Concealed electrical connectors
First Claim
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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an aperture defined by the housing; and
a visually opaque insert positioned within the aperture and forming at least a portion of an externally visible symbol; and
an electromagnetic wave sensor positioned beneath or within the visually opaque insert, the electromagnetic wave sensor operative to sense a health parameter of a person in contact with the visually opaque insert.
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Abstract
An electronic device with a rigid housing includes multiple apertures which each define a portion of a symbol used to identify the device. Conducting inserts may be positioned within the apertures to provide externally-accessible electrical connectors. The electrical connector may be used as a portion of a sensor or a charging circuit.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing; an aperture defined by the housing; and a visually opaque insert positioned within the aperture and forming at least a portion of an externally visible symbol; and an electromagnetic wave sensor positioned beneath or within the visually opaque insert, the electromagnetic wave sensor operative to sense a health parameter of a person in contact with the visually opaque insert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a rigid housing comprising; an external surface a first insert at least partially defining a first portion of a symbol within the external surface; and a second insert at least partially defining a second portion of the symbol; and a sensor configured to sense radio frequency or infrared waves passing through one or both of the first and second inserts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; an aperture defined by the housing; and a visually opaque insert positioned within the aperture and forming at least a portion of an externally visible symbol; and an infrared sensor positioned beneath the visually opaque insert, the infrared sensor operative to sense infrared waves passing through the visually opaque insert. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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