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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2001
Michael L Rudd, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jerlyn R Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michelle R. Lehmeier, Loveland, CO (US);
Brian J. Brown, Fort Collins, CO (US);
James C Albritton-mcdonald, Bellvue, CO (US);
Michael L Rudd, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jerlyn R Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michelle R. Lehmeier, Loveland, CO (US);
Brian J. Brown, Fort Collins, CO (US);
James C Albritton-McDonald, Bellvue, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for personalizing an electrical device. In one arrangement, the system comprises an electrical device having a plurality of button openings that are adapted to receive buttons that control operation of the electrical device, and a plurality of removable buttons that can be interchangeably disposed within the button openings of the electrical device, the buttons being provided with a variety of discrete features so as to be selectable by a user for provision on the electrical device in an arrangement chosen by the user to personalize the device as desired by the user. In one arrangement, the method comprises the steps of receiving selection of a particular device functionality to be associated with a particular encoded button, and assigning the selected device functionality to the encoded button such that when the encoded button is disposed within a button opening of the electrical device and depressed, the selected functionality will be performed by the electrical device.