| US 7,538,723 B2 | ||
| Personal navigation device with improved antenna mounting configuration | ||
| Stephen M. Davis, Blue Springs, Mo. (US); Joshua C. Reeson, Olathe, Kans. (US); Joe R. Dejmal, Shawnee, Kans. (US); and Michael R. Wiegers, Baldwin City, Kans. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Garmin Ltd., (Cayman Islands) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/685,399. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/893091, filed on Mar. 05, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0218408 A1, Sep. 11, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01S 1/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 342—357.06 [342/419; 701/213] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a location determining component for receiving signals from an external source;
a processing system coupled with the location determining component for determining a location of the portable electronic
device as a function of the signals;
a display coupled with the processing system for displaying information related to the location of the portable electronic
device;
a housing on which the display is mounted and in which the location determining component and processing system are housed;
a circuit board contained within the housing on which the location determining component and the processing system are mounted,
and
an antenna mounted to the circuit board opposite the display and coupled with the location determining component for assisting
in reception of the signals,
wherein the antenna is fixedly positioned within the housing along a plane which is generally parallel with the display.
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