Antenna design in the body of a wearable device

    公开(公告)号:US11600907B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US17548561

    申请日:2021-12-12

    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.

    Drone-based power search and harvesting

    公开(公告)号:US11415963B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US16569710

    申请日:2019-09-13

    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing power search and harvesting in a drone device provide execution of one or more tasks, wherein one of the tasks has a higher priority than the remaining tasks. A power mode is determined for executing the highest priority task by sequentially determining whether the highest priority task can be executed in one of a plurality of execution scenarios including from a charging pad associated with the drone, from another location using energy harvested from an existing energy source, from another location using energy harvested from an energy source enabled by the drone, or from another location using battery power alone. The highest priority task is executed in keeping with the first usable execution scenario found during the sequential determination.

    Antenna Design in the Body of a Wearable Device

    公开(公告)号:US20220102846A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17548561

    申请日:2021-12-12

    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.

    DEVICE-BASED PRIVACY ACTIVATION FOR AUDIO PLAY MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20210058505A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US16549080

    申请日:2019-08-23

    Abstract: A privacy system and method are provided for selecting an audio play mode in a mobile electronic communications device having a microphone, a loudspeaker and an earpiece speaker. The described technique in an embodiment includes receiving a user request for information, and playing the information via the earpiece speaker if the earpiece speaker is adjacent the user's head and was adjacent the user's head when the user request was received. The information is played via the loud speaker if the earpiece speaker is not adjacent the user's head and was not adjacent the user's head when the user request was received. If the earpiece speaker was adjacent the user's head when the user request was received but is no longer adjacent the user's head, the device requests user permission to play the received information via the loud speaker.

    Methods and Systems for Altering Virtual Button Arrangements Presented on One or More Displays of an Electronic Device

    公开(公告)号:US20210398509A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17393764

    申请日:2021-08-04

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing. One or more sensors detect a condition of the electronic device, such as an approaching object, change in the direction of gravity, or an object tapping or pushing the electronic device. One or more processors cause, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the condition, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement.

    Methods and systems for altering virtual button arrangements presented on one or more displays of an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US11114068B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16907538

    申请日:2020-06-22

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing. One or more sensors detect a condition of the electronic device, such as an approaching object, change in the direction of gravity, or an object tapping or pushing the electronic device. One or more processors cause, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the condition, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement.

    Antenna Design in the Body of a Wearable Device

    公开(公告)号:US20180159206A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15369208

    申请日:2016-12-05

    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.

    Methods and systems for altering virtual button arrangements presented on one or more displays of an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US11605365B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US17393764

    申请日:2021-08-04

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing. One or more sensors detect a condition of the electronic device, such as an approaching object, change in the direction of gravity, or an object tapping or pushing the electronic device. One or more processors cause, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the condition, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement.

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