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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Jui-chiang Lin, Taipei, TW;
Inventor:
Jui-Chiang Lin, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Lite-On It Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G11B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic apparatus with level detecting capability has an electronic component, a light-sensing device for sensing light, a light source for emitting light onto the light-sensing device, a light blocker for blocking light emitted by the light source from projecting onto the light-sensing device when the electronic component is tilted and has a tilt angle within a predetermined range, and a control circuit electrically connected to the light-sensing device for controlling the electronic component to selectively operate in one of a plurality of operating modes according to the intensity of light received by the light-sensing device.