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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Wei Ding, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04164 (2019.05); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04B 5/0043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device includes a touchpad and a mounting bracket made of an electrically conductive material and configured to anchor the touchpad in an electronic system. The input device further includes a near field communication (NFC) controller, and an antenna electrically interfaced with the NFC controller. The antenna includes an electrically conductive strip formed by a segment of the mounting bracket.