# US 2013/0155650 A1 · Illuminating module for portable electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0155650 A1 - Document ID: US20130155650A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/659,112 - Filed: 2012-10-24 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20 - Assignees: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc. - Inventors: CHENG-CHIEH TSAI; TZU-CHENG YU; JUI-HSIANG LIN; MING-SHIUNG CHANG; CHUN-TA HUANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130155650A1 ## CPC - F21V 33/0052: {Audio or video equipment, e.g. televisions, telephones, cameras or computers; Remote control devices therefor} - H04M 1/22: Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials - G02B 6/001: {the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre} - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A portable electronic device includes a body defining a receiving groove and an illuminating module. The illuminating module includes a light source mounted inside of the body, a control circuit connected to the light source and controlling the light source to irradiate light, and a light guiding strip received in the receiving groove and at least one end of the light guiding strip facing the light source. The light source irradiates light, and the light guiding strip receives and guides the irradiated light around the body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An illuminating module attached to a body of a portable electronic device, comprising: a light source mounted in the body; a control circuit connected to the light source and controlling the light source to irradiate light; and a light guiding strip at least partially surrounding the body and at least one end of the light guiding strip facing the light source; wherein the light source irradiates light, and the light guiding strip receives and guides the light around the body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The illuminating module of claim 1, wherein the light source is a light-emitting diode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The illuminating module of claim 1, wherein the light source is a lamp. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The illuminating module of claim 1, wherein the light guiding strip is made of elastic material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The illuminating module of claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises a trigger button integrated with a power button or a volume button of the portable electronic device, when the trigger button is pressed, a trigger signal is generated, the control circuit is activated to work and controls the light source to irradiate light. ### Claim 6 A portable electronic device comprising: a body defining a receiving groove; an illuminating module comprising; a light source mounted inside of the body; a control circuit connected to the light source and controlling the light source to irradiate light; and a light guiding strip received in the receiving groove and at least one end of the light guiding strip facing the light source; wherein the light source irradiates light, and the light guiding strip receives and guides the irradiated light around the body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the light source is a light-emitting diode. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the light source is a lamp. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the light guiding strip is made of elastic material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the body comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, two opposite first sidewalls and two opposite second sidewalls perpendicularly connected to the first and second surfaces, the receiving groove is defined in one of the first sidewall and extends along the two second sidewalls, a distal end of the receiving groove extends from one of the second sidewall to the other first sidewall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The portable electronic device of claim 6, further comprising a power button and a volume button, wherein the power button and the volume button are positioned in the receiving groove to fix the light guiding strip. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the light guiding strip comprises a first end and a second end, the first end defines a first hole and the second end defines a second hole, the power button and the volume button respectively extend through the first and second holes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the power button or the volume button is connected to the control circuit, when the power button or the volume button is pressed, a trigger signal is generated and output to the control circuit, the control circuit is activated to work and determines the trigger signal is used to control the light source to irradiate light or activate the power button or the volume button to execute functions. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The portable electronic device of claim 13, wherein when the control circuit determines the trigger signal is used to the control the light source to irradiate light, the control circuit controls the light source to irradiate light. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The portable electronic device of claim 13, wherein when the control circuit determines the trigger signal is used to activate the power button or the volume button, the power button or the volume button is activated by the control circuit to execute functions.