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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139762 | Electronic device and acoustic playback method In a folding electronic device, a pair of micro-speakers is mounted in the upper housing, and a vibrating actuator is mounted in the lower housing. Both these micro-speakers and the vibrating actuator reproduce sound. The vibrating actuator causes the lower housing ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8126138 | Integrated speaker assembly for personal media device Systems and methods are provided for media devices including a housing, a frame disposed adjacent to the housing, and an acoustic source that is integrated with the frame for emitting sound from the media device. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7991148 | Display cover and case for a communication device A cover for a display device and a case for a communication device are provided. The cover comprises: external dimensions shaped to fit said cover in a case for said communication device; a top surface; a bottom surface; a non-opaque region adapted to cover said dis... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7630491 | Speaker enhancer and method of use A speaker enhancer for a wireless communication device includes an acoustic chamber forming section that, when the speaker enhancer is mounted to a rear of the wireless communication device, forms a sealed acoustic enclosure along the rear of the wireless communicat... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627112 | Sound guide for speaker and handset for mobile communication using the same A sound guide for a speaker is capable of guiding a sound of a desired volume to a desired position regardless of installation structure of the speaker. The sound guide for a speaker includes a speaker support for supporting the speaker in a case, and a sound guide ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7587043 | Seals for communication devices and method for assembling communication device A seal (200) in a communication device (100) and a method (600) for assembling the communication device are disclosed. A transducer (402) is positioned on a transducer portion (202) of the seal. The seal comprises an audio port ( | 09/08/2009 |
| 7539302 | Dockable earpiece for portable phones An earpiece unit is held adjacent to or within a cell phone. The earpiece includes a microphone and speaker and is wearable in a user's ear. The earpiece is docked within the housing of a cell phone and can be used in the docked position to operate the phone. A user... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7508933 | Resonance chamber of a cellular phone A cellular phone having a first opening for delivering voice on a shell is provided. A printed circuit board (PCB) is disposed within an inner space enclosed by the shell and divides the inner space into a first acoustic room and a second acoustic room. A speaker is... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7474747 | Electronic communication device including audio channeling A housing portion (10) for a wireless communication device is provided that has the surface area on its exterior surface (14) maximized in size for receipt of graphics by being substantially free of audio channeling thereon. Instead, the audio channels... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7409058 | Display cover for a communication device A cover for a display device for a communication device is provided. The cover comprises: external dimensions shaped to fit said cover in a case for said communication device; a top surface; a bottom surface; a non-opaque region adapted to cover said display device ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7352859 | Audio earpiece for wideband telephone handsets A method of manufacturing a telephony earpiece is provided. The method includes providing a speaker diaphragm and constraining the speaker diaphragm using a cap to provide a thin cavity between the cap and the diaphragm. The first resonance peak of the diaphragm/cav... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349723 | Keypad and microphone arrangement Disclosed is a keypad and microphone arrangement for a communication device. The arrangement comprises: a key having a cap portion and a stem portion; a base layer attached to the stem portion; a key circuit to recognize activation of the key; a support member to su... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342806 | Portable electronic device with multiple input interfaces An electronic device has a main body, a flip attached to the main body and multiple input interfaces. A first input interface is disposed on the main body of the electronic device. Second and third input interfaces are disposed on apposing sides of the flip. The fli... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334735 | Card for interaction with a computer A smart card comprising: a memory for storing information; at least one transmitting or receiving antenna; and a low frequency circuit, for handling information associated with said antenna and said memory, which information is modulated at a modulation frequency of... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7280666 | Moveable device component with acoustic porting An acoustic porting arrangement is provided that uses sound pressure signal ports (202, 112) to enhance speaker (406) and microphone cartridge (402) performance when mounting the speaker (406) on a moveable component, such as a flip part ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274954 | Communication device including one or more electrical control buttons in an upper housing part Folding wireless communication devices (100, 700) comprise first parts (102, 1002) that are rotatably coupled to second parts (104, 1104). The first parts (102, 1002) can be moved from first positions in which the first parts (102, 100... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263387 | Speaker module design A speaker module (200) having a speaker unit (210) and a speaker box (220) is provided. The speaker module is mounted in a casing (22) of a hand-held electronic device (20). The speaker box (220) has a wall defining an apert... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263196 | Mobile communications terminal with flat loudspeaker disposed in the terminal housing A mobile communications terminal is provided which is designed to transmit speech signals and to receive and reproduce speech signals, and which has a speech-reproduction device, wherein improved speech quality is achieved in that the speech-reproduction device has ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263373 | Sound-based proximity detector A proximity detector for use in a mobile telephone having at least a microphone and a loudspeaker operatively connected to a signal processor is presented. The proximity detector includes data processing and control modules having a module for controlling the signal... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260364 | Reverse mounted micro-speaker assemblies and mobile terminals including the same Micro-speaker assemblies and mobile terminals including micro-speaker assemblies are provided. The micro-speaker assembly includes a micro-speaker positioned in a housing. A low frequency back tuning volume is adjacent a front face of the micro-speaker and a high fr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254423 | Latching mechanism and method of operation thereof The invention concerns a latching mechanism (105) for assembly of a housing (110) of an electronic device (100). The latching mechanism includes a latch element (120) and a receiving element (131) contained within the housing. The ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7233678 | Speaker arrangement for communication terminal A communication terminal includes a housing carrying therein a radio antenna element, a speaker, and a chamber that acts as an electromagnetic resonance cavity for the antenna and as an acoustic resonance cavity for the speaker. The speaker is mounted inside the cha... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228158 | Portable terminal capable of providing stereo sound A portable terminal can provide stereo sound. The portable terminal includes: a phone body having a plurality of keys and a microphone, which are disposed on an inner surface of the phone body; a folder having a main speaker and a main LCD, which are disposed on a i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201996 | Sound generator for a portable device A sound generating device is mounted in a recess formed in a case, and a battery is mounted on the case. A pair of terminals are provided on the underside of the case. A pair of leads connect a pair of electrodes of the battery with the terminals. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7162030 | Communication device with rotating housing The present invention encompasses an electronic device that comprising two housings connected via a hinge. The two housing are capable of rotating about one and another. The two housing may be rotated to place the electronic device in an open or closed position. Ele... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151912 | Cable retractor for an electronic device A cable retractor assembly is capable of retracting a cable onto a rotatable reel, the rotatable reel being urged to rotate in a predetermined direction by a biasing force. A moveable actuator when located in a first position is capable of overcoming the biasing for... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7139395 | Sound guide for speaker and handset for mobile communication using the same A sound guide for a speaker is capable of guiding a sound of a desired volume to a desired position regardless of installation structure of the speaker. The sound guide for a speaker includes a speaker support for supporting the speaker in a case, and a sound guide ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130420 | Acoustic transducer assembly An acoustic transducer assembly comprising an acoustic transducer body having one or more apertures through which an audio signal is passed. Two housing parts when assembled provides a acoustic transducer cavity for containing the acoustic transducer body and a resi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123734 | Antenna and speaker configuration for a mobile device A speaker and antenna configuration for use in a mobile device. The speaker and antenna configuration includes a speaker, an antenna, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes at least one sound passageway. The speaker is mounted on one side of the circuit boa... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7113813 | Mobile communication terminal and electro-acoustic transducer used for the same A portable communication terminal employs an electro-acoustic transducer having openings on the housing. The openings of the transducer are coupled to a housing of the terminal or acoustic pipes unitarily formed with the housing of the transducer. An opening of the ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110536 | Acoustic seal system An acoustic seal system (100). The system (100) includes a flexible sealing element (110) having a ridge (134) for engaging a cover (118) with a sealing interference fit, a plate (112) in which the flexible sealing element (... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107073 | Communication device forming an interface between an electrically coupled read head in particular with contact, and an electromagnetically coupled contactless device The invention concerns a communication device (20) forming an interface between an electrically coupled reader (10), in particular with contact, and at least a radioelectrically coupled contactless device (30). The interface (20) comprise... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103393 | Sound output system and method of a mobile communication terminal A sound output system and method of a mobile communication terminal, which can output high-fidelity sound even with small-diameter speakers. The sound output system comprises a sound signal reproduction system for reproducing a sound signal to be output by the mobil... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092745 | Portable electronics device with variable sound output A portable device including a housing and an electro-acoustic transducer. The housing has a first surface with an outlet for the egress of an acoustic signal when in a loudspeaker mode and a second surface with an outlet for the egress of an acoustic signal when in ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088838 | Speakerphone accessory assembly An acoustic accessory is provided having a loudspeaker and a circuit board disposed therein. An acoustic suspension system is formed within the acoustic accessory by board retention rings disposed within the upper and lower housings of the accessory. The board suspe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072468 | Communication device having illuminated audio indicator A radio (100) provides multiple audio modes of operation, such as a cellular and dispatch modes. Illumination devices (108, 110) are located near the radio's audio sources (104, 106) and become activated to indicate to the user which mode of ope... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068258 | Portable communication device with virtual image display module A portable voice communication device such as a cellular telephone incorporates a virtual image display module so as to provide a virtual image of displayed information that is viewable while the user is communicating via the phone. The virtual image display module ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068782 | Communications devices with receiver earpieces and methods therefor A communications receiver earpiece, for example in a cellular handset, including a sound-generating device (210) located on an inner portion of a housing, a sound port (130) extending through the housing from the inner portion thereof and emerging from... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068979 | Mobile telecommunications device A mobile telecommunications device is disclosed and comprises a casing (2), an earpiece (6), and a cover (33) associated with the earpiece (6) to define a resonant cavity (34) between the earpiece (6) and the casing (2 | 06/27/2006 |
| 7058366 | Wireless terminal providing sound pressure level dissipation through channeled porting of sound Apparatus for reducing the sound pressure level (SPL) heard by a user of a mobile terminal, such as a cellular phone, when listening with an ear sealed to the mobile terminal and for providing adequate sound when the ear is not sealed to the mobile terminal. Some so... | 06/06/2006 |
