Patent ID: 7982718

Claim:
A mobile terminal, comprising: a first body structured to slideably engage a second body to permit opening and closing of said mobile terminal by relative sliding motion between said first body and said second body, wherein said first body comprises an optically opaque region and a plurality of distinct optically transmissive regions which are defined by said optically opaque region; a display on said first body at one of said plurality of distinct optically transmissive regions; a keypad on said second body; a selection key operatively coupled to an underlying touch pad, wherein said selection key is defined by one of said plurality of distinct optically transmissive regions of said first body; a plurality of directional keys operatively coupled to said underlying touch pad, wherein each of said plurality of directional keys is individually defined by one of said plurality of distinct optically transmissive regions of said first body, and wherein said plurality of directional keys are positioned at various locations relative to an outer perimeter of said selection key; and a plurality of light guides formed in said touch pad, each of said plurality of light guides being individually associated with one of said selection key and said plurality of directional keys, wherein the optically opaque region and the plurality of distinct optically transmissive regions are all coplanar.