权利要求：
CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1 . A device comprising:
an artificial nail including a display and a power source powering said display.
2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a photovoltaic cell recharging said source, said nail including said cell.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said source is wirelessly rechargeable.
4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a hanging line extending from said nail.
5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a case storing said nail, said case recharging said source.
6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a microphone receiving a vocal input, said display displaying visual information based at least in part on said input, said nail including said microphone
7. A system comprising:
a computer receiving a user input;
an artificial nail including a display and a power source powering said display, said computer communicating with said nail such that said display displays visual information based at least in part on said input.
8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
a photovoltaic cell recharging said source, said nail including said cell.
9. The system of claim 7, wherein said source is wirelessly rechargeable.
10. The system of claim 7, further comprising: a hanging line extending from said nail.
11 . The system of claim 7, further comprising:
a case storing said nail, said case recharging said source.
12. The system of claim 7, wherein said communicating is direct.
13. The system of claim 7, wherein said communicating is indirect.
14. A method comprising:
receiving a user input via a computer;
communicating said input to an artificial nail, said nail including a display and a power source powering said display;
displaying visual information via said display, said information based at least in part on said input.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: recharging said source via a photovoltaic cell, said nail including said cell.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein said communicating is direct.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein said communicating is indirect.
18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
recharging said source via a case, said case encasing said nail.
19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
hanging said nail onto a vertical member via a hanging line such that said display is readily visible, said nail including said line.
20. The method of claim 14, further comprising: recharging said source wirelessly.
21 . A device, comprising:
a body configured to mate with a fingernail of a user; and a display associated with an upper surface of the body that uses electrophoretic ink or electronic paper to display designs.
22. The device according to claim 21 , further comprising a receiving unit for communicating with a design transfer device, wherein the display is configured to receive one or more designs from the design transfer device through the receiving unit.
23. The device according to claim 21 , wherein a peripheral edge of the display includes a bezel.
24. The device according to claim 21 , further comprising an adhesive substrate disposed on a surface of the body that is opposite the upper surface of the body.
25. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the display comprises a scratch-proof layer.
26. A system, comprising:
a nail covering device, comprising:
a body configured to mate with a fingernail of a user;
a display associated with an upper surface of the body, the display using electrophoretic ink to display designs; and
a receiving unit for communicating with a design transfer device; and the design transfer device comprising:
a housing that comprises a processing unit and memory unit for storing at least one design, wherein the design transfer device is configured to transmit the at least one design to the nail covering device.
26. The system according to claim 26, wherein a peripheral edge of the display includes a bezel.
27. The system according to claim 26, wherein the nail covering device further comprises an adhesive substrate disposed on a surface of the body that is opposite the upper surface of the body.
28. The system according to claim 26, wherein the display comprises a scratch- proof layer.
29. The system according to claim 26, wherein the housing comprises a groove that is configured to receive the nail covering device, the groove comprising an interface that is configured to cooperate with the interface of the nail covering device to allow for transfer of the at least one design from the design transfer device to the nail covering device.
30. The system according to claim 26, wherein the at least one design is transferred to the nail covering device when the nail covering device is slid within the groove of the housing of the design transfer device.
31 . The system according to claim 26, wherein the design transfer device is configured to communicate with a mobile device and receive the at least one design from the mobile device.
32. A system, comprising:
a nail covering device, comprising:
a body configured to mate with a fingernail of a user;
a display associated with an upper surface of the body, the display using electrophoretic ink to display designs; and
a receiving unit for communicating with a design transfer device;
the design transfer device comprising:
a housing that comprises a processing unit and memory unit for storing at least one design, wherein the design transfer device is configured to transmit the at least one design to the nail covering device; and
a server that communicatively couples with the design transfer device, the server storing a plurality of designs, the least one design being one of the plurality of designs, wherein a user causes the at least one design to be transferred from the server to the design transfer device using an application executing on a mobile device associated with the user.
33. A design transfer device comprising: a housing that comprises a processing unit and memory unit for storing at least one design, wherein the design transfer device is configured to transmit the at least one design to a receiving unit of a nail covering device for displaying said design on an electrophoretic ink or electronic paper display carried on said nail covering device.