Information processing unit
First Claim
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; and
the groove comprises a fingerprint sweep sensor;
the first slope and the second slope have mutually different tilt angles,wherein an entire sensing surface of the fingerprint sweep sensor protrudes above an inner surface of the groove.
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Abstract
An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. A V-shaped groove is provided adjacent an operation panel, the V-shaped groove containing a first slope stretching away from the operation panel and slanting downward and a second slope stretching further away from the operation panel and slanting upward. The V-shaped groove may contain a fingerprint sweep sensor which detects a fingerprint on a finger moved along the first slope and the second slope.
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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:
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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; and the groove comprises a fingerprint sweep sensor; the first slope and the second slope have mutually different tilt angles, wherein an entire sensing surface of the fingerprint sweep sensor protrudes above an inner surface of the groove. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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