PROTECTIVE CASES WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a case configured to at least partially envelop a mobile and/or wireless electronics device;
an electronic controller integrated with or bonded to the case such that the case serves as a substrate for the electronic controller, the electronic controller providing at least one of power and at least one output signal; and
at least one output device communicatively coupled to the electronic controller, and integrated with or bonded to the case, to provide at least one perceivable output based at least in part on the at least one output signal and/or the power provided by the electronic controller.
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Abstract
A protective case for a wireless electronics device includes one or more output devices integrated with or bonded to the protective case, from which a perceivable output (e.g., visible or audible indication) is generated. Various other electronics (e.g., circuit elements, ICs, microcontrollers, sensors) also may be integrated with or bonded to the protective case to provide power and/or one or more output signals to control the output device(s). In one example, a wireless signal generated by the wireless device is sensed by the integrated electronics, and the output device(s) are controlled based on the detected wireless signal. The protective case may be substantially rigid or at least partially deformable (flexible and/or stretchable), and the integrated electronics similarly may be at least partially deformable such that they may conform with various contours of the protective case and remain operative notwithstanding flexing and/or stretching of the case.
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70 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a case configured to at least partially envelop a mobile and/or wireless electronics device; an electronic controller integrated with or bonded to the case such that the case serves as a substrate for the electronic controller, the electronic controller providing at least one of power and at least one output signal; and at least one output device communicatively coupled to the electronic controller, and integrated with or bonded to the case, to provide at least one perceivable output based at least in part on the at least one output signal and/or the power provided by the electronic controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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68. A protective case for a wireless electronics device, the protective case comprising:
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a deformable substrate configured to at least partially envelop the wireless electronics device; an at least partially deformable;
electronic controller integrated with or bonded to the deformable substrate, the electronic controller comprising;
at least one wireless sensing device to detect at least one wireless input signal generated, by the wireless electronic/device when placed in the protective case; andat least one electronic circuit element communicatively coupled to the at least one wireless sensing device to provide at least one output signal based at least in part on the at least one wireless input signal; and a plurality of LEDs communicatively coupled to the electronic controller, and integrated with or bonded to the deformable case, to provide at least one visible output based at least in part on at the least one output signal provided by the electronic controller. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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