Patent ID: 7755905

Claim:
A housing cover for an electronic device, the housing cover comprising: an attachment portion configured to enable the housing cover to be removably electrically attachable/detachable by a user to a basic module of the electronic device; a controller configured to enable a mode of operation to be provided such that when the housing cover is attached to the basic module the controller is configured to interface with common circuitry of the basic module to provide said mode of operation wherein; the controller of the housing cover comprises one or more of: a mobile phone application for a telecommunication mode of operation, an electronic gaming application for a gaming mode of operation, an internet browsing application for a browsing mode of operation, a pager application for a pager mode of operation, a music application for a music mode of operation, a PDA for a PDA mode of operation; the housing cover is arranged such that when attached to the basic module, the electronic device is operationally enabled to provide the respective mode of operation and wherein, when detached from the basic module, the electronic device is operationally disabled.