Display assistant device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12510934-B2
Application number	US-202318543622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2023
Priority date	Sep 18, 2018
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

This application is directed to a display assistant device that acts as a voice-activated user interface device. The display assistant device includes a base, a screen and a speaker. The base is configured for sitting on a surface. The screen has a rear surface and is supported by the base at the rear surface. A bottom edge of the screen is configured to be held above the surface by a predefined height, and the base is substantially hidden behind the screen from a front view of the display assistant device. The speaker is concealed inside the base and configured to project sound substantially towards the front view of the display assistant device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display assistant device comprising:
a base configured for sitting on a surface, wherein the base comprises a housing; a screen configured to be couplable to the base so that, when the screen is coupled to the base, the screen is supported by the housing of the base, wherein:
the screen comprises a display panel, a middle frame, and a back cover;
the middle frame is disposed between the display panel and the back cover; and
circuit boards that are disposed on the middle frame and recessively stacked, wherein the circuit boards are recessed in a spatial sequence to conform to a rounded space between the middle frame and the back cover.

2 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the circuit boards are partially stacked to each other and disposed adjacent to an edge of the screen.

3 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 1 , wherein one or more of the circuit boards are mounted on a rear surface of the middle frame.

4 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a control structure configured to receive user input, wherein the circuit boards are aligned with the control structure.

5 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 4 , wherein one or more of the circuit boards are configured to receive the user input applied with the control structure.

6 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 5 , wherein the control structure is disposed at a curved part of the back cover.

7 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 6 , wherein the control structure is disposed at a distance from an edge of the screen such that, when a user grabs the edge, the control structure is accessible to a finger of the user.

8 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the circuit boards comprise a main logic board.

9 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 8 , wherein the main logic board is mounted on a rear surface of the middle frame.

10 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the circuit boards comprise an antenna board.

11 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 10 , wherein the antenna board comprises a plurality of antennas configured to facilitate wireless communication.

12 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 10 , wherein the antenna board is curved.

13 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 12 , wherein the antenna board conforms to a curvature of a rounded space between the middle frame and the back cover.

14 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 12 , wherein the antenna board comprises a flexible substrate.

15 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the antenna board extends from an edge of the screen to a flat region of a rear surface of the middle frame.

16 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 15 , wherein the circuit boards further comprise a main logic board and a daughter board, wherein the daughter board is disposed between the main logic board and the antenna board.

17 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 16 , wherein the daughter board electrically couples the main logic board and the antenna board.

18 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 17 , wherein the daughter board is disposed on the flat region of the rear surface of the middle frame, and the main logic board extends to the flat region.

19 . The display assistant device as recited in claim 18 , wherein the antenna board, the main logic board, and the daughter board are electrically integrated in the flat region of the rear surface of the middle frame.

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Castro James
• Davidson Marc
• Chien Chih-Min
• Corbalan Daniel
• Cepress Carl
• Tseng Liang Ching

Classifications

• G06F1/1658

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

• G06F1/1605 Primary

  Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones · CPC title

• G02F1/133761

  with different pretilt angles · CPC title

• G02F1/133325

  Assembling processes · CPC title

• H04R2499/15

  Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops · CPC title