CUSTOMIZED HARDWARE SELECTION FOR A MOBILE PHONE
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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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229 Claims
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163. A mobile phone, comprising:
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a shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user, and having a plurality of receiver portions each configured to removably couple with a respective interchangeable hardware component; processing electronics configured to communicate with a respective interchangeable hardware component removably coupled with a receiver portion of each of the plurality of receiver portions; and a first interchangeable hardware component removably coupled with a first receiver portion of at least two first receiver portions of the plurality of receiver portions, wherein the first interchangeable hardware component is selected from at least two interchangeable first hardware components having different functions. - View Dependent Claims (165, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 183, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 195, 197)
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198. A computerized method of customizing hardware for a mobile phone, comprising:
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receiving electronic information indicative of a shell selection from a user input device, the selected shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user; identifying at least two available removably couplable interchangeable hardware components from a data set stored in a machine-readable medium, the at least two removably couplable interchangeable hardware components generated based on a compatibility between the removably couplable interchangeable hardware components and the shell selection information; and electronically outputting the identified set of compatible removably couplable interchangeable hardware components. - View Dependent Claims (199, 202, 203, 205, 207, 211, 214)
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215. A computerized method of customizing hardware for a mobile phone, comprising:
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electronically receiving an interchangeable hardware component selection information from a user input device; identifying at least two available mobile phone shells from a data set of available mobile phone shells stored in a machine-readable medium, the identification of the at least two available mobile phone shells generated based on a compatibility between the at least two available mobile phone shells and the interchangeable hardware component selection information; and electronically outputting the identified at least two compatible available mobile phone shells. - View Dependent Claims (216, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228)
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