STYLIZED INTERACTIVE ICON FOR PORTABLE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable mobile communications device comprising:
- an LCD display;
a protective cover covering the LCD display, wherein the protective cover is integrated into the housing of the portable mobile communications device and forms a graphical image or icon that only partially obscures the LCD display allowing visual access to the unobscured portion of the LCD display;
a touch sensitive layer integrated into the protective cover;
a processor coupled with the touch sensitive layer and the LCD display;
a tracking and application software program executable by the processor that interprets touch and position data sensed by the touch sensitive layer and provides feedback or responses based thereon depending on a current mode of operation of the portable mobile communications device; and
a software application executable by the processor and coupled with the tracking and application software program for providing visual graphical output via the LCD display.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a portable mobile communications device having an integrated interactive touch sensitive graphical icon protective cover over an LCD display. The protective cover is integrated into the housing of the portable mobile communications device and forms a graphical image or icon that only partially obscures the LCD display allowing visual access to the unobscured portion of the LCD display. A touch sensitive layer is integrated into the protective cover and coupled with a processor that is further coupled with the LCD display. A program executable by the processor interprets touch and position data sensed by the touch sensitive layer and provides feedback or responses based thereon via the LCD display depending on a current mode of operation of the portable mobile communications device.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable mobile communications device comprising:
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an LCD display; a protective cover covering the LCD display, wherein the protective cover is integrated into the housing of the portable mobile communications device and forms a graphical image or icon that only partially obscures the LCD display allowing visual access to the unobscured portion of the LCD display; a touch sensitive layer integrated into the protective cover; a processor coupled with the touch sensitive layer and the LCD display; a tracking and application software program executable by the processor that interprets touch and position data sensed by the touch sensitive layer and provides feedback or responses based thereon depending on a current mode of operation of the portable mobile communications device; and a software application executable by the processor and coupled with the tracking and application software program for providing visual graphical output via the LCD display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable mobile communications device comprising:
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display means; protective cover means covering the display means, wherein the protective cover means is integrated into the housing of the portable mobile communications device and forms a graphical image or icon that only partially obscures the display means allowing visual access to the unobscured portion of the display means; touch sensitive means integrated into the protective cover means; processor means coupled with the touch sensitive means and the display means; means for interpreting touch and position data sensed by the touch sensitive means and providing feedback or responses based thereon via the display means depending on a current mode of operation of the portable mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A protective cover for an LCD display of a portable mobile communications device comprising:
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a contoured foil integrated into the housing of the portable mobile communications device that forms a graphical image or icon that only partially obscures the LCD display allowing visual access to the unobscured portion of the LCD display; and a touch sensitive layer integrated into the protective cover.
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15. A protective cover for an LCD display of a portable mobile communications device comprising:
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a contoured two sided printing integrated into the housing of the portable mobile communications device that forms a graphical image or icon that only partially obscures the LCD display allowing visual access to the unobscured portion of the LCD display; and a touch sensitive layer integrated into the protective cover.
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Specification