Computer peripheral device with detachable portion and light display
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1. A peripheral device for a computer, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including electronic circuitry and a light source for emitting light such that the first portion is operational in a first mode independent of the second portion, the light source providing a first display to a user indicative of an operational status of the peripheral device in the first mode;
the second portion being selectively detachable from the first portion, the second portion including a light transfer medium for directing light from one end of the light transfer medium to another end; and
wherein when the second portion is attached to the first portion the first portion is operational in a second mode in conjunction with the second portion, and wherein in the second mode the one end of the light transfer medium is optically aligned with the light source, and the light transfer medium directs at least a fraction of the light emitted from the light source from the one end to the another end for display from the second portion to provide a second display to the user indicative of an operational status of the peripheral device in the second mode.
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Abstract
A peripheral device for a computer, including a first portion including electronic circuitry and a light source for emitting light; a second portion selectively detachable from the first portion, the second portion including a light transfer medium for directing light from one end of the light transfer medium to another end; and wherein the one end of the light transfer medium is optically aligned with the light source when the second portion is attached to the first portion, and the light transfer medium directs at least a fraction of the light emitted from the light source from the one end to the another end for display from the second portion.
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20 Claims
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1. A peripheral device for a computer, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including electronic circuitry and a light source for emitting light such that the first portion is operational in a first mode independent of the second portion, the light source providing a first display to a user indicative of an operational status of the peripheral device in the first mode; the second portion being selectively detachable from the first portion, the second portion including a light transfer medium for directing light from one end of the light transfer medium to another end; and wherein when the second portion is attached to the first portion the first portion is operational in a second mode in conjunction with the second portion, and wherein in the second mode the one end of the light transfer medium is optically aligned with the light source, and the light transfer medium directs at least a fraction of the light emitted from the light source from the one end to the another end for display from the second portion to provide a second display to the user indicative of an operational status of the peripheral device in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A peripheral device for a computer, comprising:
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a card-like first portion and a card-like second portion, the card-like first portion having electronic circuitry and a connector operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry for connecting the first portion to the computer, and including a light source for emitting light such that the first portion is operational in a first mode independent of the second portion, the light source providing a first display to a user indicative of an operational status of the peripheral device in the first mode; the card-like second portion including a light transfer medium for directing light from one end of the light transfer medium to another end, an edge of the second portion being selectively detachable from an edge of the first portion; and wherein when the second portion is attached to the first portion the first portion is operational in a second mode in conjunction with the second portion, and wherein in the second mode the one end of the light transfer medium is optically aligned with the light source, and the light transfer medium directs at least a fraction of the light emitted from the light source from the one end to the another end for display from the second portion to provide a second display to the user indicative of an operational status of the peripheral device in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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