Patent · US Active

Electronic apparatus

US7796848B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
5References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 2006
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 5, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/32
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a first frame and a second frame that are relatively movable; a frame boundary portion that is provided between the first frame and the second frame; a light emitting portion that is provided on the first frame and transmits an optical signal; a light receiving portion that is provided on the second frame and receives the optical signal; and an optical transmission medium that transmits the optical signal between the frame boundary portion and at least one of the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, wherein an optical transmission between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion via the optical transmission medium is effected at the frame boundary portion by a spatial optical transmission.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.