Housing for encasing an object having a proximity sensor
US8548541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2200/1633
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus and/or system for covering at least part of a mobile computing device having a touch screen display and a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver. The apparatus includes an encasement that covers at least part of the mobile computing device and enables operation of the touch screen display, an optically transmissive member coupled with the encasement and positioned to overlay the proximity sensor; and a gasket having at least one transecting element to control an angle of light transmission through the optically transmissive member and to or from the proximity sensor, and to inhibit light from the infrared transmitter from being received by the infrared receiver prior to transmission through the optically transmissive member.
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