Patent ID: 9651985
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A45C,G02B,G06F,G09G,H04M

Claim:
1. An accessory for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has an image display area and a distance sensor, the accessory comprising: a removable housing having a coupling portion, a cover portion, and a linear segment spanning between the coupling portion and the cover portion; the coupling portion being shaped to couple to a back side of the electronic device, the back side being opposite the display area; and the cover portion being integrally formed with the coupling portion along the linear segment, the cover portion being movable about the linear segment with respect to the coupling portion between a closed position, at which the cover portion covers the image display area of the electronic device when the coupling portion is coupled to the electronic device, and an open position, at which the image display area is uncovered, wherein the cover portion has a plurality of light-transmitting areas, the plurality of light-transmitting areas are arranged on the display area in an array, an image generated by the display area is projected out of the cover portion through the plurality of light-transmitting areas; wherein the cover portion has a distance sensing hole formed therethrough, the distance sensing hole being aligned with the distance sensor when the cover is in the closed position such that the distance sensor remains operative when the cover is in the closed position; and wherein the image displayed by the display area is controlled, at least in part, by a position of the cover portion such that when the cover portion is in the closed position, the image output by the display area depicts a plurality of low-resolution blocks, the plurality of low-resolution blocks respectively correspond to the plurality of light-transmitting areas and are visible through the cover portion via the light-transmitting areas, with each of the low-resolution blocks containing a plurality of pixels, and when the cover portion is in the open position, the image generated by the display area is enabled to display at a higher resolution than the low-resolution blocks.