1. A reinforced unitary fascia member for an electronic device comprising a thin, flexible membrane comprising a front face and a rear face and having at least a transparency region and a deflectable key region and a reinforcing member, the deflectable key region functioning as a surface for a plurality of depressible keys, wherein the reinforcing member comprises a rigid, transparent material that is coupled to a sub-portion of the thin, flexible membrane and disposed along the rear face.
2. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, wherein the rigid, transparent material comprises one of glass, plastic, or coated plastic.
3. The unitary fascia member of claim 2, wherein the rigid, transparent material comprises coated plastic manufactured from one of coated polycarbonate or coated poly-methylmethacrylate resin.
4. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, wherein the rigid, transparent material is disposed over at least the transparency region.
5. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, wherein the rigid, transparent material comprises one of glass, plastic, or coated plastic spanning the transparency region along a rear face of the thin, flexible membrane.
6. The unitary fascia member of claim 5, further comprising a second rigid, transparent material spanning the transparency region along a front face of the thin, flexible membrane.
7. The unitary fascia member of claim 6, wherein the second rigid, transparent material is one of glass, plastic, or coated plastic.
8. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is affixed to the thin, flexible membrane by a layer of adhesive.
9. The unitary fascia member of claim 8, wherein the layer of adhesive comprises ultra-violet reflective adhesive.
10. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, wherein the thin, flexible membrane comprises printing disposed thereupon, the printing comprising alphanumeric indicia for the plurality of depressible keys.
11. The unitary fascia member of claim 10, wherein the alphanumeric indicia comprise telephone keypad graphics.
12. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, wherein the thin, flexible membrane comprises a plastic film having a thickness of between 0.1 and 1 millimeters.
13. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, further comprising an electronic device housing member, wherein the thin, flexible membrane is affixed to the electronic device housing member by one of press-fit attachment, snaps, pressure sensitive adhesive, liquid adhesive, or ultrasonic welding.
14. The unitary fascia member of claim 1, wherein the thin, flexible membrane comprises at least one deflectable key region aperture passing between a first depressible key and a second depressible key.
15. A fascia assembly for a portable electronic device, the fascia assembly comprising:
a fascia, comprising:
a thin, flexible film having at least a transparency region and a deflectable key region, the deflectable key region functioning as a plurality of depressible keys; and
a transparent, reinforcing member affixed to a subregion of the thin, flexible film, the subregion covering at least the transparency region; and
a keypad module adhered to the fascia, the keypad module comprising:
a printed circuit board having a plurality of switches disposed thereon; and
a semi-rigid polymer layer disposed between the fascia and the printed circuit board.
16. The fascia assembly of claim 15, wherein the unitary fascia member comprises at least one deflectable key region aperture passing between a first depressible key and a second depressible key, further comprising a pliable guidance layer comprising at least one tactile rib, the pliable guidance layer being disposed between the semi-rigid polymer layer and the unitary fascia member such that the at least one tactile rib protrudes through the at least one deflectable key region aperture.
17. A wireless telecommunication device having a major front face, the wireless telecommunication device comprising:
a fascia assembly comprising a thin, flexible membrane spanning substantially the major front face, the thin, flexible membrane having at least a transparency region and a deflectable key region, the deflectable key region functioning as a plurality of depressible keys, and a transparent, reinforcing member affixed to the thin, flexible membrane, the transparent, reinforcing member covering the transparency region without covering the deflectable key region;
a display module disposed within the wireless telecommunication device so as to be viewable through the transparency region of the fascia assembly; and
a keypad module comprising a plurality of switches disposed within the wireless telecommunication device so as to be actuatable upon any of the plurality of depressible keys being pressed.
18. The wireless telecommunication device of claim 17, wherein the wireless telecommunication device comprises a mobile radiotelephone, further wherein the plurality of depressible keys comprise a mobile radiotelephone keypad interface.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A modular-type home gateway system comprising:
a HomePNA(Home Phoneline Network Alliance) controller connected to a prior home telephone line, for providing a home network interface;
an ADSL(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) controller connected to an existing outdoor telephone line, for providing an access network interface; and
a system controller for controlling the HomePNA controller and the ADSL controller,
wherein the HomePNA controller and the ADSL controller are formed as a modular type that are detachably connected to the system controller through a PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) interface unit, and that provides a bridge function between a home network and an access network,
wherein the PCMCIA interface unit includes:
a PCMCIA slot A interface unit for an interface function between the ADSL controller and the system controller; and
a PCMCIA slot B interface unit for an interface function between the HomePNA controller and the system controller:
wherein each of the PCMCIA slot A interface unit and the PCMCIA slot B interface unit includes:
an address latch part for controlling an address signal between the system controller and a PCMCIA slot;
a data buffer for converting PCMCIA slot data to CPU data according to a state of a PCMCIA slot card enabling signal received from the system controller, and for transmitting the PCMCIA slot data to the system controller;
a control signal buffer for converting a CPU control signal to a PCMCIA slot control signal according to a state of the PCMCIA slot card enabling signal received from the system controller; and
a state signal buffer for converting a PCMCIA slot state signal to a CPU state signal according to a state of the PCMCIA slot card enabling signal generated from the system controller, and transmitting it to the system controller,
wherein the ADSL controller includes:
an ADSL modulationdemodulation controller for processing a data switching between the PCMCIA slot A interface unit and an ADSL AFE(Analog Front End) controller, and for transmitting a resultant signal to the PCMCIA slot A interface unit; and
the ADSL AFE controller for interchanging an ADSL transmittingreceiving signal with the access network through an outdoor telephone line after completing the data switching with the ADSL modulationdemodulation controller, and for transmitting the resultant signal to the ADSL modulationdemodulation controller.
2. The modular-type home gateway system according to claim 1, wherein the system controller includes:
a CPU controlling the ADSL controller, the HomePNA controller and a PCMCIA interface unit, and performing a bridge function for achieving a wide-band service data transmission between the ADSL controller and the HomePNA controller;
a flash ROM for storing a program therein;
a synchronous DRAM for storing a plurality of data related to a program execution of the CPU;
a non-volatile SDRAM for storing a profile information of informational terminals connected to the home network;
a clock generator for generating a system clock, and transmitting the system clock to the CPU; and
a system reset part for generating an associated reset signal for operating the CPU, and transmitting it the CPU.
3. The modular-type home gateway system according to claim 2, wherein the CPU receives a program from the flash ROM by using a flash ROM control signal and a CPU data, or stores the program in the flash ROM; receives an access network wide-band service data from a PCMCIA slot A interface unit of the PCMCIA interface unit, stores the access network wide-band service data in the synchronous DRAM by using a synchronous DRAM control signal and the CPU data, reads either a signal or data related to a driving of the system controller from the synchronous DRAM, and transmits the related signal or data to a PCMCIA slot B interface unit of the PCMCIA interface unit.
4. The modular-type home gateway system according to claim 3, wherein the CPU receives a home network wide-band service data from the PCMCIA slot B interface unit, stores the home network wide-band service data in the synchronous DRAM by using the synchronous DRAM control signal and the CPU data, reads either the signal or data related to the driving of the system controller from the synchronous DRAM, and transmits the related signal or data to the PCMCIA slot A interface unit.
5. The modular-type home gateway system according to claim 4, wherein the CPU receives a profile information of informational terminals connected to a home network from the non-volatile by using a non-volatile SRAM control signal and the CPU data, and stores the profile information of the informational terminals in the non-volatile SRAM.
6. The modular-type home gateway system according to claim 3, wherein the HomePNA controller includes:
a MAC (Medium Access Control) controller processing a PCMCIA-associated signal or data received from the PCMCIA slot B interface unit according to a predetermined rule, transmitting a resultant signal to a HomePNA modulation demodulation controller, performing a signal processing according to a predetermined control signal received from the HomePNA modulationdemodulation controller, and thereby transmitting the PCMCIA-associated signal or data to either the PCMCIA slot B interface unit or the HomePNA modulationdemodulation controller;
the HomePNA modulationdemodulation controller performing a predetermined data modulationdemodulation function, and transmitting each resultant signal to either a HomePNA AFE(Analog Front End) controller or the MAC controller; and
a HomePNA AFE controller converting a digital signal received from the HomePNA modulationdemodulation controller to an analog signal and then transmitting a HomePNA transmission signal to a home network, and converting a HomePNA signal received from the home network to a digital signal and then transmitting the digital signal to the HomePNA modulationdemodulation controller.