ANTENNA SLOT WINDOWS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. An antenna window through which antenna signals pass, comprising:
- a conductive structure having portions configured to form at least one slot through which the antenna signals pass.
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Abstract
Antenna window structures and antennas for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices are provided. The electronic devices may be computers or other devices that have conductive housings. Antenna windows may be formed from one or more slots in the conductive housings. The slots may be filled with air or a solid dielectric such as epoxy. There may be a number of parallel slots in a given antenna window, each having a width that is sufficiently narrow to make the antenna window invisible or unnoticeable to the naked eye under normal observation. An antenna may be formed within an electronic device adjacent to an antenna window. The antenna may handle radio-frequency antenna signals in one or more communications bands. The radio-frequency antenna signals may pass through the slots in the antenna window.
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22 Claims
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1. An antenna window through which antenna signals pass, comprising:
a conductive structure having portions configured to form at least one slot through which the antenna signals pass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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transceiver circuitry; a transmission line coupled to the transceiver circuitry; a conductive case in which the transceiver circuitry and the transmission line are housed, wherein the conductive case has an antenna window formed from a plurality of slots; and an antenna that is coupled to the transmission line and that handles radio-frequency antenna signals that pass through the antenna window. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Wireless communications structures in an electronic device that has a conductive device housing, comprising:
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an antenna window formed from a plurality of slots formed in the conductive device housing; and an antenna that handles radio-frequency antenna signals, wherein the antenna is contained within the conductive device housing of the electronic device and wherein the antenna signals pass through the plurality of slots in the antenna window. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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