Wireless communication system integrated into a computer display
View Patent ↗An electronic device has a display in which the casing of the display includes a plurality of recessed cavities into which radio and antenna modules can be inserted to provide the electronic device with a wireless communication capability. The display can have cavities for one or more radios and one or more antenna modules. A radio electrically connects to one or more antenna modules via conductor(s) contained within the display and connects to the host electronic device via a serial bus (e.g., USB). Accordingly, the display can have a plurality of radio/antenna combinations thereby concurrently providing the electronic device with multiple wireless communication capabilities.
1. A computer system, comprising:
a processor;
a display coupled to said processor, said display having an external casing in which a plurality of externally exposed recessed cavities are provided to receive a plurality of radio modules and a plurality of antenna modules, each radio module connected to a least one antenna module;
wherein at least one radio module is electrically connected to a plurality of antenna modules via a conductor contained within said casing.
2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein said radio module and antenna module are flush with the outer surface of the casing.
3. The computer system of claim 1 wherein each radio module is electrically connected to at least one antenna module via a conductor contained within said display casing.
4. The computer system of claim 1 wherein said plurality of radio modules is two radio modules and said plurality of antenna modules is three antenna modules.
5. The computer system of claim 1 wherein said radio module couples to other electronics in said computer system via a digital serial bus.
6. The computer system of claim 5 wherein said bus comprises a universal serial bus (“USB”).
7. A display for an electronic device, said display having a casing containing a plurality of externally exposed recessed cavities formed therein into which a plurality of radio modules and a plurality of antenna modules can be removably inserted to provide a wireless communication capability for said electronic device, wherein at least one of the radio modules is electrically connected to a plurality of antenna modules via a conductor contained within said casing.
8. The display of claim 7 wherein said radio module and antenna module are flush with the outer surface of the display casing.
9. The display of claim 7 wherein each of the radio modules is electrically connected to at least one antenna module via a conductor contained within said display casing.
10. The display of claim 7 wherein said plurality of radio modules is two radio modules and said plurality of antenna modules is three antenna modules.
11. The display of claim 7 including a recessed cavity in said casing for a communication hub interconnecting said radio module to said electronic device.
12. The display of claim 7 wherein said electronic device comprises a notebook computer.
13. The display of claim 7 wherein said electronic device comprises a handheld computer.