DISPLAY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a movable housing portion positionable between first and second configurations;
the movable housing portion including a plurality of light shutter portions,a controller electrically coupled to the plurality of light shutter portions,the controller independently configuring each light shutter portion between first and second states,wherein the first state permits light transmission through the movable housing portion and the second state obstructs the transmission of light through the movable housing portion.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device (200) including a housing having a movable housing portion in the form of a flip, rotating blade or slider portion. A controller is electrically coupled to a plurality of light shutter portions in the movable housing portion, wherein the controller independently configuring each light shutter portion between first and second light transmitting states based upon input from a sensor, an application or based upon the configuration of the housing. The shutter portions may obscure or reveal an underlying display or inputs.
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a movable housing portion positionable between first and second configurations; the movable housing portion including a plurality of light shutter portions, a controller electrically coupled to the plurality of light shutter portions, the controller independently configuring each light shutter portion between first and second states, wherein the first state permits light transmission through the movable housing portion and the second state obstructs the transmission of light through the movable housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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