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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8068806 | Portable terminal apparatus A portable terminal apparatus where a talking can be speedily switched to that using a bone conduction speaker even in the talking. In this device, an upper housing (101) has a cutout section (106) for clearing a step section (103). Installation... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7373182 | Wireless mobile phone including a headset A wireless mobile phone is provided with an input-output interface and an output interface. The input-output interface may be employed singularly to facilitate removable attachment of a telephony headset to the phone to receive at least telephony audio signals from ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7333837 | Universal hands-free unit for mobile telephones The invention pertains to mobile telephones and can be used during telephone conversations while, for example, operating a mode of transportation. The universal hands-free unit for mobile telephones contains the main module containing a speaker and control electroni... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7167130 | Internal antenna and flat panel speaker assemblies and mobile terminals including the same Antenna subassemblies and wireless terminals are provided. The antenna subassembly includes a planar antenna and a flat-panel speaker that can be integrated with the planar antenna. The wireless terminal includes a flat-panel speaker and a planar antenna, integrated... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7062060 | Outer mirror and interphone for a vehicle An outer mirror and a vehicle interphone are provided for transmitting a sound to the outside from a vehicle cabin and vice versa. Sound outside the vehicle cabin is transmitted to the cabin from a microphone-loudspeaker provided in a visor cover of the outer mirror... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058430 | Mobile communications terminal with a hands-free mode A mobile communications terminal is provided having a first loudspeaker for emitting sound signals in a normal mode of the communications terminal, a second loudspeaker for emitting sound signals in a hands-free mode of the communications terminal, an antenna and a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047052 | Cellular phone terminal Conventionally, there is a description about stereophonically reproducing downloaded musical pieces or those stored on a memory card. A call speech is supported in monaural only. A realistic telephone call using stereo sound has been unavailable. The present inventi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038356 | Mechanical-to-acoustical transformer and multi-media flat film speaker A mechanical-to-acoustical transducer has at least one actuator, preferably a piezo motor, that is coupled, generally perpendicularly, to one edge of a diaphragm formed from a thin, flexible sheet material. The diaphragm is fixed at a point spaced from the actuator ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039206 | Dual diaphragm speaker A dual diaphragm speaker comprising first and second diaphragms operating in accordance with the piezoelectric effect, the diaphragms being arranged to be driven in opposite phase with respect to one another so as to cancel out non-linearities. The speaker is made t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7027797 | Portable terminal system In a portable terminal system having a portable terminal device and an external speaker 6 for converting electrical signals from the portable terminal device to electrical signals, the portable terminal device 21 and the external speaker portion 19 | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013120 | Walking weaver image reject mixer for radio Methods and apparatus for implementing image rejection in radio receivers or transmitters includes a Weaver image reject mixer modified so that only one local oscillator is used for the highest mixing frequency, and subsequent lower frequency mixing signals fed to t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6999732 | Transceiver adapted for mounting upon a strap of facepiece or headgear A transceiver adapted for mounting upon straps of a gas mask or a helmet is smaller in size and weight, and therefore excellent in fittingness, which makes handling of the transceiver less cumbersome even when a user wears the gas mask or the helmet. The transceiver... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983126 | Audio transmitter and remote control receiver and storage apparatus An audio transmitter and remote control unit receiver and storage apparatus for transmitting audio signals from electronic equipment, such as a television set, to individuals remotely located therefrom includes an audio transmitter for disposition adjacent to the el... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980788 | Cooler chest with radio A resonance chamber with two or more speakers positioned in the lid of a commercially available cooler chest and electrically connected to a radio circuit board also positioned in the lid and powered by a solar panels or a combination of solar panels and batteries. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6970691 | Sports helmet having integral speakers A sports helmet includes a liner comprised of impact resistant material and a protective shell encasing an outer surface of the liner. A female audio jack is secured within a rear cavity of the liner and has an aperture extending without the liner for receiving a ma... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957049 | Mobile communication unit with bone conduction speaker A lightweight miniature mobile communication unit allows the user to listen sufficiently and talk quietly in a noisy place so that the user can make a call without disturbing nearby people in the crowd. The mobile communication unit uses a bone conduction speaker ( | 10/18/2005 |
| 6944484 | Mobile communication terminal with control section for one-way communication A microphone is arranged on the first surface of a first housing, which opposes a second housing in a close state. A first speaker is arranged on the second surface of the second housing, which opposes the first surface in the close state. A second speaker is arrang... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6934567 | Personal wearable communication and speaker system A personal wearable communication and speaker entertainment system which provides improved quality audio response and which does not interfere with the wearer's activities or block environmental sounds is disclosed. The speaker system is connected to or in communica... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6873863 | Touch sensitive navigation surfaces for mobile telecommunication systems A touch sensitive navigational surface functions as a user interface to a communication device such as a cellular telephone. An electromechanical dielectric (EMD) film coextensive with at least a portion of the surface of the cover of the device selectively function... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6751446 | Mobile telephony station with speaker phone function Mobile telephony station with a speaker phone function including a front panel having a plurality of menu selecting keys for selecting menu, an LCD panel for displaying various information and messages, a mike for putting in a transmission speech, and a first speake... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6684063 | Intergrated hearing aid for telecommunications devices A system integrates a hearing aid with devices such as wireless telephones, advantageously avoiding radio frequency (RF) interference. In one embodiment, a processor transforms an electrical signal to compensate for a hearing impairment. The function used... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6678504 | Foldable handy phone A foldable handy phone of the present invention includes a receiver case and a transmitter case hinged to each other. A piezoelectric device or similar sounding means is accommodated in the receiver case. A through hole is formed in the surface of the rec... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6671497 | Combination of a radio with an earphone and a ball-point pen A combination of a radio with an earphone and a ball-point pen comprises: a lower housing in which a pen core is disposed; a hollow upper housing being provided with an upper thread hole and a lower thread hole at the upper end and the lower end thereof, an... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6643528 | Integrated radiotelephone holster and audio appliance Integrated holster and audio appliance for a radiotelephone. The audio appliance includes a speaker and a microphone, spaced apart and connected by an extension that can be extended to position the speaker and the microphone near a user's ear and mouth an... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6567677 | Notebook computer-telephone A notebook computer-telephone includes a body that is comprised of at least two hinged parts, a microphone, a speaker, and a ported speaker cover that is rotatably attached to the body. The cover has at least two useful positions. The first position direc... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6567655 | Car radio system A car radio system includes a car radio and at least two speakers connected to the car radio. The system can be used by only some of the vehicle occupants without disturbing the other occupants by providing at least one of the speakers with a jack for con... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6484020 | Portable communication device with a deployable ear bud A communication device including control circuitry with transceiver capabilities, input keys coupled to the circuitry for entering information, a display coupled to the circuitry for visual presentation of information, a chassis for securely holding the c... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6443473 | Portable audio entertainment apparatus containing separately carried signal and sound producing portions An audio entertainment system has a signal producing portion which is worn on the person and an associated sound producing portion which is carried on a vehicle. Where the vehicle comprises a bicycle, the sound producing portion may advantageously compris... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6321070 | Portable electronic device with a speaker assembly A portable electronic device, such as a portable radiotelephone (100), with a speaker assembly is described. The portable radiotelephone (100) has a housing, which includes an upper housing (102) and a lower housing (108), configured to carry at least one... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6266516 | Audio diaphragm mounting arrangements in radio telephone handsets A radio telephone handset including a housing for retaining an audio diaphragm means, the housing having an aperture therein for receiving the diaphragm means, the diaphragm co-operating with the housing to define a substantially sealed chamber, the arran... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6192253 | Wrist-carried radiotelephone An improved wrist-carried radiotelephone includes a first housing including a microphone, a display and a radio transceiver. A second housing includes a latch, a user interface, a speaker, and a removable battery. A flexible wristband has a first portion ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6160896 | Variable frequency response microphone porting system A transducer porting assembly (100, 200, 300) includes a transducer (102) mounted within a housing (502) and an adjustable iris diaphragm (104) formed within the housing and aligned with the transducer. A selectable control (506) allows the audio response... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6091964 | Portable speech communication apparatus with sound channel in swingable flip A portable speech communication apparatus, preferably a radio telephone, has a flip (14) which is swingable from the apparatus (10). A sound channel is arranged in the flip for guiding sound from at least one speech opening (54, 62) in the flip to a micro... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6064894 | Portable radio telephone having improved speaker and housing assembly for handsfree and private operation A portable radio telephone is adapted to provide handsfree operation and adapted to be held against a user's ear to provide private operation. A housing of the portable radio telephone has an ear placement region on a front surface thereof. A speaker is d... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6012812 | Industrial safety assembly An industrial safety assembly to be worn on a worker head in an industrial setting, the assembly including a speaker assembly structured and disposed to audibly communicate an audio signal received by a receiver assembly to the wearer through a speaker he... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5988812 | Headphone eyeglasses A combination is provided which includes one or more headphones, a pair of eyeglasses, and a device which connects the eyeglasses and the one or more headphones. The combination may be provided as a self contained unit, which may also include a coiling de... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5909490 | Omnidirectional audio in a communications device An approach for omnidirectional audio in a communications device has a communications device housing having a front housing including an opening; an earpiece transducer that directs sound waves through the opening; an audio transducer positioned within th... | 06/01/1999 |
