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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.10/CHE/2012 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :02/01/2012 (43) Publication Date : 21/06/2013
(54) Title of the invention : APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A USER INPUT ELEMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
(51) International classification :G02B
(31) Priority Document No :12/984292
(32) Priority Date :04/01/2011
(33) Name of priority country :U.S.A.
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(71)Name of Applicant :
1)NOKIA CORPORATION
Address of Applicant :Keilalahdentie 4 FIN-02150 Espoo
Finland
(72)Name of Inventor :
1)Ralf Wieser
2)Somakanthan Somalingam
(57) Abstract :
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, comprising: a user input element
body; a photochrome layer, the photochrome layer disposed on a surface of the user input element body; and an aperture through
the photochrome layer, the aperture having a character shape.
No. of Pages : 31 No. of Claims : 22
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