Optical communication interface
First Claim
1. An optical communication interface for a handheld device, wherein the handheld device has an external surface that includes an interior facing side and an exterior facing side, comprising:
- a first optical receiver within a first optical window, on the interior facing side of the handheld device, having an optical input and an electrical output;
wherein the electrical output is coupled to circuitry; and
the optical input is configured to be optically coupled to a second optical transmitter on the exterior facing side of the handheld device; and
a first optical transmitter within a second optical window next to the first optical window, on the interior facing side of the handheld device, having an electrical input and an optical output, wherein the electrical input is coupled to the circuitry and the optical output is configured to be coupled to a second optical receiver on the exterior facing side of the handheld device, and information is simultaneously received and transmitted over both optical transmitter/receiver communication paths.
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Abstract
One example discloses an optical communication interface for a handheld device: wherein the handheld device, has an external surface; wherein the external surface includes an interior facing side and an exterior facing side; a first optical receiver, on the interior facing side of the handheld device, having an optical input and an electrical output; wherein the electrical output is coupled to circuitry; and wherein the optical input is configured to be optically coupled to a second optical transmitter on the exterior facing side of the handheld device.
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1. An optical communication interface for a handheld device, wherein the handheld device has an external surface that includes an interior facing side and an exterior facing side, comprising:
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a first optical receiver within a first optical window, on the interior facing side of the handheld device, having an optical input and an electrical output;
wherein the electrical output is coupled to circuitry; and
the optical input is configured to be optically coupled to a second optical transmitter on the exterior facing side of the handheld device; anda first optical transmitter within a second optical window next to the first optical window, on the interior facing side of the handheld device, having an electrical input and an optical output, wherein the electrical input is coupled to the circuitry and the optical output is configured to be coupled to a second optical receiver on the exterior facing side of the handheld device, and information is simultaneously received and transmitted over both optical transmitter/receiver communication paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An optical communication interface for a handheld device, wherein the handheld device has an external surface that includes an interior facing side and an exterior facing side, comprising:
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a first optical transmitter within a first optical window, on the interior facing side of the handheld device, having an electrical input and an optical output, wherein the electrical output is coupled to circuitry and the optical output is configured to be coupled to a first optical receiver on the exterior facing side of the handheld device; and a second optical transmitter within a second optical window opposite to the first optical window, on the interior facing side of the handheld device, having an electrical input and an optical output, wherein the electrical input is coupled to the circuitry and the optical output is configured to be coupled to a second optical receiver on the exterior facing side of the handheld device, and information is simultaneously received and transmitted over both optical transmitter/receiver communication paths.
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17. An optical communication interface for a contactless earbud, wherein the contactless earbud has an external surface that includes an interior facing side and an exterior facing side, comprising:
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a first optical receiver within a first optical window, on the interior facing side of the contactless earbud, having an optical input and an electrical output, wherein the electrical output is coupled to circuitry and the optical input is configured to be optically coupled to a second optical transmitter on the exterior facing side of the contactless earbud; a first optical transmitter within a second optical window next to the first optical window, on the interior facing side of the contactless earbud, having an electrical input and an optical output, wherein the electrical input is coupled to the circuitry, the optical output is configured to be coupled to a second optical receiver on the exterior facing side of the contactless earbud and information is simultaneously received and transmitted over both optical transmitter/receiver communication paths.
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