ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD
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Abstract
An electronic communications device such as a key fob is provided, and in some embodiments comprises a flexible film and a spacer layer defining at least one aperture. The flexible film can cover at least a portion of the spacer layer, and defines an exterior surface of the key fob. The flexible film includes at least one contact surface and a surface adjacent to the at least one contact surface. The at least one contact surface flexes when a force is applied in order to actuate at least one switch.
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48 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A key fob comprising:
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a first sheet of material having a first circuit with at least one switch and at least one contact patch thereon; a second sheet of material separate from and underlying the first sheet of material, the second sheet of material having a second circuit with at least one electrical component and at least one contact patch thereon, where the at least one contact patch of the second circuit is substantially aligned with and electrically coupled to the at least one contact patch of the first circuit; a flexible film covering at least a portion of the first circuit and defining an exterior surface of the key fob including at least one contact surface, the at least one contact surface flexing when a force is applied in order to actuate the at least one switch. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36)
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14-19. -19. (canceled)
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33-34. -34. (canceled)
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37. A method of forming a key fob comprising:
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providing a flexible spacer layer including at least one aperture; providing a first sheet of material having a first circuit with at least one switch and at least one contact patch thereon; aligning the at least one switch with the at least one aperture; joining the first sheet of material with the flexible spacer; providing a second sheet of material underlying the first sheet of material and having a second circuit with at least one electrical component and at least one contact patch thereon; aligning the contact patch of the first circuit with the contact patch of the second circuit; joining the contact patch of the first circuit with the contact patch of the second circuit; providing a flexible film defining an exterior surface of the key fob including at least one contact surface and a surface adjacent to the at least one contact surface, the at least one contact surface flexing when a force is applied in order to actuate the at least one switch; and joining the flexible spacer layer and the flexible film. - View Dependent Claims (40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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38-39. -39. (canceled)
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41. (canceled)
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43. (canceled)
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48-108. -108. (canceled)
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