Slot antenna configuration
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a skin of a computing device, said skin comprising a conductive material; and
a slot in the skin, said slot comprising a slot antenna.
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Abstract
The skin of a computing device comprises a conductive material. A slot is included in the skin to form a slot antenna. Various embodiments of the slot antenna can support multiple frequency bands with a single slot and provide directional propagation patterns.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a skin of a computing device, said skin comprising a conductive material; and
a slot in the skin, said slot comprising a slot antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a notebook computer;
a skin covering at least a portion of the notebook computer, said skin comprising a conductive material; and
a slot in the skin, said slot comprising a slot antenna. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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a skin of a computing device, said skin comprising a conductive material;
a first slot in the skin, said first slot comprising a first sector slot antenna having a radiation pattern in a first direction;
a second slot in the skin, said second slot comprising a second sector slot antenna having a radiation pattern in a second direction;
a third slot in the skin, said third slot comprising a third sector slot antenna having a radiation pattern in a third direction; and
a fourth slot in the skin, said fourth slot comprising a fourth sector slot antenna having a radiation pattern in a fourth direction. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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