Portable electronic device and switching method of icon
US8760394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2219/062
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable electronic device including a main body, a physical key module, and a control module is provided. The physical key module assembled to the main body has a display surface, and the physical key module includes at least two overlapped icon units. The control module electrically connected to the physical key module activates one of the icon units according to an operating state of the main body, so that an icon of the activated icon unit is displayed on the display surface. A method for switching icons is also provided.
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