Apparatus having a display device
OwnerRainer Vollandinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a unit provided with a display device and with a housing or housing part that can be changed by the user. The inventive unit comprises means for recognizing the housing or housing part situated thereon. The unit also comprises a control, which controls the display device according to the respective housing or housing part situated on the unit. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for controlling a display device of such a unit.
Claims12
An appliance (1) having a display device (2) and a casing or casing part (3, 4, 5) which can be interchanged by the user, characterized by means (12, 13) for identifying the casing or casing part (3, 4, 5) which is on the appliance (1) and a controller which actuates the display device (2) on the basis of the respective casing or casing part (3, 4, 5) which is on the appliance (1).
The appliance as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for identifying the casing or casing part (3, 4, 5) comprise electrically or mechanically interacting contact elements (12, 13) arranged on the appliance (1) and on the casing or casing part (3, 4, 5).
The appliance as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for identifying the casing or casing part comprise optical and/or capacitive and/or inductive sensor elements.
The appliance as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for identifying the casing or casing part (3, 4, 5) comprise coding elements (12, 13).
The appliance as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the appliance (1) is a mobile terminal (1) or a PDA.
A method for controlling a display device (2) on an appliance (1) which has a casing which can be interchanged, at least in part, by the user, characterized in that the interchangeable casing or casing part (3, 4, 5) is automatically identified and the display device (2) is actuated on the basis of the respective casing or casing part (3, 4, 5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.