IP Library Granted Patent US 12,517,470
Granted Patent B2
US 12,517,470 · App. 17/896,043 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Electronic device and control method

Inventor: Yuanming Guo (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
G04G17/045G04G17/08G04G21/00G06F1/163
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Patent No.
US 12,517,470
App. No.
17/896,043
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device and a control method are provided. The electronic device includes: a housing with an accommodating space, where the housing is provided with a groove surrounding the accommodating space, and a first dielectric and a second dielectric are disposed on a sidewall of the groove; and a bezel, where at least part of the bezel is disposed in the groove; and the bezel is capable of rotating around an axial direction of the housing in the groove.

Claims (13)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a housing with an accommodating space, wherein the housing comprises a groove surrounding the accommodating space, and a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer are disposed on the housing and on a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the groove, respectively; and

a bezel, wherein at least a part of the bezel is disposed in the groove, wherein the bezel is configured to rotate around an axial direction of the housing in the groove,

wherein a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed on a bottom surface of the groove,

wherein when the bezel is located at a first position of the groove, the first electrode and the second electrode are conductively connected, and when the bezel is located at a second position of the groove, the first electrode and the second electrode are conductively disconnected, and

wherein the electronic device further comprises:

an elastic member, disposed on the bottom surface and having a first end connected to the first electrode,

wherein one end of the bezel facing toward the bottom surface of the groove is provided with a protruding portion; when the bezel is located at the first position, the protruding portion presses against the elastic member, and a second end of the elastic member is connected to the second electrode; and when the bezel is located at the second position, the protruding portion moves away from the elastic member, and the second end of the elastic member is separate from the second electrode.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are capacitor plates disposed opposite each other on the first and second sidewalls of the groove, an opening is disposed on a part of the bezel located in the groove, and a dielectric layer is embedded in the opening.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display disposed in the accommodating space; wherein

the bezel away from the bottom surface is provided with a first limiting surface and a second limiting surface, wherein the first limiting surface is fitted to the housing and the second limiting surface is fitted to the display.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on the bottom surface via a support plate.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is a pressing elastic sheet.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2025
From: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 073133/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2022
From: GUO, YUANMING
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060907/0095 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010125240.X · Feb 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021077038 · Feb 20, 2021
Related Publication 20220413447A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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