Portable electronic device having appearance customizable housing
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing having a surface;
circuitry positioned within the housing for receiving and storing at least one color, and for selecting one of the at least one color and providing a signal representative of the selected color; and
a skin positioned on the surface and comprising a plurality of colored layers for reflecting a plurality of colors for presenting the selected at least one color in response to the signal, the skin having an average reflectivity in the visual spectrum of greater than 30%.
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Abstract
A portable electronics device (110) is provided having a thin, low power color and pattern customizable housing surface (118, 120, 122) wherein the color and/or pattern can be configured at anytime to any color. The portable electronics device (110) comprises a skin (200) positioned on the surface, wherein the skin (200) includes a first plurality of layers (202, 302, 406) for selectively reflecting a first color, a second plurality of layers (204, 304, 404) for selectively reflecting a second color; and a third plurality of layers (206, 306, 402) for selectively reflecting a third color. Circuitry is positioned within the housing for receiving and storing at least one appearance feature, and for selecting one of the at least one appearance feature for presentation by the skin.
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29 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing having a surface; circuitry positioned within the housing for receiving and storing at least one color, and for selecting one of the at least one color and providing a signal representative of the selected color; and a skin positioned on the surface and comprising a plurality of colored layers for reflecting a plurality of colors for presenting the selected at least one color in response to the signal, the skin having an average reflectivity in the visual spectrum of greater than 30%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable electronic device having a surface, comprising:
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a source of data defining at least one appearance feature; a microprocessor for processing the source data and providing a signal representative of the at least one appearance feature; and a skin positioned over the surface and responsive to the signal for displaying the at least one appearance feature, wherein the skin uses less than 40% of the amount of power the portable electronic device'"'"'s power source can provide in a day. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing having a surface; a skin positioned on the surface and comprising; a first plurality of layers for selectively reflecting a first color; a second plurality of layers for selectively reflecting a second color; and a third plurality of layers for selectively reflecting a third color; a material formed between the skin and the surface, the material being either white or black in color; and circuitry positioned within the housing for receiving and storing at least one appearance feature, and for selecting one of the at least one appearance feature for presentation by the skin. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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