Patent ID: 8587450
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G02B,G08B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A network device, comprising: an optical transparent or semitransparent (“OTST”) plate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface includes a plurality of first ultraviolet (“UV”) inked icons indicating status associated with the network device, wherein at least one of the plurality of first UV inked icons is visible from the second surface in response to a first UV light; an optical diffuser coupled to the first surface of the OTST plate and allowing at least a portion of UV light beam traveling through the optical diffuser becoming at least a portion of the first UV light; and an optical prism coupled with the optical diffuser and the first surface of the OTST plate, and configured to guide at least a portion of first UV light from the optical diffuser passing through medium of the OTST plate, and allow the portion of diffusing light to illuminate at least one of the first UV inked icons as the first UV light exits from the second surface; wherein the edge lip of the first plate includes multiple sub-layers wherein one of the multiple sub-layers is the first graphic viewing surface; wherein the first plate is bottom plate of the system and wherein the second plate is front plate of the system.