Patent ID: 7959311

Claim:
A portable electronic device having an illuminated keyboard, comprising: a display having a recessed portion; and a main body pivotally connected with the display, the main body including: a casing; a keyboard disposed at the casing and including a plurality of keys, wherein at least one of the keys is made of a first light-transmitting material, the key has a light incident surface and a light output surface, and an angle between the light output surface and the light incident surface of the key is greater than 90 degrees; a fastening element fastened to the casing, the fastening element having a first portion made of a second light-transmitting material and corresponding to the recessed portion; and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed in the fastening element, wherein the light emitted by the light-emitting elements passes through the first portion of the fastening element to directly enter into the key through the light incident surface and to be outputted from the key through the light output surface.