Cellular communication handsets having variable appearance housings and methods therefor
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- electrical hardware;
a housing disposed about at least a portion of the electrical hardware,at least a portion of the housing comprising a variable input responsive variable appearance portion,a control circuit having a user variable output coupled to the variable input responsive variable appearance portion of the housing,whereby the variable input responsive variable appearance portion of the housing changes appearance in response to the user variable output of the control circuit.
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Abstract
A wireless communication handset (100), or other electrical device, having a housing disposed about electrical communications circuitry. At least a portion of the housing, for example a bezel (144) or keypad area (148) comprising a variable input responsive variable appearance portion, for example an electro-chromic material. A user operable control circuit coupled to the electro-chromic material portion of the housing, whereby a color of the electro-chromic material portion of the housing is variable by the color control circuit.
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11 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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electrical hardware; a housing disposed about at least a portion of the electrical hardware, at least a portion of the housing comprising a variable input responsive variable appearance portion, a control circuit having a user variable output coupled to the variable input responsive variable appearance portion of the housing, whereby the variable input responsive variable appearance portion of the housing changes appearance in response to the user variable output of the control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method in a wireless communications handset having an outer housing with a variable input responsive variable appearance property portion, comprising:
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providing a user variable input to the wireless communication handset; varying a variable appearance property of the variable input responsive variable appearance property portion of the housing in response to the user variable input applied to the wireless communication handset. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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