Controlling the appearance of a hand-portable electronic device
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1. A hand-portable electronic device having an exterior and comprising:
- a display;
at least one light emitting device distinct from the display;
means for controlling the presentation of a image on the display;
means for determining a first color value that is dependent upon the image;
means for converting the first color value to a color control signal; and
means for controlling the at least one light emitting device, in response to the color control signal, to emit colored light from at least a portion of the exterior of the hand-portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A hand-portable electronic device having an exterior and comprising: a display; at least one light emitting device distinct from the display; means for controlling the presentation of a image on the display; means for determining a first color value that is dependent upon the image; means for converting the first color value to a color control signal; and means for controlling the at least one light emitting device, in response to the color control signal, to emit colored light from at least a portion of the exterior of the hand-portable electronic device.
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24 Claims
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1. A hand-portable electronic device having an exterior and comprising:
- a display;
at least one light emitting device distinct from the display;
means for controlling the presentation of a image on the display;
means for determining a first color value that is dependent upon the image;
means for converting the first color value to a color control signal; and
means for controlling the at least one light emitting device, in response to the color control signal, to emit colored light from at least a portion of the exterior of the hand-portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling the exterior appearance of a hand-portable electronic device comprising:
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displaying a first image on a display of the hand-portable electronic device;
determining a first color value dependent upon the first image;
converting the first color value to a color control signal; and
controlling at least one light emitting device, using the color control signal, to emit colored light from at least a portion of the device.
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18. A hand-portable cellular radio telephone having an exterior and comprising:
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a display;
at least one light emitting device distinct from the display;
means for alerting a user to an incoming call by emitting light of a first color from at least a portion of the exterior of the cellular radio telephone; and
means for enabling a user to vary the first color. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A hand-portable electronic device having an exterior and comprising:
- a display;
at least one light emitting device distinct from the display;
a user input device for inputting a first color value;
means for converting the first color value to a color control signal; and
means for controlling the at least one light emitting device, using the color control signal, to emit colored light from at least a portion of the exterior of the hand-portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of controlling the exterior appearance of a hand-portable electronic device comprising:
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user inputs a color value;
the device converts the color value to a color control signal and controls at least one light emitting device distinct from any display, using the color control signal, to emit colored light from at least a portion of the device that corresponds to the input color value.
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