Patent ID: 6898283
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. An user-exchangable housing cover adapted to be detachably connectable to a portable radio communication device with a plurality of operating characteristics, the user-exchangable housing cover comprising: an identity means for identification of the user-exchangable cover, the identity means including readable data store in a memory thereof; an attaching/detaching means for removably attaching and detaching the cover to the portable radio communication device by an user of the portable radio communication device; and the portable radio communication device comprising: a sensor for sensing the identity means of the user-exchangable cover; and a processor for controlling the operating characteristics of the device, the arrangement being such that in use the user-exchangable housing, cover can be mounted on and dismounted from the portable radio communication device by using the attachment and detachment means of the removable housing cover, and in the condition when the user-exchangable cover is mounted on the portable radio communication device the sensor senses the presence of the identity means, reads readable data from the identity means and outputs data based on the readable to the processor, wherein the processor is responsive to readable data so as to change selected ones of the operating characteristics of the portable radio communication device in order to allow the user to customize the radio communication device.