Method and apparatus for providing a decorative surface

摘要

A decorative housing (11) for a mobile device (10) includes a first faceted cell (12) having a first angled electro-optic element (14) disposed therein. A second faceted cell (16) is adjacent the first cell (12) and has second angled electro-optic elements (18). A liquid (20) is in fluid communication with each faceted cell (12, 16) and moveable to a first position (22) in response to a first electric field (24) applied to one of the first and second electro-optic elements (14, 18) and moveable to a second position (26) in response to a second electric field (28) applied to the other of the first and second electro-optic elements (14, 18). An electronic modulator (30) is coupled to the first electro-optic element (14) and the second electro-optic element (18) to electronically modulate between the first electric field (24) and the second electric field (28).