Patent ID: 7764236
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a non-folding housing having a planar inner surface, wherein the non-folding housing has a height that is measured along a first axis, a width that is measured along a second axis, and a thickness that is measured along a third axis, wherein the third axis is perpendicular to both the first axis and the second axis, and wherein the thickness of the non-folding housing is less than the width and the height of the non-folding housing; a display mounted in the non-folding housing; at least one integrated circuit mounted in the non-folding housing that provides data for the display, that generates data for wireless transmission, and that processes data that is wirelessly received by the electronic device; and wireless communications circuitry mounted in the non-folding housing that communicates with the integrated circuit, wherein the wireless communications circuitry comprises an antenna comprising a ground element and a resonating element that lie in a first plane that is parallel to the planar inner surface, wherein the first plane is parallel to both the first axis and the second axis, wherein the ground element and the resonating element have a common shape and a common size and are separated by a gap lying in the first plane, wherein the antenna has a height that is substantially equal to the height of the non-folding housing and has a width that is substantially equal to the width of the non-folding housing, wherein the display lies in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the display has portions that are separated from the resonating element along a first line that is parallel to the third axis, and wherein the display has portions that are separated from the ground element along a second line that is parallel to the third axis, such that the display overlaps the gap.