Wearable device comprising antenna using microphone grill
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJuntaek Oh, Daegi Yi
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Abstract
A wearable device according to an embodiment may comprise: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction in which a first audio signal is configured to be transmitted to the outside of the wearable device, and a second surface including a first opening that connects an inner space to the outside and faces a second direction different from the first direction; a first microphone in the housing, configured to obtain a second audio signal distinguished from the first audio signal and introduced through the first opening; a first grill surrounding the first opening and including a conductive portion; and a conductive pattern connected to the conductive portion and arranged in a portion of the inner surface of the housing.
Claims20
A wearable device comprising:
- a housing including a first surface facing a first direction in which a first audio signal is transmitted to an outside of the wearable device and a second surface including a first opening facing a second direction different from the first direction and connecting the outside and an inner space;
- a first microphone, in the housing, configured to obtain a second audio signal distinct from the first audio signal and conducted through the first opening;
- a first grill surrounding the first opening and including a conductive portion;
- a conductive pattern connected to the conductive portion and disposed on a portion of an inner surface of the housing;
- at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, electrically connected to the conductive pattern;
- wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to communicate with an external electronic device through the conductive pattern and the conductive portion.
A wearable device comprising:
- a housing including a first surface including a first opening facing a first direction in which a first audio signal is transmitted to an outside of the wearable device and a second surface including a second opening facing a second direction different from the first direction and connecting the outside and an inner space of the wearable device, the housing including a through hole connecting the first opening and the second opening;
- a first grill including a mesh pattern disposed at the second opening and a support formed along a perimeter of the mesh pattern, the support having a shape corresponding the second opening;
- a conductive pattern connected to the first grill and disposed on a portion of an inner surface of the housing;
- at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, electrically connected to the conductive pattern;
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- wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to communicate with an external electronic device through the conductive pattern and a portion of the first grill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.