Patent ID: 8506115

Claim:
A residential illumination system, comprising: an information display device comprising: at least one information display light source for producing information display light; an information filter including an information port disposed proximate to the information display light source, wherein information display light passing through the information filter delivers visual information as permitted by the at least one information port; and a first controller controlling the at least one information display light source in accordance with one of a plurality of modes to vary at least one of a color and an intensity of the information display light to alter the color and intensity of the visual information; and a landscape light, comprising: at least one landscape light source for producing a landscape light; wherein the at least one landscape light source is communicatively coupled to the first controller, and further wherein the first controller controls the at least one landscape light source to vary a color and an intensity of the landscape light in synchronization with any varying of color and intensity of the information display light, wherein the color of the landscape light is maintained substantially the same as the color of the information display light.