Portable electronic device with embedded antenna
AssigneeArlo Technologies, Inc.
InventorJorg (Chih-Chuan) Yen
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Abstract
A portable electronic device wirelessly communicates using an embedded antenna which includes a ground plane for electronics of the device and one or more additional planes extending at any angle diverging from the ground plane. The angles between the ground plane and the one or more additional planes can be configured so that the overall antenna is physically contained within a housing of the device. A slot or notch can be configured between the planes so that the antenna can effectively operate as a slot antenna. The antenna can be sized in the device to enable near field communications, such as Bluetooth, or greater distance communications, such as Wi-Fi and/or cellular. The device could be a camera configured to communicate in a security system.
Claims20
A communications system comprising:
- a plurality of electrical components;
- a first conductive plane providing an electrical ground for the plurality of electrical components;
- a second conductive plane electrically connected to the first conductive plane to form an antenna comprising the first and second conductive planes, wherein the first and second conductive planes extend at an angle to one another;
- a Radio Frequency (RF) communications circuit configured to communicate using the antenna;
- and
- a power supply, wherein the plurality of electrical components and the RF communications circuit are powered by the power supply, and wherein the first and second conductive planes are disposed over the power supply.
A wireless camera comprising:
- a wireless power supply;
- an image sensor powered by the power supply;
- a first conductive plane providing an electrical ground for the image sensor;
- a second conductive plane electrically connected to the first conductive plane to form an antenna comprising the first and second conductive planes, wherein the first and second conductive planes are at an angle to one another;
- and
- a Radio Frequency (RF) communications circuit configured to communicate using the antenna,
- wherein the first and second conductive planes are disposed over the power supply.
A method for manufacturing a communications system comprising:
- mounting a plurality of electrical components to a PCB;
- providing a first conductive plane as an electrical ground for the plurality of electrical components;
- electrically connecting a second conductive plane to the first conductive plane to form an antenna comprising the first and second conductive planes, wherein the first and second conductive planes extend at an angle to one another;
- configuring an RF communications circuit to communicate using the antenna;
- providing a power supply for powering the plurality of electrical components and the RF communications circuit;
- and
- disposing the first and second conductive planes over the power supply.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.