Customized hardware selection for a mobile phone

摘要

A computerized method of customizing hardware for a mobile phone is provided. The method includes receiving shell selection information from a user input device, identifying a set of hardware components, the set of hardware components generated based on a compatibility between the hardware components and the shell selection information, and outputting the identified set of compatible hardware components.

主权项

1. A mobile phone, comprising:
a shell having a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a user and having a plurality of receiver portions on a surface of the shell, each receiver portion configured to removably couple with a respective interchangeable hardware component selected from at least two interchangeable hardware components having different functions; and 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, wherein two adjacent receiver portions on the shell are configured to respectively receive one third-interchangeable hardware component having a third dimensional or structural configuration and to provide a removably receiving and electrically coupling with the two adjacent receiver portions, wherein the third interchangeable hardware component is selected from the at least two interchangeable hardware components having different functional elements, and
wherein the plurality of receiver portions and the processing electronics have a bus modular architecture allowing variations in the number and locations of the interchangeable hardware components removably coupled with the plurality of receiver portions.