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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Robert D. Polak, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Ken K. Foo, Gurnee, IL (US);
John W. Kaehler, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Zhiming Zhuang, Kildeer, IL (US);
Robert D. Polak, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Ken K. Foo, Gurnee, IL (US);
John W. Kaehler, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Zhiming Zhuang, Kildeer, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are circuits and user interfaces of a mobile communication device that include a light source and a shutter that are driven by at least one common voltage line. Also disclosed are circuits and user interfaces of a mobile communication device that include a sensor and a shutter that are driven by at least one common voltage line. Further disclosed are circuits and user interfaces that include a light source, a sensor and a shutter that are driven by at least one common voltage line. The shutter may be divided into a plurality of segments so that one segment may be in optical alignment with a light source and another segment may be in optical alignment with a sensor. A shutter may be part of the same circuit as a light source and/or a sensor without needing its own circuit and driver.