US 7,321,756 B2 | ||
Information processing unit | ||
Naoto Yamashita, Kawasaki (Japan); and Kazutoyo Inamitsu, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
Assigned to Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
Filed on Aug. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/209,679. | ||
Application 11/209679 is a division of application No. 11/014771, filed on Dec. 20, 2004. | ||
Application 11/014771 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/849871, filed on May 21, 2004. | ||
Claims priority of application No. 2003-423598 (JP), filed on Dec. 19, 2003; and application No. 2004-338323 (JP), filed on Nov. 24, 2004. | ||
Prior Publication US 2006/0003819 A1, Jan. 05, 2006 | ||
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
Int. Cl. H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04M 1/68 (2006.01); H04M 3/16 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 455—411 [455/410; 455/26.1; 455/556.1; 455/564; 455/565; 455/575.1; 455/575.3; 455/90.3; 455/344; 455/347; 455/349; 382/313; 382/315; 382/115; 382/116; 382/124; 382/126; 396/15; 713/186; 379/93.02; 379/93.03; 379/433.1; 379/433.13; 379/440; 379/445] | 11 Claims |
1. An information processing unit which is a folding unit and comprises an upper casing and a lower casing equipped with an
operation section which are hinged to be freely opened and closed wherein:
the lower casing comprises, adjacent to the operation section, a groove which contains a first slope stretching away from
the operation section and slanting downward and a second slope stretching further away from the operation section and slanting
upward, wherein a finger moves downward along the first slope and the finger moves upward along the second slope;
the groove comprises a fingerprint sweep sensor;
the first slope and the second slope have mutually different tilt angles; and
the lower casing further comprises a pad which protrudes from a surface of the lower casing,
wherein an entire sensing surface of the fingerprint sweep sensor protrudes above an inner surface of the groove.
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