Abstract:
A variable color display device includes a plurality of variable color display areas arranged in a pattern and substantially surrounded by a variable color background area. The color of the background area is controlled to be substantially complementary to the color of the display areas to make the exhibited character clearly stand out against its background.
Abstract:
A telephone with variable color display visually presents dialed telephone number in a color variable in accordance with the type of a telephone call, e.g, internal, external, local, long distance, and the like.
Abstract:
A switching device includes a contact movable between two positions, to selectively open and close an electrical path, and a multicolor light emitting diode for indicating different positions of the contact by respectively different colors. The multicolor light emitting diode directs a light beam which is reflected from the contact in accordance with its position on one of two light sensors. The color of the light beam is controlled in accordance with the outputs of the light sensors.
Abstract:
A light emitting diode display device includes a variable color display area, for exhibiting a selective display unit, substantially surrounded by a variable color background area. The light emitting diodes in the display area are commonly coupled to a plurality of display buses, in accordance with their display colors. Similarly, the light emitting diodes in the background area are commonly coupled to a plurality of background buses, in accordance with their background colors. A display color control is provided for selectively activating the display buses, for illuminating a desired display unit in a selective color. A background color control is further provided for activating the background buses, for illuminating the background area in a uniform color different from the color of the display area.
Abstract:
A color control signal converter for converting a digital code to a color control signal includes a device for controlling the duration of pulses in accordance with the digital code, and a device for developing the color control signal in accordance with the duration of the pulses.
Abstract:
A digital measuring device of the invention simultaneously exhibits the measured value of an analog signal, by digital indication, and its relation to an analog limit, by color of the digital indication. The measuring device includes an analog comparator, for comparing the value of the analog signal with the analog limit and for developing a comparison accordingly, and a digital measuring device, for converting the measured value of the analog signal to digital data, which are digitally exhibited on a variable color light emitting diode digital display device. The comparison signal is applied to a color control input of the display device, for controlling the color of the digital indication in accordance with the relation of the value of the analog signal to the analog limit.
Abstract:
A variable color digital measuring system performs sequential tests and exhibits each measured value in a color in accordance with the previous measurement errors. An error memory is provided for storing a value indicating whether there was a measurement error. A color control illuminates the present measured value in a first color when the contents of the error memory indicate that there was no previous measurement error, and in a second color when the contents of the error memory indicate that there was a previous measurement error.
Abstract:
A measuring device automatically illuminates a digital indication of the measured value in a color in accordance with the selected measurement range.
Abstract:
A variable color display system exhibits a display unit in a color in accordance with the value of a limit. The color signals are developed in accordance with the value of the limit and applied to a color control input of the display system to control its color substantially continuously.
Abstract:
A variable color digital display includes a scanner for interrogating an exhibited string of digits to determine the position of a decimal point. Color control accordingly illuminates all digits that precede the decimal point in a first color and all digits that follow the decimal point in a second color.