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US 2024/0194419 A1Published application
Integration of energy harvesting elements with mechanical user interfaces
AssigneeAmbient Photonics, Inc.
InventorsJoshua A. Wright, Colin Owen, Bates Marshall
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Abstract
Mechanical user interfaces having a translucent user interface with an integrated photovoltaic element.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a device housing having a front side;
- a photovoltaic cell housed within the device housing, the photovoltaic cell configured to receive ambient light and generate electric power to power the electronic device;
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- a translucent user interface (UI) component provided at the front side of the device housing, the translucent UI component configured to accept user input to the electronic device via physical contact with the translucent UI component and configured to transmit ambient light to the photovoltaic cell.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a housing having a frontside and a backside;
- a photovoltaic element within the housing;
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- a translucent user interface (UI) component at the front side of the housing, the translucent user UI component configured to receive a first pressure and to pass ambient light from an exterior environment to a first light facing surface of the photovoltaic element.
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An energy harvesting system comprising:
- a photovoltaic element configured to generate energy from ambient light received through a translucent user interface component in an electronic device;
- one or more energy storage elements;
- a power management controller configured to receive energy generated by the photovoltaic element and store energy to the one or more energy storage elements;
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- a load system configured to receive energy from the power management controller and use the energy to perform one or more functions of the electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.