User terminal apparatus

• US 10,447,830 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2017
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Huh, Jae-young, Bae, Yu-dong, Cho, Shi-yun
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Huyen D
• Application Number:
  US15/822,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20180077273A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 381306, 381332, 381333, 381334, 381336, 381345, 381350, 381351, 381386, 381388, 381 715, 37942002, 379430, 37943302, 379432, 455566, 455 903, 455347, 455350
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0269 mounted in a fixed curved configuration, e.g. display curved around the edges of the telephone housing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/025 Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/30 Combinations of transducers with horns, e.g. with mechanical matching means , i.e. front-loaded hornshorns in general G10K; transducer enclosures or mountings using a back-loaded horn H04R1/2861; application of horns as guiding means to obtain a predetermined directivity characteristic H04R1/345
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/323 for loudspeakers H04R1/34 and H04R1/40 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/345 for loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/34 Directing or guiding sound by means of a phase plug
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2400/01 Transducers used as a loudspeaker to generate sound aswell as a microphone to detect sound
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2400/03 Transducers capable of generating both sound as well as tactile vibration, e.g. as used in cellular phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/15 Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes: a flexible display including: a main area; and a sub area comprising a curved portion and extending from the main area to a side portion of the user terminal apparatus; a housing configured to enclose the flexible display; a sound output hole provided between the flexible display and the housing and configured to output a sound from a call function; and a sound input hole configured to receive an input sound.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display provided on a first side of the electronic device and including a curved portion, the curved portion of the display curving from the first side toward a second side opposite to the first side of the electronic device;

a bezel surrounding the display;

a speaker disposed adjacent to an upper portion of the bezel that surrounds the curved portion of the display and configured to output a sound related to a call function in a first direction; and

a sound guide configured to connect to the speaker and extending from the speaker to the upper portion of the bezel to output the sound to a user'"'"'s ear in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, while the call function is executed.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound guide extends toward the user'"'"'s ear from the speaker.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sound guide comprises:

a first portion connected to the speaker to collect the sound from the speaker; and

a second portion extending from the first portion toward the user'"'"'s ear.

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second portion is curved toward the user'"'"'s ear.

5. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second portion is curved toward a front of the electronic apparatus.

6. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first portion is a cone-shaped.

7. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

an air temperature controller enclosing the second portion.

8. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display comprises:

a first area; and

a second area including the curved portion extended from the first area, and

wherein the bezel comprises;

a first bezel area corresponding to the first area of the display; and

a second bezel area corresponding to the second area of the display.

9. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second area is provided at a first end part of the electronic apparatus.

10. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound is output in the second direction at an opening of the sound guide, the opening being at an exterior of the electronic apparatus.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display including a curved portion;

a bezel surrounding the display;

a speaker disposed adjacent to an upper portion of the bezel that surrounds the curved portion of the display and configured to output a sound related to a call function in a first direction; and

a sound guide configured to connect to the speaker and extending from the speaker to the upper portion of the bezel to output the sound to a user'"'"'s ear in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, while the call function is executed,

wherein the display comprises;

a first area; and

a second area including the curved portion extended from the first area,

wherein the bezel comprises;

a first bezel area corresponding to the first area of the display; and

a second bezel area corresponding to the second area of the display,

wherein the second area is provided at a first end part of the electronic apparatus,

wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a sound output hole disposed in the second bezel area corresponding the second area of the display, and

wherein the sound output hole is provided at a boundary between a first end part of the bezel and a first end part of a housing surrounding the bezel, the first end part of the bezel and the first end part of the housing corresponding to the first end part of the electronic apparatus.

12. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display further comprises an additional second area which is provided at a second end part opposite to the first end part of the electronic apparatus.

13. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12, further comprising an additional sound output hole provided at a boundary between a second end part of the bezel adjacent to the additional second area and a second end part of the housing surrounding the bezel.

14. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the sound output hole and the additional sound output hole are provided at a first position and a second position, respectively, intersecting a virtual vertical central line of the display.

15. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the sound output hole and the additional sound output hole are provided at a first position and a second position, respectively, the first position and the second position being offset from a virtual vertical central line of the display.

16. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the sound output hole and the additional sound output hole are provided to be symmetrical to each other with respect to a virtual horizontal central line of the display.

17. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a proximity sensor,

wherein the proximity sensor is provided adjacent to the sound output hole.

18. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the sound guide comprises:

a first portion connected to the speaker to collect the sound from the speaker; and

a second portion extending from the first portion toward the user'"'"'s ear, and

wherein the second portion is connected to the sound output hole.