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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Hsin Chin Lee, Waterloo, CA;
Antanas Matthew Broga, Cambridge, CA;
Assignee:
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/28 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0036 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light guide guides light from a light emitter that is adjacent to an aperture of an electronic device. The light is eventually emitted from the aperture, to thereby provide lighting. The light guide can include a plurality of prisms which can thereby permit reduction in the overall thickness of the electronic device.