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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Michael E. Caine, Needham, MA (US);
Thomas E. Gitzinger, Libertyville, IL (US);
Manuel Oliver, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Michael E. Caine, Needham, MA (US);
Thomas E. Gitzinger, Libertyville, IL (US);
Manuel Oliver, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A portable electronic device () has a customizable housing () where a 'skin' () is provided, wherein the texture and/or color can be changed by a consumer. The portable electronic device () is positioned within an apparatus () providing a power source for supplying radiant energy such as heat and/or light to the material. The method of customizing a housing () encasing electronics of a portable electronic device () includes treating the skin () within the housing () with heat and/or light, and thereby creating at least one of a texture and a color within the skin ().