US 2021/0232180 A1 · PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Portable electronic device

AssigneeApple Inc.

InventorsDavid A. PAKULA, Daniel W. JARVIS, Shimon ELKAYAM, Brandon R. GARBUS, Christopher S. GRAHAM, Karl Ruben F. LARSSON, Ashley E. FLETCHER, Jared M. KOLE, Eric S. JOL, Aaron A. ORO, Michael D. QUINONES, Gregory N. STEPHENS, Ian A. SPRAGGS, James A. BERTIN, Simon C. HELMORE, Melissa A. WAH, Matthew D. HILL, Jon F. HOUSOUR, Douglas G. FOURNIER, Christopher S. TOMASETTA

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Abstract

An electronic disclosed herein may include a band formed from metal that combines with a bottom wall formed from a non-metal to form an enclosure that carries internal components. The electronic device may include a transparent cover and a display assembly partially covered by a border having a uniform dimension. The electronic device may include a vision system designed for facial recognition of a user of the electronic device. A bracket assembly may hold the vision system. The bracket assembly may not be affixed to the enclosure and may move relative to the enclosure. The electronic device may include a battery assembly having multiple battery components coupled together. The electronic device may further include a receiver coil for wireless charging of the battery assembly. The electronic device may include a circuit board assembly having stacked circuit boards. The electronic device may further include a dual camera assembly.

Claims12

Dependent claims

An electronic device, comprising:

a housing that defines an internal volume;
a bracket assembly positioned in the internal volume, the bracket assembly comprising a first bracket and a second bracket coupled with the first bracket;
a vision system carried by the bracket assembly and capable of providing facial recognition information, the vision system comprising a first camera module and a second camera module, the first camera module and the second camera module positioned between the first bracket and the second bracket;
a battery assembly comprising a first battery component and a second battery component coupled with the first battery component positioned in the internal volume;
and
a trim that carries a third camera module, a fourth camera module, and a light emitter between the third camera module and the fourth camera module, the trim preventing light generated by the light emitter from entering the third camera module and the fourth camera module.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/220,592Filed 1 Apr 2021

Priority

7 Aug 2017

Published

29 Jul 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

G06F 1/1626
For portable computers: with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
G06F 1/1658
Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable…: related…
G06F 1/1686
Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675: the I/O peripheral…
G06F 1/26
Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00: power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof

Family

Application62/542,277Us provisional application · filed 7 Aug 2017

Application62/542,280Us provisional application · filed 7 Aug 2017

Application62/542,210Us provisional application · filed 7 Aug 2017

Application62/542,206Us provisional application · filed 7 Aug 2017

Application62/556,190Us provisional application · filed 8 Sep 2017

Application62/557,035Us provisional application · filed 11 Sep 2017

Application16/056,306Division · filed 6 Aug 2018

Application17/220,592Division

US 10,996,713 B2Related patent

US 11,662,772 B2Related patent

US 2019/0041909 A1Published application

US 2021/0232180 A1This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.