Portable electronic device
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a transparent cover;
a mask covering a portion of the transparent cover, wherein the mask comprises portions defining a plurality of holes;
a given sensor mounted beneath the transparent cover and the plurality of holes in the mask; and
a touchscreen display having touch sensors in an active region of the touchscreen display, wherein the given sensor is located in an inactive region of the touchscreen display, wherein the portions defining the plurality of holes in the mask are configured to allow light for the given sensor to pass through the holes in the mask while obscuring the given sensor from view, and wherein the transparent cover extends over the inactive region of the touchscreen display.
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Abstract
Portable electronic devices are provided. A device may include cover glass with a light mask. The light mask may be microperforated to allow light to pass through the light mask. The microperforations may allow light to pass through the light mask. The devices may include sensors and light emitters that receive and transmit light through the microperforations. The devices may include a variable cantilever spring as part of a button assembly. The spring may be flattened against itself without exceeding its elastic limit. The devices may include display modules. The display module may include structures that block light from leaking out of the module. The structures may include opaque tapes, opaque enclosures for the display module, and other suitable structures.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a transparent cover; a mask covering a portion of the transparent cover, wherein the mask comprises portions defining a plurality of holes; a given sensor mounted beneath the transparent cover and the plurality of holes in the mask; and a touchscreen display having touch sensors in an active region of the touchscreen display, wherein the given sensor is located in an inactive region of the touchscreen display, wherein the portions defining the plurality of holes in the mask are configured to allow light for the given sensor to pass through the holes in the mask while obscuring the given sensor from view, and wherein the transparent cover extends over the inactive region of the touchscreen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display having a transparent cover with an active image area and an inactive peripheral region; a light sensor under the inactive peripheral region; and an opaque layer on the transparent cover in the inactive peripheral region, wherein the opaque layer comprises an array of holes through which light passes to the light sensor while the opaque layer obscures the light sensor from view. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic device, comprising:
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a front surface; a display on the front surface of the electronic device; a transparent cover on the front surface of the electronic device, wherein the transparent cover extends over an inactive region of the display; an opaque layer on the front surface of the electronic device and on the transparent cover; and a sensor underneath the opaque layer, wherein the opaque layer comprises a plurality of holes through which radiation passes and wherein the plurality of holes are aligned with the sensor, wherein the sensor comprises an emitter and a receiver pair configured as a proximity detector, and wherein the plurality of holes in the opaque layer are configured to allow radiation for the sensor to pass through the holes in the opaque layer while obscuring the sensor from view. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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