DATA INPUT DEVICE WITH VARIABLE-COLOUR ILLUMINATION
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1. A portable electronics device comprising:
- a data input device, the input device comprising at least one data input key and a variable-colour light, the at least one key being configured to facilitate data input to the portable electronics device and comprising a key indicia, the input device light being configured to illuminate the key indicia;
a light sensor for determining a colour of ambient light at the portable electronics device; and
a light controller coupled to the input device light and the light sensor and being configured to adjust a colour of light emitted by the input device light in accordance with the determined colour.
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Abstract
A data input device for inputting data to an electronics device includes at least one data input key, a variable-colour light and a light controller. The key(s) is/are configured to facilitate data input to the electronics device and comprises a transparent key indicia. The light of the data input device is coupled to the key(s) and is configured to illuminate the key indicia. The light controller is coupled to the data input light, and is configured to adjust the colour of the transparent key indicia in accordance with colour data received at the light controller.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable electronics device comprising:
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a data input device, the input device comprising at least one data input key and a variable-colour light, the at least one key being configured to facilitate data input to the portable electronics device and comprising a key indicia, the input device light being configured to illuminate the key indicia; a light sensor for determining a colour of ambient light at the portable electronics device; and a light controller coupled to the input device light and the light sensor and being configured to adjust a colour of light emitted by the input device light in accordance with the determined colour. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a colour of light emitted by a data input device in a portable electronics device, the data input device comprising at least one data input key and a variable-colour light, the at least one key being configured to facilitate data input to the portable electronics device and comprising a key indicia, the input device light being configured to illuminate the key indicia, the portable electronics device comprising a light sensor, the method comprising:
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determining a colour of ambient light at the device with the light sensor; and automatically adjusting the colour of light emitted by the input device light in accordance with the determined colour. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium carrying processing instructions for an electronics device, the electronics device comprising a touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display including a data input device and a light sensor, the data input device comprising at least one data input key and a variable-colour light, the processing instructions when executed by a processor of the electronics device causing the electronics device to perform the following steps:
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determine a colour of ambient light at the device with the light sensor; and adjust the colour of light emitted by the input device light in accordance with the determined colour.
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15. A data input device for inputting data to an electronics device, the data input device comprising:
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at least one data input key, the at least one key being configured to facilitate data input to the electronics device and comprising a transparent key indicia; a variable-colour backlight coupled to the at least one key, the input device backlight being configured to illuminate the key indicia; and a light controller coupled to the variable-colour backlight and being configured to adjust a colour of the transparent key indicia in accordance with colour data received at the light controller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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