Hair ornament presenting sequenced decorative illumination patterns

Abstract

An array of light emitting diodes supported on a self-contained battery-powered microprocessor-controlled decorative hair barrette, hair comb, tiara or like hair ornament are selectively energized to produce dynamic illuminated colored patterns of display.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A decorative hair ornament comprising: 
 a physical body attachable to a wearer's hair;    a plurality of arrayed electrical light sources upon the body; and    a controller, affixed to the body and electrically connected to the plurality light sources, sequencing the plurality of light sources to illuminate in a predetermined pattern of display.    
     
     
         2 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the physical body comprises: 
 a barrette/hair clip attachable to the wearer's hair by clamping.  
 
     
     
         3 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the plurality of arrayed electrical light sources comprise: 
 a plurality of light emitting diodes.  
 
     
     
         4 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the plurality of arrayed electrical light sources are so arrayed in a regular geometric pattern.  
     
     
         5 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 4  wherein the plurality of electrical light sources are arrayed in parallel lines.  
     
     
         6 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 5  wherein the plurality of electrical light sources arrayed in parallel lines collectively occupy a rectangular area.  
     
     
         7 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 6  wherein the plurality of electrical light sources arrayed in parallel lines collectively occupy a rectangular area that is square.  
     
     
         8 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 6  wherein the plurality of electrical light sources are arrayed in concentric circles.  
     
     
         9 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a microphone sensing sound to trigger the controller to sequence the plurality of light sources to illuminate in a predetermined pattern of display when a certain sound level is sensed.  
 
     
     
         10 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  further comprising: 
 an illumination sensor sensing ambient illumination to trigger the controller to sequence the plurality of light sources to illuminate in a predetermined pattern of display when a certain level of illumination is sensed.  
 
     
     
         11 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 10  wherein the illumination sensor comprises: 
 a photocell.  
 
     
     
         12 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the controller comprises: 
 a microprocessor; connected to 
 one or more latches; with an output of each latch connected to an associated one of the plurality of electrical light sources, a setting or a clearing of each latch as is determined by the microprocessor causing the associated one of the plurality of electrical light sources to respectively illuminate of fail to illuminate;  
 
 wherein the microprocessor thus controls the sequencing of the plurality of light sources to illuminate in the predetermined pattern of display.  
 
     
     
         13 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the physical body conceals the controller.  
     
     
         14 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a source of electrical energy;  
 wherein the controller selectively gates electrical energy from the source of electrical energy to selected ones of the plurality of light sources so as to control the sequencing of the plurality of light sources to illuminate in the predetermined pattern of display.  
 
     
     
         15 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 14  wherein the source of electrical energy comprises: 
 a battery.  
 
     
     
         16 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 14  wherein the battery is replaceable.  
     
     
         15 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the physical body conceals the battery.  
     
     
         16 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the physical body conceals the source of electrical energy.  
     
     
         17 . The decorative hair ornament according to  claim 1  wherein the physical body conceals the controller.  
     
     
         18 . A decorative hair ornament comprising: 
 a barrette/hair clip attachable to the wearer's hair by clamping;    a plurality of arrayed Light Emitting Diode light sources upon the barrette/hair clip; and    a microprocessor controller, affixed to the barrette/hair clip and electrically connected to the plurality light sources, selectively electrically energizing ones of the plurality of light sources to cause the plurality of light sources to selectively illuminate in a predetermined pattern of display.