Hand-held transmitter and/or receiver unit

• US 20040027296A1
• Filed: 08/06/2002
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonova AG (Sonova Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Phonak AG (Sonova Holding AG)
• Inventors: Gerber, Louis
• Granted Patent: US 6,781,551 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/702
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/00 Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

A handheld transmitter and/or receiver for use in a frequency band B with an electric power less than or equal to 10 mW, wherein the frequency band is 50 MHz≦B≦500 MHz. A transmitter and/or receiver module is operationally connected to a transmitter and/or receiver antenna. A casing is made of two parts linked to be mutually movable. At least one predominant part of the module is built into one of the casing parts. The other of the two casing parts includes the antenna.

Claims

1. A transmitter and/or receiver device with the extent of a handheld unit, transmitting and/or receiving in a frequency band B within 50 MHz≦

B≦

500 MHz and with an electric power of at most 10 mW, comprising a transmitter and/or receiver antenna and a transmitter and/or receiver module operationally connected to said antenna, a casing comprising two parts linked to be mutually movable, at least a predominant part of said module being built into one of said parts, the other of said two parts comprising said antenna which is a loop antenna.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said transmitter and/or receiver module comprises at least one of a display, of a keypad and of a microphone, said at least one of said keypad, said display and said microphone being arranged along one side of said one part, said other part forming a cover for said side of said one part.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said loop antenna is integrated within said other part and along the periphery of said other part.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said other part at least substantially consists of said antenna.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said other part is substantially flat.

6. The device of claim 1, said transmitter and/or receiver unit comprising at least one of a keypad, of a display and of a microphone provided along one side of said one part, said other part providing for a cover of said side and having one of a transparent and of an open central area aligned with at least one of said keypad, said display and said microphone in one position of said other part with respect to said one part, said loop antenna being arranged around said area.

7. The device of claim 1, said band B being the TV-band 3.

8. The device of claim 1 being a wireless microphone.

9. The device of claim 1 being a wireless communication unit to at least one hearing device.