KEYBOARD AND MOBILE DEVICE WITH RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNA

• US 20140132461A1
• Filed: 11/07/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Ki-Jung, Lee, Jun-Hui, Choi, In-Kyu
• Granted Patent: US 9,740,301 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0231 Cordless keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2258 used with computer equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/241 used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/242 specially adapted for hand-held use
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/00 Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop

Abstract

A keyboard and mobile device are provided that include a plurality of keys installed in the keyboard or mobile device, and a radio frequency antenna device mounted below the plurality of keys.

Claims

1. A keyboard comprising:

a plurality of keys installed in the keyboard; and

a radio frequency antenna device mounted below the plurality of keys.

2. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency antenna device is mounted below spaces that exist between two or more of the plurality of keys.

3. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency antenna device is mounted below spaces around a periphery of a block of two or more keys of the plurality of keys, and between the block of the two or more keys and keys adjacent to the block of two or more keys.

4. The keyboard of claim 3, wherein the block of two or more keys comprises “

O”

, “

P”

, “

[”

, “

L”

, “

;

” and

“

'"'"'”

keys.

5. The keyboard of claim 1, further comprising a frame for covering the radio frequency antenna device installed above the radio frequency antenna device.

6. The keyboard of claim 2, wherein the radio frequency antenna device is formed in a shape corresponding to an arrangement of the two or more of the plurality of keys.

7. The keyboard of claim 1, further comprising a membrane for supporting the radio frequency antenna device upon which a lower surface of the radio frequency antenna device is installed.

8. The keyboard of claim 7, further comprising a reinforcing plate upon which the membrane is installed.

9. The keyboard of claim 1, wherein a mounting space is formed below spaces that exist between two or more of the plurality of keys such that the radio frequency antenna device is mounted therein.

10. A mobile device comprising:

a plurality of keys installed in the mobile device; and

a radio frequency antenna device mounted below the plurality of keys.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the radio frequency antenna device is mounted below spaces that exist between two or more of the plurality of keys.

12. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the radio frequency antenna device is mounted below spaces around a periphery of a block of two or more of the plurality of keys, and between the block of the two or more keys and keys adjacent to the block of two or more keys.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the block of two or more keys comprises “

O”

, “

P”

, “

[”

, “

L”

, “

;

” and

“

'"'"'”

keys.

14. The mobile device of claim 10, further comprising a frame for covering the radio frequency antenna device installed above the radio frequency antenna device.

15. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the radio frequency antenna device is formed in a shape corresponding to an arrangement of the two or more of the plurality of keys.

16. The mobile device of claim 10, further comprising a membrane for supporting the radio frequency antenna device upon which a lower surface of the radio frequency antenna device is installed.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, further comprising a reinforcing plate upon which the membrane is installed.

18. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein a mounting space is formed below spaces that exist between two or more of the plurality of keys such that the radio frequency antenna device is mounted therein.