Another very interesting patent from Samsung is an invention that allows users to completely customize their smartphone (or other device) skin. Users will be able to take a digital photo or other graphic and electronically wrap it around their device’s skin or film layer that’s associated within the device’s display unit.
The patent refers to the device as a mobile terminal, which is another word for smartphone or tablet. It states that images could be extended to a bezel (should there be one), the sides and full backside of the mobile terminal. This terminal will have a film layer that will cover the display unit and the exterior of the case. The design allows the screen image of the display to be combined with the image arranged on the film layer (#170 on FIG 2 above). Also the user may view the screen image from the display and the image arranged on the film layer as one image (#140 on FIG 2 above).
Even more interesting is the plan to offer this as an accessory. A film layer card can be purchased (#180 on FIG 2 above) and the user can separate the film layer from the card and attach it to the front surface of their device. The film zone (#171 of FIG 2) is matched with the display and the hole of the film layer (#175 of FIG 2) is matched up with the camera module (#190 of FIG 2).
To give you an idea of what this might look like in real life, here’s a video from Nokia on the Gem concept device. This concept actually goes further than Samsung’s patent in that the entire device is a touch-display, but it will give you a good idea of where things are headed and it will most likely blow you away.
So go ahead and try to tell me that you aren’t excited for this in the comments below.
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