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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rastislav Vazny, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthias Sauer, Campbell, CA (US);
Ronald W. Dimpflmaier, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/40 (2015.01); H04W 40/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/085 (2013.01); H04B 1/40 (2013.01); H04M 1/003 (2013.01); H04W 40/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a baseband integrated circuit configured to generate communication data and control signals. The portable electronic device also includes an optical path configured to be coupled to the baseband integrated circuit to transmit the data signals from the baseband integrated circuit. The portable electronic device additionally includes a radiohead configured to be coupled to the optical path to receive the data signals transmitted along the optical path from the baseband integrated circuit.