Mobile device with front camera and maximized screen surface
First Claim
1. A method of making a mobile electronic device with a front-facing camera so that the screen surface is maximized while the outer dimensions are minimized, said method comprising:
- a) providing a display panel with at least a first cutout at the upper-left corner and a second cutout at the upper-right corner, said display panel having an upper display panel edge, a left display panel edge, and a right display panel edge,b) providing at least one front-facing camera,c) disposing said at least one front-facing camera, at least in part, in the area of said first cutout or in the area of said second cutout,d) bending said upper display panel edge, located between said first cutout and said second cutout, to the rear of said display panel, so that the outer vertical measurement of said display panel is reduced while keeping the utilizable surface area of said display panel,e) bending said left display panel edge, located below said first cutout, and said right display panel edge, located below said second cutout, to the rear of said display panel, so that the outer horizontal measurement of said display panel is reduced while keeping the utilizable surface area of said display panel,whereby said first cutout and said second cutout prevent the upper-left corner and the upper-right corner of said display panel from getting crumpled due to the bent upper display panel edge.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device, for example a smartphone, may feature thin or curved borders at the left, right, top, and/or bottom edge of the display screen. To accommodate front-facing optical sensor(s) and/or emitter(s) despite a border that is too thin (e.g., too thin for a front camera module and lens), two or more corners of the display panel have a cutout, and the optical sensor(s) and/or emitter(s) are disposed, at least in part, in the areas of these cutouts at the corners. The cutouts may have a convex shape for the most part, thereby maximizing the remaining screen area. At least one embodiment of the mobile electronic device may have a display panel with at least three curved edges, a maximized screen surface, and minimized outer dimensions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of making a mobile electronic device with a front-facing camera so that the screen surface is maximized while the outer dimensions are minimized, said method comprising:
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a) providing a display panel with at least a first cutout at the upper-left corner and a second cutout at the upper-right corner, said display panel having an upper display panel edge, a left display panel edge, and a right display panel edge, b) providing at least one front-facing camera, c) disposing said at least one front-facing camera, at least in part, in the area of said first cutout or in the area of said second cutout, d) bending said upper display panel edge, located between said first cutout and said second cutout, to the rear of said display panel, so that the outer vertical measurement of said display panel is reduced while keeping the utilizable surface area of said display panel, e) bending said left display panel edge, located below said first cutout, and said right display panel edge, located below said second cutout, to the rear of said display panel, so that the outer horizontal measurement of said display panel is reduced while keeping the utilizable surface area of said display panel, whereby said first cutout and said second cutout prevent the upper-left corner and the upper-right corner of said display panel from getting crumpled due to the bent upper display panel edge. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A mobile electronic device having a front-facing optical sensor, a maximized screen surface, and minimized outer dimensions, said mobile electronic device comprising:
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a) a display panel with at least a first cutout at the upper-left corner and a second cutout at the upper-right corner, said display panel having an upper display panel edge, a left display panel edge, and a right display panel edge, wherein; i) said upper display panel edge, located between said first cutout and said second cutout, is bent to the rear of said display panel, so that the outer vertical measurement of said display panel is reduced while keeping the utilizable surface area of said display panel, ii) said left display panel edge, located below said first cutout, and said right display panel edge, located below said second cutout, are bent to the rear of said display panel, so that the outer horizontal measurement of said display panel is reduced while keeping the utilizable surface area of said display panel, whereby said first cutout and said second cutout prevent the upper-left corner and the upper-right corner of said display panel from getting crumpled due to the bent upper display panel edge, b) at least one front-facing optical sensor disposed, at least in part, in the area of said first cutout or in the area of said second cutout, c) a computer system connected to said display panel and said front-facing optical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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