Cover for an electronic device and electronic device with a cover
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1. A cover comprising:
- a user interactive decoration in said cover, which user interactive decoration is visible to a user;
a contact sensitive component in said cover arranged such that it generates an electrical signal when a part of said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component is touched;
a micro-controller provided in said cover to control the user interactive decoration; and
a connection component in said cover configured to connect said cover to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprising at least one processor configured to be provided with said electrical signal generated by said contact sensitive component to at least realize a specific function, wherein said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component results in a generation of different signals used as an input device for specific functions provided by the electronic device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cover comprising a decoration 11 which is visible to a user when the cover is connected to an electronic device. In order to enhance the functions provided by such a cover, it is proposed that the cover further comprises contact sensitive means 22, 23 arranged such that they generate an electrical signal when a part 12 of the decoration 11 associated to the contact sensitive means 22, 23 is touched, and connection means 24, 25 for electrically connecting the contact sensitive means 22, 23 to processing means. The invention relates equally to an electronic device with such a cover.
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20 Claims
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1. A cover comprising:
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a user interactive decoration in said cover, which user interactive decoration is visible to a user; a contact sensitive component in said cover arranged such that it generates an electrical signal when a part of said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component is touched; a micro-controller provided in said cover to control the user interactive decoration; and a connection component in said cover configured to connect said cover to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprising at least one processor configured to be provided with said electrical signal generated by said contact sensitive component to at least realize a specific function, wherein said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component results in a generation of different signals used as an input device for specific functions provided by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a connection component configured to connect said electronic device to a cover, wherein said cover comprises a user interactive decoration visible to a user, a contact sensitive component in said cover arranged such that the contact sensitive component generates an electrical signal when a part of said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component is touched, and a micro-controller provided in said cover to control the user interactive decoration; and at least one processor configured to be provided with said electrical signal generated by said contact sensitive component to at least realize a specific function, wherein said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component results in generation of different signals used as an input for specific functions provided by the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a user interactive decoration, which user interactive decoration is visible to a user; a contact sensitive component arranged to generate an electrical signal when a part of said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component is touched; a micro-controller to control the user interactive decoration; and a connection component configured to connect said contact sensitive component to a processor, wherein the processor is configured to be provided with said electrical signal generated by said contact sensitive component to at least realize a specific function, wherein said user interactive decoration associated to said contact sensitive component results in generation of different signals used as an input device for specific functions provided by the processor.
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