Patent ID: 7500198

Claim:
A portable communication device having a customizable skin and theme on a display of the communication device, comprising: a transceiver; a display coupled to the transceiver; a memory having stored therein at least two skin and theme types and at least one encapsulated data entry associated with each of the at least two skin and theme types; a processor coupled to the transceiver and the display, wherein the processor is programmed to dynamically update the display in the communication device responsive to an environmental event external to the portable communication device that triggers a selection at least one among the at least two skin and theme types and based upon the at least one encapsulated data entry associated with a selected skin and theme type; and a theme manager that updates a theme table using information from a selected one among the at least two skin and theme types from a single theme pack downloaded into the memory based on a location of a calling party calling the portable communication device.