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Electronic apparatus

US8102081B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 2009
Grant dateJan 24, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1616
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a cabinet having an outer surface and an inner surface, a plurality of operation button display portions formed on the outer surface of the cabinet, a touchpad which is provided on the inner surface of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and configured to detect an input operation of the operation button display portions, a plurality of light sources which are disposed on the inner surface side of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and illuminate the respective operation button display portions, a light source controller which is configured to change an illumination state of the light sources for a predetermined time in response to the input operation and thereafter returns the illumination state to an original illumination state.

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