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US 2009/0215498 A1Published application
Devices and Methods for Changing the Appearance of a Mobile Communications Device
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsMark Edward Causey, Adrianne Binh Luu, Scott Andrus, Kevin Wray Jones
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Abstract
The present invention is a housing of a mobile communications device that is entirely covered in pixels. The pixels allow the appearance of the housing to be customized or changed as a user desires. The pixels can be part of an active matrix or passive matrix LCD display that comprises the entire housing. A logic unit on the device allows the appearance of the housing to be selected, created, or downloaded.
Claims20
A mobile device housing comprising:
- an outer housing comprising a plurality of pixels;
- a connection between the outer housing and a CPU of the mobile device;
- and
- a logic unit which controls the plurality of pixels, wherein the entire or substantially the entire outer housing of the mobile device can change appearance when an electrical signal is sent to the pixels based upon operation of the logic unit.
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A method of changing the appearance of the housing of a mobile communications device comprising:
- running a program which controls a display on a housing;
- selecting a desired display from the program;
- and
- communicating the desired appearance to the pixels on the housing;
- wherein the housing of the mobile communications device is entirely or substantially covered in pixels.
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A mobile device, comprising:
- a power supply;
- a phone portion comprising a first plurality of electronic components connected to the power supply;
- a computer portion coupled to the phone portion comprising a second plurality of electronic components connected to the power supply;
- a housing for the first and second pluralities of electronic components, said housing comprising an LCD display connected to the power supply;
- and
- a logic unit on the computer portion, wherein portions of the housing can change appearance when an electrical signal is sent to the LCD display based upon operation of the logic unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.