Wearable computing device accessory for mitigating radio frequency radiation
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsIrfan Kadri, Sheng Du
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Abstract
An accessory for a computing device includes: a cradle defining a volume configured to receive the computing device, the cradle including: (i) an interior surface facing the volume and configured to engage with a housing of the computing device; and (ii) an exterior surface opposite the interior surface; and a conductive shield disposed between the volume and an object, the conductive shield configured to reduce radiation emitted by an antenna of the computing device towards the object.
Claims17
An accessory for a computing device, the accessory comprising:
- a cradle defining a volume configured to receive the computing device, the cradle including:
- (i) an interior surface facing the volume and configured to engage with a housing of the computing device;
- and
- (ii) an exterior surface opposite the interior surface;
- and
- a conductive shield disposed between the volume and an object, the conductive shield configured to reduce radiation emitted by at least one antenna of the computing device towards the object, the conductive shield including a plurality of interconnected conductive regions, wherein interconnections between the plurality of conductive regions have a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of each of the plurality of conductive regions, the interconnections configured to reduce an impact of the conductive shield on antenna performance.
A wearable cradle for a computing device, the wearable cradle comprising:
- an exterior surface configured to couple the cradle to an object;
- an interior surface defining a volume configured to receive the computing device, a portion of the interior surface being configured to be disposed adjacent to at least one antenna of the computing device;
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- a conductive shield disposed adjacent to the portion of the interior surface, the conductive shield configured to reduce radiation emitted by the antenna towards the object, the conductive shield including a plurality of interconnected conductive regions, wherein interconnections between the plurality of conductive regions have a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of each of the plurality of conductive regions, the interconnections configured to reduce an impact of the conductive shield on antenna performance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.