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Communication between devices and device accessories

  • US 10,271,189 B2
  • Filed: 02/24/2017
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • an external shell defining an outer surface of the device, the external shell comprising a non-metallic region;

    a wireless data transceiver enclosed by the external shell and disposed proximate to the non-metallic region of the external shell, the wireless data transceiver transmitting data through the non-metallic region of the external shell at extremely high electromagnetic frequencies between the device and a device accessory;

    a sensing switch, enclosed by the external shell, detecting when the device accessory is proximate to the device and, responsive thereto, activating an energy source; and

    an attachment mechanism, enclosed by the external shell, securing the device accessory proximate to the device, the attachment mechanism including the energy source enclosed by the external shell, the energy source transferring energy between the device accessory and the device, the energy source surrounding the wireless data transceiver, when the energy source engages with an energy source of the device accessory the attachment mechanism aligning the wireless data transceiver of the device and a wireless data transceiver of the device accessory to communicate substantially perpendicularly through the external shell and enabling communication at the extremely high electromagnetic frequencies comprising 30 GHz to 300 GHz, by minimizing scattering of the extremely high electromagnetic frequencies traveling through the non-metallic region of the external shell, the attachment mechanism activating the sensing switch when the device accessory is secured to the device.

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