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Information processing unit

  • US 7,321,756 B2
  • Filed: 08/24/2005
  • Issued: 01/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An information processing unit which is a folding unit and comprises an upper casing and a lower casing equipped with an operation section which are hinged to be freely opened and closed wherein:

  • the lower casing comprises, adjacent to the operation section, a groove which contains a first slope stretching away from the operation section and slanting downward and a second slope stretching further away from the operation section and slanting upward, wherein a finger moves downward along the first slope and the finger moves upward along the second slope;

    the groove comprises a fingerprint sweep sensor;

    the first slope and the second slope have mutually different tilt angles; and

    the lower casing further comprises a pad which protrudes from a surface of the lower casing,wherein an entire sensing surface of the fingerprint sweep sensor protrudes above an inner surface of the groove.

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