×

Interactive electronic device shell

  • US 8,933,813 B2
  • Filed: 04/21/2010
  • Issued: 01/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A system comprising:

  • a telecommunications device assembly including;

    a transceiver to communicate wirelessly with at least one other device;

    a primary display to output visual information;

    one or more processors to control at least the transceiver and the primary display; and

    a body to house at least the transceiver, the primary display, and the one or more processors;

    a light panel to cause selective illumination of a matrix of lights based on signals received by the one or more processors of the telecommunications device assembly, the light panel configured for placement proximate to a side of the body opposite the primary display of the telecommunications device assembly; and

    a shell configured to couple to the body, the shell to at least partially cover the light panel such that light, when emitted by the light panel, passes through transparent or translucent potions of the shell, the portions to refract at least a portion of the light to reveal a design that is integrated within the shell and that is visible to a user when the light panel is illuminated and that is hidden from the user when the light panel is not illuminated.

View all claims
  • 7 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×