Handheld electronic device with contoured surfaces.

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONTOURED SURFACES

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The capacity of portable electronic devices continues to advance. For example, cell phones have increased in capacity and evolved now in so-called smartphones. These mobile phones are integrated into a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing capacity and connectivity than a typical cell phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone or camera. Modern models of mobile phones and other portable electronic devices incorporate the functions of portable media players, still cameras and digital video cameras, GPS navigation units and additional electronic capabilities.

Today's smartphones also typically include high-resolution touch screens, web browsers that can access and properly display standard web pages and access to high-speed data via Wi-Fi and mobile broadband connections. Application programming interfaces (APIs) in smartphones allow third-party applications to integrate better with the operating system and physical elements (hardware) of the phone, while cell phones work more commonly with proprietary fixed (firmware) elements. A variety of operating systems support conventional smartphones, including operating systems such as Android ™, iOS ™ and Windows®Phone (Android ™ is a trademark of Google Inc., iOS ™ is a trademark of Cisco Systems used under license from Apple Inc. and Windows® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation). The confluence of consumer electronic devices and capabilities continues. Such capabilities can also be found on tablets and other portable devices that are not equipped with telephone capabilities.

Despite significant advances in portable electronic devices, the physical form of these devices has seen little evolution. Most are more or less formed as a brick with increasingly smooth front, back and side surfaces. This configuration can easily slide from the user's hand and has the risk of damaging the phone with potential loss of valuable data, as well as physical elements (hardware). Some removable covers from the aftermarket have been proposed, but such covers add volume and weight and others fail to provide an elegant solution.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Some of the inventions disclosed herein provide a housing for a portable mobile electronic device such as a cell phone, which has a modified surface with ridges or contours to improve traction and resist sliding of the housing in a user's hand.

In accordance with an aspect of at least one of the inventions disclosed herein, a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone, is provided that has improved grip surface structures. The electronic device includes a body, which has a left side, a right side, a front surface with a screen and a rear surface. At least one of the right side and the left side is provided with improved grip surface structures comprising at least two laterally projecting extensions defining a concavity between them.

Improved grip surface structures can be provided both on the left side and on the right side of the body. At least two concavities can be provided on each of the left and right sides of the body. In some implementations of the invention, the projections are integrally attached to the body of the electronic device. A first number of concavities can be provided on the left side and a second different number of concavities can be provided on the right side.

At least one concavity has a depth of at least about 2 mm and / or a width of at least about 1.3 cm (0.5 inches).

In some implementations, at least one concavity defines a contour that extends inwards, on the back surface, but not on the front surface. In addition, in some implementations, the inwardly extending contour extends over the rear surface and on one of the right and left sides, but not on the front surface.

In accordance with another aspect of at least one of the inventions disclosed herein, a method for manufacturing a housing of the portable electronic device, such as a cell phone housing or digital camera housing, is provided. The method comprises the manufacturing steps of a housing having a left side, a right side, front and rear front surfaces. At least one of the left side and the right side includes at least two laterally extending projections, which define a concavity between them, such that the at least two laterally extending projections, which define the concavity between they are still exposed on the side flanks of the electronic device, next to the final assembly of the electronic device, to provide an electronic device with improved grip surface structures.

The improved grip surface structures can be provided on both the left side and the right side of the body and can comprise at least two concavities on each of the left side and right side of the body.

Projections can be manufactured by a machining process, a molding process or by stamping, wedging, bending or other deformation process. Projections can be formed by pressing at least two regions of a surface to leave a projection between them. Alternatively, the projections can be provided as a separate component and mounted on the housing.

The manufacturing method may include providing a first number of concavities on the left side and a second different number of concavities, on the right side.

The method may include forming the concavity to have a depth of at least about 2 mm and / or forming the concavity to have a width of at least about 1.3 cm (0.5 inches).

Another aspect of at least one of the inventions disclosed herein includes the discovery that the energy requirements for photographic lighting have declined sufficiently in recent years, due in part to the wide availability of small and low-energy LED lights. , which better lighting solutions can be applied to personal electronic devices, such as smartphones or cell phones. For example, those skilled in the art recognized that low power photographic lighting solutions, commonly referred to as camera flash, normally included in smartphones and cell phones, do not provide photographic lighting optimal for all photographic applications. For example, the typical single-point light flash device on currently available cell phones and other portable electronic devices can create high-contrast shadows with sharp edges that may be undesirable for some applications.

Thus, according to some embodiments, a portable mobile electronic device, such as a cell phone, may include a photographic lighting device, integrated therein, wherein the photographic lighting device includes at least a plurality of light sources in relationship with a cell phone camera lens or other device. For example, in some embodiments, the lighting device may extend around a periphery of the camera lens. Optionally, in some embodiments, the lighting device may extend around the periphery of another portion of the portable electronic device, adjacent to the camera lens. The lighting device can be powered directly by the power source used to power the portable electronic device. As such, the cell phone can benefit from enhanced photographic lighting without the need for additional power supplies to energize the lights.

In accordance with another aspect of at least one of the inventions disclosed herein, a portable electronic device with enhanced photographic illumination is provided. The electronic device includes a body that has at least one external surface. The electronic device includes a lighting device, which in some implementations comprises at least a plurality of light emitting devices spaced from the camera lens and spaced from each other.

The lighting device in some modes extends around a periphery of the camera lens. In some embodiments, the lighting device extends around a periphery of the body.

In accordance with yet another aspect of at least one of the inventions disclosed herein, a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone with improved grip surface structures, is provided. The electronic device includes a body that has a left side, a right side, an upper part, a lower part, a front surface with a screen and a rear surface. The right side and the left side are provided with improved grip surface structures, which can comprise at least two extensions that project to the left and at least two extensions that project to the right, which define a front concavity on the left and a concavity facing the right. The concavities can have a radius of curvature of best fit in the range of approximately 2.5 cm (1.0 inch) to approximately 5 cm (2.0 inches) and can be placed inside the upper half of the body.

At least two concavities can be included on each of the left and right sides, which can be symmetrically spaced along the length of the body. Projections are integral parts of the body in some implementations. Smooth outer side walls can be included along the lower half of the body.

In several implementations the concavities have a depth of at least about 0.159 cm (0.0625 inches) and / or a width of at least about 2.5 cm (1.0 inch).

Depending on the mode, any of the portable electronic devices described above and more generally speaking, any of the devices described throughout the description, may be a mobile phone or instead may be a different type of portable electronic device, such as a Tablet or digital camera. For example, depending on the mode, the portable electronic device may include any combination of one or more of the following, without limitation: a digital camera with still and / or motion picture photography capability, telephone capability (for example, microphone, speaker and appropriate physical elements (hardware) and programming elements (software)), a display screen, a user interface user, such as a touch screen that can also be the display screen, wireless connection capability (for example, a wireless local area network interface [WLAN]) and web browsing capability.

Other elements and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of preferred embodiments that follows, when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a front elevation view of a portable cell phone according to one embodiment.

Figure 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a right edge of the cell phone of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a single concavity of a cell phone housing according to some modalities.

Figure 4 is a front elevation view of a portable cell phone as in Figure 1, reconfigured with bilateral asymmetry for operation with the right hand.

Figure 5 is a front elevation view as in Figure 4, with electronic controls placed in selected concavities.

Figure 6 is a front elevation view of an alternative portable cell phone according to modalities having grip surfaces with small contours.

Figures 7A-7E are schematic views of alternative housing profiles according to modalities.

Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating various aspects and electronic elements of a device according to modalities.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODE

Referring to Figure 1, a portable electronic device such as a cell phone 10 is illustrated. Although described herein primarily in the context of a cell phone, the inventions herein are applicable to any of a variety of portable electronic devices with or without cell phone functionality, including digital still and moving digital cameras, devices personal browsing, mobile Internet devices, portable game consoles or devices that have any or a combination of the functions discussed in connection with Figure 8, below.

The cell phone or other portable electronic device may include a housing 12, which has an upper edge 14 and a lower edge 16. Seeing the phone in its normal use orientation, the cell phone 10 includes a left side 18, a right side 20 and a display screen 22. Screen 22 shows a variety of applications, functions and information, as understood in the art. The screen 22 may also incorporate touch screen control functions, as understood in the art.

The dimensions of the housing 12 may vary considerably, depending on the manufacturer and functionality of the telephone. For example, the HTC smartphone is approximately 104 mm high by 55 mm wide by 12.8 mm thick. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is approximately 142 mm high, 72.5 mm wide and 8.1 mm thick. The LG G2 is approximately 138.5 mm high, 70.9 mm wide and 8.9 mm thick. Apple's iPhone S5 is approximately 123.8 mm high by 58.6 mm wide by 7.6 mm thick. Cellular phones and other portable electronic devices incorporating any of the inventions disclosed herein may be within the range of the minimum to the maximum cited above or above or below that range, as desired. In all the above commercial products, the left side 18 and the right side 20 are essentially perfectly linear. In contrast, at least one of the left side 18 and the right side 20 of the cell phone or other electronic device according to an aspect of at least one of the inventions disclosed herein are provided with regular wavy contoured surfaces to facilitate the grab

Contoured edges or surfaces may comprise structures or surface configurations that improve friction or interference adjustment to facilitate grip of the device with reduced slip and fall probability. They can be provided in a variety of ways including some discussed below. In general, surface structures are preferably permanently attached to the cell phone housing, unlike removable cell phone protective cases, such as those available in the secondary market. The improved grip surface can be integrally formed with the housing, such as by machining, injection molding or other operations. The surface may alternatively be applied at the point of manufacture or assembly, such as by overmolding, adhesive bonding or annexation by any of a variety of techniques, such as with screws or other fasteners or by tinning, welding, brassing, interlocking structures of adjustment by press interference or other annexation technique known in the art. The improved grip surface is preferably not removable by the user in the course of the intended intended ordinary use and removal by the consumer would require destructive acts or invalidate the device warranty. The contoured surfaces are thus, in some embodiments, preferably part of the natural housing of the cell phone or other portable electronic device.

The terms concavity and projection, as used herein are terms of convenience to refer to plane deviations in a lateral direction, such that a concavity oriented laterally outward is defined between two projections extending laterally in the same direction. to define the sides of the concavity. The terms of concavity and projection are thus used in a relative spatial sense and do not convey the way in which they were formed, unless otherwise specified. In general, a projection to the right can be formed by adding material to the native right lateral surface of a substrate or by removing material from the native right lateral surface of the substrate, either on one side or another of a region that has become now in a projection or indenting a left side of a substrate to form a corresponding right-facing projection or when folding a substrate, such as a zigzag configuration to produce a plurality of laterally oriented projections and concavities.

Structures that extend laterally can thus be projections in a conventional sense, formed such as by adding or annexing the projections to a starting surface to integrate it, but also including native portions of a starting component between which it has been formed. a recess or indentation, resulting in this the native surface that forms a relative projection as a result of the recesses either on one side or the other. Thus, any of a variety of manufacturing techniques can be used to provide projections and recesses of the non-smooth side flanks of the cell phone body, in accordance with one or more aspects of the inventions disclosed herein, depending on the materials. and desired manufacturing techniques. The projections can be formed by injection molding or other molding techniques, particularly in the case of a polymer housing. The projections can be formed by stamping, wedging or other compression or bending steps to provide a print on a first side of a substrate and a corresponding projection on the opposite side of the substrate. The substrate in this case may be in the form of a strip (for example, stainless steel, titanium, aluminum or other metal) of material that will subsequently be attached to a frame to form the lateral surfaces of the housing. The projections can alternatively be formed by annexing a separate component to a substrate, such as adhesive, tin plating, brassing, welding or other bonding technique or by mechanical inter-adjustment, such as interference adjustment structures or through the use of fasteners, such as screws, rivets or snap fit constructions. Projections (and corresponding intermediate concavities) can alternatively be formed by removing the material from a substrate to form the concavity, such as by grinding, grinding, EDM, laser engraving or other machining or removal technique, as will be understood by those Experienced in the art in view of the disclosure herein.

Referring to Figure 2, a schematic enlargement of the right side 20 of the housing 12 is illustrated. The left side may or may not be a reflected image of the right side. The right side 20 is provided with a contoured wall 24 having at least one concavity 26 placed between a first projection 28 and a second projection 30. At least one concavity 26 and in general at least about 2, 3, 4, 5 or more may be provided on the right side 20. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, four concavities 26 are illustrated.

Additional details of a single concavity 26 can be seen in relation to Figure 3. An external border 32 is an imaginary line that makes contact with the vertex of each first projection 28 and second projection 30. In an embodiment where the projections comprise surfaces curves, the external boundary 32 would describe a tangent with respect to the first projection 28 and second projection 30. The width 34 of the concavity 2 6 can be measured between the tangent contact point 38 and 4 0 in the implementation illustrated in Figure 3. In an embodiment in which the projection has a flat surface, such as that illustrated in the figure 1, the width 34 of the concavity will be measured between the points at which the wall of the concavity falls away from the outer border 32 in the direction of the center of the concavity.

It can also be considered that the concavity has a depth of 42, measured between the external border 32 and the deepest point in the concavity 26.

The width 34 of the concavity will generally be at least about 2%, often at least about 4% or 6% and in some embodiments, as much as 10% or more of the total height of the housing 12, measured at along the direction of the external border line 32. In some implementations, the width 34 may be at least about 30% and in some implementations, at least about 50% of the height of the housing 12, depending on the desired performance. In general, the width 34 of each concavity 26 will be at least about 0.635 cm (0.25 inches) and often at least about 1.3 cm (0.5 inches).

The depth 42 of the concavity 26, measured at its deepest point, will usually be in excess of about 1 mm and often at least about 2 mm or 3 mm or more. In some embodiments, the depth 42 will be approximately 4 or 5 mm or more.

The housing illustrated in Figure 1 exhibits bilateral symmetry. However, asymmetric configurations may be desirable, as described below. Referring to Figure 4, a cell phone housing is illustrated as in Figure 1, with a left side 18 and a right side 20. However, the left and right sides exhibit bilateral asymmetry by having fewer concavities 26 on the right side which are present on the left side 18. Also reflected images of any of the asymmetric configurations disclosed herein are contemplated.

In the illustrated embodiment, a single concavity on the right side 26 is defined between a first projection 28 and a second projection 30. The only concavity 26 has a width 34 of at least about 30% and in some implementations of at least about 50 %, at least about 75% or 85% or more of the total height of the phone. This configuration could be considered as a telephone optimized for operation with the right hand. As understood in the art, the anatomy of the hand includes a large rounded mound at the base of the thumb, known as the eminence tenar. This is the result of a cluster of muscles dominated by the abductor pollicis bruvis. Provide a concavity 26 having a width of at least about 2.5 cm (1 inch) and in some embodiments at least about 3.8 cm (1 inch) or 5 cm (2 inches) or 6.3 cm (2 k inches) or more , provides a cradle for the eminence tenar, while the multiple different concavities 26 on the left side 18 of the housing provide individual cradles for individual fingers. Although the concavity 26 is illustrated in Figure 4 as bilaterally symmetric about the midpoint of the height of the telephone housing, the midpoint of the concavity 26 may be displaced in a lower direction, closer to the lower edge 16 than the upper edge 14. In this way, the accommodation for the cell phone can conform more closely to the user's hand and the cell phone form factor according to one or more aspects of at least one of the inventions disclosed herein can take the Shape of a contoured grip that can be held securely by the user.

Referring to Figure 5, it will be appreciated that modalities of the concavities of the cell phone housing can provide a predictable landing point for each of the fingers, when a user is holding the cell phone. Thus, the finger buttons for controlling various functions of the telephone or other device can be placed within one or more of the concavities 26. Buttons or other controls can be provided with an activation force threshold that is high enough that the cell phone can be held by the user under normal use conditions, without button activation. However, after applying a compression force greater than that normally used to hold the phone, the user can selectively activate the buttons as desired, to control various functions of the phone.

Thus, referring to Figure 5, a first concavity 26 can be provided with a user activated control, such as a button 50, for activation by the index finger. In this case, the illustrated cell phone is configured for operation by the user's right hand. A second concavity 26 may be provided with a second control 52 for activation by the user's middle finger. Additional buttons (not shown) can be provided for the user's ring finger and baby finger.

In addition, a concavity 26 can be provided on the right side of the telephone with a button or other control 54 for activation by the user's thumb. The thumb control 54 may be placed within a concavity 26 defined between a first projection 28 and a second projection 30 that are less than about 5 cm (2 inches) and preferably less than about 2.5 cm (1 inch) apart. A larger concavity 26 is provided as previously described to provide a cradle for the eminence tenar.

Modalities of concavities 2 6 of relatively short width may begin to appear to have a corrugated or highlighted surface, as illustrated in Figure 6. In this implementation, there may be at least about 5, at least about 10, and in some implementations at least approximately 15 or more concavities 26 by 2.5 cm (1 inch) of width run along the side walls of the phone. A further example of the housing profile is illustrated in Figure 7A, which shows a plurality of concavities having a substantially constant radius of curvature.

Referring to Figures 7A and 7C, a portable device is illustrated, such as a cell phone, having an upper edge 14, a lower edge 16, a left side 18 and a right side 20. Each, on the left side 18 and Right side 20 are provided with a plurality of substantially uniform concavities or undulations, as discussed in greater detail elsewhere in the present. The illustrated embodiment exhibits bilateral symmetry, with a first left projection 62 arranged opposite a first right projection 60. Together, projection 62 and projection 60 define a pair of opposite projections, oriented in a line that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the telephone . Preferably, the first pair of projections is located in the upper half of the telephone and will generally be within 1/3 of the upper part or 25% of the total height of the telephone.

A second right projection 64 may be provided, opposite the second left projection 66. Together, the right projections 60 and 64 define the boundaries of a concavity 26 extending therebetween. The second right projection 64 and second left projection 66 together form a second pair of projections, which in turn define a left and right concavity 26 placed within the upper half or upper third of the telephone. The vertices of the second right projection 64 and second left projection 66 can define a line that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the telephone and that can cross the longitudinal axis of the telephone at a point within the range of approximately ± 30%, in some modalities within in the range of approximately ± 15% and in some modalities within approximately ± 5% of the total length of the telephone, from the longitudinal midpoint of the telephone.

In the illustrated embodiment, the third right projection 68 is arranged opposite a third left projection 70, to define a second pair of concavities 26. A fourth right projection and fourth left projection and a fifth right projection and fifth left projection can be provided, depending on the desired functionality of the phone.

In the illustrated mode, the projection pairs are symmetrically spaced around the longitudinal centerline of the telephone. In an embodiment that has a longitudinal length of approximately 16 cm (6.25 inches), the second right projection 64 and second left projection 66 fall on a line that crosses the midpoint of the phone approximately 8 cm (3,125 inches) from the top edge 14 or the bottom edge 16. In this embodiment, each concavity 26 has a substantially constant radius of curvature, which is generally within the range of approximately 1.3 cm (0.5 inches) to approximately 6.35 cm (2.5 inches), often within the range of approximately 2.5 cm (1.0 inch) to approximately 5 cm (2.0 inches) and in one implementation, the radius is within the range of approximately 3.3 cm (1.3 inches) to approximately 4.6 cm (1.8 inches). The curvature of the surface within each concavity 26 may be substantially constant, such that the surface curve substantially conforms to a portion of a surface of a circle. Alternatively, the curvature of the concavity 26 may be non-circular, such as a surface that conforms to a portion of a surface of an ellipse or toroid. As used herein, radius refers to the radius of a constant radius curve, as well as the radius of a constant radius curve that has the best fit with the non-constant radius curvature of the concavity 26.

The length of the arc measured along the surface of the concavity curve 26 from the apex of adjacent projections will generally be in the range of about 1.3 cm (0.5 inches) to about 6.35 cm (2.5 inches), often between approximately 2.5 cm (1.0 inch) and 5 cm (2.0 inches) or within approximately 3 cm (1.2 inches) and approximately 4.6 cm (1.8 inches).

A line 72 illustrates the width of the telephone at the upper edge 14 and lower edge 16, measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the telephone. Line 72 in the illustrated mode is a flank of the best fit rectangle that encompasses the phone, excluding projections. Line 74 illustrates the wider external boundary of the telephone, drawn along a tangent from vertex to vertex of adjacent projections. The concavities 26 may thus represent an area of ​​material that has been removed from the telephone wall, in relation to the area of ​​the best-fitting rectangle surrounding the perimeter of the telephone.

The linear distance between the reference line 72 and the reference line 74 is generally at least about 0.127 cm (0.050 inches), often at least about 0.159 cm (0.0625 inches) and preferably at least about 0.317 cm (0.125 inches).

A first plurality of screws or other fasteners 76 may be provided to connect the front and back plates of the telephone together. At least 2 and preferably at least 4 or 6 fasteners 76 can be conveniently placed along the right and left sides 20 and 18 within the projections, thus allowing the fasteners 76 to be carried outboard, such that The width of the phone's display surface is maximized in relation to the total mass of the phone.

A second set of fasteners 78 may be provided, with two fasteners placed above the display screen and two fasteners placed below the display screen. As such, they can be embedded radially towards the midline of the phone without compromising the display screen. A top left speaker 80 and top right speaker 82 can be provided above the viewing screen, also as a camera lens 84. A lower left speaker 83 and a lower right speaker 86 can be provided, as well as at least one microphone can be placed on the telephone, such as below the display screen.

Referring to Figure 7D, a perspective view of the embodiment shown in Figure 7C is illustrated. In the illustrated mode, a front plate 90 and a back plate 92 are separated from each other by an intermediate frame 94 in a sandwich configuration, to enclose the electronic components of the phone. A plurality of fasteners secure the front plate 90 and back plate 92 together, to provide an enclosed electronic camera.

Preferably, the camera includes the ability to capture still images with varied and / or adjustable resolutions and aspect ratios, for example, but not limited to, as high as 6144 x 3160 pixels or larger, with aspect ratios such as 2: 1, 2.4 : 1, 16: 9, etc. and an ability to capture moving images at resolutions up to approximately 6K or higher, even for example, but not limited to, 6K (2: 1, 2.4: 1), 5K (Full frame, 2: 1, 2.4: 1 and 2 : 1 anamorphic), 4.5K (2.4: 1), 4K (16: 9, HD, 2: 1 and 2: 1 anamorphic), 3K (16: 9, 2: 1 and 2: 1 anamorphic), 2K (16 : 9, 2: 1 and 2: 1 anamorphic), RGB 1080p (16: 9), RGB 720p (16: 9) and other resolutions and formats, depending on the size of the image sensor used in the device 10 and the capacity of the electronic support components. Additionally, the device 10 can be configured to include a number of compression options, including data from the unprocessed mosaic image sensor compressed, fully presented compressed video data and uncompressed video data. An internal memory preferably comprises a capacity of at least about 64 GB and in an implementation, at least about 128 GB. The phone includes a slot or cavity to receive at least one and preferably two or more SIM cards, to allow the phone to receive two or more phone numbers. Two cameras are provided, one facing outwards from the front of the phone and one facing outwards from the back of the phone.

With continuous reference to Figures 7A and 7B, the device 10 may include one or more lights that, optionally, may be used for personal lighting (eg, a flashlight) or photographic purposes. For example, as noted above, the device 10 may include a camera lens 84. Optionally, the device 10 may include a lighting device 200 arranged on the front side of the device 10, facing the same direction as the lens 84 . The lighting device 200 can be any type of lighting device and in some embodiments, it is configured for a high intensity flash output, such as that used for photo flash. In addition, in some embodiments, the lighting device 200 can also be configured for continuous operation, such as in a flashlight mode to provide lighting as desired by the user. Similarly, the lighting device 200 can be configured for continuous operation while using the camera lens 84 for motion video recording. In some embodiments, the lighting device 200 may be in the form of one or a plurality of LEDs. The design and operation of this type of lighting device, even those LED-based designs, is well known in the art.

Optionally, as illustrated in Figure 7A, the lighting device 200 may extend around the periphery of the camera lens 84 in relation to a first camera 151, described below with reference to Figure 8. As such, the lighting device 200 can provide an effect similar to that provided by lighting devices known as ring lights or ring flashes. In some embodiments, the lighting device 200 may be constructed using two or more light emitting devices, such as LEDs and an optical diffuser, such as a transparent material with a frosty surface application. In addition, the lighting device 200 may include light emitting devices configured to be adjustable in terms of the color or temperature of the light emitted therefrom. For example, the light emitting devices included in the lighting device 200 can be configured to emit different white light temperatures commonly used for photography. Additionally, the lighting device 200 can be configured to emit a wide range of different light colors, for example, using RGB LED light emitting devices. Such LED devices, as well as the operation control of which are widely known and commercially available.

In some embodiments, the device 10 may include a lighting device 202. As shown in the illustrated mode of Figure 7A, the lighting device 202 may include a circumferentially extending configuration. For example, the lighting device 202 can be extended around the screen

22 Similarly or in the same manner as the lighting device 200, the lighting device 202 can be constructed with a plurality of light emitting devices, such as LEDs, which can be white, adjustable within a range of color temperatures white or a wide range of colors, such as RGB LED lighting devices. Additionally, the lighting device 202 may be configured for control in a flash mode for photography, in a flashlight mode or other modes for continuous or substantially continuous light output for personal lighting applications, such as motion video recording such as is desired. Additionally, the device 10 may include programming for the operation of the lighting device 202 for additional entertainment purposes, such as light switching schemes that may or may not be synchronized with the audio output of the device 10. Such options and techniques of Control are well known in the art.

As an alternative to or in combination with the lighting devices 200, 202, the device 10 may also include a lighting device 204. As shown in Figure 7A, the lighting device 204 may be arranged along the peripheral edge of the device 10. In the embodiment illustrated, the lighting device 204 follows the shape of the outer periphery of the device 10 and includes or defines part of the concavities 26. Additionally, similar to the lighting device 202, the lighting device 204 may include a plurality of light emitting devices, such as LEDs, covered with a translucent cover to diffuse the light emitted by the light imaging devices. In other embodiments, as alternatives to or in combination with any of the lighting devices 200, 202, 204, the device 10 may include light imaging devices placed on top of one or more of the screws 76 described above.

With reference to Figure 7B, the back of the device 10 may include a camera lens 85, for example, for use in conjunction with a second camera 152, described below with reference to Figure 8. Using a similar or identical construction as the lighting device 200, the device 10 may also include a light lighting device 206 arranged partially or completely around a periphery of the lens 85. In addition, as an alternative to or in combination with the lighting device 206, the device 10 may include a lighting device 208 that extends around a periphery of the back of the device 10. The lighting device 208 can be constructed in a manner similar or identical to the lighting devices 200, 202 or two of four indicated above.

By providing a lighting device with a more diffuse light emission characteristic, such as that resulting from ring-shaped lighting devices 200, 206 or more rectangular lighting devices 202, 204, 208 or even the use of a plurality of lighting devices arranged in a plurality of points in relation to a camera lens, such as camera lens 84, 85, different lighting aesthetics can be obtained. In some photographic techniques, the use of more diffuse lighting can provide improved and / or more desirable results, for example, by generating shadows with softer edges and / or other effects.

With reference to Figure 7E, in some embodiments, the device 10 may include concavities 27 that do not extend over the front side of the device 10. For example, Figure 7E illustrates an alternative mode in which the concavities 26 are in the form of concavities 27 defined on the rear surface of the device 10, also as one or both of the sides 18, 20. Figure 7E illustrates a plurality of concavities 27 that are partially defined on the rear side of the device 10 and on the left side 18. However, an edge 29 between the left side 18 on the front side of the device 10 extends along of a generally straight line. This is because, in the embodiment illustrated, the concavities 27 do not extend beyond the edge 29 or on the front side of the device 10. Thus, the mode of the device 10 illustrated in Figure 7E, would appear to be rectangular in a top plan view, in other words, the concavities 27 in general would not be visible in a top plan view of the front side (the view corresponding to the figure 7A).

In some embodiments, the concavities 27 may have a maximum depth 31 of approximately 75% of the thickness of the device 10, however, other depths may also be used. Additionally, the concavities 27 may have a length 33 smaller than the magnitude of the depth 31, approximately the same magnitude as the depth 31 or up to 2 to 3 times the magnitude of the depth 31. However, other configurations of the concavities 27 can also be used. In the context of the embodiment of Figure 7E, the raised areas adjacent to the concavities 27 can be considered to form projections 35 on the left side 18, which define the concavities 27 between them.

Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating several additional electronic aspects and elements of a device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The housing of the modalities described above may be used with electronic devices having any of a variety of elements and the following is only illustrative and not limiting of the present invention. Additional details of possible electronic aspects can be found, for example, in U.S. Patent Publication No. 2014/0055394, published on February 27, 2014, the content of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Referring to Figure 8, an electronic device 100, such as a cell phone, according to one embodiment, can be connected to an external device by using an external connection device, such as a sub-communication module 130, a connector 165 and a female headphone connection socket 167. The external device may include a variety of devices, such as headphones, external speakers, universal serial bus (USB) memories, chargers, cribs / bases, digital multimedia broadcasting antennas (DMB), electronic payment related devices, care devices of health (for example, blood sugar testers), game consoles, vehicle navigation and the like, which are removable from the electronic device and connected to it via a cable. The external device may also include a short-range communication device that can be wirelessly connected to the electronic device 100 via short-range communication, such as Bluetooth, a short-range wireless communication technology in the 2.4 GHz band, commercially available from the BLUETOOTH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, INC., A near-field communication (NFC) and the like and a communication device that uses Wi-Fi DIRECT, a wireless technology for data exchange in a computer network, commercially available from the WI-FI ALLIANCE, a wireless access point (AP) and the like. In addition, the external device may include any other device, such as a cell phone, a smartphone, a tablet PC, a desktop computer, a server and the like.

Referring to Figure 8, the electronic device 100 includes a display unit 190 and a display controller 195. The electronic device 100 also includes a controller 110, a mobile communication module 120, the sub-communication module 130, a module multimedia 140, a camera module 150, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module 155, an input / output module 160, a sensor module 170, a storage 175 and a power supply 180. The sub-communication module 130 includes at least one of a local area network (WLAN) 131 and a short-range communication module 132 and the multimedia module 140 includes at least one of a broadcast communication module 141, an audio playback module 142 and a video playback module 143. The camera module 150 includes at least one of a first camera 151, a second camera 152, a third camera 153 and the input / output module 160 includes at least one of the buttons 161, a microphone 162, a speaker 163 , a vibrating motor 164, the connector 165 and a keyboard 166. In some embodiments, the second and third cameras 152, 153 can both be arranged on the back of the device 10, to accommodate various types of photographic tools, including still photography in 3-D or motion video, as well as other types of effects. . Additionally, the electronic device 100 may include one or more lights, for example, the lights 200, 202, 204 described above are schematically illustrated as a first light. Additionally, lighting devices 206, 208 are schematically illustrated as a second light.

The controller 110 may include a central processing unit (CPU) 111, a read-only memory (ROM) 112 for storing a control program, such as an operating system (OS), for controlling the electronic device 100 and a memory of random access (RAM) 113 to store signals or data input from an external source or to be used as a memory space for work results in the electronic device 100. The CPU 111 may include a single core, double cores, triple cores or quad cores. The CPU 111, ROM 112 and RAM 113 can be connected to each other via an internal distribution line (bus).

The controller 110 can control the mobile communication module 120, the sub-communication module 130, the multimedia module 140, the camera module 150, the GPS module 155, the input / output module 160, the sensor module 170 , storage 175, power supply 180, display unit 190 and display controller 195.

The mobile communication module 120 connects the electronic device 100 to an external device by means of mobile communication using at least one one-to-one antenna or one to many antenna, under the control of the controller 110. The mobile communication module 120 transmits / receives wireless signals for voice calls, video conferencing calls, short message service (SMS) messages or multimedia message service (MMS) messages to / from a cell phone, a smartphone, a tablet PC or other device, with phones that have phone numbers entered to electronic device 100.

The sub-communication module 130 may include at least one of the WLAN module 131 and the short-range communication module 132. For example, the sub-communication module 130 may include either the WLAN module 131 or the communication module Short range 132 or both.

The WLAN module 131 can be connected to the Internet in a place where there is a wireless access point (AP), under the control of the controller 110. The WLAN module 131 supports the 802.llx standard of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) WLAN. The short-range communications module 132 can carry out short-range communications between the electronic device 100 and an image representation device under the control of the controller 110. Short-range communication may include Bluetooth-compatible communications, a short-range wireless communications technology in the 2.4 GHz band, commercially available from the BLUETOOTH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, INC., Infrared Data Association (IrDA), WI-FI DIRECT , a wireless technology for data exchange in a computer network, commercially available from the WI-FI ALLIANCE, NFC and the like.

The electronic device 100 may include at least one of the mobile communication module 120, the WLAN module 131 and the short-range communication module 132 based on performance requirements of the electronic device 100. For example, the electronic device 100 may include a combination of the mobile communication module 120, the WLAN module 131 and the short-range communication module 132 based on the performance requirements of the electronic device 100.

The multimedia module 140 may include broadcast communication module 141, audio playback module 142 or video playback module 143. The broadcast communication module 141 may receive broadcast signals (for example, television broadcast signals, broadcast signals or data broadcast signals) and additional broadcast information (for example, an electrical programming guide (EPG) or an electric service guide (ESG)) transmitted from a broadcasting station by means of a broadcast communication antenna, under the control of the controller 110. Audio playback module 142 can play digital audio files (for example, files that have extensions such as mp3, wma, ogg or way) stored or received under the control of controller 110. Video playback module 143 can play digital video files (for example, files that have extensions, such as mpeg, mpg, mp4, avi, move or mkv) stored or received under the control of controller 110. The video playback module 143 can also play digital audio files.

The multimedia module 140 can include the audio playback module 142 and the video playback module 143, except for the broadcast communication module 141. The audio playback module 142 or video playback module 143 of the multimedia module 140 can be included in controller 110.

The camera module 150 may include at least one of the first camera 151 and the second camera 152 to capture still images or video images under the control of the controller 110. In addition, the first or second camera 151 or 152, respectively, may include an auxiliary light source (for example, a flash) to provide an amount of light to capture an image. The first camera 151 can be placed on the front of the electronic device 100 and the second camera 152 can be placed on the back of the electronic device 100. Alternatively, the first and second cameras 151 and 152, respectively, are arranged adjacent to each other. (For example, the distance between the first and second cameras 151 and 152, respectively, can be in the range of 1 cm. to 8 cm. ), to capture 3-dimensional still images (3D) or 3D video images.

The GPS module 155 receives radio signals from a plurality of GPS satellites in orbit around the Earth and can calculate the position of the electronic device 100 by using the arrival time of the GPS satellites to the electronic device 100.

The input / output module 160 may include at least one of the plurality of buttons 161, the microphone 162, the speaker 163, the vibrating motor 164, the connector 165 and the keyboard 166.

The at least one of the buttons 161 may be arranged on the front, side or rear of the housing of the electronic device 100 and may include at least one of a power / lock button, a volume button, a menu button , a start button, a back button and a search button.

The microphone 162 generates electrical signals upon receiving voice or sound under the control of the controller 110.

The speaker 163 can emit sounds externally corresponding to various signals (for example, radio signals, broadcasting signals, digital audio files, digital video files or photo signals) of the mobile communication module 120, sub-communication module 130 , multimedia module 140 or camera module 150 under the control of controller 110. The speaker 163 may emit sounds (for example, button press sounds or ring tones) corresponding to functions performed by the electronic device 100. There may be one or multiple speakers 163 arranged in at least one position on or in the housing. of the electronic device 100.

The vibrating motor 164 can convert an electrical signal to a mechanical vibration under the control of the controller 110. For example, the electronic device 100 in a vibration mode puts the vibrating motor 164 into operation when it receives a voice call from another device. There may be at least one vibrating motor 164 inside the housing of the electronic device 100. The vibrating motor 164 can operate in response to a touch activity or continuous touches of a user on the display unit 190.

The connector 165 can be used as an interface to connect the electronic device 100 to the external device or a power supply. Under the control of the controller 110, the electronic device 100 can transmit data stored in the storage 175 of the electronic device 100 to the external device via a cable connected to the connector 165 or receive data from the external device. In addition, the electronic device 100 can be powered by the power supply via a cable connected to the connector 165 or can charge the battery using the power supply.

The keyboard 166 may receive user input keys to control the electronic device 100. The keyboard 166 includes a mechanical keyboard formed in the electronic device 100 or a virtual keyboard shown in the display unit 190. The mechanical keyboard formed in the electronic device 100 may optionally be omitted from the implementation of the electronic device 100, depending on the performance requirements or structure of the electronic device 100.

A headset can be inserted into the female socket of headset 167 and thus can be connected to electronic device 100.

An optical pen 168 can be removably inserted and retained in the electronic device 100 and can be removed and separated from the electronic device 100.

A removable pen recognition switch 169 operating in response to the annexation and separation of the optical pen 168 is equipped in an area inside the electronic device 100 where the optical pen 168 is removably retained and sends a corresponding signal. to the annexation or separation of the optical pen 168 to the controller 100. The removable pen recognition switch 169 may have direct or indirect contact with the optical pen 168 when the optical pen 168 is inserted into the area. The removable pen recognition switch 169 generates the signal corresponding to the annexation or separation of the optical pen 168, based on direct or indirect contact and provides the signal to the controller 110.

The sensor module 170 includes at least one sensor to detect a state of the electronic device 100. For example, sensor module 170 may include a proximity sensor to detect a user's proximity to electronic device 100, a lighting sensor to detect an amount of ambient light from electronic device 100, a motion sensor to detect movement of the electronic device 100 (for example, rotation of the electronic device 100, acceleration or vibration applied to the electronic device 100), a geomagnetic sensor to detect a point of the compass using the geomagnetic field, a gravity sensor to detect the direction of gravity and an altimeter to detect altitude by measuring atmospheric pressure. At least one sensor can detect the status and generate a corresponding signal to be transmitted to the controller 110. The sensor of the sensor module 170 can be added or removed, depending on the performance requirements of the electronic device 100.

The storage 175 can store signals or input / output data according to the operations of the mobile communication module 120, the sub-communication module 130, the multimedia module 140, the camera module 150, the GPS module, the module input / output 160, sensor module 170, display unit 190 under control of controller 110. Storage 175 can store control programs and applications to control electronic device 100 or controller 110.

The term storage refers to storage

175 and also to ROM 112, RAM 113 in controller 110 or a memory card (for example, a secure digital card (SD), a memory bar and the like) installed in electronic device 100. Storage can also include a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD) or the like.

The power supply 180 can supply power to at least one battery placed inside the housing of the electronic device 100 under the control of the controller 110. The at least one battery powers the electronic device 100. The power supply 180 can supply the device 100 with the power input from the external power supply via a cable connected to connector 165. The power supply 180 can also power the electronic device 100 with wireless power from an external power source using wireless charging technology.

The display controller 195 receives information (for example, information to be generated for making calls, data transmission, broadcasting or photography) that is processed by the controller 110, converts the information to the data to be displayed on the display unit 190 and provides the data to the display unit 190. The display unit 190 shows the data received from the display controller 195. For example, in call mode, the display unit 190 may display a user interface (UI) or a graphical user interface (GUI) with respect to a call. The display unit 190 may include at least one of liquid crystal displays, thin film transistor screens - liquid crystal, organic light emitting diodes, flexible displays, 3D screens, electrophoretic displays and the like.

The screen of the unit 190 can be used as an output device and also as an input device and for the latter case, it can have a touch screen panel to operate as a touch screen. The display unit 190 can send an analog signal that corresponds to at least one touch to the user interface or GUI to the display controller 195. The display unit 190 can detect the at least one contact by a user's physical contact (for example, by the fingers including the thumb) or by a di touch input device (for example, the pencil). The display unit 190 may also receive a drag movement of a contact between at least one contact and transmit an analog signal corresponding to the drag movement to the display controller 195. The display unit 190 may be implemented to detect at least one contact in, for example, a resistive method, a capacitive method, an infrared method, an acoustic wave method or the like.

The term tactile is not limited to physical contacts through the user's physical contact or contacts with the touch input device, but also to include proximity without contact (for example, maintaining a detection distance of less than 1 mm. Between the display unit 190 and the user's body or touch input device). The detection distance of the display unit 190 may vary depending on the operating requirements of the electronic device 100 or structure of the electronic device 100 and more in particular, the display unit 190 may emit different values ​​(for example, current values) for touch detection and proximity detection to distinguish in a distinguishable way that a contact event occurred by contact with the user's body or the touch input device and a contactless entry (for example, an approach event) . In addition, the display unit 190 can emit different values ​​(for example, current values) for the approach detection on the distance where the approach event occurs.

The display controller 195 converts the analog signal received from the display unit 190 to a digital signal (for example, in XY coordinates on the touch panel or display) and transmits the digital signal to the controller 110. The controller 110 can control the unit display 190 when using the digital signal received from display controller 195. For example, in response to the touch event or the approach event, the controller 110 may enable a shortcut icon shown on the display unit 190 to be selected or to be executed. The display controller 195 may also be incorporated into the controller 110.

In addition, the display controller 195 can determine the distance between the place where the approach event occurs and the display unit (for example, a current value)

190 when detecting a value emitted through the display unit 190, converting the determined distance to a digital signal (for example, with a Z coordinate) providing the digital signal to the controller

110.

In addition, depending on the implementations, the electronic device 100 may have two or more display units.

The display unit 190 may include at least two touch screen panels for detecting touches or proximity thereof by the user's body or the touch input device to receive inputs both from the user's body and from the touch input device. simultaneously. The at least two touch screen panels provide different output values ​​to the screen controller 195 and the screen controller 195 can differentiate user inputs and inputs from the touch input device by means of the touch screen by recognizing differently the values ​​entered of the at least two touch screen panels.

Any of the portable electronic devices described herein, including those described with respect to Figures 1-7E, may incorporate all or some of the corresponding components and functionality shown and described with respect to Figure 8. In addition, while certain electronic devices shown and described herein are cell phones, other modalities of portable electronic devices are not cell phones and do not include telephone capacity. For example, some modalities have the same exterior or exterior similar as the devices shown and described with respect to any of Figures 1-7E, but do not include telephone capacity, such as in the case of a tablet or digital camera computing device . Such embodiments may, however, include any combination of the components and functionality without telephone described with respect to Figure 8, such as one or more of the following or portions thereof: controller 110, touch screen 190 and touch screen controller 195, camera module 150, multimedia module 140, subcommunication module 130, first light 200, 202, 204, second light 206,

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The various illustrative logics, logic blocks, modules, circuits and algorithm steps described in relation to the implementations disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic physical elements (hardware), computer programming elements (software) or combinations of both. The interchangeability of physical elements (hardware) and programming elements (software) has been described in general in terms of functionality and illustrated in the various blocks, modules, circuits and illustrative steps described above. Whether such functionality is implemented in physical elements (hardware) or programming elements (software) depends on the particular application and design restrictions imposed on the global system.

The physical elements (hardware) and data processing apparatus used to implement the various illustrative logics, logic blocks, modules and circuits described in relation to the aspects disclosed herein can be implemented or performed with a single chip or multi processor -chips, a digital signal processor (DSP), an integrated circuit for specific applications (ASIC), an array of field programmable gates (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete physical element components (hardware) or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A processor can be a microprocessor or any processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. A processor can also be implemented as a combination of electronic devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core or any other of such configuration. In some implementations, the particular steps and methods may be performed by circuits that are specific for a given function.

In one or more aspects, the described functions can be implemented in physical elements (hardware), digital electronic circuits, computer programming elements (software), fixed elements (firmware), even the 15 structures revealed in this specification and the structural equivalents thereof or in any combination thereof. Implementations of the subject matter described in this specification may also be implemented as one or more computer programs, for example, one or more computer program instruction modules, encoded in a computer storage medium for execution by or for controlling the operation of the data processing apparatus.

If implemented in programming elements (software), the functions can be stored in or transmitted as one or more instructions or codes in a computer-readable medium. The steps of a method or algorithm disclosed herein can be implemented in a processor-executable programming element (software) module that can reside in a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and media, including any media that can be enabled to transfer a computer program from one place to another. Storage media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example and not limitation, such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices or any other means that can be used to store desired program codes in the form of instructions or data structures that can be accessed by a computer. Combinations of the foregoing may also be included within the scope of computer readable media. Additionally, the operations of a method or algorithm may reside as one or any combination or set of codes and instructions in a machine-readable medium and computer-readable medium, which may be incorporated into a computer program product.

Various modifications to the implementations described in this disclosure may be readily apparent to those skilled in the art and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other implementations without departing from the spirit or scope of this disclosure. Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to the implementations shown herein, but will be conformed to the broadest scope consistent with this disclosure, the principles and the novel elements disclosed herein.

Certain elements that are described in this specification in the context of separate implementations can also be implemented in combination in a single implementation. Conversely, several elements that are described in the context of a single implementation can also be implemented in multiple implementations separately or in any appropriate sub-combination. In addition, although it can be described that the elements act in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one more elements of a claimed combination may in some cases be removed from the combination and the claimed combination may be directed to a sub-combination or variation of a combination. subcombination

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description and the claims, the words include, understand and the like will be interpreted in an inclusive sense, as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is, in the sense that it includes, but not limited to. The word coupled, as generally used herein, refers to two or more elements that may be connected either directly or connected by means of one or more intermediate elements. Also, the word connected, as generally used herein, refers to two or more elements that can be connected either directly or connected by means of one or more intermediate elements. Additionally, the words herein, above, below, and words of similar meaning, when used in this application, will refer to the request as a whole and not to any particular portion of this application. Where the context allows, the words in the above detailed description that use the singular or plural number may also include the plural or singular number, respectively. The word or in reference to a list of two or more items, that word covers all the following interpretations of the word: any of the items in the list, all the items in the list and any combination of the items in the list.

In addition, the conditional language used herein, such as, among others, may, could, could, may, for example, p. For example, as and the like, unless specifically stated otherwise or understood otherwise within the context as it is used, it is generally intended to convey that certain modalities include, while other modalities do not include, certain aspects , elements and / or states. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that aspects, elements and / or states are in any way required for one or more modalities or that the one or more modalities necessarily include logic to decide, with or without input or request of the author. , if these aspects, elements and / or states are included or will be carried out in any particular modality.

The above detailed description of the modalities is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the precise form disclosed above. While specific modalities and examples are described above for illustrative purposes, several equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the inventions described herein, as those experienced in the relevant art will recognize. For example, while the processes or blocks are presented in a given order, alternative modalities can perform routines that have stages or employ systems that have blocks, in a different order and some processes or blocks can be canceled, moved, added, subdivided. , combined and / or modified. Each of these processes or blocks can be implemented in a variety of different ways. Also, while the processes or blocks are sometimes shown to be carried out in series, these processes or blocks may instead be carried out in parallel or may be carried out at different times.

The teachings provided herein may be applied to other systems, not only to the systems described above. The elements and acts of the various modalities described above may be combined to provide additional modalities.

Although certain modalities of the inventions have been described, these modalities have been presented by way of example only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Of course, the new methods and systems described herein can be included in a variety of other ways; In addition, several omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the methods and systems described herein can be made without deviating from the spirit of revelation. The attached claims and their equivalents are intended to cover such forms or modifications as they would fall within the scope and spirit of the disclosure.