Devices and methods for changing the appearance of a mobile communications device
US8385980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0283
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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.
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