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A hub has a display Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a contact switch; a display panel positioned above the display PCB and controlled by the display PSB to output content. A window support is positioned over the display panel and has an opening exposing at least a section of display panel. A wind

A hub has a display Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a contact switch; a display panel positioned above the display PCB and controlled by the display PSB to output content. A window support is positioned over the display panel and has an opening exposing at least a section of display panel. A window formed of a transparent material is positioned over the window support. The window support includes a window support plate defining the opening, the window being positioned on an upper surface of the window support plate; at least one manipulation protrusion extending downward from the window support plate at a position corresponding to the contact switch, the manipulation protrusion operating the contact switch in response to pressure applied to the support plate through the window; and support bosses extending downward from the window support plate and coupled to the partition.

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1. A hub comprising: a main body including a communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with another device;a cover housing coupled to a top of the main body, the cover housing including a tubular sidewall that extends in a vertical direction and a partition extending from an inner

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A hub comprising: a main body including a communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with another device;a cover housing coupled to a top of the main body, the cover housing including a tubular sidewall that extends in a vertical direction and a partition extending from an inner surface of the sidewall to divide an inside of the sidewall into upper and lower regions;a display Printed Circuit Board (PCB) positioned on an upper surface of the partition, the display PCB having at least one contact switch;a display panel positioned above the display PCB and configured to output a screen;a window support positioned over the display panel and having an opening exposing at least a section of the screen; anda window formed of a transparent material, the window positioned over the window support,wherein the window support includes: a window support plate defining the opening, the window being positioned on an upper surface of the window support plate;at least one manipulation protrusion extending downward from the window support plate at a position corresponding to the contact switch, the manipulation protrusion operating the contact switch in response to pressure applied to the support plate through the window; anda plurality of support bosses extending downward from the window support plate and coupled to the partition to space the window support plate apart from the display PCB. 2. The hub according to claim 1, wherein the opening has a longer left-to-right length than a front-to-rear length, and wherein at least one of the support bosses is formed in each of an area located at a rear side of the opening in the window support plate and an area located at a front side of the opening. 3. The hub according to claim 2, wherein the contact switch is provided in each of front, rear, left and right areas about the display panel, and wherein the manipulation protrusion is formed at a position corresponding to each contact switch. 4. The hub according to claim 2, wherein each of the area at the rear side of the opening and the area at the front side of the opening is provided with a pair of the support bosses arranged in a left-to-right direction. 5. The hub according to claim 2, wherein the window support plate has a slit that is elongated in the left-to-right direction between the support bosses and the manipulation protrusion in at least one of the area at the rear side of the opening and the area at the front side of the opening. 6. The hub according to claim 1, wherein the window support plate has a circular shape, and wherein the opening is formed in a center of the window support plate. 7. The hub according to claim 1, wherein the cover housing further includes an insertion boss extending downward from the partition at a position corresponding to one of the support bosses to receive the support boss. 8. The hub according to claim 7, further comprising a connector passing through a lower end of the insertion boss and fastened to the support boss. 9. The hub according to claim 1, wherein the window is formed of a synthetic resin and is attached to the window support plate. 10. The hub according to claim 1, wherein the window support plate is inclined upward from a front side to a rear side thereof at a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal plane. 11. The hub according to claim 10, wherein the support boss and the window support plate form a complementary angle with an angle between the window support plate and the horizontal plane. 12. The hub according to claim 1, wherein a first portion of the window is transparent in a first area corresponding to the opening in the window support plate, and a second portion of the window is opaque in second area corresponding to portions of the window support plate around the opening. 13. The hub according to claim 12, wherein an opaque or translucent film is attached to a lower surface of the second portion of the window. 14. The hub according to claim 1, wherein the at least one manipulation protrusion is included in a plurality of manipulation protrusions of window support, and wherein the manipulation protrusions are symmetrically arranged relative to the opening. 15. The hub according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes at least one speaker, and wherein the hub further comprises a grille having a vertically elongated cylindrical shape and provided with a plurality of through-holes therein, the main body being arranged within the grille, the grille being coupled at an upper end thereof to the cover housing and coupled at a lower end thereof to the base. 16. The hub according to claim 1, further comprising a base configured to support the main body. 17. A hub comprising: a main body including a communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate with another device;a cover housing coupled to a top area of the main body, the cover housing including a tubular sidewall that extends in a vertical direction and a partition extending from an inner surface of the sidewall for dividing an inside of the sidewall into upper and lower regions;a display PCB positioned over an upper surface of the partition, the display PCB having at least one contact switch;a display panel positioned over an upper surface of the display PCB, the display panel being configured to output a screen, the screen having a long side in a left-to-right direction and a short side in a front-to-rear direction;a window support positioned over the display panel in the cover housing, the window support having an opening exposing at least a portion of the screen, the opening having a longer left-to-right length than a front-to-rear length; anda window positioned over opening,wherein the window support includes: a circular window support plate defining the opening, the window being positioned over the window support plate;a plurality of support bosses extending downward from the window support plate and coupled to the partition to space the window support plate from the display PCB; andat least one manipulation protrusion extending downward from the window support plate at a position corresponding to the contact switch, the manipulation protrusion selecting activating the contact switch when the window support plate is deformed by pressure applied to the support plate through the window,wherein the support bosses are formed in at least one of an area located at a rear side of the opening in the window support plate and an area located at a front side of the opening. 18. The hub according to claim 17, wherein the window support plate includes a slit that is elongated in the left-to-right direction between the support bosses and the manipulation protrusion in at least one of the rear side of the opening or the front side of the opening. 19. A hub comprising: a main body including communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate with a surrounding device;a cover housing coupled to a top of the main body, the cover housing including a tubular sidewall that extends in a vertical direction and a partition extending from an inner surface of the sidewall to divide an inside of the sidewall into upper and lower regions;a display printed circuit board (PCB) positioned over an upper surface of the partition, the display PCB having at least one contact switch;a display panel positioned over an upper surface of the display PCB, the display panel, the display panel having a long side and a short side;a window support positioned over the display panel in the cover housing, the window support having an opening to expose at least a portion of the display panel; anda window formed of a transparent material and covering the opening,wherein the window support includes: a window support plate defining the opening, the window being positioned on an upper surface of the window support plate;a plurality of support bosses extending downward from the window support plate and coupled to the partition to separate the window support plate from the display PCB; andat least one manipulation protrusion extending downward from the window support plate at a position corresponding to the contact switch, the manipulation protrusion selectively activating the contact switch when the window support plate is deformed by pressure applied to the support plate through the window, andwherein at least one of the support bosses passes through an area at a front side of the display panel and at least another one of the support bosses passes through an area at a rear side of the display panel. 20. The hub according to claim 19, wherein the window support plate includes a slit that is elongated between the support bosses and the manipulation protrusion.