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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Rakuten Kobo, Inc., Toronto, CA;
Inventor:
Damian Lewis, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
RAKUTEN KOBO, INC., Toronto, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0872 (2013.01); G09G 5/003 (2013.01); H05B 37/0218 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01); G09G 2380/14 (2013.01); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computing device that includes a programmatically controlled front light. The front light cast light onto a display surface and/or other region of the computing device, for purpose of providing illumination and/or lighting effect.