Dynamically Changeable Decorative-Protective Accessory for a Mobile Computing Device
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1. An accessory for a mobile computing device that includes a first display, the accessory comprising:
- a mount that attaches the accessory to the mobile computing device;
a second display that is different from the first display and that is attached to the mount such that the second screen is visible to a user when the accessory is attached to the mobile computing device;
display control circuitry that is operatively coupled to the second display and that is configured to control an image displayed by the second display in accordance with display data received from the mobile computing device; and
an inter-device interface that is operatively coupled to the display control circuitry and that effects receipt of the display data from the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
A decorative-protective accessory includes a display that can be controlled by a mobile computing device to which the accessory is attached. A mount attaches the accessory to the device. A display is positioned on the mount such that the display is visible to the user when the accessory is attached to the device. An inter-device interface of the accessory receives display data from the device and display control circuitry in the accessory causes the display to shows an image defined by the received display data. The inter-device interface can implement a wireless data transport protocol.
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1. An accessory for a mobile computing device that includes a first display, the accessory comprising:
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a mount that attaches the accessory to the mobile computing device; a second display that is different from the first display and that is attached to the mount such that the second screen is visible to a user when the accessory is attached to the mobile computing device; display control circuitry that is operatively coupled to the second display and that is configured to control an image displayed by the second display in accordance with display data received from the mobile computing device; and an inter-device interface that is operatively coupled to the display control circuitry and that effects receipt of the display data from the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A tangible computer readable medium useful in association with a mobile computing device that includes one or more processors and a memory, the computer readable medium including computer instructions that are configured to cause the mobile computing device, by execution of the computer instructions in the one or more processors from the memory, to control an image displayed by an accessory in communication with the mobile computing device by at least:
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obtaining image data that represents a next image to be displayed by the accessory; sending the image data to the accessory in a manner that causes the accessory to display the next image in a display screen that is attached to a mount of the accessory that in turn attaches the accessory to the mobile computing device such that the display screen is visible to a user when the accessory is attached to the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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