Electronic Devices Having Displays with Openings
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- display having an active region in which display pixels are configured to display images;
at least one opening in the display within the active region; and
an electronic component mounted within the electronic device in alignment with the opening so that signals associated with the electronic component pass through the opening.
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Abstract
An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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display having an active region in which display pixels are configured to display images; at least one opening in the display within the active region; and an electronic component mounted within the electronic device in alignment with the opening so that signals associated with the electronic component pass through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a flexible display layer containing display pixels; an array of holes in the flexible display layer; a housing in which the flexible display layer is mounted; and at least one electrical component mounted in the housing that produces signals that pass through the array of holes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display having an active region that contains an array of display pixels; an array of openings in the display in the active region; a housing in which the display is mounted; and an electronic component mounted in the housing under the array of openings. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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Specification