Patent ID: 6014238
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
An apparatus for communication by an electronic device, comprising:a first housing defining a first chamber, the first chamber sized to enclose at least a portion of an electronic device, the first housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, at least a portion of the first housing being transparent; anda light-generating device disposed at least in part between the inner surface and the outer surface of the transparent portion of the first housing but not breaching the outer surface of the first housing, the light-generating device having a first end and a second end, the first end responsive to electrical signals and the second end responsive to optical signals,wherein when a first electronic device is disposed at least partially in the first chamber, the first electronic device transmits electrical signals to the first end, and wherein the second end translates the electrical signals to optical signals and transmits the optical signals through the outer surface.