Customized hardware selection for a mobile phone
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1. A system comprising:
- circuitry for receiving from a user-input device electronic information indicative of a selection of a handheld electronic device shell, the selected handheld electronic device shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user and including a plurality of hardware module receivers;
circuitry for searching a non-transitory machine-readable media for a first set of interchangeable hardware modules having a first functionality and a compatibility with a first hardware module receiver of the plurality of hardware module receivers of the selected handheld electronic device shell; and
circuitry for transmitting to the user-input device the first set of interchangeable hardware modules and auxiliary information respectively related to each interchangeable hardware module of the first set of interchangeable hardware modules,wherein the auxillary information includes a rating information.
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Abstract
A method of customizing hardware by an end user for a mobile phone is provided. The method includes receiving from an end-user a selection of a mobile phone shell from a set of mobile phone shells, sending to the end-user a subset of interchangeable hardware components having different functions, and receiving from the end-user a selection of at least one hardware component from the subset of interchangeable hardware components. The subset of interchangeable hardware components is generated based on a compatibility between the selected mobile phone shell and the set of available interchangeable hardware components.
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35 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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circuitry for receiving from a user-input device electronic information indicative of a selection of a handheld electronic device shell, the selected handheld electronic device shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user and including a plurality of hardware module receivers; circuitry for searching a non-transitory machine-readable media for a first set of interchangeable hardware modules having a first functionality and a compatibility with a first hardware module receiver of the plurality of hardware module receivers of the selected handheld electronic device shell; and circuitry for transmitting to the user-input device the first set of interchangeable hardware modules and auxiliary information respectively related to each interchangeable hardware module of the first set of interchangeable hardware modules, wherein the auxillary information includes a rating information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium bearing; one or more instructions for electronically receiving from a user-input device electronic information indicative of a selection of a handheld electronic device shell, the selected handheld electronic device shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user and including a plurality of hardware module receivers; one or more instructions for searching a non-transitory machine-readable media for a first set of interchangeable hardware modules having a first functionality and a compatibility with a first hardware module receiver of the plurality of hardware module receivers of the selected handheld electronic device shell; and one or more instructions for outputting to the user-input device electronic information related the first set of interchangeable hardware modules and auxiliary information respectively related to each interchangeable hardware module of the first set of interchangeable hardware modules; wherein the auxillary information includes a rating information.
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12. A system in the form of a machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter comprising:
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a receiver module configured to electronically receive from a user-input device electronic information indicative of a selection of a handheld electronic device shell, the selected handheld electronic device shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user and including a plurality of hardware module receivers; a search module configured to search a non-transitory machine-readable media for a first set of interchangeable hardware modules having a first functionality and a compatibility with a first hardware module receiver of the plurality of hardware module receivers of the selected handheld electronic device shell; and an output module configured to transmit to the user-input device electronic information the first set of interchangeable hardware modules and auxiliary information respectively related to each interchangeable hardware module of the first set of interchangeable hardware modules; wherein the auxillary information includes a rating information.
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13. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving electronic information indicative of a selection of a handheld electronic device shell, the selected handheld electronic device shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user and including a plurality of hardware module receivers; searching a non-transitory machine-readable media for a first set of interchangeable hardware modules having a first functionality and a compatibility with a first hardware module receiver of the plurality of hardware module receivers of the selected handheld electronic device shell; and electronically outputting to the user-input device the first set of interchangeable hardware modules and auxiliary information respectively related to each interchangeable hardware module of the first set of interchangeable hardware modules, wherein the auxillary information includes a rating information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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