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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2009
Tien-haw Peng, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-hao Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Kai-chang Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
E Ink Holdings Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a shell, a control circuit, a display panel and at least a bi-stability display module. The shell has an opening and an accommodating cavity in two different surfaces. The control circuit includes a first information transmission unit. The control circuit and the display panel are disposed in the shell. The display panel is electrically connected to the control circuit. The display panel has a display surface exposed from the opening. The bi-stability display module is detachably disposed in the accommodating cavity and selectively electrically connected to the control circuit. The bi-stability display module includes a second information transmission unit for communicating with the first information transmission unit and a bi-stability display for displaying the information received by the second information transmission unit. The bi-stability display module can display when the control circuit is closed. The power-consumption of the portable electronic device may be decreased.