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US 2008/0167073 A1Published application
Wireless portable device with reduced rf signal interference
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsPhillip M. Hobson, Robert J. Hill, Robert W. Schlub, Juan Zavala, Tang Yew Tan, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Kenneth A. Jenks, Robert Sean Murphy, Erik L. Wang
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Abstract
A handheld device may include one or more antennas and a connector both disposed at a base of the handheld device. The connector may have a shell comprising a conductive material. The connector shell may include at least one opening in a portion of the conductive material to reduce electromagnetic interference between the connector shell and the one or more antennas.
Claims27
A handheld device comprising:
- one or more antennas disposed at a base of the handheld device;
- and
- a connector disposed at the base of the handheld device and configured to couple with one or more external accessories, the connector having a shell comprising a conductive material, wherein the connector shell includes at least one opening in a portion of the conductive material to reduce electromagnetic interference between the connector shell and the one or more antennas.
A handheld device comprising:
- one or more antennas disposed at a base of the handheld device;
- a connector disposed at the base of the handheld device and configured to couple with one or more external accessories, the connector having a shell comprising a conductive material, the connector shell having an upper plate, a lower plate and two side plates;
- and
- a substrate configured to provide electrical connection between one or more pins of the connector and at least one electronic component disposed in the handheld device,
- wherein the substrate extends out from under the lower plate and along one of the two side plates.
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A handheld device comprising:
- one or more antennas disposed at a base of the handheld device;
- a connector disposed at the base of the handheld device and configured to couple with one or more external accessories;
- a substrate configured to provide electrical connection between one or more pins of the connector and at least one electronic component disposed in the handheld device;
- and
- a plurality of electronic components coupled to the substrate such that the connector extends between the plurality of electronic components and the one or more antennas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.