Pager receiver including a light emitting and a light sensing element adjacent to a translucent portion of a receiver housing
First Claim
1. In a pager receiver comprising, in a housing having a display panel and a translucent portion, a light emitting element for indicating reception of a call, a light sensing element for sensing an illuminance at said translucent portion to produce a control signal representative of said illuminance, and an illuminating element for illuminating said display panel when the illuminance represented by said control signal is below a threshold value, the improvement wherein said light emitting element is disposed adjacent to said translucent portion such that said translucent portion is shared by said light sensing and light emitting elements.
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Abstract
For simplifying a pager housing (14) containing a light sensing and a light emitting element (36 and 38), the housing has a common translucent portion (30). The light sensing and the light emitting elements are disposed adjacent to the translucent portion. The light emitting element is for indicating reception of a call. The light sensing element is useful to control operation of a display element (42) which is displaying a message and other. Preferably, the housing comprises holding arrangements for holding a protecting plate (24) for the display element. The holding arrangements are engaged with both ends of the protecting plate.
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- 1. In a pager receiver comprising, in a housing having a display panel and a translucent portion, a light emitting element for indicating reception of a call, a light sensing element for sensing an illuminance at said translucent portion to produce a control signal representative of said illuminance, and an illuminating element for illuminating said display panel when the illuminance represented by said control signal is below a threshold value, the improvement wherein said light emitting element is disposed adjacent to said translucent portion such that said translucent portion is shared by said light sensing and light emitting elements.
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