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 handheld-device platform comprising:
a generally rigid structure or housing configured to be grasped by a human user and including a plurality of hardware component receivers; the plurality of hardware component receivers each configured to removably receive and electrically couple with a respective interchangeable hardware module selected from at least two interchangeable hardware modules; and processing electronics including a communication module configured to communicate with an interchangeable hardware module removably received and electrically coupled with a respective hardware component receiver of the plurality of hardware component receivers, wherein the plurality of hardware component receivers and the processing electronics have a bus modular architecture allowing the number and locations of interchangeable hardware modules electrically coupled with the plurality of hardware component receivers to vary, wherein the generally rigid structure or housing forms a generally rectangular parallelepiped with a handheld form factor and having at least two hardware component receivers of the plurality of hardware component receivers located on a surface of a major side of the rectangular parallelepiped, and wherein another at least two hardware component receivers of the plurality of hardware component receivers are located on a surface of another major side of the rectangular parallelepiped.