Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interactive electronic device shell
- Patent Title (中): 互动电子设备外壳
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Application No.: US12764477Application Date: 2010-04-21
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Publication No.: US08933813B2Publication Date: 2015-01-13
- Inventor: Andrea Small , Anthony Giardini , Ryan Wolfe , Joyce S. Chou , Jae Y. Lee
- Applicant: Andrea Small , Anthony Giardini , Ryan Wolfe , Joyce S. Chou , Jae Y. Lee
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, PLLC
- Main IPC: G08B5/22
- IPC: G08B5/22 ; G06F1/16 ; F21V8/00 ; H04M1/725 ; G06F3/041 ; G09G3/00 ; H04B1/38 ; H04M1/00 ; H04M1/02 ; H04M1/22

Abstract:
An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110175747A1 Interactive Electronic Device Shell Public/Granted day:2011-07-21
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