Title of Invention

A SOUND SYSTEM ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A HAND HELD DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR REPRODUCING A STEREO AUDIO IMAGE IN A HAND HELD DEVICE

Abstract A sound system assembly for use in a hand held device (100) is provided for producing improved stereo sound imaging. The sound system assembly includes a pair of transducers (112, 114), and a corresponding pair of manifolds (116, 118), which redirect the sound produced by the transducers (112, 114) away from the front or back surface (108, 120) of the device (100) toward respective side facings (110) of the hand held device (100), so as to further spatially separate the apparent source of the sound leaving the device (100), while enabling the transducers (112, 114) to be more freely positioned so as to minimize device (100) depth. By redirecting the sound produced by the transducers (112, 114), the apparent source of each audio source, corresponding to the respective opening (106) in each of the sides (110) of the hand held device (100) through which the sound waves exit the device (100), is displaced further apart horizontally.
Full Text A SOUND SYSTEM ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A HAND HELD
DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR REPRODUCING A STEREO
AUDIO IMAGE IN A HAND HELD DEVICE
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sound system assembly for use in a
hand held device and a method for reproducing a stereo audio image in a hand
held device and, more particularly, to sound system assemblies for producing
stereo audio imaging including manifolds for porting the generated sound out of
the device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As opposed to mono audio recording, stereo audio recording and playback has
been used to provide a richer audible user experience. In stereo audio recording, a
music signal is mixed into "left" and "right" signals, so that when played through a
pair of speakers spaced a nominal distance apart, the listener perceives a sound field,
that offers the illusion of instruments placed in actual locations on a virtual stage. In
human hearing, the brain determines the apparent location of an event, like the
apparent placement of individual instruments, based upon the arrival time, subtle
frequency response differences and intensity of the sound waves that reach each of the
listener's ears. The quality and realism of a stereo audio image experienced by the
listener is dependent upon the design and quality of the speakers used for playback,
and the location of the speakers, relative to the listener.
In recent years, several software programs have been used to enhance and add
greater three dimensional effects to ordinary stereo, through computations and
manipulations of the individual sound signals, in some cases using digital signal
processing techniques. However, regardless of the method used to create or enhance
a stereo audio signal, the spacing of the speakers, relative to the listener, remains a
major factor in the quality of the stereo image experienced by the listener.
For many handheld type devices, like wireless communication devices, there
is a trend toward smaller devices. Smaller devices are easier to carry on one's self,
where the smaller the device, the greater the number of options for the location where
the user can store the device (i.e a pocket, a belt clip, a small hand bag, etc.).
However, as the device size decreases, so does the volume and surface area of the
device, within and upon which the components can be located, which the user uses to
interface with the device. For example, displays, microphones, speakers and keypads
have external interfaces that are generally located at various positions around the
external surface of the device, where they are conveniently accessible by the user, and
are coupled to corresponding components internal to the device.
When adding stereo playback capability to a wireless communication device
or other hand held portable electronic device, the placement of the right and left
speaker is constrained by the overall size of the device, resulting in a relatively close
spacing of the two speaker elements. For a wireless communication device the
problem is further frustrated by the typical aspect ratio of hand held devices, which
are narrower in the horizontal direction and taller in the vertical direction. This is due
to the fact, that the speakers need to be generally separated in the horizontal direction,
which corresponds to the listener's ears, which are similarly displaced from one
another in a generally horizontal direction.
Still further the depth of the device, or distance between the front: facing of the
device and the back facing of the device, is relatively shallow, as compared to both
the height and the width of the device. As a result, in prior hand held devices, the
speakers or transducers, have been oriented with the plane of their front facing
parallel to the front facing of the device. Traditionally, in these instances, the sound
from the speakers has been ported directly out of the device in a direction of travel
that is generally perpendicular to the front facing of the speakers. However given the
necessary diameter of many speakers, this has resulted in the output ports for the
speakers being further limited in their horizontal displacement. For example, a 40mm
wide cellular telephone, incorporating a pair of 18mm diameter transducers, would
have their acoustic centers separated by approximately 19mm. Such a distance would
limit the quality of a stereo image.
The present inventors have recognized, that if instead of directly porting the
sound from the speakers in a direction that is perpendicular to the front facing of the
device, the sound waves produced by the speakers are directed away from the front or
back facing of the device, toward alternative ones of the two opposing side facings of
the device. In this way the location of the ports, which are now located proximate
alternative side edges of the device, becomes the apparent source of the respective
audio signals, thereby maximizing the apparent relative horizontal displacement of the
right and left audio sources.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a sound system assembly for use in a hand
held device, which has a front facing, a back facing and two opposing side facings.
The sound system assembly includes a first transducer and a second transducer, and a
first manifold and a second manifold. The first transducer produces sound waves, and
has a front facing, which is directed substantially toward one of the front facing and
the back facing of the hand held device. The second transducer similarly produces
sound waves, and has a front facing, which is directed substantially toward one of the
front facing and the back facing of the hand held device.
The first manifold has a first opening aligned with the front facing of the first
transducer, a second opening aligned with a first one of the two opposing side facings
of the hand held device, and a path therebetween, which couples the first opening to
the second opening. The path redirects the sound waves produced, by the first
transducer away from the front or back facing, that the front facing of the first
transducer is directed toward, toward the first one of the two opposing side facings.
The second manifold has a first opening aligned with the front facing of the
second transducer, a second opening aligned with a second one of the two opposing
side facings of the hand held device, and a path therebetween, which couples the first
opening to the second opening. The path redirects the sound waves produced by the
second transducer away from the front or back facing, that the front facing of the
second transducer is directed toward, toward the second one of the two opposing side
facings.
In at least one embodiment, the sound waves produced by the transducers are
redirected in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of
the sound waves, when the sound waves are originally produced by the corresponding
transducer.
In at least a further embodiment, the second opening of each of the manifolds
is a slot having a slot length that is larger than the contact surface of a user's finger,
such that if the user's finger covers any portion of the slot, the user's finger does not
cover the entire slot.
The present invention further provides a method of reproducing a stereo audio
image in a hand held device, which has a pair of transducers ported out of the device
via a pair of corresponding manifolds having a first opening aligned with the
respective one of the pair of transducers and a second opening aligned with an
exterior surface of the hand held device. The method includes producing a sound
. wave at a first transducer having a front facing directed toward one of a front and
back facing of the hand held device toward which the sound wave produced by the
first transducer initially propagates. The direction of travel of the sound wave
produced by the first transducer is then redirected away from the one of the front and
back facing of the hand held device toward an exterior side surface of the hand held
device via a first manifold.
The method further includes producing a sound wave at a second transducer
having a front facing directed toward one of a front, and back facing of the hand held
device toward which the sound wave produced by the second transducer initially
propagates. The direction of travel of the sound wave produced by the second
transducer is then redirected away from the one of the front and back facing of the
hand held device toward an exterior side surf ace of the hand held device via a second
manifold, which is opposite to the exterior side surface through which the sound wave
produced by the first transducer is redirected.
These and other features, and advantages of this invention are evident from the
following description of one or more preferred embodiments of this invention, with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand held device, in accordance with at least
one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective cross sectional view of the hand held device illustrated
in FIG. 1, in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a perspective cross sectional view of the hand held device illustrated
in FIG. 1, in accordance with at least one alternative embodiment of the present
invention;
FIG. 4 is a front plan view of the hand held device, illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a perpective view of a hand held device, which is being held by a
user;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a wireless communication device, within which
the sound system assembly of FIGS. 1-5 can be incorporated;
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of a method for reproducing a stereo audio image in a
hand held device, in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)
While the present invention is susceptible of embodiment in various forms,
there is shown in the drawings and will hereinafter be described presently preferred
embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an
exemplification of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the
specific embodiments illustrated.
FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a hand held device 100, in accordance
with at least one embodiment of the present invention. The hand held device 100
includes a keypad 102 having multiple keys, which can be selectively actuated. The
hand held device 100 additionally includes a display 104 for visually presenting
information to a user, and at least a pair of speaker ports 106, only one of which is
shown in FIG. 1. The display 104 and the keypad 102 are located at a front facing
108 of the hand held device 100. Each one of the pair of speaker ports 106 are
located on alternate side facings 110 of the hand held device. In the illustrated
embodiment, the speaker ports are sized and shaped as slots, which extend partially
along the length of the respective side facings 110.
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate perspective cross sectional views of the hand held
device illustrated in FIG. 1, in accordance with at least two alternative embodiments.
The cross sectional views are taken along sectional lines, illustrated in FIG. 1.
Generally, each of the alternative embodiments, illustrate at least a portion of a sound
system assembly including a partial view of a pair of transducers 112,114, and a pair
of manifolds 116,118. In each of the illustrated embodiments, the front facing of the
transducers is substantially parallel with the front 108 and back 120 facings of the
hand held device 100. The orientation of the transducers 112, 114 facilitates the
production of sound waves that propagate, at least initially, in a direction that is
substantially perpendicular 122 to the front 108 and back 120 facings of the device
100. The transducers 112, 114 illustrated in FIG. 2 have a front facing, which faces
toward the back facing 120 of the device 110, and the transducers 112, 114 illustrated
in FIG. 3 have a front facing, which faces toward the front facing 108 of the device
110. Correspondingly, the transducers 112, 114 produce sound waves in a direction
consistent with the direction that the transducers 112,114 are facing.
In the illustrated embodiments, the manifolds 116, 118 include a first opening,
which corresponds to the front facing of a respective one of the transducers 112, 114,
and a second opening, which aligns with a respective one of the ports 106 located at
the exterior side surface 110 of the hand held device 100. The first opening of each
manifold 116, 118 is coupled to the second opening 106 of the respective manifold
116, 118 via a path extending between the two openings. The manifold 116, 118 is
shaped so as to redirect the sound waves, produced by the transducers 112, 114 and
received at the first opening, away from the corresponding one of the front 108 and
back 120 facings of the device 100 toward the respective second opening 106 located
in a corresponding one of the two opposing side facings 110 of the device 100.
In the illustrated embodiments, the manifold 112, 114 is "L"-shaped having
two legs, where one leg is oriented substantially perpendicular to the other leg. The
first leg has a cross sectional area proximate in shape and slightly smaller than the
front facing of the transducer 112, 114, which in the illustrated embodiment is
circular. The first leg has a propogation length that is relatively short compared to the
propogation length of the second leg. The second leg has a cross sectional area in the
shape of a slot. The cross sectional width of the slot is sufficiently narrow so as to
accommodate sound wavelengths that are greater than the slot width. The cross
sectional length of the slot is sufficiently long, at least at the opening, so as to not be
blocked by the contact surface of a user's finger. While a specific size and shape of
the manifold 112, 114 has been illustrated and discussed, one skilled in the art will
readily recognize, that the sound waves can be appropriately redirected with
manifolds 112, 114 having other shapes and sizes, including legs that meet at an
angle, which are not substantially perpendicular.
By orienting the transducers 112, 114, and manifolds 116, 118, as shown, a
minimal amount of interior space of the device can accommodate the sound system
assembly, while routing each of the sound waves produced by the transducers 112,
114, so as to exit the device 100 proximate the device's corresponding side facing
110. In the illustrated embodiment, the transducers 112, 114 are side-by-side or
laterally offset from one another in a horizontal direction along the front facing of the
device 100. However, it is possible that the transducers 112, 114, could be stacked,
and/or alternatively spaced and/or angled and still enjoy the benefits of the teachings
of the present invention.
By porting a left audio signal out of the left side of the phone, and porting a
right audio signal out of the right side of the phone, a stereo audio image can be
produced. Furthermore, the apparent separation of the signal sources is extended to
the full width of the hand held device 100. Still further, the direction of the porting
arrangement is conducive to creating reflections from nearby objects, which can
further enhance the perception of increased separation of the sources of the left and
right side signals. By adjusting the depth of the transducers 112, 114, the specific
shape of the manifold 116, 118, and correspondingly the location of the ports 106, the
exact location, relative to the side facing of the device 100 that the sound waves exit
the device 100, can be adjusted.
The beneficial effects of the increased spacing is especially prevalent, when
the device is in front of the user, for example, if the user is viewing the display (i.e.
accessing a menu, playing a game, etc.). In an alternative embodiment, where the
user may reorient the device, by rotating the device 90 degrees during usage, it may
be beneficial to place audio output ports on the top and bottom side surfaces of the
hand held device. A pair of audio output ports on the top and bottom side surfaces of
the hand held device can be in addition to the pair of output ports located on the
opposing side facings of the device 100. In such an instance a tilt sensor could detect
the orientation of the device, and appropriately enable the corresponding pair of audio
output ports, which have a horizontal spacing.
FIG. 4 illustrates a front plan view, of the device illustrated in FIGS. 1-3.
More specifically, FIG. 4 illustrates the apparent distance Wl between audio stereo
sources, associated with the location of ports, where the sound waves have not been
redirected, as opposed to the apparent distance W2 between audio stereo sources,
where the sound waves have been redirected, in accordance with the present
invention. The front plan view additionally illustrates the expansion of the length LI
of the slot-shaped cross sectional area of the redirected leg portion of the manifold to
an expanded length L2 proximate the opening 106 in the side wall of the device 100.
As noted previously, the expanded length L2 is longer than the contact surface of a
user's finger.
In addition to having an expanded length L2, the slot opening is additionally
located proximate the top of the device 100 near the display, where it may be less
likely that a user's hand will be gripping the phone. Consequently, any attempt to
avoid obstructing and/or covering the display by the users in many instances may also
discourage the covering of the audio ports 106. FIG. 5 illustrates, at least one
example of a perspective view of a device being held by a user's hand 200, which
highlights the contact surface of the user's finger 202, which is in contact with the
device 100 relative to the slot-shaped opening 106. While the present use of a slot
shaped audio port opening having an extended length has been shown in connection
with a pair of output ports for producing a stereo audio image, an extended length slot
can beneficially be used in other instances, where a stereo audio image is not being
produced, and/or where fewer or more audio ports are being used.
FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication device 300,
like a cellular telephone, within which the present invention can be incorporated.
Generally, the wireless communication device communicates information via radio
frequency signals. In the wireless communication device 300, the particular radio
frequency is determined by the microprocessor 302. The particular radio frequency is
conveyed to the frequency synthesizer 304 via the interface circuitry 306. Data
signals received by the receiver 308 are decoded and coupled to the microprocessor
302 by the interface circuitry 306, and data signals to be transmitted by the transmitter
310 are generated by the microprocessor 302 and formatted by the interface circuitry
306 before being transmitted by the transmitter 310. Operational status of the
transmitter 310 and the receiver 308 is enabled or disabled by the interface circuitry
306.
In at least one embodiment, the microprocessor 302, an audio processor 324,
and a user interface processor 328 perform many of the processing functions under
the control of program instructions stored in a memory section 322. Together, the
microprocessor 302, the audio processor 324, and the user interface processor 328 can
include one or more microprocessors, one or more of which may include a digital
signal processor (DSP). The memory section 322 includes one or more forms of
volatile and/or non-volatile memory including conventional ROM 312, EPROM 314,
RAM 316, or EEPROM 318. One skilled in the art will readily recognize that other
types of memory are possible.
Identifying features of the wireless communication device are typically stored
in EEPROM 318 (which may also be stored in the microprocessor in an on-board
EEPROM, if available) and can include the number assignment (NAM) required for
operation in a conventional cellular system and/or the base identification (BID)
required for operation with a cordless base. Additionally stored in the memory
section 322 are prestored instructions for reproducing a stereo audio image. In many
cases prestored and/or downloaded audio files for later playback may be additionally
stored, such as ringer tones, sounds generated by the programming of the user
interface, multi-media and/or other types of files with audio related data. These files
can be stored in either open standard, proprietary, and/or other types of formats.
Control of user audio, the microphone 320 and the pair of speakers,
corresponding to the pair of transducers 112, 114, illustrated in FIGS. 2-4, is
controlled by the audio processor or audio processing circuitry 324, which forms part
of a user interface circuit 326. The user interface circuit 326 additionally includes the
user interface processor or user interface processing circuitry 328, which manages the
operation of any keypad(s) 102 and/or display(s) 104. It is further envisioned that any
keypad operation could be included as part of a touch sensitive display.
While the present invention has generally been described in association with a
wireless communication device, like a cell phone, radiotelephone, or a cordless
telephone, one skilled in the art will readily recognize that the invention is suitable for
use with other types of devices. At least a couple of additional examples of other
types of devices, where the use of the present invention would be suitable include
paging devices, personal digital assistants, portable computers, pen-based or
keyboard-based handheld devices, remote control units, an audio player (such as an
MP3 player) and the like.
FIG. 7 illustrates a flow diagram of a method 400 for reproducing a stereo
audio image in a hand held device, which has a pair of transducers ported out of the
device via a pair of corresponding manifolds. The manifolds have a first opening
aligned with the respective one of the pair of transducers and a second opening
aligned with an exterior surface of the hand held device. The method 400 includes
producing 405 a sound wave at a first transducer having a front facing directed toward
one of a front and back facing of the hand held device toward which the sound wave
produced by the first transducer initially propagates. The direction of travel of the
sound wave produced by the first transducer is then redirected 410 away from the one
of the front and back facing of the hand held device toward an exterior side surface of
the hand held device via a first manifold.
A sound wave is produced 415 at a second transducer having a front facing
directed toward one of a front and back facing of the hand held device toward which
the sound wave produced by the second transducer initially propagates. The direction
of travel of the sound wave produced by the second transducer is then redirected 420
away from the one of the front and back facing of the hand held device toward an
exterior side surface of the hand held device via a second manifold, which is opposite
to the exterior side surface through which the sound wave produced by the first
transducer is redirected.
In at least one embodiment the sound wave produced by the first transducer is
produced concurrently with the sound wave produced by the second transducer.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and
described, it is to be understood that the invention is not so limited. Numerous
modifications, changes, variations, substitutions and equivalents will occur to those
skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention
as defined by the appended claims.
WE CLAIM :
1. A sound system assembly for use in a hand held device (100) having a
front facing (108), a back facing (120) and two opposing side facings (110), the
sound system assembly comprising:
a first transducer (112) for producing sound waves, the first transducer
(112) having a front facing directed substantially toward one of the front facing
(108) and the back facing (120) of the hand held device (100);
a first manifold (116) having a first opening aligned with the front facing of
the first transducer (112), a second opening (106) aligned with a first one of the
two opposing side facings (110) of the hand held device (100), the first opening
of the first manifold (116) being coupled to the second opening (106) of the first
manifold (116) via a path, wherein the path redirects the sound waves produced
by the first transducer (112) away from the one of the front facing (108) and the
back facing (120), that the front facing of the first transducer (112) is directed
toward, toward the first one of the two opposing side facings (110);
a second transducer (114) for producing sound waves, the second
transducer (114) having a front facing directed substantially toward one of the
front facing (108) and the back facing (120) of the hand held device (100); and
a second manifold (118) having a first opening aligned with the front
facing of the second transducer (114), a second opening (106) aligned with a
second one of the two opposing side facings (110) of the hand held device (100),
the first opening of the second manifold (118) being coupled to the second
opening (106) of the second manifold (118) via a path, wherein the path redirects
the sound waves produced by the second transducer (114) away from the one of
the front facing (108) and the back facing (120), that the front facing of the
second transducer (114) is directed toward, toward the second one of the two
opposing side facings (110).
2. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one
of the first and second manifolds (116, 118) redirects the sound waves in a
direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the sound waves,
when the sound waves are originally produced by the corresponding transducer
(112, 114).
3. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein after ;iHe
sound waves are redirected the direction of travel of the path of the manifold
(116, 118) is substantially parallel to the at least one of the front and back
facings (108, 120) of the hand held device (100) toward which the front facing of
the corresponding transducer (112, 114) is directed.
4. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein after the
sound waves are redirected the direction of travel of the path of the manifold
(116, 118) is substantially parallel to the at least one of the front and back
facings (108, 120) of the hand held device (100) away from which the front
facing of the corresponding transducer (112, 114) is directed.
5. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the front facing
of at least one of the first and second transducers (112, 114) is parallel to the
one of the front facing (108) and the back facing (120) of the hand held device
(100), that the front facing of the at least one of the first and second transducers
(112, 114) is directed toward.
6. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first and
second transducers (112, 114) are laterally displaced, relative to one another,
along a line that is substantially parallel to the at least one of the front facing
(108) and the back facing (120) of the hand held device (100), that the front
facing of the first and second transducers (112, 114) are directed toward.
7. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of the
second openings (106) of both the first and second manifolds (116, 118) are
slots located in the corresponding opposing side facing (110).
8. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 7 wherein each of the
slots have a width, which is less than the predetermined highest frequency
wavelength for which the sound system is designed to effectively reproduce.
9. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 7 wherein the length of
the slot is larger than the contact surface of a user's finger (202), such that if the
user's finger (202) covers any portion of the slot, the user's finger (202) does not
cover the entire slot.
10. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of the
second openings (106) of both the first and second manifolds (116, 118) are
located toward the top of the device (100) on each of the respective opposing
side facings (110).
11. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hand held
device (100) further comprises a display (104), and wherein each of the second
openings (106) of both the first and second manifolds (116, 118) is located on
each of the respective opposing side facings (110) vertically positioned to
coincide with the vertical position of at least a portion of the display (104).
12. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of the
first openings of both the first and second manifolds (116, 118) have a size and
shape substantially corresponding to the front facing of each of the first and
second transducers (112, 114).
13. The sound system assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hand held
device (100) is a wireless radio telephone.
14. A method for reproducing a stereo audio image in a hand held device
(100) having a pair of transducers (112, 114) ported out of the device (100) via a
pair of corresponding manifolds (116, 118) having a first opening aligned with the
respective one of the pair of transducers (112, 114) and a second opening (106)
aligned with an exterior surface of the hand held device (100), said method'*
comprising the steps of.
producing (405) a sound wave at a first transducer having a front facing
directed toward one of a front and back facing of the hand held device toward
which the sound wave produced by the first transducer initially propagates;
redirecting (410) the direction of travel of the sound wave produced by the
first transducer away from the one of the front and back facing of the hand held
device toward an exterior side surface of the hand held device via a first
manifold;
producing (415) a sound wave at a second transducer having a front
facing directed toward one of a front and back facing of the hand held device
toward which the sound wave produced by the second transducer initially
propagates; and
redirecting (420) the direction of travel of the sound wave produced by the
second transducer away from the one of the front and back facing of the hand
held device toward an exterior side surface of the hand held device via a second
manifold, which is opposite to the exterior side surface through which the sound
wave produced by the first transducer is redirected.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14 wherein the sound wave produced at
the first transducer is produced concurrently with the sound wave produced at
the second transducer.
A sound system assembly for use in a hand held device (100) is provided
for producing improved stereo sound imaging. The sound system assembly
includes a pair of transducers (112, 114), and a corresponding pair of manifolds
(116, 118), which redirect the sound produced by the transducers (112, 114)
away from the front or back surface (108, 120) of the device (100) toward
respective side facings (110) of the hand held device (100), so as to further
spatially separate the apparent source of the sound leaving the device (100),
while enabling the transducers (112, 114) to be more freely positioned so as to
minimize device (100) depth. By redirecting the sound produced by the
transducers (112, 114), the apparent source of each audio source,
corresponding to the respective opening (106) in each of the sides (110) of the
hand held device (100) through which the sound waves exit the device (100), is
displaced further apart horizontally.

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Patent Number 222866
Indian Patent Application Number 1081/KOLNP/2005
PG Journal Number 35/2008
Publication Date 29-Aug-2008
Grant Date 27-Aug-2008
Date of Filing 06-Jun-2005
Name of Patentee MOTOROLA, INC.
Applicant Address 1303 EAST ALGONQUIN ROAD, SCHAUMBURG, IL
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 CRANFILL DAVID 6 PINE CONE, SPARTA, NJ 07871
2 BRENNER DAVID 501 WOODHA VEN DRIVE, MUNDELEIN, IL 60060
3 THRUSH RICHARD 310 NORTH AVENUE # 11, GARWOOD, NJ 07027
PCT International Classification Number G10K
PCT International Application Number PCT/US2003/041419
PCT International Filing date 2003-12-23
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 10/337,057 2003-01-06 U.S.A.