Method for customizing cover for electronic device

Abstract

A method and system for customizing a cover for an electronic device is provided. A plurality of templates associated with a plurality of electronic devices are provided. A client may select a template. The client may create and edit images on the template associated with a model of an electronic device. The method including printing or manufacturing the customized cover using the template.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of customizing a cover for a surface of an electronic device, comprising:
 at a server, providing an interactive web-based customization tool to a client through a network, the interactive web-based customization tool configured to allow a user at the client to
 display a template associated with the electronic device, the template including one or more than one section, each section defining an opening of the cover or a transparent part of the cover; and 
 create one or more than one image on the template to produce a customized cover, and 
   printing or manufacturing the customized cover.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of printing comprises printing the customized cover onto a flexible sheet. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the step of printing is implemented by thermal printing, solvent printing or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the thermal printing comprises a printing process using a resin based film, a ribbon or a foil. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the solvent printing comprises a vinyl printing process utilizing liquid ink. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the step of printing further comprises applying one or more than one laminate on the flexible sheet having been printed. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of printing comprises sending the customized cover to a printer at the client without uploading the customized cover to the server. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of printing comprises uploading the customized cover to the server for printing. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising cutting the flexible sheet having been printed based on the template used for the customized cover. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the step of cutting comprises removing from the flexible sheet one or more than one portion associated with the opening. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the step of cutting comprises cutting the flexible sheet by at least one of punching, die-cutting, contour cutting, or liner cutting. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more than one image includes a background image, a text image, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive web-based customization tool is configured to allow the user at the client to create the one or more than one image on the template by performing at least one of manipulating, editing or modifying each of the one or more than one image independently. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive web-based customization tool is configured to provide the client with a preview web page once the customization is completed. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive web-based customization tool is configured to allow the user do at least one of:
 select an image from a library provided by the server; and   select an image from a hard drive of the client.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive web-based customization tool is configured to allow the user do at least one of:
 crop the one or more than one image on the template;   rotate the one or more than one image on the template;   resize the one or more than one image on the template;   slide the one or more than one image on the template;   drag the one or more than one image on the template;   implement image coloring, image blurring, contrast changing, brightness changing or combinations thereof to the one or more than one image on the template; and   remove, replace, add or form a visible object in the one or more than one image on the template.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the flexible sheet is made of vinyl, plastic, silicon, rubber, acrylic or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the flexible sheet further comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive layer. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising wrapping the flexible sheet having been printed around one or more portions of the electronic device. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising applying the cover to at least a part of a side or a part of the surface of the electronic device.