US 12,133,314 B2
Electronic devices having failsafe mechanisms with near field communications
Yaser Shanjani, Fremont, CA (US); Michael K. McCord, San Francisco, CA (US); and Tong Chen, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/229,729.
Prior Publication US 2022/0330410 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H05B 47/20 (2020.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H04B 5/70 (2024.01); H04B 10/11 (2013.01)
CPC H05B 47/20 (2020.01) [H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H04B 5/70 (2024.01); H04B 10/11 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing; and
an optical component in the housing, wherein the optical component comprises a passive side having a passive side near-field communications antenna and an active side having an active side near-field communications antenna, wherein the passive side comprises an optical element and a conductive trace on the optical element, wherein the passive side is configured to use the passive side near-field communications antenna to communicate with the active side, and wherein the active side is configured to use the active side near-field communications antenna to communicate with the passive side.