Height reduction in portable devices
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1. A portable electronic book (eBook) reader device, comprising:
- a display component having a perimeter;
a plurality of active components consuming, storing, or producing electrical power, wherein each active component of the portable eBook reader device other than the display component is arranged around at least a portion of the perimeter of the display component and substantially coplanar with the display component;
wherein the perimeter of the display component comprises at least four sides, and wherein plurality of active components comprise are disposed in the following arrangement;
a wireless module resides adjacent to a first edge of the perimeter of the display component;
a first battery resides adjacent to a second edge of the perimeter of the display component;
a second battery resides adjacent to a third edge of the perimeter of the display component; and
a main logic board resides adjacent to a fourth edge of the perimeter of the display component.
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Abstract
Components within a portable device are arranged around a perimeter of a display component to reduce the height of the portable device. Components such as a battery, a main logic board, a wireless networking interface, and so forth may be distributed around a display component such as an electrophoretic display. Distribution of components around the perimeter of the display component rather than behind the display component reduces the height. Furthermore, the placement of components in the perimeter provides a structure for a user to grip the portable device or for placement of user actuable controls.
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27 Claims
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1. A portable electronic book (eBook) reader device, comprising:
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a display component having a perimeter; a plurality of active components consuming, storing, or producing electrical power, wherein each active component of the portable eBook reader device other than the display component is arranged around at least a portion of the perimeter of the display component and substantially coplanar with the display component; wherein the perimeter of the display component comprises at least four sides, and wherein plurality of active components comprise are disposed in the following arrangement; a wireless module resides adjacent to a first edge of the perimeter of the display component; a first battery resides adjacent to a second edge of the perimeter of the display component; a second battery resides adjacent to a third edge of the perimeter of the display component; and a main logic board resides adjacent to a fourth edge of the perimeter of the display component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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a display component defining a plane and having a perimeter; a circuit board coupled to the display component and disposed approximately within the plane of the display component and along at least a portion of a first side of the perimeter of the display component; and one or more batteries coupled to the circuit board and disposed approximately within the plane of the display component and along at least a portion of a second, different side of the perimeter of the display component; wherein each component of the device that consumes, stores or produces electrical power, other than the display component, is arranged around at least a portion of the perimeter of the display component and not disposed behind the display component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of assembling an electronic device, comprising:
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attaching a first active component of the electronic device to a side of a perimeter of a display component of the electronic device such that the first active component and the display component reside substantially within a same plane; and attaching a second, different active component of the electronic device to a side of the perimeter of the display component of the electronic device such that the second active component resides substantially within the same plane as the first active component and the display component; the assembling performed such that each component of the electronic device that consumes, stores or produces electrical power, other than the display component, is arranged around at least a portion of the perimeter of the display component and substantially coplanar with the display component. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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