Electronic device with NFC antenna adjacent display and related methods
US9609096B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49018
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may include a housing having a display opening therein, processing circuitry within the housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry. The electronic device may also include NFC transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, a display within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, the display having an external surface exposed through the display opening and having an internal surface within the housing, and an NFC antenna positioned within the housing behind and aligned with the internal surface of the display and coupled to the NFC transceiver circuitry.
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