Antenna arrangement of an information processor
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsToshiyuki Masaki, Koichi Kobayashi, Yoshinori Horiguchi, Toshiki Miyasaka, Hiroki Iwahara, Syuichi Sekine
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Abstract
An information processor includes a display case having a display panel therein. A antenna is disposed in an upper end of the display case opposite a hinge mechanism connecting the display case to a main body. The display case is movable between an open and a closed position. The antenna has radiation characteristics that provide reception and transmission capability when the display case is either in the open or closed position.
Claims27
A portable information processor comprising:
- a main unit;
- a display unit having a display, the display unit connected to the main unit by a hinge at a proximate end of the display unit, the display unit having a distal end opposite the proximate end;
- and
- an antenna attached internally to the display unit, wherein the display unit has two opposing sides between the proximate end and the distal end and the antenna is attached internally to the display unit approximately midway between the two opposing sides.
A portable information processor comprising:
- a display unit having a display;
- and
- an antenna attached internally to the display unit closer to the first end of the display unit, wherein the antenna is a flat antenna that rotates such that an angle formed by a surface of the display and a surface of the antenna varies.
An information processor comprising:
- a main unit;
- a display unit having a display, the display unit connected to the main unit by a hinge at a proximate end of the display unit;
- an antenna attached to the display unit;
- and
- an antenna feed between the main unit and the antenna passing through the hinge, wherein the display unit has a first side and a second side opposing the first side and the display driver is adjacent the first side and the antenna feed is adjacent the second side.
A portable information processor comprising:
- a display unit having a display, wherein the display unit has an indented region;
- and
- a ceramic antenna attached internally to the display unit in the indented region and between a cover and a non-conducting insulating element.
An information processor comprising:
- a main unit;
- a display unit having a display and a first side and a second side opposing the first side, wherein the display unit is connected to the main unit by a hinge at a proximate end of the display unit;
- a flat antenna attached internally to the display unit, wherein the flat antenna has a surface approximately perpendicular to a surface of the display;
- an antenna feed between the main unit and the antenna wherein the antenna feed passes through the hinge;
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- a display driver, wherein the display driver is adjacent the first side and the antenna feed is adjacent the second side.
A portable information processor comprising:
- a main unit;
- a hinge;
- a display unit connected to the main unit by the hinge at a proximate end of the display unit, the display unit having a distal end opposite the proximate end;
- and
- an antenna attached internally to the display unit closer to the distal end than the proximate end, wherein the antenna is a flat antenna that rotates such that an angle formed by a surface of the display and a surface of the antenna varies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.