Patent ID: 9691236
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G08B,H05B

Claim:
1. A system, comprising: a controller comprising a processor, at least (M+N) output ports, and a memory storing computer executable code, wherein M and N are integers greater than one, and wherein the at least (M+N) output ports comprise at least M row control ports LR(X−1) and at least N column control ports LC(Y−1); at least N storage drives D(Y−1) controlled by the controller, Y being an integer between 1 and N; at least (M*N) light emitting diodes (LEDs) L(X,Y) forming a virtual LED matrix having M rows and N columns, X being an integer between 1 and M, wherein the at least (M*N) LEDs L(X,Y) are physically arranged in a non-matrix arrangement, and each of the LEDs L(X,Y) is switchable between an ON state and an OFF state; and at least M row control lines and at least N column control lines, each being electrically connected to one of the at least (M+N) output ports of the controller, wherein each of the at least N column control lines corresponds to one of the at least N storage drives, and each of the LEDs L(X,Y) is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the at least M row control lines and a corresponding one of the at least N column control lines to form the virtual LED matrix; wherein the at least M row control ports comprise: wherein the computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is configured to: