Mobile terminal device and sensor module

US8933908B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8933908-B2
Application numberUS-201113233697-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 15, 2011
Priority dateSep 22, 2010
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A mobile terminal device includes a face panel provided on an exterior of a housing, a sensor module that detects that the face panel is touched, where the sensor module is provided on a more inward side of the housing than the face panel, a light-emitting unit provided with a light-emitting member that emits light when the sensor module detects that the face panel is touched, where the light-emitting unit is provided on a more inward side of the housing than the sensor module, and a connection unit that makes an electrical connection between the sensor module and the light-emitting unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A mobile terminal device, comprising: a face panel provided on an exterior of a housing; a flexible printed circuit board, provided in the face panel, including a first planar part, a second planar part, and a curve portion which couples the first planar part and the second planar part so as to create a space between a first surface of the first planar part and a second surface of the second planar part, the first planar part facing the second planar part,…

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What does patent US8933908B2 cover?
A mobile terminal device includes a face panel provided on an exterior of a housing, a sensor module that detects that the face panel is touched, where the sensor module is provided on a more inward side of the housing than the face panel, a light-emitting unit provided with a light-emitting member that emits light when the sensor module detects that the face panel is touched, where the light-e…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sakashita Hiroaki, Araki Tatsuhito, Hongo Manabu, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04M1/22. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).