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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Wei-pin Chuang, Taipei, TW;
Wu-yung Chen, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Wei-Pin Chuang, Taipei, TW;
Wu-Yung Chen, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Compal Electronics, Inc., Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F001/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a host module and a touch control module. The host module includes a housing and a host circuit received in the housing. The touch control module includes a face panel and a touch control pad. The face panel is mounted removably on the housing, and has an outer side face, an inner side face, and an aperture formed through the outer and inner side faces. The touch control pad is used for cursor control, is mounted on the inner side face, is accessible through the aperture, and is coupled electrically and separably to the host circuit.