Modular eyewear antenna assembly

US11495876B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Meta Platforms, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brandon Michael Potens · San Jose, US
• Ce Zhang · Rosamond, US
• Jennifer Ellen Davis-Wilson · Mountain View, US
• Andriy Pletenetskyy · Sunnyvale, US
• Bruno Cendon Martin · Palo Alto, US
• Geng Ye · Union City, US
• Peter Eli Renner · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 12, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 25, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02C11/10
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for a modular eyewear antenna assembly, are disclosed. One modular eyewear antenna assembly includes an eyewear housing including a front frame and a pair of eyewear temple arms, wherein a physical size and shape of each of the temple arms is selectable from a plurality eyewear assembly SKU sizes and shapes, a printed circuit board (PCB) including a controller and a radio, wherein the PCB extends along at least one of the temple arms, wherein the PCB has a fixed size that is adapted for placement within one of the temple arms, and a modular antenna structure including a planar antenna, wherein the modular antenna structure interfaces with the PCB for providing a wireless propagation path for the radio, wherein the modular antenna structure has a fixed size that is adapted for placement along with the PCB within one of the temple arms.