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US 2010/0060563 A1Published application
Electronic document reader
AssigneePlastic Logic Limited
InventorsCarl Hayton, William Reeves, Ben Watson, David Fisher
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AssigneePlastic Logic Limited
InventorsCarl Hayton, William Reeves, Ben Watson, David Fisher
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We describe an electronic document reading device having a front, display surface and a device rear surface, the device including a connector mounted on an edge of the device. The device includes a back panel having an exterior surface to provide the rear surface and an interior surface, wherein the back panel is substantially transparent and the interior surface of the back panel is substantially opaque, and wherein the back panel has a cut-out for the connector such that a rear surface of the connector is substantially flush with the device rear surface provided by the exterior of the transparent back panel, such that the opaque interior surface of the transparent back panel gives the impression of a device thinner than a physical thickness of the device defined by the substantially flush connector rear surface and the device rear surface.
A electronic document reading device, the device having a front, display surface and a device rear surface, the device including a connector mounted on an edge of said device, wherein said device comprises a back panel having an exterior surface to provide said rear surface and an interior surface, wherein said back panel is substantially transparent and said interior surface of said back panel is substantially opaque, and wherein said back panel has a cut-out for said connector such that a rear surface of said connector is substantially flush with said device rear surface provided by said exterior of said transparent back panel, such that said opaque interior surface of said transparent back panel gives the impression of a device thinner than a physical thickness of said device defined by said substantially flush connector rear surface and said device rear surface.
A method of giving a visual appearance to an electronic device of the device being thinner than an actual physical thickness of the device depending on a physical dimension of a component of the device, the method comprising providing the device with a substantially transparent back to fit substantially flush with said component and having an opaque interior surface.
An electronic document reading device incorporating means giving a visual appearance to the device of the device being thinner than an actual physical thickness of the device depending on a physical dimension of a component of the device, the means comprising a substantially transparent back to fit substantially flush with said component and having an opaque interior surface.
An electronic document reading device, the device comprising an electrophoretic display driven by a backplane comprising a plurality of organic electronic devices, and wherein the device further comprises an ultraviolet (UV) filter between a front, display surface of said device through which said display is visible and said backplane comprising said organic electronic devices.
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