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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ali Javidan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for controlling functions associated with a back housing () that is attached to an electronic device (). According to one aspect, the electronic device detects () attachment of the back housing, retrieves () information from the back housing, examines () the retrieved information to identify an aesthetic element of the back housing, and displays () a graphical representation of the aesthetic element as a digital wallpaper of the electronic device. In some embodiments, attachment of the back housing to the electronic device triggers performance () of a function associated with a functional element of the back housing.