Information processing unit
First Claim
1. An information processing unit which is a folding unit and comprises an upper casing and a lower casing equipped with a control pad, which are hinged to be freely opened and closed wherein:
- the lower casing comprises, adjacent to the control pad, a groove which contains a first slope stretching away from the control pad and slanting downward and a second slope stretching further away from the control pad and slanting upward;
the groove comprises a fingerprint sensor;
the first slope and the second slope have mutually different tilt angles; and
the control pad includes a plurality of regularly arranged keys.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. The present invention is provided, adjacent to a operation panel, with a V-shaped groove which contains a first slope stretching away from the operation panel and slanting downward and a second slope stretching further away from the operation panel and slanting upward, where the V-shaped groove contains a fingerprint sweep sensor which detects a fingerprint on a finger moved along the first slope and the second slope.
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1. An information processing unit which is a folding unit and comprises an upper casing and a lower casing equipped with a control pad, which are hinged to be freely opened and closed wherein:
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the lower casing comprises, adjacent to the control pad, a groove which contains a first slope stretching away from the control pad and slanting downward and a second slope stretching further away from the control pad and slanting upward;
the groove comprises a fingerprint sensor;
the first slope and the second slope have mutually different tilt angles; and
the control pad includes a plurality of regularly arranged keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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