Patent ID: 8682390
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic device for use in connection with an accessory which has a user-interface theme, the electronic device comprising: a programmable user interface configured to communicate with a user of the electronic device; an electronic communication system configured to electronically communicate with an electronic communication system in the accessory and to receive user-interface theme information about a visual and/or auditory user-interface theme from the accessory, the user-interface theme information including a location at which information about the user-interface theme may be obtained; an interface controller configured to cause the programmable user interface to visually and/or audibly reflect the user-interface theme based on the received theme information, including updating the user-interface theme based on the information about the user-interface theme from the location; and a configuration which permits the electronic device to be used in conjunction with the accessory.