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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Applicant:
Gihoon Tho, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Gihoon Tho, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 1/1624 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01); H04M 1/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile terminal includes a transparent keypad having a plurality of key regions, a first transparent sheet having first conductive patterns to detect touch inputs on respective ones of the key regions, a plurality of luminous elements aligned with the key regions, and a second transparent sheet having second conductive patterns coupled to respective ones of the luminous elements. The first and second conductive patterns are transparent and the second conductive patterns deliver signals to the luminous elements to light the key regions. The keypad may be mounted on a slider for sliding into and out of a main body of the terminal.