Loudspeaker for a Clamshell Wireless Communication Device
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorsEric Douglas Romesburg, William Chris Eaton
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Abstract
A clamshell-type wireless communication device has a flip, a base, and a hinge that pivotably connects the flip to the base. The flip pivots relative to the base between an open position and a closed position. An earpiece speaker in the flip renders the voice of a remote party to a user when the flip is in the open position. A loudspeaker within the hinge also renders audible sound to the user. The loudspeaker is positioned within the hinge such that neither the flip nor the base obstructs the audible sound projected by the loudspeaker regardless of whether the flip is in the open position or the closed position.
Claims19
A clamshell-type wireless communication device comprising:
- a base;
- a flip pivotably connected to the base, and movable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position;
- a hinge to pivotably connect the flip to the base;
- and
- a speaker positioned within the hinge and configured to project audible sound at a user.
A method of rendering audible sound to a user of a clamshell-type wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- pivotably connecting a flip to a base, such that the flip pivots relative to the base about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- positioning a speaker within the hinge to project audible sound at a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.