CN101394434A - Electronic device having selectively illuminated press-key zone - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic device (200) with press-key board areas (296 and 297) which are lighted selectively. The electronic device is provided with a press-key board (155) which is provided with at least two light pipes including the first light pipe (271) and the second light pipe (272); a first lighting component illuminator (190 and 280) related to the first light pipe (271) and a second lighting component illuminator (195 and 281) related to the second light pipe (272) are arranged; a spacer (273) is arranged between the first light pipe (271) and the second light pipe (272); and a processor (103) is connected to the first lighting component illuminator (190 and 280) and the second lighting component illuminator (195 and 281). When in use, the processor (103) selectively provides signals so as to light only the first lighting component illuminator (190 and 280) or both the first lighting component illuminator (190 and 280) and the second lighting component illuminator (195 and 281), wherein, the spacer (273) obstructs the light transmission between the light pipes.
Description
Technical field
Relate generally to of the present invention has the field of the mancarried electronic aid in the keypad zone of being illuminated by selectivity.The present invention especially can be used for, but is not necessarily limited to, and has the mancarried electronic aid of the light fixture that is used to illuminate keypad, and this keypad is used for data, text and order are input to this electronic equipment.
Background technology
Many portable hand-holding type electronic equipments such as mobile phone have the keypad that is used to import data, text and order.Typically, this keypad has such as the alphanumeric mark that is imprinted on each button, and these buttons are corresponding to data, text or the order that will be input in the equipment.
Recently, produced the selective illumination technology and changed their visual appearance to allow keypad.This selective illumination technology often is called as distortion and aesthetic attracting keypad is provided.But, keypad distortion compare with conventional keypad implement relative more expensive.In addition, the current application of electronic equipment be what all to illuminate whole keypads may be unnecessary, and just illuminate the more energy contents of battery of situation consumption of keypad during compared with imperative.
Summary of the invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of electronic equipment with keypad zone of being illuminated by selectivity, this electronic equipment comprises the keypad with at least two light pipes, and wherein these two light pipes are first light pipe and second light pipe.There are first light fixture photophore relevant and the second light fixture photophore relevant with second light pipe with first light pipe.Spacer is arranged between first light pipe and second light pipe, and processor is connected to the first light fixture photophore and the second light fixture photophore.In use, provide to processor selection signal only to light the first light fixture photophore or to light the first light fixture photophore and the second light fixture photophore, the wherein optical transmission between the spacer blockage light pipe.
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In order to make the present invention be convenient to understand and implement, will describe example embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein similar label spreads all over the identical or functionally similar element of each width of cloth accompanying drawing representative.Accompanying drawing and following detailed description comprise in this manual and constitute the part of this specification, and are used to further specify according to embodiments of the invention and explain various principle and advantages, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram that illustrates according to the circuit of the electronic equipment of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the part decomposition diagram according to the electronic equipment of the circuit that comprises Fig. 1 of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the bottom view that forms the multilayer interfacial structure of the part of electronic equipment among Fig. 2; With
The selection that Fig. 4-7 illustrates the keypad zone of electronic equipment among Fig. 2 is illuminated.
One of skill in the art will appreciate that the element that illustrates with knowing in the accompanying drawing for simple, and needn't draw in proportion.For example, can be with respect to some size of component in other element expanded view to help improve understanding to the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
Before describing in detail, should illustrate that these embodiment mainly belong to those equipments unit that relate to the electronic equipment with keypad zone of being illuminated by selectivity according to embodiments of the invention.Therefore, represent these equipments unit in due course with ordinary symbol in the accompanying drawings, those specific detail relevant with understanding the embodiment of the invention only are shown in the accompanying drawing, thereby can make of the present invention open fuzzy with the conspicuous details of the those of ordinary skills that benefit from this specification.
In this manual, relational terms such as first and second, top and bottom etc., can only be used to distinguish an entity or action and another entity or action, and needn't require or hint these entities or move between this relation or the order of any reality.Term " comprises " or its any other distortion is intended to cover comprising of nonexcludability, makes to comprise that the equipment unit of a set of pieces not only comprises those elements, can also comprise obviously not listing or being other intrinsic element to equipment unit.Under not having the situation of more restrictions, do not get rid of the existence of other similar elements in the equipment that comprises this element by " comprising one ... " element of mentioning.
With reference to figure 1, typically show the schematic diagram of the circuit 100 of electronic equipment with the form of mobile phone, this mobile phone comprises and connects into the radio frequency communications unit 102 of communicating by letter with processor 103.Circuit 100 also comprises display screen 105.Also have alarm module 115, it typically comprises alarm loud speaker, vibrating motor and relevant driver.Display screen 105 connects into processor 103 with alarm module 115 and communicates by letter.
Processor 103 comprises the encoder/decoder 111 that has the code read-only memory (ROM) 112 that is associated, and code ROM 112 is used to store data with Code And Decode voice or other signal that can be sent or be received by circuit 100.Processor 103 also comprises the microprocessor 113 that is connected to encoder/decoder 111, radio frequency communications unit 102, character read-only memory (ROM) 114, random-access memory (ram) 104, static programmable memory 116 and removable user identity (RUIM) interface 118 by common data and address bus 117.Static programmable memory 116 and place of working are connected to the RUIM card 119 (being commonly referred to as subscriber identification module (SIM) card) of RUIM interface 118 all especially can store optimum roaming list (PRL), user's authentication data, selected input of text messages and telephone number database (TND telephone directory), and telephone number database comprises the name field of number field that is used for telephone number and the identifier that is used for being associated with one of name field number.RUIM card 119 and static programmable memory 116 also can be stored the password that is used to allow to visit password-protected function.
Microprocessor 113 has the port that is used to be connected to display screen 105 and alarm module 115.Microprocessor 113 also has the port that is used to be connected to microphone 135, communications speaker 140, keypad 155 and selector 180.Selector 180 is connected to two light fixture photophores (typically, each is at least one light-emitting diode), and they are the first light fixture FLA photophore 190 and the second light fixture SLA photophore 195.Like this, processor 103 is connected to the first light fixture FLA photophore 190 and the second light fixture SLA photophore 195.
Character read-only memory 114 storage codes are used to decode or encode can be by the text message of radio frequency communications unit 102 receptions.In the present embodiment, character read-only memory 114, RUIM card 119 and static programmable memory 116 also can be stored the operation code (OC) that is used for microprocessor 113 and the code that is used to carry out the function relevant with circuit 100.
For simply, radio frequency communications unit 102 is illustrated as the single operation unit, but can expect, a plurality of radio frequency communications unit 102 is passable, but not necessarily, be included in the circuit 100 to realize being used for the plurality of communication schemes of different cellular standards and double-direction radio electric standard.Typically, radio frequency communications unit 102 is receiver and the transmitters with combination of antenna 107.Radio frequency communications unit 102 has the transceiver 108 that is connected to antenna 107 by radio frequency amplifier 109.Transceiver 108 also can be connected to the modulator/demodulator 110 of combination, and modulator/demodulator 110 is connected to processor 103 with radio frequency communications unit 102.
With reference to figure 2, show the part decomposition diagram of the electronic equipment 200 that comprises circuit 100.Electronic equipment 200 comprises transparent and soft polycarbonate sheet 210, and it has display surface 212, and metal finishing mark 215 (being typically a little) array deposition is on display surface 212.Transparent protuberance and the button of arc identification coating 220 is deposited on one or more metal finishing marks 215 or on every side, thereby provides sensation (sense of touch) to feed back to user's finger.The soft and transparent that has the decorative coveringn 226 of the profile of depicting keypad mark 227, keypad mark 228 and display screen district 229 is decorated the bottom surface 214 that polycarbonate sheet 225 is attached to soft polycarbonate sheet 210.Be attached to the lower surface 230 of soft and transparent decoration polycarbonate sheet 225 with the part coating soft and transparent polycarbonate sheet 240 of color coating 242 parts coating by plating look technology.Color coating 242 is by color non-conduction vacuum metallizing process deposits and depict the profile of keypad mark 247, keypad mark 248 and display screen district 249 (aiming at keypad mark 227, keypad mark 228 and display screen district 229 that soft and transparent is decorated polycarbonate sheet 225 respectively).
On the lower surface 250 of the soft and transparent polycarbonate sheet 240 that part applies, there are the keypad mark 267 and the keypad mark 268 that are deposited on corresponding keypad mark 247 and keypad mark 248 places.These keypad marks 267 and keypad mark 268 are deposits of translucent ink, are screen printed on the lower surface 250 of soft and transparent polycarbonate sheet 240 of part coating.
The part of said structure mainly forms the part of keypad 155, and keypad 155 also comprises at least two light pipes, and they are first light pipe 271 and second light pipes 272 of being made by the plastic material of transparent flexible.The array that is installed in the cheese switch 275 on the switch contact substrate 276 is positioned at below first light pipe 271 and second light pipe 272 and suitably aims at it.Be installed in the first light fixture FLA photophore 190 and the second light fixture SLA photophore 195 in addition on the switch contact substrate 276.The first light fixture FLA photophore 190 is a plurality of light-emitting diodes 280, and they are provided with optionally to illuminate first light pipe 271 with first light pipe 271 relatedly.Similarly, the second light fixture SLA photophore 195 is a plurality of light-emitting diodes 281, and they are provided with optionally to illuminate second light pipe 272 with second light pipe 272 relatedly.Be provided with spacer 273 between first light pipe 271 and second light pipe 272.First light pipe 271 and second light pipe 272 and spacer 273 are attached to the lower surface 250 of the soft and transparent polycarbonate sheet 240 of part coating.More specifically, keypad 155 comprises: the navigation key viewing area or the keypad zone 296 that (a) cover the light-emitting diode 280 (the first light fixture FLA photophore 190) and first light pipe 271; (b) the alphanumeric key viewing area or the keypad zone 297 of the covering light-emitting diode 281 (the second light fixture SLA photophore 195) and second light pipe 272.
The soft and transparent polycarbonate sheet 240 of part coating and other thin slice 210,225 together with light pipe 271 and 272 and spacer 273 be attached together the structure that after this is called multilayer interfacial structure 299 to form.
The installation liner 285 that the two sides all scribbles adhesive is used for multilayer interfacial structure 299 is installed to the flange 292 of shell 290, and the major part of the circuit 100 that comprises processor 103 is housed in shell 290.In addition, display screen 105 is installed on the outer surface of shell 290, and as shown, and switch contact substrate 276 is installed in the recess 294 on the outer surface of shell 290.
With reference to figure 3, show the bottom view of multilayer interfacial structure 299.As shown, the bottom surface of first light pipe 271 and second light pipe 272 has reflectance coating 310 and plunger 320.Reflectance coating 310 is used for light guiding and is oriented in first light pipe 271 and second light pipe 272, and plunger 320 engages in use and start the cheese switch 275 of each aligning.It should be noted that first light pipe 271 comprises the array by the interconnection button 340 of link 345 interconnection.Similarly, second light pipe 272 comprises the array by the interconnection button 350 of link 355 interconnection.As obvious to those skilled in the art, each interconnection button 340 and interconnection button 350 form the border of at least some buttons of keypad 155.
With reference to figure 4-7, the selection that shows the keypad zone 296,297 of electronic equipment 200 is illuminated.In Fig. 4, transparent and soft polycarbonate sheet 210 is installed to shell 290 and the front of electronic equipment 200 is provided.Transparent and soft polycarbonate sheet 210 forms the part of keypad 155 and also covers display screen 105.In addition, transparent and soft polycarbonate sheet 210 (flexible sheets) forms the front 410 of electronic equipment 200 separately.As shown, keypad zone 296,297 and display screen 105 are not illuminated, and therefore keypad zone 296,297 looks as almost not having mark and mark (for purposes of illustration, the mark and the mark in keypad zone 296,297 are invisible in this figure).
Advantageously, the selection that the invention provides keypad zone 296,297 is illuminated, and when not being illuminated, these keypad zones 296,297 look as almost there not being mark.In operation, for example carrying out video conference function or recreation when electronic equipment 200 and using when being presented on the display screen 105, keypad zone 296 (navigation key viewing area) can be illuminated (and not illuminating keypad zone 297) to illuminate navigation key mark 510.On the contrary, for example when electronic equipment 200 was being carried out the data input function, keypad zone 297 (alphanumeric key viewing area) can be illuminated (and not illuminating keypad zone 296) to illuminate alphanumeric key label 610.In addition, when electronic equipment 200 was in text entry mode, alphanumeric key label 610 and navigation key mark 510 all were illuminated.Therefore, the invention provides a kind of aesthetic attracting keypad 155, it is optionally illuminated and can be reduced owing to illuminating the energy content of battery consumption that keypad 155 causes.
Specific embodiment of the present invention has been described in the above description.But those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize and can not break away from as the scope of the present invention set forth in the following claim and make various changes and modifications.Therefore, specification and accompanying drawing should be regarded as illustrative and nonrestrictive, and all this modifications will be included in the scope of the present invention.The solution of benefit, advantage, problem and may make any benefit, advantage or solution occurs or the more obvious any element that becomes should not be interpreted as key, necessary or the necessary feature or the element of any or all of claim.The present invention is limited by claims only, and claims comprise any modification that the application makes during unsettled and all equivalents of those claims.
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1. electronic equipment with keypad zone of being illuminated by selectivity, described electronic equipment comprises:
Keypad with at least two light pipes, these two light pipes are first light pipe and second light pipe;
The first light fixture photophore relevant with first light pipe;
The second light fixture photophore relevant with second light pipe;
Be arranged on the spacer between first light pipe and second light pipe; With
Be connected to the processor of the first light fixture photophore and the second light fixture photophore, wherein, in use, provide to described processor selection signal only to light the first light fixture photophore or to light the first light fixture photophore and the second light fixture photophore, and wherein, the optical transmission between the described light pipe of described spacer blockage.
2. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 wherein, provides to described processor selection signal only to light the second light fixture photophore in use.
3. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described keypad comprises the navigation key viewing area that covers the first light fixture photophore and first light pipe.
4. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described keypad comprises the alphanumeric key viewing area that covers the second light fixture photophore and second light pipe.
5. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described navigation key viewing area comprises the navigation key mark, wherein, in use, described navigation key mark is illuminated when lighting the first light fixture photophore.
6. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described navigation key mark is difficult for being seen by the user basically, up to lighting the first light fixture photophore.
7. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described alphanumeric key viewing area comprises the alphanumeric key label, wherein, in use, described alphanumeric key label is illuminated when lighting the second light fixture photophore.
8. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described alphanumeric key mark is difficult for being seen by the user basically, up to lighting the second light fixture photophore.
9. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Shell is installed described processor therein;
Display screen; With
Be installed to shell and the flexible sheets in the front of described electronic equipment is provided, wherein, described flexible sheets forms the part of keypad and also covers display screen.
10. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described flexible sheets forms the front of described electronic equipment separately.
11. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first light pipe comprises the array of the interconnection button that passes through link interconnect on the border of at least some buttons that form keypad.
12. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described second light pipe comprises the array of the interconnection button that passes through link interconnect on the border of at least some buttons that form keypad.
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