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US 2008/0165999 A1Published application
Integrated microphone assembly for personal media device
AssigneeApple Computer, Inc.
InventorsRichard Hung Minh Dinh, Tang Yew Tan, Derek Boyd Barrentine
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for media devices including a housing, a frame disposed adjacent to the housing, and a microphone assembly that is integrated with the frame for receiving sound.
Claims32
a media device comprising:
- a housing,
- a frame disposed adjacent to the housing, and
- a microphone assembly being integrated with the frame for receiving sound from an aperture of the housing.
A method for receiving sound at media device comprising:
- integrating a microphone assembly with a frame of the media device, and
- receiving, at the microphone assembly, sound from an aperture of the housing.
A method for manufacturing a media device comprising:
- providing a housing,
- attaching a frame to the housing, and
- integrating a microphone assembly with the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.