Wireless communication antennas in computer displays
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1. A computer display screen, comprising:
- a substrate having an active display area and an edge area adjacent to the active display area, the substrate being a thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate, the active display area being defined by a plurality of image display elements coupled to the substrate;
one or more TFT driver integrated circuits disposed on the edge area of the substrate and apart from the active display area, the one or more TFT driver integrated circuits configured to drive the plurality of image display elements; and
one or more antenna elements disposed on the edge area of the substrate and apart from the active display area, the edge area being disposed in a same plane as the active display area, the one or more antenna elements including metallization patterns deposited on the edge area of the substrate in a location separate from the active display area.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display screen of an electronic device is formed on a glass substrate. The glass substrate has an active display area with liquid crystal display elements disposed thereon. The active display area is bordered by an edge area of the glass substrate. Antenna elements are disposed in the edge area of the substrate. The antenna elements are coupled to wireless communications circuitry in the electronic device.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer display screen, comprising:
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a substrate having an active display area and an edge area adjacent to the active display area, the substrate being a thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate, the active display area being defined by a plurality of image display elements coupled to the substrate; one or more TFT driver integrated circuits disposed on the edge area of the substrate and apart from the active display area, the one or more TFT driver integrated circuits configured to drive the plurality of image display elements; and one or more antenna elements disposed on the edge area of the substrate and apart from the active display area, the edge area being disposed in a same plane as the active display area, the one or more antenna elements including metallization patterns deposited on the edge area of the substrate in a location separate from the active display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A laptop device, comprising:
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a casing with a front surface having an open area; a thin-film transistor (TFT) array glass substrate defining an active area and an edge portion surrounding the active area, the active area having a plurality of display elements, the active area having a size that conforms to a size of the open area; a plurality of TFT driver integrated circuits disposed on the edge portion of the TFT array glass substrate and apart from the active display area, the plurality of TFT driver integrated circuits being configured to drive the plurality of display elements; a bezel disposed around the open area of the front surface, a portion of the bezel contacting the edge portion of the substrate such that the bezel is configured to support the substrate over the open area; a plurality of open loop antenna elements disposed on the edge portion of the TFT array glass substrate apart from the active area, at least one open loop antenna element being disposed proximate to one of the TFT driver integrated circuits, the edge portion of the TFT array glass substrate being disposed in a same plane as the active area of the TFT array glass substrate, the at least one open loop antenna element including at least one metallization pattern deposited on the edge portion of the TFT glass substrate in a location separate from the active area of the TFT array glass substrate; and a color filter sheet disposed on the TFT array glass substrate such that the plurality of display elements are disposed between the color filter sheet and the TFT array glass substrate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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a glass substrate having an active display area and a perimeter portion surrounding the active display area, the active display area including a plurality of light-emitting pixel elements, the perimeter portion being devoid of light-emitting pixel elements; a driver integrated circuit disposed on the perimeter portion of the glass substrate, the driver integrated circuit configured to drive the plurality of light-emitting pixel elements; a first antenna element disposed on the perimeter portion of the glass substrate and apart from the active display area of the glass substrate; and a second antenna element disposed on the perimeter portion of the glass substrate and apart from the active display area of the glass substrate, the second antenna element being disposed a distance away from the first antenna element but proximate to the driver integrated circuit, the first and second antenna elements being metallization patterns deposited on separate perimeter portions of the glass substrate, the perimeter portion being disposed in a same plane as the active display area of the glass substrate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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