Electronic mobile device seamless key/display structure
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1. A key/display, assembly, comprising:
- a first switch;
a display module disposed aside the first switch;
a touch-sensitive input panel overlying the first switch and the display module, the touch-sensitive input panel including a first touch-sensitive region proximate the first switch;
a first key having at least one of an invariant text character and an invariant functional character, the first key being further defined by the first switch and the first touch-sensitive region such that the first key is actuated by pressing the first touch-sensitive region to displace the first touch-sensitive region and thereby actuate the first switch.
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Abstract
A key/display assembly includes a first switch and a display module disposed aside the first switch. A touch-sensitive input panel overlies the first switch and the display module, and the touch-sensitive input panel includes a first touch-sensitive region proximate the first switch. The electronic mobile device further includes a first key defined by the first switch and the first touch-sensitive region. As such, the first key is actuated by pressing the first touch-sensitive region to displace the first touch-sensitive region and thereby actuate the first switch.
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17 Claims
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1. A key/display, assembly, comprising:
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a first switch; a display module disposed aside the first switch; a touch-sensitive input panel overlying the first switch and the display module, the touch-sensitive input panel including a first touch-sensitive region proximate the first switch; a first key having at least one of an invariant text character and an invariant functional character, the first key being further defined by the first switch and the first touch-sensitive region such that the first key is actuated by pressing the first touch-sensitive region to displace the first touch-sensitive region and thereby actuate the first switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A key/display assembly, comprising:
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a first switch; a display module disposed aside the first switch; a touch-sensitive input panel overlying the first switch and the display module, the touch-sensitive input panel including a first touch-sensitive region proximate the first switch and cantilevered past an edge of the display module; a lens overlying the first switch, the display module, and the touch-sensitive input panel, the lens including a first contact region overlying the first touch-sensitive region; and a first key having at least one of an invariant text character and an invariant functional character, the first key being further defined by the first switch, the first touch-sensitive region, and the first contact region such that the first key is actuated by pressing the first contact region to displace the first touch-sensitive region and thereby actuate the first switch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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