Granted Patent B2

US 12,216,504 · App. 17/840,813 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Inventors: Alan Luu (San Francisco, CA); Renato Cabanban (San Diego, CA); Dennis Mccray (San Diego, CA); Chang Wei Tsao (New Taipei, TW)

Assignee: GOOGLE LLC

G06F1/1656G06F1/163

Abstract

Claims (21)

1. A wearable computing device, comprising:

a housing;

at least one internal component positioned within the housing, the internal component comprising an electronic component with an aperture;

a port defined by the housing, the port comprising:

an exterior portion defining an opening in the wearable computing device, the exterior portion extending into the wearable computing device in a linear, longitudinal direction to define a first inner wall, the exterior portion defining a first linear pathway, the aperture of the electronic component being entirely behind the first inner wall in the longitudinal direction with respect to the opening such that the first inner wall is more proximal to the opening than the aperture of the electronic component in the longitudinal direction, and

an interior portion extending inward from the exterior portion of the port to the aperture of the internal component, the interior portion defining a second linear pathway,

the interior portion joining the exterior portion at an angle relative to the exterior portion, the angle ranging from 10 degrees to 85 degrees, the port defining a singular path into the housing and to the electronic component, the singular path defined only by the first and second linear pathways of the exterior portion and the interior portion.

2. The wearable computing device of claim 1 , the interior portion centered radially around the aperture of the internal component.

3. The wearable computing device of claim 1 , the internal component comprising a microphone, an altimeter, or a combination thereof.

4. The wearable computing device of claim 1 , the exterior portion defining a first floor and a first ceiling defined by a first height with respect to a latitudinal direction, the first floor extending to the first inner wall, the first ceiling extending to a second inner wall, the exterior portion defining a length with respect to the longitudinal direction and the first linear pathway, the length from the first ceiling to the second inner wall being shorter than the length of the first floor to the first inner wall.

5. The wearable computing device of claim 4 , the interior portion defining a second floor and a second ceiling defined by a second height with respect to a direction perpendicular to the angle that is relative to the exterior portion, the second floor and the second ceiling extending to the aperture of the component, the second floor extending to the first inner wall, the second ceiling extending to the second inner wall, the interior portion defining a length with respect to the angle relative to the longitudinal direction and the second linear pathway, the length from the second floor to the first inner wall being shorter than the length of the second ceiling to the second inner wall.

6. The wearable computing device of claim 1 , the interior portion extending outward from the aperture of the internal component in a linear direction to define a second inner wall, the second inner wall being located above the first inner wall with respect to a latitudinal direction, the latitudinal direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

7. A method of manufacturing a wearable computing device, the method comprising:

providing the wearable computing device, the wearable computing device comprising at least one internal component comprising an electronic component with an aperture;

forming a port defined by a housing of the wearable computing device, the port comprising:

an exterior portion defining an opening in the wearable computing device, the exterior portion extending into the wearable computing device in a linear, longitudinal direction to define a first inner wall, the exterior portion defining a first linear pathway, the aperture of the electronic component being entirely behind the first inner wall in the longitudinal direction with respect to the opening such that the first inner wall is more proximal to the opening than the aperture of the electronic component in the longitudinal direction; and

an interior portion extending inward from the exterior portion of the port to the aperture of the internal component, the interior portion defining a second linear pathway, the interior portion joining the exterior portion at an angle relative to the exterior portion, the angle ranging from 10 degrees to 85 degrees, the port defining a singular path into the housing and to the electronic component, the singular path defined only by the first and second linear pathways of the exterior portion and the interior portion.

8. The method of claim 7 , the interior portion centered radially around the aperture of the internal component.

9. The method of claim 7 , the internal component comprising a microphone, an altimeter, or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 7 , the exterior portion defining a first floor and a first ceiling defined by a first height with respect to a latitudinal direction, the first floor extending to the first inner wall, the first ceiling extending to a second inner wall, the exterior portion defining a length with respect to the longitudinal direction and the first linear pathway, the length from the first ceiling to the second inner wall being shorter than the length of the first floor to the first inner wall.

11. The method of claim 7 , the interior portion extending outward from the aperture of the internal component in a linear direction to define a second inner wall, the second inner wall being located above the first inner wall with respect to a latitudinal direction, the latitudinal direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

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