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In one embodiment, a lighted tile system, comprises a first tile. The first tile comprises a tray that comprises a floor, one or more walls coupled to a perimeter of the floor, and a cavity defined at least in part by the floor and the one or more walls. The first tile also comprises a ceiling coupl

In one embodiment, a lighted tile system, comprises a first tile. The first tile comprises a tray that comprises a floor, one or more walls coupled to a perimeter of the floor, and a cavity defined at least in part by the floor and the one or more walls. The first tile also comprises a ceiling coupled to the tray and located substantially opposite the floor of the tray, and a substrate located between the floor of the tray and the ceiling. One or more light sources are coupled to the substrate to shine a light from the one or more light sources in a substantially uniform pattern towards the ceiling. The ceiling is at least partially translucent to permit at least part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine through the ceiling. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.

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1. A lighted tile system, comprising: a first tile comprising:a tray comprising: a floor;one or more walls coupled to a perimeter of the floor; anda cavity defined at least in part by the floor and the one or more walls;a ceiling coupled to the tray and located substantially opposite the floor of th

1. A lighted tile system, comprising: a first tile comprising:a tray comprising: a floor;one or more walls coupled to a perimeter of the floor; anda cavity defined at least in part by the floor and the one or more walls;a ceiling coupled to the tray and located substantially opposite the floor of the tray;a sealing junction to substantially seal the floor and the ceiling together to make the lighted tile system at least one of weatherproof and waterproof;a substrate located between the floor of the tray and the ceiling;one or more light sources coupled to the substrate to shine a light from the one or more light sources in a substantially uniform pattern towards the ceiling; anda hot spot blocking mechanism located between a ceiling and at least a portion of one or more light sources;wherein the ceiling is at least partially translucent to permit at least part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine through the ceiling. 2. The lighted tile system of claim 1 where the junction is sealed by a sealant that comprises at least one of: silicone, adhesive, sonic weld and grout. 3. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein the first tile further comprises: a diffusive layer located between the substrate and the ceiling;wherein the diffusive layer is configured to diffuse the light from the one or more light sources across at least a portion of the ceiling. 4. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein the first tile further comprises: a reflective layer configured to reflect the light from the one or more light sources towards the ceiling;wherein the reflective layer comprises at least one of:a reflective sheet located between the floor of the tray and a second side of the substrate; anda surface of the floor facing the substrate. 5. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: at least one of the ceiling and the tray comprise at least one of: a glass material;a crystalline stone material;a metallic material; anda plastic material. 6. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the ceiling comprises one or more translucent edges configured to permit at least a trans-edge light component of the light from the one or more light sources to shine past at least a first translucent edge of the one or more translucent edges. 7. The lighted tile system of claim 6, further comprising: a second tile configured to be located contiguous with the first tile; wherein, when the first tile and the second tile are located contiguous with each other, at least a portion of the trans-edge light component shines into the second tile through a translucent edge of a ceiling of the second tile. 8. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the ceiling is configured to extend at least approximately 5 to 8 millimeters past a top of the one or more walls. 9. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: an edge of the substrate is adjacent to a first wall of the one or more walls of the tray;the light from the one or more light sources comprises a trans-substrate light component;the substrate is configured to distribute the light of the one or more light sources to shine the trans-substrate light component past the edge of the substrate and towards the first wall;the trans-substrate light component comprises a trans-wall light component;the first wall is translucent and configured to permit the trans-wall light component to shine past the first wall. 10. The lighted tile system of claim 9, further comprising: a second tile configured to be located contiguous with the first tile; wherein, when the first tile and the second tile are located contiguous with each other, the trans-wall light component shines into the second tile through a translucent wall of a tray of the second tile. 11. The lighted tile system of claim 10, wherein: the first wall of the tray of the first tile and the translucent wall of the tray of the second tile comprise a combined thickness of approximately 5 to 8 millimeters. 12. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the one or more light sources comprise at least one of:a light emitting diode;an organic light emitting diode; anda light emitting capacitor. 13. The lighted tile system of claim 1, further comprising: a power supply circuit coupled to at least a portion of the one or more light sources. 14. The lighted tile system of claim 1, further comprising: a derating circuit configured to deliver a derated power magnitude to the one or more light sources;wherein:the one or more light sources are rated to handle a rated power magnitude; and the derated power magnitude is less than the rated power magnitude. 15. The lighted tile system of claim 14, wherein: the derating circuit comprises one or more resistance elements to generate the derated power magnitude; andeach one of the one or more light sources is coupled to a different one of the one or more resistance elements of the power supply circuit. 16. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the first tile is comprised of materials crop-able to form a custom edge of a remaining first tile section; andwhen the first tile is cropped, the one or more light sources coupled to the remaining first tile section remain operable. 17. The lighted tile system of claim 16, wherein: the custom edge is sealable with a seal comprising at least one of: a silicone seal;a grout seal;an adhesive seal; anda replacement wall section, whereinthe seal is configured to be waterproof to restrict water from entering the cavity of the tray. 18. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the one or more light sources are located parallel to a first edge of the substrate and configured to shine the light through the first edge into the substrate. 19. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the one or more light sources are located across a first side of the substrate and configured to shine the light substantially perpendicular to the first side of the substrate and towards the ceiling. 20. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the first tile comprises a junction between at least two of: the one or more walls of the tray;the floor of the tray; andthe ceiling, whereinthe junction comprises at least one of:a silicone junction;a grout junction;an adhesive junction; anda sonic weld junction, whereinthe junction is configured to restrict water from entering the cavity of the tray. 21. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the one or more light sources are integral with the substrate. 22. The lighted tile system of claim 1, wherein: the ceiling comprises a grid at an exterior side of the ceiling;the grid comprises one or more ribs with one or more regions between the one or more ribs; andthe one or more regions are sized to accommodate one or more translucent overlays between the one or more ribs. 23. The lighted tile system of claim 22, wherein: the ribs protrude approximately 0.5 to 12.5 millimeters above to the pads. 24. The lighted tile system of claim 22, wherein: the grid is configured to accommodate a grout material above the one or more ribs and between the one or more translucent overlays. 25. An illuminated paver system, comprising: a first paver comprising:a tray comprising: a floor; andone or more walls coupled around a perimeter of the floor;a tile coupled to the one or more walls of the tray;a substrate located between the tile and the tray;one or more light sources coupled to the substrate; anda hot spot blocking mechanism positioned between the tile and at least a portion of the one or more lights;wherein:the tile protrudes at least partially past the one or more walls of the tray;the substrate is configured to direct a light from the one or more light sources towards and substantially evenly across the tile;the tile is at least partially translucent to permit at least part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine through the tile;at least one of the tile or the tray comprises at least one of: a glass material;a metallic material;a crystalline stone material; anda plastic material;the one or more light sources comprise at least one of: a light emitting diode;an organic light emitting diode; anda light emitting capacitor;the first paver comprises a junction between at least two of: the one or more walls of the tray;the floor of the tray; andthe tile;the junction of the tile comprises at least one of: a silicone junction;a grout junction;an adhesive junction; anda sonic weld junction; andthe junction of the tile is configured to restrict water and dirt from entering the tray. 26. The illuminated paver system of claim 25, further comprising: one or more resistive elements coupled to the one or more light sources; wherein:different ones of the one or more resistive elements are coupled to different ones of the one or more light sources; andthe one or more resistive elements are configured to decrease a voltage across each of the one or more light sources. 27. The illuminated paver system of claim 25, wherein: at least the tray and the substrate of the first paver are crop-able to form a cropped edge of a remaining first paver portion after a cropping of the first paver;the one or more light sources coupled to the remaining first paver portion remain operable after the cropping;the cropped edge is sealable with a seal comprising at least one of: a silicone seal;a grout seal;an adhesive seal; anda replacement wall section, whereinthe seal is waterproof to restrict water from entering the cavity of the tray. 28. The illuminated paver system of claim 25, wherein: the one or more light sources are positioned parallel to a first edge of the substrate and configured to shine the light through the first edge into the substrate. 29. The illuminated paver system of claim 25, wherein: the one or more light sources are arranged across a first side of the substrate andconfigured to shine the light substantially perpendicular to the first side of the substrate towards the tile. 30. A method for manufacturing a lighted tile system, the method comprising: providing a first tile;wherein:providing the first tile comprises:providing a tray having a cavity defined by a floor and by one or more walls coupled to a perimeter of the floor;coupling a substrate to the cavity of the tray;providing one or more light sources coupled to the substrate; and coupling a ceiling to at least partially extend past the one or more walls;a sealing junction to substantially seal the floor and the ceiling together; andmake the lighted tile system at least one of weatherproof and waterproof;providing the one or more light sources coupled to the substrate comprises providing the one or more light sources to shine a light from the one or more light sources in a substantially evenly distributed pattern towards the ceiling;coupling a hot spot blocking mechanism between the ceiling and at least a portion of the one or more lights; andthe ceiling is at least partially translucent and configured to permit at least a first part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine through the ceiling. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein providing the first tile further comprises at least one of: providing a diffusive layer located between the substrate and the ceiling and configured to diffuse the light from the one or more light sources across the ceiling; andproviding a reflective layer configured to reflect the light from the one or more light sources towards the ceiling, the reflective layer comprising at least one of:a reflective sheet located between the floor of the tray and the substrate; or a surface of the floor facing the substrate. 32. The method of claim 30, wherein: at least one of the ceiling or the tray comprises at least one of:a glass material;a metallic material;a crystalline stone material; anda plastic material; andthe one or more light sources comprise at least one of:a light emitting diode;a organic light emitting diode; anda light emitting capacitor. 33. The method of claim 30, further comprising: providing a second tile configured to be positioned contiguous with the first tile; wherein:a first tile border of the first tile and a second tile border of the second tile are configured to inhibit formation of a dark juncture between the first and second tiles when positioned contiguous with each other;the first tile border is configured to permit at least a second part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine past the first tile border into the second tile via the second tile border; andthe second part of the light from the one or more light sources shines past the first tile border via at least one of:a first edge of the ceiling of the first tile; anda first wall of the one or more walls of the tray of the first tile. 34. The method of claim 30, wherein providing the first tile further comprises: forming the first tile to comprise one or more crop-able materials; wherein, after a cropping of the crop-able materials to form a custom first tile portion, the one or more light sources coupled to the custom first tile portion remain operable. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein after the cropping of the crop-able materials, the cavity of the tray of the custom first tile portion is sealable to be waterproof through at least one of a silicone seal, a grout seal, an adhesive seal, and a replacement wall section. 36. The method of claim 30, wherein providing the one or more light sources coupled to the substrate comprises: positioning the one or more light sources substantially parallel to a first edge of the substrate to shine the light through the first edge into the substrate. 37. The method of claim 30, wherein providing the one or more light sources coupled to the substrate comprises: providing the one or more light sources across a first side of the substrate to shine the light from the one or more light sources substantially perpendicular to the first side of the substrate and towards the ceiling. 38. The method of claim 30, wherein coupling the ceiling to at least partially extend past the one or more walls comprises: forming a junction between the ceiling and the one or more walls;wherein the junction is configured to restrict water from entering the cavity of the tray and comprises at least one of a silicone junction, a grout junction, an adhesive junction, and a sonic weld junction. 39. The method of claim 30, wherein providing the first tile further comprises: providing an exterior side of the ceiling to comprise a grid having one or more ribs with one or more regions between the one or more ribs; andthe one or more regions are sized to accommodate one or more translucent overlays between the one or more ribs. 40. A method for manufacturing a lighted tile system, the method comprising: providing a first tile; wherein:providing the first tile comprises:providing a tray having a cavity defined by a floor and by one or more walls coupled to a perimeter of the floor;coupling a substrate to the cavity of the tray;providing one or more light sources coupled to the substrate; and coupling a ceiling to at least partially extend past the one or more walls;a sealing junction to substantially seal the floor and the ceiling together; andmake the lighted tile system at least one of weatherproof and waterproof;providing the one or more light sources coupled to the substrate comprises providing the one or more light sources to shine a light from the one or more light sources in a substantially evenly distributed pattern towards the ceiling;providing a light source lifetime extension mechanism coupled to the one or more light sources and configured to derate a power delivered to the one of more light sources; andthe ceiling is at least partially translucent and configured to permit at least a first part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine through the ceiling. 41. The method of claim 30, wherein the lighted tile system is waterproof. 42. The method of claim 30, wherein the lighted tile system is weatherproof. 43. The method of claim 30, wherein providing the first tile further comprises at least one of: providing a diffusive layer located between the substrate and the ceiling and configured to diffuse the light from the one or more light sources across the ceiling; andproviding a reflective layer configured to reflect the light from the one or more light sources towards the ceiling, the reflective layer comprising at least one of:a reflective sheet located between the floor of the tray and the substrate; or a surface of the floor facing the substrate. 44. The method of claim 40, wherein: at least one of the ceiling or the tray comprises at least one of:a glass material;a metallic material;a crystalline stone material; anda plastic material; andthe one or more light sources comprise at least one of:a light emitting diode;a organic light emitting diode; anda light emitting capacitor. 45. The method of claim 40, further comprising: providing a second tile configured to be positioned contiguous with the first tile; wherein:a first tile border of the first tile and a second tile border of the second tile are configured to inhibit formation of a dark juncture between the first and second tiles when positioned contiguous with each other;the first tile border is configured to permit at least a second part of the light from the one or more light sources to shine past the first tile border into the second tile via the second tile border; andthe second part of the light from the one or more light sources shines past the first tile border via at least one of:a first edge of the ceiling of the first tile; anda first wall of the one or more walls of the tray of the first tile. 46. The method of claim 40, wherein providing the first tile further comprises: forming the first tile to comprise one or more crop-able materials; wherein, after a cropping of the crop-able materials to form a custom first tile portion, the one or more light sources coupled to the custom first tile portion remain operable. 47. The method of claim 40, wherein providing the one or more light sources coupled to the substrate comprises: positioning the one or more light sources substantially parallel to a first edge of the substrate to shine the light through the first edge into the substrate. 48. The method of claim 40, wherein providing the one or more light sources coupled to the substrate comprises: providing the one or more light sources across a first side of the substrate to shine the light from the one or more light sources substantially perpendicular to the first side of the substrate and towards the ceiling. 49. The method of claim 40, wherein coupling the ceiling to at least partially extend past the one or more walls comprises: forming a junction between the ceiling and the one or more walls;wherein the junction is configured to restrict water from entering the cavity of the tray and comprises at least one of a silicone junction, a grout junction, an adhesive junction, and a sonic weld junction. 50. The method of claim 40, wherein providing the first tile further comprises: providing an exterior side of the ceiling to comprise a grid having one or more ribs with one or more regions between the one or more ribs; andthe one or more regions are sized to accommodate one or more translucent overlays between the one or more ribs.