Patent ID: 7884556

Claim:
A device comprising: a color-changing light array powered by a driver circuit, the driver circuit responsive to a controller circuit and the controller circuit responsive to a user interface, wherein the controller circuit is configured to: start with an initial mode of operation upon the powering on of the color-changing light array; provide a visual display of a mode of operation via the color-changing light array; change the initial mode of operation to a selected mode of operation responsive to a power off-on cycle of the color-changing light array within a range of a first predetermined time interval; determine weather the selected mode of operation produces a continually cycling display from a set of light patterns or colors, and if so, then: preserve the selected mode of operation, and start the continually cycling display from a predetermined light pattern or color; and determine weather the selected mode of operation produces selectable displays of static light patterns or colors, and if so, then: responsive to a color-changing light array power off-on cycle, from the user interface, having at least the range of a second predetermined time interval, preserve the selected mode of operation having the last selectable display of light patterns or colors, displayed at a start of the color-changing light array power off-on cycle of the second predetermined time interval, as a static light pattern or color.