Personalization of mobile electronic devices using smart accessory covers
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1. An smart accessory cover for personalizing a mobile electronic apparatus comprising:
- a cover body, not an element required to complete the mobile electronic apparatus, to be adorned by the mobile electronic apparatus, covering at least partially a plurality of exterior surfaces of a body of the apparatus, with the exterior surfaces being disposed on different geometric planes;
graphic design disposed on one or more exterior surfaces of the cover body to convey a theme; and
an electronic component disposed in an inside surface of the cover body, and having at least a selected one of data and location to retrieve said data, said data personalizing a functionality of the mobile electronic apparatus in support of the theme.
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Abstract
A smart accessory cover adapted for adornment by a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a palm sized personal computer, a media player or a game console is provided. The accessory cover includes physical design to convey a theme, and an embedded electronic component having data and/or programming instructions to personalize the functionalities of the mobile electronic device in accordance with the theme. In various embodiments, the theme may be a celebrity singer theme, a celebrity sport figure theme, or other themes.
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1. An smart accessory cover for personalizing a mobile electronic apparatus comprising:
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a cover body, not an element required to complete the mobile electronic apparatus, to be adorned by the mobile electronic apparatus, covering at least partially a plurality of exterior surfaces of a body of the apparatus, with the exterior surfaces being disposed on different geometric planes;
graphic design disposed on one or more exterior surfaces of the cover body to convey a theme; and
an electronic component disposed in an inside surface of the cover body, and having at least a selected one of data and location to retrieve said data, said data personalizing a functionality of the mobile electronic apparatus in support of the theme. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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