INDICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INDICATON DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE INDICATION DEVICE

• US 20120075105A1
• Filed: 04/29/2011
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: PENG, DA-YI
• Application Number:
  US13/097,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20120075105A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/636.1
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3413 Details of control of colour illumination sources

Abstract

An indication device includes a substrate, a printed image, and a backlight source. The substrate is transparent or semi-transparent. The printed image is printed on a surface of the substrate and includes a first sub-image with a first color and a second sub-image with a second color. The backlight source setting on an opposite second surface of the substrate and capable of emit different color light. When the backlight source emits light with color different from both of the first color and the second color, the whole printed image is visible and indicates a first status of the task being executed. When the backlight source emits light with the same color as the second color, only the first sub-image is visible, the printed image indicates a second status of the task being executed.

Claims

1. An indication device for indicating status of a task being executed of an electronic device, the indication device comprising:

a substrate, which is transparent or semi-transparent;

a printed image printed on a surface of the substrate, the printed image comprising a first sub-image with a first color and a second sub-image with a second color; and

a backlight source setting on an opposite second surface of the substrate and capable of emit light of different colors;

wherein, when the backlight source emits light with a color different from the first color of the first sub-image and the second color of the second sub-image, the whole printed image is visible and indicates a first status of the task being executed, when the backlight source emits light of the same color as the second color of the second sub-image, only the first sub-image is visible, the printed image indicates a second status of the task being executed.

2. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein the printed image can be a film pasted on the substrate or can be etched on the substrate directly.

3. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein the backlight source is a light emitted diode (LED) unit, which includes at least one LED, when the current flowing through the backlight source is changed, the color of the light emitted by the backlight source is changed too.

4. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is made of glass or plastic.

5. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein when the backlight source emits light with the same color as the first color of the first sub-image, only the second sub-image is visible, the printed image indicates a third status of the task being executed.

6. A method for producing an indication device, the method comprising:

providing a substrate that is transparent or semi-transparent;

printing an printed image on a surface of the substrate, the printed image comprises a first sub-image with a first color and a second sub-image with a second color;

setting a backlight source capable of emitting different color light on opposite second surface of the substrate.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

An indication device, comprising;

a substrate, which is transparent or semi-transparent;

a printed image printed on a surface of the substrate, the printed image comprising a first sub-image with a first color and a second sub-image with a second color; and

a backlight source setting on an opposite second surface of the substrate and capable of emit light of different colors;

a status detection module, configured for detecting current status of a task of the electronic device being executed; and

a light controlling module, configured for controlling the backlight source to emit light with corresponding color according to the status of the task being executed detected by the status detection module;

wherein, when the backlight source emits light with color different from the first color of the first sub-image and the second color of the second sub-image, the whole printed image is visible and indicates a first status of the task being executed, when the backlight source emits light with the same color as the second color of the second sub-image, only the first sub-image is visible, the printed image indicates a second status of the task being executed.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the printed image can be a film pasted on the substrate or can be etched on the substrate directly.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the backlight source is a light emitted diode (LED) unit, which includes at least one LED, when the current flowing through the backlight source is changed, the color of the light emitted by the backlight source is changed too.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the light controlling module includes a processing unit and a power management unit, the processing unit controls the power management unit to provide a corresponding voltage to the backlight source and produce a corresponding current through the backlight source according to status of the task being executed detected by the status detection module.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the electronic device further comprises a storage unit storing a relationship table defining relationships between color and value of current flowing through the backlight source.