HANDHELD ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20140162722A1
• Filed: 02/08/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Communications Incorporated (Compal Electronics Incorporated)
• Inventors: Weng, Ming-Yuan
• Granted Patent: US 9,270,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/026 Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A handheld electronic apparatus including an upper base module is provided. The upper base module includes a proximity/light sensor and a touch controller. The proximity/light sensor detects a distance between the proximity/light detector and an external object according to a light. The touch controller is coupled to the proximity/light detector for controlling a touch control action on a touch sensor of the handheld electronic apparatus.

Claims

1. A handheld electronic apparatus comprising:

an upper base module, comprising;

a proximity/light sensor detecting a distance between the proximity/light sensor and an external object according to a light; and

a touch controller coupled to the proximity/light sensor for controlling a touch control action on a touch sensor of the handheld electronic apparatus; and

a lower base module, wherein the upper base module and the lower base module are overlapped.

2. The handheld electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the touch controller comprises a memory coupled to the proximity/light sensor for storing a calibration parameter of the proximity/light sensor.

3. The handheld electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory.

4. The handheld electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower base module comprises a printed circuit board coupled to the proximity/light sensor and the touch controller.

5. The handheld electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a flexible printed circuit board disposed between the touch controller and the touch sensor, and the flexible printed circuit board acting as a signal transmission medium between the touch controller and the touch sensor, wherein the proximity/light sensor is disposed on the flexible printed circuit board and the proximity/light sensor is coupled to the touch controller through the flexible printed circuit board.

6. The handheld electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the printed circuit board is coupled to the touch controller and the proximity/light sensor through the flexible printed circuit board.