Devices and methods for providing access to internal component
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsFelix Jose ALVAREZ Rivera, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Scott A. Myers
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsFelix Jose ALVAREZ Rivera, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Scott A. Myers
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Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for applying concealment of components of an electronic device. In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a component that is disposed behind a window configured to selectively become transparent or opaque, such as a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PLDC) window. The component includes an image capture device, a strobe flash, a biometric sensor, a light sensor, a proximity sensor, or a solar panel, or a combination thereof. Additionally, the electronic device includes data processing circuitry configured to determine when an event requesting that the component be exposed occurs. Furthermore, the electronic device includes a window controller that may control the window to become transparent, to expose the component upon the occurrence of the event requesting that the component be exposed.
An electronic device comprising:
A method comprising:
An article of manufacture comprising:
An electronic display comprising:
An enclosure for an electronic device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.