Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Apoorva Sharma

Marc Harper

Charbel Khawand

Gary Russell McClary

Daniel Dhondt

Devin S J Caplow-Munro

A first data connector for communicating data with a second data connector includes a data communication interface including adjacent radiofrequency antenna elements, wherein a plurality of the adjacent radiofrequency antenna elements forms a radiofrequency data antenna array and another radiofrequency antenna element of the adjacent radiofrequency antenna elements forms a radiofrequency control channel antenna element, each radiofrequency antenna element of the radiofrequency data antenna array being configured to communicate a subchannel signal of the data to a corresponding radiofrequency data antenna element of a data communication interface of the second data connector bidirectionally. The radiofrequency control channel antenna element is configured to manage data communications through the radiofrequency data antenna array. An attachment interface is positioned on the first data connector and configured to removably attach the first data connector to the second data connector.

Data communication connector

The disclosed technology is generally directed to a mobile device with an active rear cover. In one example of the technology, an apparatus comprises a mobile device, including: a chassis that has a recessed region, electronic components disposed in the chassis, and, embedded in the recessed region, a rear cover. The rear cover is removable. The rear cover has flexural rigidity. The rear cover includes: a cover layer that is RF-transparent and a functional layer that is disposed beneath the cover layer. The functional layer includes a plurality of electrical connections. The functional layer is laminated to the cover layer. At least one electrical connection of the plurality of electrical connections is connected to the electronic components disposed in the chassis. The functional layer is structured such that inclusion of the functional layer in the rear cover provides a majority of the flexural rigidity of the rear cover.

Laminate rear cover with stiffened functional layer

A communication device includes a conductive chassis, an electrical feed positioned within the conductive chassis and configured to supply a communication signal, an edge antenna at least partially formed in the conductive chassis at an edge of the communication device, and a conductive coil positioned within the conductive chassis in proximity to the edge antenna. The conductive coil is configured to receive the communication signal from the electrical feed and to generate a magnetic field corresponding to the communication signal that inductively drives the edge antenna to radiate a radio frequency signal corresponding to the communication signal.

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Sammamish, WA, United States of America

Apoorva Sharma