Method and system for personalizing portable electronic devices
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1. A method of personalizing a portable electronic device, comprising:
- determining a customized graphics image based on user input; and
providing for permanently affixing the customized graphics image to the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A method and system for personalizing a portable electronic device and a personalized portable electronic device. The method of personalizing a portable electronic device comprises determining a customized graphics image based on input from a user. In some cases the user can create the customized graphics image using a design generator having a random generator. The method also provides for having the customized graphics image permanently affixed to the portable electronic device. In some cases, the method also allows the user to share their customized graphics image with other users.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of personalizing a portable electronic device, comprising:
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determining a customized graphics image based on user input; and providing for permanently affixing the customized graphics image to the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for personalizing a portable electronic device, the system comprising:
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a client computer; and a server computer in communication with the client computer, the server computer having a computer readable medium comprising; code for determining a customized graphics image based on user input entered on the client computer; and code for providing for permanently affixing the customized graphics image to the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A personalized portable electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a rechargeable power supply communicating with the processor; a memory communicating with the processor; and a housing having an outer shell, wherein the housing is sealed around the processor, rechargeable power supply and the memory, wherein a customized graphics image determined by a user is permanently affixed to the outer shell after the housing is sealed.
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24. A method of personalizing a finished portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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generating a customized graphics image using a design generator based on user input; and providing for permanently affixing the customized graphics image on a sealed housing of the finished portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method of personalizing a finished portable electronic device, comprising:
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determining a customized graphics image based on user input; and permanently affixing the customized graphics image to the finished portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method of personalizing a finished portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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providing an option of using a design generator to determine a customized graphics image; if a user selects the option of using the design generator, determining the customized graphics image using the design generator based on input from the user; and sending the customized graphics image to a printer, wherein the printer permanently affixes the customized graphics image onto the finished portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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