Exchangable housing cover for a portable radio communication device
First Claim
1. An user-exchangable housing cover adapted to be detachably connectable to a portable radio communication device with a plurality of operating characteristics, the user-exchangable housing cover comprising:
- an identity means for identification of the user-exchangable cover, the identity means including readable data store in a memory thereof;
an attaching/detaching means for removably attaching and detaching the cover to the portable radio communication device by an user of the portable radio communication device; and
the portable radio communication device comprising;
a sensor for sensing the identity means of the user-exchangable cover; and
a processor for controlling the operating characteristics of the device, the arrangement being such that in use the user-exchangable housing, cover can be mounted on and dismounted from the portable radio communication device by using the attachment and detachment means of the removable housing cover, and in the condition when the user-exchangable cover is mounted on the portable radio communication device the sensor senses the presence of the identity means, reads readable data from the identity means and outputs data based on the readable to the processor, wherein the processor is responsive to readable data so as to change selected ones of the operating characteristics of the portable radio communication device in order to allow the user to customize the radio communication device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a removable housing cover that is adapted to be detachably connectable to a mobile phone. The removable cover having a distinguishing identity means associated therewith, and the phone having a sensor for sensing the distinguishing identity means of the removable cover and a processor controlling the operating characteristics of the device. The arrangement being such that in use, the removable housing cover is mounted on the phone and the sensor senses the identity means and outputs a sensed parameter of the identity means to the processor; wherein, the processor is responsive to the sensed parameter to change selected ones of the operating characteristics of the phone. In this way, changing the phone cover causes a change in the internal operating characteristics of the phone.
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9 Claims
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1. An user-exchangable housing cover adapted to be detachably connectable to a portable radio communication device with a plurality of operating characteristics, the user-exchangable housing cover comprising:
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an identity means for identification of the user-exchangable cover, the identity means including readable data store in a memory thereof;
an attaching/detaching means for removably attaching and detaching the cover to the portable radio communication device by an user of the portable radio communication device; and
the portable radio communication device comprising;
a sensor for sensing the identity means of the user-exchangable cover; and
a processor for controlling the operating characteristics of the device, the arrangement being such that in use the user-exchangable housing, cover can be mounted on and dismounted from the portable radio communication device by using the attachment and detachment means of the removable housing cover, and in the condition when the user-exchangable cover is mounted on the portable radio communication device the sensor senses the presence of the identity means, reads readable data from the identity means and outputs data based on the readable to the processor, wherein the processor is responsive to readable data so as to change selected ones of the operating characteristics of the portable radio communication device in order to allow the user to customize the radio communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. An user-exchangable housing cover for a portable radio communication device with a sensor, the housing cover comprising;
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an attaching means for removably attaching the cover to the portable radio communication device by an user of the portable radio communication device; and
an identity means comprising readable data stored In memory thereof, the user-exchangable housing cover being so configured that when the housing cover is mounted on the portable radio communication device, the identity means is coupled with the sensor of the portable radio communication, and the sensor reads the readable data from the identity means wherein the internal functionality of the portable radio communication device is dependent on the identity means allowing user to customize the portable radio communication device.
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9. A portable radio communication device having an user-exchangable housing cover, the portable radio communication device comprising:
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a sensor for reading data from the user-exchangable housing cover; and
a processor for controlling the operating characteristics of the device, and the user-exchangable housing cover comprising an identity means including readable data stored in a memory thereof and attachment and detachment means, wherein the user-exchangable housing cover being configured to be mounted on and removably attached to the portable radio communication device by the user of the portable radio communication device using the user attachment and detachment means, in which arrangement the sensor of the portable radio communication device is operable to read the readable data of the identity means of the user-exchangable housing cover and provide an input to the processor based on the readable data of the identity means, such that the processor is controlled to alter one or more of the operating characteristics in accordance with the readable data of the identity means.
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