Patent ID: 8763802
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A case for a portable electronic device, the case comprising: a shell defining an interior volume dimensioned so as to snugly accommodate and enclose a particular complete portable electronic device, the shell being interposed between at least a portion of each surface of the electronic device and an ambient space, wherein at least a portion of the shell is translucent or transparent; an electroluminescent panel, visible through said translucent or transparent portion of the shell; a connector, electrically connected to the electroluminescent (EL) panel and positioned so as to inter-engage with a mating connector on the portable electronic device when inserted into the interior volume so as to form an electrical connection between a power source in the portable electronic device and the EL panel; and a pocket interposed between the EL panel and the transparent or translucent portion of the shell for receiving a transparent graphic.