Electronic Device Having a Sealed Biometric Input System

A portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion a...

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Hauptverfasser:	Koch, Timothy D, Chang, Alvin T, Magida, Dylan L, Yang, Henry H, Roach, Steven C, Wittenberg, Michael B, Ostdiek, Jared P
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS PHYSICS PRESENTATION OF DATA RECOGNITION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS TRANSMISSION
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Zusammenfassung:	A portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion and a hollow post extending into the hole defined through the housing member, and a first waterproof seal defined between the hollow post and the side wall of the hole. The portable electronic device may also include a biometric sensing component coupled to the chassis portion, a flexible circuit element extending through the hollow post and conductively coupling the biometric sensing component to a component within the housing, and a second waterproof seal defined within the hollow post.