US 9,854,080 B2 · Speakerphone configuration for conferencing

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a speakerphone configuration for audio and/or video conferencing that includes a cavity underneath the speakerphone where cable ports are arranged. The arrangement of the cable ports are such that when a power plug is installed in the speakerphone, a telecommunication port is blocked, and vice versa. In addition, the port arrangement allows cables to attach to opposite walls in the cavity such that cables run parallel to each other within the cavity. The disclosed speakerphone may be daisy-chained together and function as a single unit. Therefore a speakerphone according to the disclosure may function as either a master unit, a mid unit, or an end unit in a string of speakerphones depending on how the speakerphone is wired. The port arrangement in the cavity increases ease for setup and daisy-chaining of multiple speakerphone units.

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Dependent claims

A device comprising:

a speaker;
a microphone;
and
a housing at least partly enclosing the speaker and the microphone including:
a top face including a plurality of input buttons;
at least one side wall including one or more lights;
and
a bottom face opposite the top face, the bottom face including a cavity, the cavity comprising a well that has:
a first wall having a first port,
a second wall adjacent to the first wall, the second wall having a second port,
a third wall adjacent to the second wall and parallel to the first wall, and
a fourth wall adjacent to the first wall and the third wall and parallel to the second wall;
wherein the first port is inaccessible when a first cable is connected to the second port, and the second port is inaccessible when a second cable is connected to the first port.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Speakerphone configuration for conferencing

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Abstract

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