18243426. HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Jon F. Housour of San Francisco CA (US)

Macey E. Dade of Burlingame CA (US)

Benjamin R. Gray of Millbrae CA (US)

Reema Shalan of Cupertino CA (US)

Daniel W. Jarvis of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Jason P. Shannon of Snnyvale CA (US)

Marwan Rammah of San Francisco CA (US)

Robert F. Meyer of Palo Alto CA (US)

Richard H. Koch of Cupertino CA (US)

Anthony B. Sinclair of Cupertino CA (US)

Gareth L. Rose of Cupertino CA (US)

HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18243426 titled 'HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a mobile phone design that includes an enclosure with a front cover, rear cover, and a housing subassembly. The housing subassembly consists of two housing components and a lower chassis section. The mobile phone also includes a camera array positioned between the lower chassis section and the front cover assembly.

• The mobile phone design includes a front cover, rear cover, and housing subassembly.
• The housing subassembly consists of two housing components and a lower chassis section.
• The camera array is positioned between the lower chassis section and the front cover assembly.

Potential Applications

• Mobile phone manufacturing and design
• Consumer electronics industry

Problems Solved

• Provides a structural design for a mobile phone enclosure
• Allows for the integration of a camera array in the interior cavity of the phone

Benefits

• Improved structural integrity of the mobile phone enclosure
• Efficient use of space by positioning the camera array in the interior cavity

Original Abstract Submitted

A mobile phone may include an enclosure including a front cover assembly defining a front exterior surface of the enclosure, a rear cover assembly defining a rear exterior surface of the enclosure, and a housing subassembly positioned between the front cover assembly and the rear cover assembly. The housing subassembly may include a first housing component defining a first side exterior surface of the enclosure, a second housing component defining a second side exterior surface of the enclosure opposite the first side exterior surface of the enclosure, and a lower chassis section extending between the first housing component and the second housing component. The mobile phone may further include a camera array coupled to the lower chassis section and positioned in an interior cavity defined between the lower chassis section and the front cover assembly.