THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS WITH CHANGING APPEARANCES
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Jun 23, 2011
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Aug 26, 2009
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Aug 26, 2008
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The invention provides a button for an interior of a vehicle, a method of using a graphic on a button to indicate the current status or configuration of the button and/or a device the button controls, and a method of making a button with changing appearances, the button comprising a non-mechanical switch and the button comprising means for backlighting of at least two different colors, the button further comprising at least two band-pass filters (232, 234), the band-pass filters being configured to block one of the two different colors, while allowing the other to pass through, wherein a three dimensional appearance of the button is changed depending on which color is activated to provide backlighting to the button, wherein during a first status or configuration state of the button, one of the colors is activated to provide backlighting to a first portion (212) of the button and wherein during a second status or configuration state of the button, the other color is activated to provide backlighting to a second portion (214) of the button.
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