ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH NFC ANTENNA ADJACENT DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
processing circuitry carried by the housing;
at least one wireless transceiver carried by the housing;
a near field communications (NFC) device carried by the housing;
a display carried by the housing and having an internal surface within the housing and a display surface opposite the internal surface; and
an NFC antenna mounted on and extending across at least a portion of the internal surface of the display, wherein the NFC antenna comprises a substrate and electrically conductive traces thereon defining a plurality of loops.
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Abstract
An electronic device may include a housing, processing circuitry carried by the housing, and at least one wireless transceiver carried by the housing and a NFC device carried by the housing. The electronic device may also include a display carried by the housing and having an internal surface within the housing and a display surface opposite the internal surface, and an NFC antenna mounted on and extending across at least a portion of the internal surface of the display, wherein the NFC antenna comprises a substrate and electrically conductive traces thereon defining a plurality of loops.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; processing circuitry carried by the housing; at least one wireless transceiver carried by the housing; a near field communications (NFC) device carried by the housing; a display carried by the housing and having an internal surface within the housing and a display surface opposite the internal surface; and an NFC antenna mounted on and extending across at least a portion of the internal surface of the display, wherein the NFC antenna comprises a substrate and electrically conductive traces thereon defining a plurality of loops. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tablet computing device comprising:
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a housing; processing circuitry carried by the housing; at least one wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry; a near field communications (NFC) circuitry carried by the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry; a display carried by the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, the display having an internal surface within the housing and a display surface opposite the internal surface; and an NFC antenna mounted on and extending across at least a portion of the internal surface of the display, wherein the NFC antenna comprises a substrate and electrically conductive traces thereon defining a plurality of loops. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making an electronic device comprising:
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mounting at least one wireless transceiver within a housing; mounting a near field communications (NFC) device within the housing; mounting a display to the housing, the display having an internal surface within the housing and a display surface opposite the internal surface; and mounting an NFC antenna to the internal surface of the display within the housing, wherein the NFC antenna extends across at least a portion of the internal surface of the display, and wherein the NFC antenna comprises electrically conductive traces defining a plurality of loops. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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