Abstract:
An electronic device has a camera assembly disposed in a housing of the electronic device that includes a light source assembly having a primary purpose for illuminating a subject during an imaging operation. The light source assembly includes a light source and a light window. A light block can be applied to lateral surfaces of the light window to prevent light passing through the light window from propagating along an outer surface of the housing, or other components of the electronic device. In some embodiments, the light block can include multiple layers having various reflective and absorptive characteristics.
Abstract:
An electronic device having liquid-resistant modifications that prevent liquid ingress into an opening (or openings) in an enclosure of the electronic device is disclosed. For example, the electronic device may include a coating formed from a liquid-resistant material that is applied internally to the enclosure. The electronic device may further include a frame that carries a protective transparent layer designed to cover a display assembly. In order to secure the frame with the enclosure, the electronic device may include an adhesive assembly disposed over an outer perimeter of the coating. The adhesive assembly may include several adhesive parts initially separate from one another. However, with the adhesive parts between the frame and the enclosure, the adhesive parts can be compressed by the frame and the enclosure, causing the adhesive parts to expand and engage each other. As a result, the coating and the adhesive parts provide a seal against liquid.
Abstract:
The subject matter of the disclosure relates to connectors for antenna feed assemblies and display coupling components of a mobile device. The flexible connectors can be configured with a flexible spring connector component that couples a mobile device antenna to a main logic board of the mobile device within a housing of the mobile device such that the flexible connector can withstand a drop event, while at the same providing for an in-line inductance as part of an antenna-defined design requirement. The display of the mobile device can be coupled to a housing of the mobile device using a pin-screw arrangement that allows the display to controllably shift in the X-direction and the Y-direction, while only being purposefully constrained in the Z-direction (with reference to a 3 dimensional graph having X, Y, and Z axes). This configuration can prevent the display from being pulled out of alignment during a drop event.
Abstract:
A portable electronic device (900) may include a housing (904), a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover (1000) coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module (918) configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover (1000). The biometric sensor module (918) may include a first lens (1002) positioned below the front cover, a first light source (1004) positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens (1002), a dot pattern on the object, a second light source (1006) positioned below the first lens (1002) and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover (1000), and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.
Abstract:
A portable electronic device (100) includes a housing (104), a touch-sensitive display at least partially within the housing, a sensor array (134) including a first camera module (138) having a first field of view, a second camera module (139) having a second field of view different from the first field of view, and a light source (136), and a rear cover (132) formed from a glass material and defining a raised sensor array region positioned over the sensor array (132). The raised sensor array region defines a first hole extending through the rear cover (132) and positioned proximate a first corner region of the raised sensor array region, and a second hole extending through the rear cover (132) and positioned proximate a second corner region diagonal from the first corner region. The first camera module (138) includes a first camera housing defining a recess at a corner of the first camera housing, and the second camera module (139) includes a second camera housing extending into the recess.
Abstract:
A portable electronic device (900) may include a housing (904), a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover (1000) coupled to the housing and positioned over the display, and a biometric sensor module (918) configured to illuminate an object and capture an image of the object through the front cover (1000). The biometric sensor module (918) may include a first lens (1002) positioned below the front cover, a first light source (1004) positioned below the first lens and configured to project, through the first lens (1002), a dot pattern on the object, a second light source (1006) positioned below the first lens (1002) and configured to illuminate, through the first lens, the object with a flood of light, a second lens positioned below the front cover (1000), and a light sensor positioned below the second lens and configured to capture an image of the object.
Abstract:
There is provided a portable electronic device (100). The portable electronic device (100) comprises an enclosure that comprises a housing component and a front cover (102) coupled to the housing component (104) and defining a front exterior surface of the portable electronic device (100). The portable electronic device (100) also comprises a display (103) positioned below the front cover, the display defining: an active display region, a first hole surrounded by the active display region, and a second hole surrounded by the active display region. The portable electronic device (100) further comprises a first optical sensor (106) positioned below the front cover (102) and below the first hole, a second optical sensor (109) positioned below the front cover (102) and below the second hole, and a touch-sensing component. The touch-sensing component is configured to detect a first touch input applied to the front cover (102) in the active display region of the display (103), and a second touch input applied to the front cover (102) over the first hole in the display (103).
Abstract:
A portable electronic device (100) includes a housing (104), a touch-sensitive display at least partially within the housing, a sensor array (134) including a first camera module (138) having a first field of view, a second camera module (139) having a second field of view different from the first field of view, and a light source (136), and a rear cover (132) formed from a glass material and defining a raised sensor array region positioned over the sensor array (132). The raised sensor array region defines a first hole extending through the rear cover (132) and positioned proximate a first corner region of the raised sensor array region, and a second hole extending through the rear cover (132) and positioned proximate a second corner region diagonal from the first corner region. The first camera module (138) includes a first camera housing defining a recess at a corner of the first camera housing, and the second camera module (139) includes a second camera housing extending into the recess.
Abstract:
A portable electronic device (900) includes a housing, a front cover defining a front side of the portable electronic device, a display stack (1102) below the front cover and comprising a plurality of display layers configured to produce a graphical output in a display region (902) of the display stack, the graphical output visible through the front cover, and a light sensor module (922) positioned at least partially within the housing and coupled to the display stack (1102) in the display region. The light sensor module (922) may be configured to receive ambient light passing through the front cover and through the plurality of display layers and, while a blanking interval (1122) is positioned over the light sensor module (922), produce an output corresponding to the received ambient light, the portable electronic device (900) configured to determine an ambient light value based at least in part on the output from the light sensor module (922).