Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hidden sensors in an electronic device
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Application No.: US13679444Application Date: 2012-11-16
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Publication No.: US08581193B2Publication Date: 2013-11-12
- Inventor: Richard Hung Minh Dinh , Christopher T. Mullens , Ching Yu John Tam , Brian Q. Huppi
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Van Court & Aldridge LLP
- Main IPC: G01J5/02
- IPC: G01J5/02 ; H04M1/00

Abstract:
An electronic device having one or more sensors is provided. The sensors may include any suitable type of sensor that emits or receives radiation (e.g., light waves) from the environment. The electronic device may include openings through which radiation may reach the sensors while keeping the sensors hidden from view. In some embodiments, the sensors may be placed underneath an opening used for an audio receiver such that radiation is piped to the sensors using a light path or a chamfered surface along the opening. In some embodiments, the sensors may be embedded in a screen such that the radiation emitted by the sensors exits the screen instead of being reflected on the screen. In some embodiments, the sensors may be placed along the periphery of the display, such that access to the sensors is provided via discontinuities in a gasket used to couple the display to the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130075613A1 HIDDEN SENSORS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-03-28
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