Active cover for electronic device
View Patent ↗Systems and methods of providing a mobile device cover are described. In some embodiments, the mobile device cover may include, for example, an acoustic sensor, a processor, and lighting devices. The processor can be operatively coupled to the acoustic sensor and the lighting devices. The acoustic sensor can be configured to receive sound generated by the mobile phone and to convert the sound into an acoustic signal. The processor can be configured to receive the acoustic signal and to determine whether the acoustic signal is similar to one of a plurality of acoustic signals previously stored on the mobile phone cover. Each of the previously stored acoustic signals can be indicative of, for example, a particular caller, a particular message sender, or a particular alert. Based on the acoustic signal determination, the processor is configured to cause lighting of the one or more lighting devices corresponding to the indicated caller, indicated message sender, or indicated alert.
1. A mobile phone cover for use with a mobile phone, comprising:
one or more processors; and
light emitting diodes operatively coupled to the one or more processors,
wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to an application notification from the mobile phone, and
wherein the light emitting diodes form one or more screens along an edge of the mobile phone cover.
2. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up the at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to an incoming message.
3. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up the at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to a pending message.
4. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up the at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to a calendar alert.
5. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up the at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to an upcoming appointment.
6. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up the at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to an identity of a sender of an incoming message or a pending message.
7. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up the at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to an identity of a caller of an incoming call.
8. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive an output generated by the mobile phone that is used by the one or more processors to light up the at least a portion of the light emitting diodes in a pattern as an indication corresponding to a type of communication.
9. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile phone cover and the mobile phone are in two-way data communication.