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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2007
Rachid M. Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Mark A. Barabolak, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Maninder S. Sehmbey, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
David R. Zeiger, Mundelein, IL (US);
Robert A. Zurek, Antioch, IL (US);
Rachid M. Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Mark A. Barabolak, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Maninder S. Sehmbey, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
David R. Zeiger, Mundelein, IL (US);
Robert A. Zurek, Antioch, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic device [] includes a housing [] for containing circuitry [] that generates a light beam. The electronic device includes pivotal portions [] of the housing. A light receiver [] is associated with one of the housing pivotal portions. A light redirecting mechanism [] is mounted at a predetermined location of the housing other than to the one pivotal portion thereof and is configured to redirect the light beam in a plurality of predetermined optical paths in which the light receiver is disposed with relative pivoting between the housing pivotal portions.