Electronic devices with adjustable-appearance housing structures
US11175700B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0266
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may have a display for displaying images. The display may be coupled to a housing on a front face of the device. The housing may have a transparent portion on an opposing rear face of the device. The electronic device may have structures with an adjustable appearance. The adjustable-appearance structures may include a mask with openings or other mask elements and a corresponding overlapped patterned layer containing an array of visual elements. The visual elements may have different appearances, so that movement of the mask relative to the patterned layer changes the appearance of the adjustable-appearance structures. The state of the adjustable-appearance structure may be changed during use of the device by a user or may be adjusted then fixed during manufacturing.
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