MOBILE DEVICE ACCESSORY HAVING A LOW POWER DRAIN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY

摘要

An accessory for processor-based mobile devices is selectively securely attachable to the mobile device and at least partially wraps around at least one edge of the mobile device, so that a photo-reflective dipolar electronic display incorporated into the outer shell of the accessory can provide a visual platform for sustained image retention with negligible power consumption. Content (e.g., image data) is transmitted wirelessly from the mobile device to the accessory. Electronic and/or electrical components for receiving, directing, decrypting, and displaying images can be incorporated into a resilient sleeve, integrated into a hard shell case, or a combination of the two. Content can originate in the mobile device, or at a remote content server, to periodically update an image on the accessory.

主权项

1. An accessory for processor-based mobile devices, the accessory comprising:
a body that is selectively securely attachable to a processor-based mobile device; a photo-reflective dipolar electronic display carried by the body and which in use at least partially wraps about at least one edge of the processor-based mobile device; a wireless receiver and at least one antenna carried by the body, the wireless receiver operable to at least receive wireless communications from the processor-based mobile device at least when the body is securely attached to the processor-based mobile device, the wireless communications including image data for display via the photo-reflective dipolar electronic display; a drive circuit communicatively coupled between the wireless receiver and the photo-reflective dipolar electronic display to at least drive the photo-reflective dipolar electronic display in response to received image data; and a power transducer carried by the body and electrically coupled to supply power to at least one of the drive circuit or the photo-reflective dipolar electronic display and which receives power from a source external from the accessory.