Google Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Andy K Baw

Rick Latella

David G Fliszar

Adam K Cybart

Daniel Philip Groebe

Nicholas A Jinkinson

Louis Jerome Lundell

Harold J Gorenz

Dong Rim Lee

A fascia member () for an electronic device () includes a thin, flexible membrane () coupled to a rigid skeletal member (). The thin, flexible membrane () includes a transparency region () and a deflectable key region (). The thin, flexible membrane () may thus serve as a major front face for the electronic device () with no break lines between display and keypad. Printing on one side of the thin, flexible membrane () provides alphanumeric indicia () and graphical designs for the electronic device ().

Fascia assembly for a portable electronic device

A fascia member () for a wireless telecommunication device () or other electronic device includes a thin, flexible membrane () having a transparent, reinforcing member () coupled thereto. The thin, flexible membrane () includes a transparency region () and a deflectable key region (). The thin, flexible membrane () may thus serve as a major front face for the wireless telecommunication device () with no break lines between display and keypad. Printing on one side of the thin, flexible membrane () provides alphanumeric indicia () and graphical designs for the wireless telecommunication device (). Printing may also be applied to the transparent, reinforcing member ().

A device () with modal lighting includes a translucent layer (); a first light source () operative to project light () through the translucent layer (); and a second light source () operative to project light () through the translucent layer (). The first light source () prevents light () projected from the second light source () from entering a portion () of the translucent layer. A method () for modal lighting in a device includes projecting light by a first light source through a translucent layer (); projecting light by a second light source through the translucent layer (); and preventing, by the first light source light, projected by the second light source from entering a portion of the translucent layer ().

Device with modal lighting control and method thereof

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Andy K Baw