Electronic wearable device
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1. A wrist-wearable electronic device, comprising:
- an outer housing defining an assembly zone, the outer housing being made at least partly of conductive material,a radio unit contained within the assembly zone, andan integral slot antenna formed in the conductive material portion of the outer housing, the antenna being electrically connected to said radio unit, anda receiving device which receives through the slot antenna data provided by a peripheral device, the peripheral device being one of a vital function-sensitive transmitter, a motion-sensitive transmitter, a location-sensitive transmitter, and an environment sensor.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a wrist-wearable electronic device comprising a slot antenna and a method of manufacturing the slot antenna. Such a device comprises an outer housing defining an assembly zone and a radio unit contained within the assembly zone. According to the invention the outer housing is made at least partly of conductive material and comprises an integral slot antenna formed in the conductive material portion thereof, the antenna being electrically connected to the radio unit. The invention provides a convenient antenna structure for wirelessly communicating wristop computers and the like.
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1. A wrist-wearable electronic device, comprising:
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an outer housing defining an assembly zone, the outer housing being made at least partly of conductive material, a radio unit contained within the assembly zone, and an integral slot antenna formed in the conductive material portion of the outer housing, the antenna being electrically connected to said radio unit, and a receiving device which receives through the slot antenna data provided by a peripheral device, the peripheral device being one of a vital function-sensitive transmitter, a motion-sensitive transmitter, a location-sensitive transmitter, and an environment sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for forming a slot antenna for a wrist-wearable device, the method comprising:
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providing a device housing capable of accommodating a radio unit, the housing being at least partly made of conductive material, and removing conductive material from said housing in order to form an elongated recess having a first conductive boundary and a second conductive boundary opposing the first boundary and two conductive end portions which connect the first and second boundaries on each end of the recess. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A wearable electronic device, comprising:
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an outer housing defining an assembly zone, the outer housing being made at least partly of conductive material, a radio unit contained within the assembly zone, and an integral slot antenna formed in the conductive material portion of the outer housing, the antenna being electrically connected to said radio unit, a timer unit, a microprocessor, a memory unit and at least one sensor functionally connected to each other and the slot antenna for transmitting data provided by the sensor.
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16. A wearable electronic device, comprising:
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an outer housing defining an assembly zone, the outer housing being made at least partly of conductive material, a radio unit contained within the assembly zone, an integral slot antenna formed in the conductive material portion of the outer housing, the antenna being electrically connected to said radio unit, and a transmitting device which transmits through the slot antenna data provided by one of a vital function-sensitive sensor, a motion-sensitive sensor, a location-sensitive sensor or an environment sensor.
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17. A wearable electronic device, comprising:
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an outer housing defining an assembly zone, the outer housing being made at least partly of conductive material, a radio unit contained within the assembly zone, and an integral slot antenna formed in the conductive material portion of the outer housing, the antenna being electrically connected to said radio unit, wherein the housing comprises at least two parts, at least some portions of said parts forming the longitudinal boundaries of the slot antenna, and one of said slot-forming parts being a member used for mounting a protective glass or plastic or a display to the device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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