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Electric apparatus and an operation method thereof

  • US 10,044,969 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2017
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electric apparatus, which includes:

  • a housing;

    a display arranged within the housing configured to visually output content from the electric apparatus;

    an operation circuit arranged within the housing and separate from the display that is coupled with user input controls that facilitate controlling aspects of the electric apparatus;

    a primary indication circuit configured to illuminate the user input controls of the operation circuit such that when the primary indication circuit is in an illuminated state, the user input controls of the operation circuit are visible to a user of the electric apparatus, and when the primary indication circuit is in an unilluminated state and the display is outputting content, a visibility of the user input controls to the user of the electric apparatus is reduced.

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