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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Icom Incorporated, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Icom Incorporated, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); G08B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/20 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a housing, a drop detection part located on the housing that detects when the device is dropped into water, a light emission part located within the housing, and a light-emission control circuit located within the housing that controls emission of light from the light emission part when the drop detection part detects that the device is dropped into the water. The device is configured to have a buoyancy, and the buoyancy and a center of gravity of the device are configured to let the device float stably in a left-right lateral direction.