic in one embodiment also facilitates echoing on the display of alphanumeric data in response to any entered Morse code representations. In addition, each Morse code input button includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs), which glow to visually echo Morse code representations of alphanumeric data written through a standard input keypad.

Another patent describes visual communication in the field of wireless traffic control.

U.S. Patent 4,006,446 to White et al. Discloses a visual communication system using color-coded lights, and the airport's RAPCON facility is controlled under the control of the control tower through this system. Inform the control tower of the aircraft present. Three access zones based on distance from the runway are defined in colors of white, amber, and green, with green being closest to the runway. Keyboards with three keys of illuminated first white, amber, and green and three keys of illuminated second white, amber, and green, respectively, are provided to the rapcon and control tower, and the first keys are in their zones. And the second keys indicate if there is any second aircraft in the zone. As one aircraft enters a zone, the rapcon operator operates to flash the illumination of the first or second key as appropriate for that zone. The control tower responds by immediately depressing the flashing key, which keeps its illumination. The rapcon operator can cancel illumination of a key that flashes or is steady by re-depressing. When the first key or the second key of the zone closer to the runway is activated, the first key illumination is automatically canceled and the maintenance or flashing of the illumination of the second key is automatically directed to the first key when the first key is cancelled. Is transferred to. Additional keys encoded in red may be activated by the rapcon or control tower to indicate an emergency for the leading green zone aircraft, but can only be canceled by the control tower. The operation of the red key automatically cancels the first green and prevents another operation of the first green or the transfer of the second green until the red is cancelled.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a method and system for visually communicating numerous signals indicative of numerous different information / events.

Another object of the present invention is to obtain a system for visually communicating a plurality of signals, which is not expensive to manufacture.

Another object of the present invention is the acquisition of a system and method for visually communicating a plurality of signals that are easy to adjust.

In accordance with the objectives of the present invention a system has been obtained for visual and electronic communication in which LED modules display relevant light signals having defined characteristics indicative of said other information / events, and highlighting the information / events. . The system includes an interface for inputting information, a memory for storing information about the characteristics of the signals displayed, a sequencer for controlling one or more LED drivers, and each LED capable of controlling the intensity of the light. An LED driver unit comprising a driver for the color of and one driver for each LED is used, and a circuit including an electrical connection to the LED modules. The system also includes an arrangement of modules of one or more LEDs.

According to other objects of the present invention, a telephone system has been obtained in which LED modules display relevant signals indicative of said other information / events and highlight the information / events. The system includes an interface for inputting information, a memory for storing information about the characteristics of the signals displayed, a sequencer for controlling one or more LED drivers, and each LED capable of controlling the intensity of the light. An LED driver unit comprising a driver for the color of and one driver for each LED is used, and a circuit including an electrical connection to the LED modules. The system also includes an arrangement of modules of one or more LEDs.

In accordance with still other objects of the present invention a method has been obtained for LED modules to display relevant light signals having defined characteristics indicative of said other information / events and to establish visual and electronic communication of the highlighting information / events. . The method includes providing a circuit including an interface, a memory, a sequencer, an LED driver unit connected to the LEDs, and one or more LED modules each including more than one LED. The steps of the method include determining information that is visually highlighted, defining a highlighting type of the selected information, configuring sequencer steps in accordance with the definitions of the two steps, and wherein the configuration software is configured within the phone. if built, storing the sequences in the memory, otherwise downloading the sequences and storing them in the memory, and finally the system is ready for operation.

The accompanying drawings form the material part of the present description.

Systems and methods are disclosed that include a "light show" ASIC that controls modules of one or more LEDs to provide visual information. The visual information is in a very broad sense, representing not only fun / entertainment uses that provide a rich, colorful light show, but also semiotics usage that provides “solid” information. It should be understood that it is meant. The present invention provides an LED driver that adjusts the light intensity of multiple LEDs that can be combined to show all possible visual colors, and a free to temporarily control the color and intensity of each LED individually for communication or entertainment. A free programmable sequencer.

 In a preferred embodiment of the invention each module of LEDs comprises three RGB LEDs which can supply light beams in any color. The LEDs are available in other primary colors such as cyan, magenta, yellow and may likewise be used in other color spaces, for example as CMY. Similarly, embodiments using more than three LEDs are possible. This preferred embodiment is used in a telephone system to provide information about incoming calls. The information is displayed by different colors of the LED modules, on / off intervals, flashing intervals of the LED modules using different colors, positioning of the LED modules to specific positions, and individual brightness of the LED modules. Can be. For example, telephones from important callers may be known by flashing a red light, and the location of the red light may be assigned to the phone of other parties.

1 shows a front view of a mobile phone 1 comprising a display 2, a keyboard 3, and an arrangement 4 of LED modules used for visual communication. Each LED module 4 comprises three RGB LEDs 5. In a preferred embodiment, the array of LED modules 4 is arranged on top of the display 2. The arrangement of LED modules may be located at any position on the front side of the mobile phone, on the sides of the mobile phone or any position on the back side. If the light show application is used for totally fun purposes, the light can be installed, for example, in a prominent location and includes a highly sophisticated plastic lens and a diffuser system together. can do. The light can be installed around the keypad for use as a sign language. For clamshell phones, the light can even be placed around the keyboard using a transparent shell. The possible positions are not limited to the examples.

The location of the LED module sending the signal may indicate a particular category of information. For example, the first of the three LCD modules may indicate who is calling, the second LED module may indicate the priority of the phones, and the third LED module may be internal information, such as a reminder function. Can be represented. These kinds of information categories are just examples. In other applications, such as games, for example, a very different category can be assigned to the various locations of the LED modules.

2 shows a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the system of the present invention. The system includes a telephone processor 21, which is an important element of the present invention, connected to a " light show " The “light show” custom semiconductor 22 includes an LED driver unit 24 connected to the six modules 25 of LEDs via a downloadable, pre-programmable sequencer 23, nine pins 26 and a multiplexer arrangement. do. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the preprogrammable sequencer 23 is implemented on a custom semiconductor. The circuit of the "light show" custom semiconductor 22 may also be implemented as an IC or a conventional discrete circuit. Each of the six LED modules 25 includes three RGB LEDs, totaling eighteen LEDs. Using the multiplexer device described below, the number of pins 26 can be reduced from eighteen pins to nine pins for each LED.

3 shows the components of the “light show” custom semiconductor processor 22 in more detail. The processor receives control inputs from a digital interface 31 providing a connection to the telephone processor shown in FIG. 2, a memory 32 for storing sequence patterns, color patterns, and intensity settings used, and a memory 32. Received sequencer 33, pulse width modulation (PWM) driver 34 for red, PWM driver 35 for green, PWM driver 36 for blue, and each of the six LED modules 27 Drivers 37 for. The LED module drivers 37 are controlled by the sequencer 33 and control eighteen individual LEDs of the six LED modules 27 together with three PWM drivers 34 to 36. The PWM drivers 34-36 are dedicated to either LED of red, green, or blue LEDs. Each of the six LED modules 27 includes red, green, and blue LEDs. The eighteen LEDs are arranged in a multiplexing device. A particular LED emits light when activated by an associated PWM driver that controls its specific color and by an associated driver that controls the LED module that contains the particular LED. Using a multiplexing device can reduce the number of output pins 26 shown to nine pins. Otherwise, eighteen output pins will be needed for the eighteen LEDs.

Four-bit PWM control of the three PWM drivers 34-36 provides 4096 different color options per RGB channel. The three PWM drivers 34 to 36 and the six LED module drivers 27 are current controlled, thus ensuring continuous light output.

It should be understood that pulse width modulation (PWM) is not the only candidate for driving LED modules. There are many different modulation methods that can drive the LEDs. Likewise, the digital interface 31 can be substituted for an analog interface.

4 shows by way of example how the colors of the light of a preferred embodiment of the present invention may change. Time intervals t _int at which the colors of the LED modules 1 to 6 are set Show how it changes later over time. The sequencer of the shown custom semiconductor can be set, for example, at a time interval t _{int of} 0.5 seconds. Rectangles 27 represent lights of the LED modules. Among the letters, G stands for green light, B stands for blue light, P stands for pink light, R stands for red light, L stands for purple light, and Y stands for yellow light.

If desired, a fading time interval t _fad may be defined to define a smooth transition of the displayed color of the LED module 27 from one color to the next. There are other options to define the fading interval t _fad . The options may be any of “no fade”, “slow fade”, “linear fade”, or “fast fade”.

Each sequence step represents one color value. The main parameter of the color value is the duration. When the duration expires, the sequencer moves to the next color value. At the transition sequence point, various fade functions are applied independently to the luminance of the two sequences, the sequence turned off and the new sequence turned on. An additional parameter that can be very effective is the "flash" function, which can be applied only at the time of turning on. This first turns on the LED to full brightness and then quickly drops the set brightness.

It should be understood that the colors shown in FIG. 4 are only a fraction of the different colors that can actually be represented. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 4096 different colors may appear as described above.

It is also to be understood that the "light show" custom semiconductor of the present invention can operate autonomously after the sequence has been downloaded.

5 illustrates a method of providing visual communication by highlighting LEDs in the case of determined information or events. In a first step 51 information / events to be highlighted are determined. Many phones today have already integrated time management functions, for example reminder functions. The functions can be easily extended to operate the light show if desired. Another example is incoming call identification. Programs for incoming call identification exist in telephone processors today. You just need a program extension that loads the sequencer with the correct light show and issues a start command. If the application is just for fun, just press a specific phone key (or keys) to start.

As a non-limiting example, in the case where the caller identification described above is selected, visual highlighting occurs if it is a phone of an important person. Another example could be a reminder function. In the second step 52, the highlighting type of the information determined in the preceding step 51 is defined. Other kinds of highlighting include selection of colors, on / off intervals of specific LEDs, location selection of LED modules to be activated if desired, brightness selection of LEDs to be activated, and flashing intervals of LEDs to be activated, if desired Includes use. In the example of caller identification described above, flashing of red light can be used to signal an incoming call of an important person. Different flashing intervals and different locations of red light can be assigned to other important senders. In the next step 53, the necessary sequencer steps are constructed according to the definitions of the preceding steps 51 and 52. The necessary composer software can be installed in the phone, similar to the software installed for the melody configuration available for many phones today. The phone will be supplied with some predetermined examples, and the user will be able to edit them for future use and save them as a new file. Another method may provide composer software for the PC, allowing the sequences to be configured on the PC and then downloading them to the phone.

Step 54 describes a question as to whether the composer software is installed in the phone. If the software is installed in the telephone, the configured sequences are stored in memory in step 55. If the sequences are constructed using a PC or made available on the Internet, the sequences are downloaded in step 56 and stored in the memory of the light show circuit. Step 57 means readiness of the " light show " circuit of the present invention for operation.

It should also be understood that the "light show" circuit of the present invention can be used in many very different applications. Some examples are electronic clocks, toys, cameras, PCs, cars, robotics, intuitive systems, event ID, multifunction alarm, synchronized music, lights Protection operations, graphic equalizers, radios, display backlighting, and the like.

An important feature of the present invention is that the user can configure his personal light shows, store and play them or download prepaid light shows from the Internet or via a telephone.

As noted above, companies can sell sequences that can be downloaded directly over the cellular network or from the Internet and a PC. The sequences can be used for communication or fun purposes.

All of the above methods are standard in today's phones incorporating polyphonic melody generators. The only difference in the present invention is that the melody generators drive speakers or headphones while the lights are driven in stored sequences.

Starting from one LED module, many LED modules can be used. The LED used may be selected using any color space without being limited to the RGB color space used in the above-described preferred embodiment.

While the invention has been described and particularly illustrated with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

LED modules display lights representing information and events through multiple colors, different brightness, flashing, activation of certain locations, on / off intervals, and the like. The user can use it to store and play his personal light shows using a visual and electronic communication system, including a telephone system, which can even display information and download light shows from the Internet or via a telephone. The invention can be used not only for the purposes of communication between people, between people and machines, but also for the purposes of fun.

1 shows a telephone as a preferred embodiment of the invention with LED modules for signaling information / events.

2 shows a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 shows a detailed block diagram of a system according to the invention.

4 shows a schematic diagram of a "light-show".

5 shows a flowchart of a method according to the invention.

Claims (107)

A system for executing a light show in which LED modules display associated light beams having defined characteristics, wherein the characteristics are defined in the light show execution system prior to execution of the light show. In: An interface for inputting information, a memory for storing information about the characteristics of the beams to be displayed, a sequencer for controlling one or more LED drivers, and an intensity of the light can be controlled. An LED driver unit comprising a driver for each color of said LED modules, comprising: a circuit comprising said LED driver unit in which one driver is used for each LED and an electrical connection to said LED modules; And A light show execution system comprising an arrangement of modules of one or more LEDs. 2. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the parameters defining the characteristics of the light beams are downloaded through an interface for entering the information and stored in the memory. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the arrangement of the one or more LED modules comprises three LED modules. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the arrangement of one or more LED modules each comprises more than one LED. The light show execution system of claim 4, wherein the arrangement of the one or more LED modules each comprises three LEDs. 6. The light show execution system of claim 5 wherein the three LEDs each emit a light of a different color, and the colors are primary colors in a color space. 7. The light show execution system of claim 6 wherein the three LEDs emit red, green, and blue lights (RGB). The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the LED drivers are PWM LED drivers. 9. The light show execution system of claim 8, wherein the PWM drivers are 4-bit drivers. 10. The light show execution system of claim 9, wherein 4096 different colors can be displayed. 2. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the LED drivers are current controlled drivers. 2. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the characteristics of the light beams comprise a differently defined brightness for each LED. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the features of the light beams include flashing intervals defined differently for each LED. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the characteristics of the light beams include different on / off intervals, different colors, different luminance, and different flashing intervals for each LED. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the LED driver unit is activated at defined time intervals. The LED driver unit of claim 1, wherein the LED driver unit controls a transition between different colors of the LED module using a “flash” mode at a turn on point of time, wherein the LED is initially luminance. Light show execution system to turn on at the maximum brightness just before setting. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the LED driver unit controls the conversion between different colors of the LED module using a fading interval. 18. The light show execution system of claim 17, wherein other options can define the fading interval. 19. The light show execution system of claim 18, wherein the options for defining a fading interval include “no fade”, “slow fade”, “linear fade”, “fast fade” options. 20. The light show execution system of claim 19, wherein only some of the options are used. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the circuit is implemented in an IC. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the circuit is implemented in an application specific semiconductor (ASIC). The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the LEDs are connected to the circuit through output pins. 24. The light show execution system of claim 23, wherein the output pins are arranged and controlled by a multiplexer arrangement. 25. The light show execution system of claim 24, wherein nine output pins are arranged and controlled by a multiplexer arrangement. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the features of the light beams include a light pattern through a plurality of LED modules. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the features of the light beams comprise a light intensity setting. 28. The light show execution system of claim 27, wherein the light intensity setting is individually defined for each LED. The light show execution system of claim 1, wherein the features of the light beams include prescribed sequencing of the LEDs. A system for visual electronic communication, highlighting information / events, wherein the LED modules display relevant light signals having defined characteristics indicative of other information / events: An interface for inputting information, a memory for storing information regarding the characteristics of the signals to be displayed, a sequencer for controlling one or more LED drivers, and each of the LEDs for controlling the intensity of the light. An LED driver unit comprising a driver for color, comprising: a circuit including the LED driver unit in which one driver is used for each LED and an electrical connection to the LED modules; And And an array of modules of one or more LEDs. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein the parameters defining the characteristics of the light beams are downloaded via an interface for entering the information and stored in the memory. 32. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the arrangement of one or more LED modules comprises three LED modules. 32. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the arrangement of one or more LED modules each comprises more than one LED. 34. The communication system of claim 33, wherein the arrangement of one or more LED modules each comprises three LED modules. 35. The communications system of claim 34 wherein the three LEDs each emit a light of a different color, and the colors are primary colors of a color space. 36. The communications system of claim 35 wherein the three LEDs emit red, green, and blue lights (RGB). 31. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the LED drivers are PWM LED drivers. 38. The communications system of claim 37 wherein the LED drivers are 4-bit drivers. The communication system of claim 38, wherein 4096 different colors can be displayed. 32. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the LED drivers are drivers controlled by current. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein the related signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using lights having different luminance. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein the relevant signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using flashing of lights. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein defined categories of information are assigned to specific locations of LED modules. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein the related signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using lights having an associated on / off interval. 31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the associated signals indicative of the other information / events include lights with associated on / off intervals, different colors, different luminance, flash intervals, assignment to specific locations, and associated on / off intervals. Displayed using the communication system. 31. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the LED driver unit activates the lights at defined time intervals. 31. The LED driver unit of claim 30, wherein the LED driver unit controls the transition between different colors of the LED module using a "flash" mode at the turn on point of time, wherein the LED is initially luminance. A communication system, which is turned on at its maximum brightness immediately before setting. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein the LED driver unit controls the conversion between different colors of the LED module using fading intervals. 49. The communications system of claim 48 wherein other options can define the fading interval. 50. The communication system of claim 49, wherein the options for defining a fading interval include “no fade”, “slow fade”, “linear fade”, “fast fade” options. 51. The communications system of claim 50 wherein only a few of the options are used. 31. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the circuitry is implemented in an IC. 31. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the circuitry is implemented on a custom semiconductor. 31. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the LEDs are connected to the circuit through output pins. 55. The communications system of claim 54 wherein the output pins are arranged and controlled by a multiplexer arrangement. 56. The communication system of claim 55, wherein nine output pins are arranged and controlled by a multiplexer arrangement. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein the features of the light signals to be displayed include a light pattern through a plurality of LED modules. 31. The communications system of claim 30 wherein the features of the displayed signals comprise a light intensity setting. 59. The communication system of claim 58, wherein the features of the signals to be displayed comprise light intensity settings for each LED individually. 31. The communication system of claim 30, wherein the features of the signals to be displayed include prescribed sequencing of the LEDs. A telephone system for highlighting information / events, wherein the LED module displays relevant signals indicative of other information / events: An interface for inputting information, a memory for storing information regarding the characteristics of the beams to be displayed, a sequencer for controlling one or more LED drivers, and each of the LEDs for controlling the intensity of the light. An LED driver unit comprising a driver for color, comprising: a circuit including the LED driver unit in which one driver is used for each LED and an electrical connection to the LED modules; And A telephone system comprising an arrangement of one or more LED modules. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the LED modules are located on a prominent location of the telephone system. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the LED modules are located on the front side of the telephone system. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the LED modules are located on sides of the telephone system. 64. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the telephone system is a mobile telephone. 66. The telephone system of claim 65 wherein the LED modules are located on the back side of the telephone system. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the telephone comprises composer software for defining parameters of the sequencer and downloading the parameters to the memory. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the parameters of the sequencer are downloaded from a PC. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the parameters of the sequencer are downloaded from the internet. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the arrangement of one or more LED modules comprises three LED modules. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the arrangement of one or more LED modules each comprises more than one LED. 72. The telephone system of claim 71 wherein the arrangement of one or more LED modules each comprises three LEDs. 73. The telephone system of claim 72 wherein each of the three LEDs emits light of a different color, and the colors are primary colors of a color space. 80. The telephone system of claim 73 wherein the three LEDs emit red, green, and blue lights (RGB). 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the LED drivers are PWM LED drivers. 76. The telephone system of claim 75 wherein the PWM drivers are 4-bit drivers. 77. The telephone system of claim 76 wherein 4096 different colors can be displayed. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the LED drivers are drivers controlled by current. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the relevant signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using lights having different luminance. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the relevant signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using flashing of lights. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein defined categories of information are assigned to specific locations of LED modules. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the relevant signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using lights having an associated on / off interval. 62. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the associated signals indicative of the other information / events comprise lights having an associated on / off interval, different colors, different luminance, flash interval, assignment to specific locations, and an associated on / off interval. And displayed on the telephone system. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the LED drive unit activates the lights at defined time intervals. 64. The LED driver unit of claim 61, wherein the LED driver unit controls the transition between different colors of the LED module using a "flash" mode at the turn on point of time, wherein the LED is initially luminance. The telephone system, which is turned on at its maximum brightness immediately before setting. 62. The telephone system according to claim 61, wherein the LED driver unit controls the conversion between different colors of the LED module using a fading interval. 87. The telephone system of claim 86 wherein other options can define the fading interval. 87. The telephone system of claim 87 wherein the options for defining a fading interval include “no fade”, “slow fade”, “linear fade”, and “fast fade”. 89. The telephone system of claim 88 wherein only a few of the options are used. 64. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the circuitry is implemented in an IC. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the circuitry is implemented in a custom semiconductor. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the LEDs are connected to the circuit via output pins. 93. The telephone system of claim 92 wherein the output pins are arranged and controlled by a multiplexer arrangement. 95. The telephone system according to claim 93, wherein nine output pins are arranged and controlled by a multiplexer arrangement. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the features of the light signals to be displayed include a light pattern for a plurality of LED modules. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the features of the signals to be displayed comprise a light intensity setting. 97. The telephone system of claim 96 wherein the characteristics of the signals to be displayed comprise light intensity settings for each LED individually. 62. The telephone system of claim 61 wherein the features of the signals to be displayed include prescribed sequencing of the LEDs. CLAIMS What is claimed is: 1. A method for establishing visual electronic communication of highlighting information / events, the method of establishing communication in which the LED modules display relevant light signals having defined characteristics indicative of other information / events: 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 including more than one LED; Determining information to be visually highlighted; Defining a highlighting type of the selected information; Configuring steps in the sequencer according to the rules of the two steps; Storing the sequences in the memory if the configuration software is embedded in the phone, otherwise downloading the sequences and storing them in the memory; And And preparing for operation. 107. The method of claim 99, wherein said related signals indicative of said other information / events are displayed using lights having different colors. 101. The method of claim 100, wherein 4096 different colors can be displayed. 107. The method of claim 99, wherein said related signals indicative of said other information / events are displayed using lights having different luminance. 107. The method of claim 99, wherein said related signals indicative of said other information / events are displayed using flashing of lights. 107. The method of claim 99, wherein the related signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using LED modules assigned to specific locations. 107. The method of claim 99, wherein the related signals indicative of the other information / events are displayed using lights having an associated on / off interval. 107. The apparatus of claim 99, wherein the associated signals indicative of the other information / events comprise lights with associated on / off intervals, different colors, different luminance, flash interval, assignment to specific locations, and associated on / off intervals. And displayed for use. 107. The LED driver unit of claim 99, wherein the LED driver unit controls the transition between different colors of the LED module using a "flash" mode at the turn on point of time, wherein the LED is initially luminance. A method for establishing communication, which is turned on at its maximum brightness immediately before setting.