Nothing particularly interesting there, but the application's full text contains some juicy tidbits:
1. A portable computing device capable of wireless communications, the portable computing device comprising: an enclosure that surrounds and protects the internal operational components of the portable computing device, the enclosure including a structural wall formed from a ceramic material that permits wireless communications therethrough. . . .
6. The portable computing device as recited in claim 1 wherein the portable computing device is a handheld computing device.
7. The portable computing device as recited in claim 6 wherein the handheld computing device is a cell phone.
8. The portable computing device as recited in claim 6 wherein the handheld computing device is a media player.
Apple iPhone patent application
Posted on Monday, December 04 2006 @ 1:16 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck