Dongle device with integrated antenna assembly
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a main body including electronic circuitry therein, and further including an exposed interface that enables the electronic circuitry to transfer information; and
a pivoting member attached to the main body that may be rotated about the main body in substantially the same plane as a longitudinal direction of the main body between at least a first position and a second position, the pivoting member including at least one antenna element,wherein the pivoting member wraps around the entire main body in a longitudinal direction and covers the exposed interface when in the first position; and
when the pivoting member is in the second position, the antenna element serves as an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information wirelessly in conjunction with the electronic circuitry.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a main body having electronic circuitry therein, and further includes an exposed interface that enables the electronic circuitry to transfer information. In addition, the electronic device includes a pivoting member attached to the main body such that the pivoting member may rotate about the main body between at least a first position and a second position, the pivoting member including at least one antenna element. The pivoting member covers the exposed interface when in the first position, and when the pivoting member is in the second position, the antenna element serves as an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information wirelessly in conjunction with the electronic circuitry.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a main body including electronic circuitry therein, and further including an exposed interface that enables the electronic circuitry to transfer information; and a pivoting member attached to the main body that may be rotated about the main body in substantially the same plane as a longitudinal direction of the main body between at least a first position and a second position, the pivoting member including at least one antenna element, wherein the pivoting member wraps around the entire main body in a longitudinal direction and covers the exposed interface when in the first position; and when the pivoting member is in the second position, the antenna element serves as an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information wirelessly in conjunction with the electronic circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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