DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A BACKLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE BOTH A MAIN DISPLAY AND MORPHABLE KEYS OR INDICATORS

摘要

Disclosed are devices and methods for a display (104) of an electronic device (102), the display including a backlight (430, 432) and a conductive layer, wherein the backlight illuminates both a main display (404) and morphable keys or indicators (112-123). The conductive layer includes two separate portions. One portion of the conductive layer is part of a main display (442). The second portion, the non-main display region (444, 446) of the conductive layer includes at least one shutter (412-424) configured to allow light from the backlight to pass therethrough and configured to block light from the backlight (430, 432) from passing therethrough. Accordingly, the shutter (412-424) in part forms a morphable or smart key, or indicator (112-123) that is illuminated by the backlight (430, 432) that illuminates the main display (404). In this way, separate LEDs to illuminate a morphable or smart key or indicator are not utilized.