ENABLING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HOUSING-INTEGRATED FUNCTIONALITIES AND METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

An electronic device includes a housing, or a ‘cover’, the housing material molded into a desired target shape and to at least partially embed a plurality of functional elements and an enabling arrangement, optionally at least partially embedded in the housing, the enabling arrangement including: a first connector with a first plurality of connecting elements to establish a connection between the plurality of functional elements and the enabling arrangement, a second connector with one or more second connecting elements to be connected a host device utilizing the functionalities associated with the functional elements, a memory for storing and retrieval of instructions, and processing elements capable of transforming signals from a one known format to another predetermined format according to stored instructions. A corresponding method is presented.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising a housing, or a ‘cover’, the housing material molded into a desired target shape and to at least partially embed a plurality of functional elements and an enabling arrangement, optionally at least partially embedded in said housing, said enabling arrangement comprising:
a first connector with a first plurality of connecting means to establish a connection between the plurality of functional elements and said enabling arrangement, a second connector with one or more second connecting means to be connected a host device utilizing the functionalities associated with said functional elements, a memory for storing and retrieval of instructions, and processing means capable of transforming signals from a one known format to another predetermined format according to stored instructions.