# US 12,015,192 B2 · Terminal device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,015,192 B2 - Document ID: US12015192B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/591,153 - Filed: 2022-02-02 - Published: 2022-05-19 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-05 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co.,Ltd. - Inventors: Yijin Wang; Xianjing Jian - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015192B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/2283: {mounted in or on the surface of a semiconductor substrate as a chip-type antenna or integrated with other components into an IC package} - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 1/44: using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) - H01Q 5/22: RF wavebands combined with non-RF wavebands, e.g. infrared or optical - H01Q 9/065: {Microstrip dipole antennas (patch antenna H01Q9/0407)} - H01Q 15/14: Reflecting surfaces; Equivalent structures {(electromagnetic shields H01Q1/526)} - H01Q 21/08: the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path {(waveguide fed H01Q21/0037)} - H01Q 25/00: Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns (arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern H01Q3/00) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract A terminal device includes: a screen and a mainboard, where an edge of the screen has a clearance area. The terminal device further includes a first RFIC and at least one antenna element. At least a portion of the antenna element is disposed within the clearance area. The antenna element is connected to the first RFIC, the first RFIC is disposed on a first FPC of the screen, and the first FPC is connected to the mainboard through a first BTB connector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A terminal device, comprising a screen and a mainboard, wherein an edge of the screen has a clearance area, and the terminal device further comprises a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and at least one antenna element; wherein at least a portion of the antenna element is disposed within the clearance area; the antenna element is connected to the first RFIC; and the first RFIC is disposed on a first flexible printed circuit (FPC) of the screen, a screen integrated circuit (IC) and a touch IC are further disposed on the first FPC, and the first FPC is connected to the mainboard through a first board to board (BTB) connector; wherein the antenna element is a millimeter-wave antenna element; and the terminal device further comprises a second FPC and a second RFIC, the first FPC is disposed at a first end in a length direction of the screen, and the second FPC is disposed at a second end in the length direction of the screen; the second RFIC is disposed on the second FPC, and the second FPC is connected to the mainboard through a second BTB connector; and millimeter-wave antenna element is disposed at both the first end and the second end, a millimeter-wave antenna element located at the first end is connected to the first RFIC, and a millimeter-wave antenna element located at the second end is connected to the second RFIC. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the clearance area is a reserved area of the screen; the millimeter-wave antenna element comprises a millimeter-wave antenna and a feeding structure; a millimeter-wave signal source is disposed in the first RFIC; the millimeter-wave antenna is disposed within the clearance area; and the millimeter-wave antenna is connected to the millimeter-wave signal source through the feeding structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the feeding structure is disposed on the first FPC. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the millimeter-wave antenna comprises a first radiator and a second radiator, the first radiator is connected to the millimeter-wave signal source through the feeding structure, and the second radiator is grounded. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are symmetrically disposed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the first radiator is an indium tin oxide (ITO) radiator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the second radiator is formed by extending part of a ground wire in an indium tin oxide (ITO) circuit of the screen into the clearance area. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the first radiator extends to a link area between the screen and an FPC, and the first radiator is connected to the feeding structure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein a housing of the terminal device comprises a signal reflection area, and after a signal sent by the millimeter-wave antenna is reflected through the signal reflection area, a direction of a reflected signal is a same as an orientation of the screen. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the housing comprises a front shell or a middle frame, and the signal reflection area is located in the front shell or the middle frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein there is a space between the signal reflection area and the millimeter-wave antenna. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the clearance area is located at a top area of the screen, a side area of the screen, or a corner area of the screen. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein there is a clearance area at the second end.