PORTABLE TELEPHONE ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE A PLURALITY OF DISTINCTIVE TELEPHONE APPEARANCES

摘要

A portable telephone (100) is adapted to accommodate a plurality of distinctive telephone appearances. The portable telephone (100) includes a faceplate (102) and a housing (101). The faceplate (102) has a distinctive user interface appearance. The housing (101) has a body appearance and is adapted to receive the faceplate (102) as one of a plurality of faceplates to provide the distinctive user interface appearance for the portable telephone thereby giving the portable telephone (100) a distinctive telephone appearance. The faceplate (102) is advantageously attached to the housing (101) after a functional portable telephone is produced to streamline manufacturing and offer a greater variety of unique looks.